Network Security Engineer Job Trends in England

Network Security Engineer
UK > England

The median Network Security Engineer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 717 601 651
Rank change year-on-year -116 +50 -23
Permanent Network Security Engineer jobs 57 20 73
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.054% 0.046% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.051% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 40 17 57
10th Percentile £44,975 £46,250 £51,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,875 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +8.11%
75th Percentile £76,563 £62,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £74,500 £100,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,146 38,982 58,749
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.22% 90.62% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 68,067 23,606 33,541
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% -6.52% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,300 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +12.95% -7.08% -5.83%

Network Security Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Network Security Engineer job postings 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 Network Security Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 24 October 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 Network Security Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South East -41 32 £60,000 +9.09% 9
London -61 20 £84,500 +20.71% 45
North of England -71 2 £60,000 +23.08% 16
Yorkshire -35 1 £60,000 +26.32% 5
North West -37 1 - - 9
East of England -50 1 £45,000 -14.29% 8
South West - 1 £75,000 - 4
Network Security Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Network Security Engineer job ads cited 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 Network Security Engineer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Network Security57.9%33
2Firewall56.1%32
3Cisco52.6%30
4Cybersecurity42.1%24
5VPN33.3%19
6Palo Alto31.6%18
6SIEM31.6%18
8Vulnerability Management29.8%17
9Cisco Firepower28.1%16
9Fortinet28.1%16
11Cisco Certification26.3%15
11Wi-Fi26.3%15
13Internet24.6%14
13LAN24.6%14
13Threat Detection24.6%14
16Cisco ISE22.8%13
17Azure21.1%12
17Business Continuity21.1%12
17Security Operations21.1%12
17WAN21.1%12
21FortiGate19.3%11
21Stealthwatch19.3%11
23Cisco Nexus17.5%10
23Infrastructure Engineering17.5%10
23Penetration Testing17.5%10
26Agile15.8%9
26Aruba15.8%9
26AWS15.8%9
26BCP15.8%9
26Business Continuity Planning15.8%9

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Network Engineer94.7%54
2Senior Network Security Engineer42.1%24
3Senior Network Engineer38.6%22
4Cybersecurity Engineer35.1%20
5Infrastructure Security Engineer31.6%18
5Network Infrastructure Engineer31.6%18
7Senior Infrastructure Engineer19.3%11
8Senior Firewall Engineer15.8%9
8SIEM Engineer15.8%9
10Lead Network Engineer14.0%8
10Lead Software Engineer14.0%8
12Cloud Infrastructure Engineer3.5%2
12Senior Cloud Engineer3.5%2
14Network Systems Engineer1.8%1
14Test Automation Engineer1.8%1
14Traffic Engineer1.8%1
94 Network Security Engineer jobs in England