Network Security Engineer Job Trends in England

Network Security Engineer
UK > England

The median Network Security Engineer salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 594 602 702
Rank change year-on-year +8 +100 +145
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 17 68 52
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.030% 0.15% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.16% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 15 52 49
10th Percentile - - £36,041
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £74,000
90th Percentile £59,500 £72,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% -4.17% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 51,221 42,740 61,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 91.80% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 32,656 22,151 49,308
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Network Security Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Network Security Engineer job vacancies in England

Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security Engineer in England over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security Engineer in England

Network Security Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 2 February 2026. 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
North West +25 7 £45,000 -15.49% 7
North of England -7 7 £45,000 -21.74% 11
London +44 3 £77,500 +10.71% 10
East of England +20 3 £55,000 -15.38% 7
South East -9 2 £52,500 -0.94% 6
West Midlands +22 1 £47,500 -1.04% 5
Midlands +12 1 £47,500 -1.04% 7
South West -4 1 £60,000 -7.69% 10
Network Security Engineer
UK

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Network Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (94.12%) Network Security
2 8 (47.06%) Firewall
3 7 (41.18%) Cisco
3 7 (41.18%) Security Operations
4 6 (35.29%) CheckPoint
5 5 (29.41%) F5
5 5 (29.41%) VLAN
5 5 (29.41%) VPN
6 4 (23.53%) DNS
6 4 (23.53%) Palo Alto
7 3 (17.65%) Blue Coat
7 3 (17.65%) Cisco ISE
7 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 3 (17.65%) Load Balancing
7 3 (17.65%) Splunk
7 3 (17.65%) SSL
7 3 (17.65%) TCP/IP
8 2 (11.76%) BGP
8 2 (11.76%) CCNP
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (11.76%) Darktrace
8 2 (11.76%) DMZ
8 2 (11.76%) Fortinet
8 2 (11.76%) IPsec
8 2 (11.76%) IPv4
8 2 (11.76%) LAN
8 2 (11.76%) LogRhythm
8 2 (11.76%) Meraki

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.88%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 16 (94.12%) Network Security
2 8 (47.06%) Firewall
3 5 (29.41%) VLAN
3 5 (29.41%) VPN
4 4 (23.53%) DNS
5 3 (17.65%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (17.65%) SSL
5 3 (17.65%) TCP/IP
6 2 (11.76%) BGP
6 2 (11.76%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (11.76%) DMZ
6 2 (11.76%) IPsec
6 2 (11.76%) IPv4
6 2 (11.76%) LAN
6 2 (11.76%) MPLS
6 2 (11.76%) OSPF
6 2 (11.76%) WAN
7 1 (5.88%) BIG-IP
7 1 (5.88%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (5.88%) Wireshark
General
1 2 (11.76%) Law
2 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Electronics
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) 802.1X
1 1 (5.88%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (11.76%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (5.88%) CCTV
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (5.88%) FMCG
2 1 (5.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Security Operations
2 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (17.65%) Load Balancing
3 2 (11.76%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (5.88%) Change Control
4 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (5.88%) Deep Packet Inspection
4 1 (5.88%) Facial Recognition
4 1 (5.88%) High Availability
4 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
4 1 (5.88%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (5.88%) Line Management
4 1 (5.88%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (5.88%) Network Architecture
4 1 (5.88%) Product Management
4 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Security Architecture
4 1 (5.88%) Two-Factor Authentication
4 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) CCNP
1 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) CCNA
2 1 (5.88%) CCSA
2 1 (5.88%) CCSE
2 1 (5.88%) Check Point Certification
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) GDPR
1 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) Nagios
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) Cisco
2 6 (35.29%) CheckPoint
3 5 (29.41%) F5
4 4 (23.53%) Palo Alto
5 3 (17.65%) Blue Coat
5 3 (17.65%) Splunk
6 2 (11.76%) Darktrace
6 2 (11.76%) Fortinet
6 2 (11.76%) LogRhythm
6 2 (11.76%) Meraki
6 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
7 1 (5.88%) HP
7 1 (5.88%) NetApp
7 1 (5.88%) SolarWinds