Intrusion Detection Jobs in England

Intrusion Detection
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Intrusion Detection over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 546 644 652
Rank change year-on-year +98 +8 +231
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 113 191 261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.23% 0.21% 0.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.30% 1.58% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 97 155 181
10th Percentile £44,900 £37,500 £41,625
25th Percentile £52,500 £40,625 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -5.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £84,250 £78,250 £89,082
UK median annual salary £60,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.20% -3.85% +8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Intrusion Detection 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,725 12,108 13,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.97% 13.63% 16.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3,655 8,547 7,048
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% -4.76%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Intrusion Detection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Intrusion Detection in England

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Intrusion Detection in England.

Salary trend for Intrusion Detection in England

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Intrusion Detection in England

Intrusion Detection
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the England region over the 6 months to 29 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
London +53 30 £75,000 +15.38% 50
South East +71 21 £61,500 +17.14% 93
Midlands +57 19 £55,000 +30.95% 70
North of England +21 19 £75,000 +15.38% 78
West Midlands +54 16 £55,000 +30.95% 40
North West +1 12 £75,000 +50.00% 36
South West +117 7 £35,000 -30.00% 44
North East +49 6 £57,500 -8.00% 11
East of England +42 4 £55,000 -12.00% 60
East Midlands +33 3 £55,000 +31.74% 26
Yorkshire +32 1 £45,500 -35.00% 31
Intrusion Detection
UK

Intrusion Detection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 6 (5.31%) Apache
1 6 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 48 (42.48%) Azure
2 19 (16.81%) AWS
3 18 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (9.73%) Azure Sentinel
5 6 (5.31%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (3.54%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.54%) Rubrik
7 3 (2.65%) GCP
7 3 (2.65%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.77%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.77%) SaaS
9 1 (0.88%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.88%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 91 (80.53%) Firewall
2 32 (28.32%) Network Security
3 31 (27.43%) VPN
4 23 (20.35%) LAN
4 23 (20.35%) WAN
5 16 (14.16%) TCP/IP
6 14 (12.39%) VLAN
7 11 (9.73%) BGP
7 11 (9.73%) OSPF
8 8 (7.08%) Wireless
9 7 (6.19%) SD-WAN
10 6 (5.31%) MPLS
10 6 (5.31%) SSL
11 5 (4.42%) HTTP
11 5 (4.42%) IPsec
11 5 (4.42%) SMTP
12 4 (3.54%) DNS
12 4 (3.54%) Unified Communications
12 4 (3.54%) WLAN
13 3 (2.65%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.88%) MySQL
2 1 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.88%) MSI
General
1 34 (30.09%) Social Skills
2 32 (28.32%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (16.81%) Finance
4 12 (10.62%) Manufacturing
5 6 (5.31%) Retail
6 5 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (4.42%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (3.54%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.65%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.65%) Electronics
8 3 (2.65%) Marketing
8 3 (2.65%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.77%) Legal
10 1 (0.88%) Banking
10 1 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 24 (21.24%) Analyst
2 21 (18.58%) Security Analyst
3 19 (16.81%) Lead
4 16 (14.16%) Architect
5 15 (13.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 14 (12.39%) Security Architect
7 11 (9.73%) IT Engineer
7 11 (9.73%) Security Engineer
8 8 (7.08%) Network Engineer
8 8 (7.08%) Senior
9 6 (5.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (5.31%) Integration Engineer
10 5 (4.42%) Network Security Engineer
10 5 (4.42%) Security Specialist
11 4 (3.54%) Head of Operations
11 4 (3.54%) Infrastructure Manager
11 4 (3.54%) IT Support
11 4 (3.54%) IT Support Engineer
11 4 (3.54%) Network Team Leader
11 4 (3.54%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.65%) LDAP
2 1 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.88%) .NET Core
2 1 (0.88%) Django
2 1 (0.88%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.88%) React
Miscellaneous
1 25 (22.12%) Management Information System
2 16 (14.16%) Security Posture
3 15 (13.27%) Data Centre
3 15 (13.27%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (8.85%) Private Cloud
5 9 (7.96%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (7.08%) Social Media
6 8 (7.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 5 (4.42%) Operational Technology
8 4 (3.54%) Cloud Native
8 4 (3.54%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.54%) IoT
8 4 (3.54%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (2.65%) Client/Server
9 3 (2.65%) Cyberattack
9 3 (2.65%) MISP
10 2 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.77%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (41.59%) Windows
2 16 (14.16%) Linux
3 15 (13.27%) Windows Server
4 8 (7.08%) Windows Vista
5 7 (6.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (5.31%) CentOS
7 1 (0.88%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (53.10%) SIEM
2 48 (42.48%) Information Security
3 46 (40.71%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (38.94%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 42 (37.17%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (36.28%) Incident Response
7 33 (29.20%) Disaster Recovery
8 32 (28.32%) Security Operations
9 27 (23.89%) Risk Management
10 24 (21.24%) Business Continuity
10 24 (21.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (18.58%) ITIL
12 17 (15.04%) Security Architecture
12 17 (15.04%) Vulnerability Management
13 16 (14.16%) Project Delivery
14 15 (13.27%) Business Continuity Planning
14 15 (13.27%) Cloud Security
15 14 (12.39%) Network Monitoring
16 13 (11.50%) DevOps
16 13 (11.50%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 21 (18.58%) PowerShell
2 16 (14.16%) Python
3 10 (8.85%) Bash
3 10 (8.85%) C#
4 6 (5.31%) PHP
5 1 (0.88%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 30 (26.55%) CISSP
2 25 (22.12%) CISM
3 24 (21.24%) Degree
4 18 (15.93%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (13.27%) Security Cleared
6 14 (12.39%) CompTIA Security+
6 14 (12.39%) DV Cleared
7 11 (9.73%) CEH
8 9 (7.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 9 (7.96%) CISA
8 9 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (7.96%) Master's Degree
9 8 (7.08%) CCNP
9 8 (7.08%) DBS Check
9 8 (7.08%) GIAC
10 7 (6.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (5.31%) CCNA
11 6 (5.31%) SANS
12 5 (4.42%) CompTIA CySA+
12 5 (4.42%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (36.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (26.55%) NIST
3 22 (19.47%) GDPR
4 13 (11.50%) COBIT
5 8 (7.08%) SLA
6 7 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (5.31%) NCSC
8 5 (4.42%) PCI DSS
9 3 (2.65%) NIST 800
10 2 (1.77%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.88%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 19 (16.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (8.85%) Hyper-V
3 9 (7.96%) Active Directory
4 4 (3.54%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 3 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (2.65%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.88%) Docker
6 1 (0.88%) NFS
6 1 (0.88%) Snort
Systems Management
1 15 (13.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (7.08%) Ansible
2 8 (7.08%) FortiGate
3 4 (3.54%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (3.54%) VxRail
4 3 (2.65%) Progress Chef
4 3 (2.65%) Puppet
4 3 (2.65%) QRadar
5 2 (1.77%) Terraform
6 1 (0.88%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.88%) cPanel
6 1 (0.88%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.88%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.88%) WMI
Vendors
1 38 (33.63%) Microsoft
2 31 (27.43%) VMware
3 11 (9.73%) Cisco
4 10 (8.85%) Splunk
5 9 (7.96%) Tenable
6 7 (6.19%) Meraki
7 5 (4.42%) Fortinet
7 5 (4.42%) Sophos
8 4 (3.54%) Zscaler
9 3 (2.65%) CheckPoint
9 3 (2.65%) SAP
10 2 (1.77%) Aruba
10 2 (1.77%) Darktrace
10 2 (1.77%) Google
10 2 (1.77%) Yardi
11 1 (0.88%) Barracuda Networks
11 1 (0.88%) CrowdStrike
11 1 (0.88%) LogRhythm
11 1 (0.88%) Palo Alto
11 1 (0.88%) SolarWinds