Network Security Jobs in the East of England

Network Security
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 165 119
Rank change year-on-year +8 -46 +95
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 25 60 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.76% 0.95% 2.16%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.99% 5.72% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 20 54 38
10th Percentile £34,525 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £48,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.58% +10.86% -17.45%
75th Percentile £63,500 £66,875 £56,813
90th Percentile £63,775 £75,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
East of England

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 837 1,049 1,060
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 25.51% 16.58% 21.05%
Number of salaries quoted 226 802 396
10th Percentile £28,063 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,533 £29,000 £27,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - -15.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £70,125
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the East of England

Network Security
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the East of England.

Salary trend for Network Security in the East of England

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the East of England

Network Security
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the East of England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +3 12 £62,000 +24.00% 55
Bedfordshire -3 8 £47,500 -26.92% 48
Cambridgeshire +39 3 £63,750 +96.36% 25
Essex +13 2 £42,500 +30.77% 36
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 6 (24.00%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 20 (80.00%) Firewall
2 15 (60.00%) TCP/IP
3 12 (48.00%) VPN
4 9 (36.00%) LAN
4 9 (36.00%) WAN
5 8 (32.00%) FTP
5 8 (32.00%) HTTP
5 8 (32.00%) Internet
5 8 (32.00%) SMTP
6 7 (28.00%) DHCP
7 6 (24.00%) DNS
7 6 (24.00%) NGFW
8 2 (8.00%) Ethernet
8 2 (8.00%) MPLS
9 1 (4.00%) BGP
9 1 (4.00%) OSPF
9 1 (4.00%) VRRP
9 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (4.00%) Wireless
9 1 (4.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (32.00%) Relational Database
General
1 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Aviation
4 1 (4.00%) Front Office
4 1 (4.00%) Legal
4 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Analyst
2 8 (32.00%) Lead
3 7 (28.00%) Security Analyst
4 6 (24.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (12.00%) IT Support
6 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) IT Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) IT Support Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) Network Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) Senior
6 2 (8.00%) Support Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) Support Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support
7 1 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) IT Support Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (4.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) Senior Security Analyst
7 1 (4.00%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (32.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (56.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (32.00%) Client/Server
3 6 (24.00%) Management Information System
4 2 (8.00%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (8.00%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.00%) CSOC
5 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (4.00%) Replication
5 1 (4.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (4.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (36.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (64.00%) SIEM
2 14 (56.00%) Malware Analysis
2 14 (56.00%) Security Operations
3 9 (36.00%) Incident Response
4 8 (32.00%) Line Management
4 8 (32.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 8 (32.00%) People Management
4 8 (32.00%) Use Case
5 7 (28.00%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (24.00%) Blue Team
6 6 (24.00%) Computer Forensics
6 6 (24.00%) Identity Management
6 6 (24.00%) Incident Management
6 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (24.00%) Reverse Engineering
7 5 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
8 4 (16.00%) Threat Analysis
9 3 (12.00%) ITIL
10 2 (8.00%) Data Security
10 2 (8.00%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 6 (24.00%) Bash
1 6 (24.00%) C++
1 6 (24.00%) Perl
1 6 (24.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (24.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (36.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
3 6 (24.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (12.00%) CCNA
4 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (8.00%) CCNP
5 2 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (8.00%) Degree
5 2 (8.00%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (4.00%) A+ Certification
6 1 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (4.00%) LPIC
6 1 (4.00%) MCP
6 1 (4.00%) MCSE
6 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (28.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (24.00%) QRadar
2 1 (4.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 19 (76.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (32.00%) Splunk
3 3 (12.00%) Cisco
4 2 (8.00%) Barracuda Networks
4 2 (8.00%) VMware
5 1 (4.00%) Aruba
5 1 (4.00%) Dell
5 1 (4.00%) Forcepoint
5 1 (4.00%) Fortinet
5 1 (4.00%) HP
5 1 (4.00%) Meru Networks
5 1 (4.00%) Nokia
5 1 (4.00%) Palo Alto
5 1 (4.00%) Sophos