Network Security Jobs in Hertfordshire

Network Security
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 84 83
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 +46
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 11 38 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 1.34% 1.90% 2.76%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.51% 10.27% 11.84%
Number of salaries quoted 10 33 14
10th Percentile £32,500 - £30,285
25th Percentile £39,188 £46,250 £37,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £50,000 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% +0.50% -0.50%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £62,125
90th Percentile - £76,250 £64,250
East of England median annual salary £52,000 £47,500 £43,750
% change year-on-year +9.47% +8.57% -17.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 244 370 414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 29.76% 18.55% 23.31%
Number of salaries quoted 86 295 144
10th Percentile £33,625 £24,250 £23,000
25th Percentile £41,280 £26,250 £30,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £64,688 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,375 £71,000 £62,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -15.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Hertfordshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Hertfordshire.

Salary trend for Network Security in Hertfordshire

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Hertfordshire

Network Security
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 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
Hemel Hempstead +22 7 £62,000 +24.00% 29
St Albans - 1 £55,000 -
Network Security
East of England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (72.73%) Firewall
2 7 (63.64%) FTP
2 7 (63.64%) HTTP
2 7 (63.64%) LAN
2 7 (63.64%) SMTP
2 7 (63.64%) TCP/IP
2 7 (63.64%) VPN
2 7 (63.64%) WAN
3 6 (54.55%) Internet
4 1 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (63.64%) Relational Database
General
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Lead
2 2 (18.18%) Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) IT Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) IT Support
2 2 (18.18%) IT Support Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Support Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Service Desk Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Service Desk Support
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (63.64%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Client/Server
1 7 (63.64%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Line Management
1 7 (63.64%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 7 (63.64%) People Management
1 7 (63.64%) Security Operations
1 7 (63.64%) SIEM
1 7 (63.64%) Use Case
2 6 (54.55%) Blue Team
2 6 (54.55%) Malware Analysis
2 6 (54.55%) Reverse Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) ITIL
4 2 (18.18%) Security Patching
4 2 (18.18%) Time Management
5 1 (9.09%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
5 1 (9.09%) Data Security
5 1 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (9.09%) Problem Management
5 1 (9.09%) Security Management
5 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) Bash
1 6 (54.55%) C++
1 6 (54.55%) Perl
1 6 (54.55%) PowerShell
1 6 (54.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) DV Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) SC Cleared
Systems Management
1 6 (54.55%) QRadar
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 7 (63.64%) Splunk
3 1 (9.09%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (9.09%) Sophos