Intrusion Detection Jobs in London

Intrusion Detection
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 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 362 435 472
Rank change year-on-year +73 +37 +342
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 30 77 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.24% 0.32% 0.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.60% 2.37% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 27 66 101
10th Percentile £46,000 £41,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £89,375 £100,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -5.38% +8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,873 3,243 3,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 14.97% 13.63% 11.86%
Number of salaries quoted 895 1,987 2,681
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £104,500 £95,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Intrusion Detection in London

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Intrusion Detection in London

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection in London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Intrusion Detection in London

Intrusion Detection
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the London 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
Central London +25 7 £47,000 -29.85% 7
South London - 1 £75,000 -
Intrusion Detection
England

Intrusion Detection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (33.33%) Azure
2 9 (30.00%) AWS
3 4 (13.33%) Rubrik
4 3 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (6.67%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (6.67%) GCP
5 2 (6.67%) OneDrive
5 2 (6.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (90.00%) Firewall
2 12 (40.00%) Network Security
3 11 (36.67%) VPN
4 7 (23.33%) LAN
4 7 (23.33%) WAN
4 7 (23.33%) Wireless
5 6 (20.00%) TCP/IP
6 5 (16.67%) BGP
6 5 (16.67%) IPsec
6 5 (16.67%) OSPF
6 5 (16.67%) SSL
7 4 (13.33%) Unified Communications
7 4 (13.33%) VLAN
8 2 (6.67%) DHCP
8 2 (6.67%) DNS
8 2 (6.67%) Wireless Security
9 1 (3.33%) Ethernet
9 1 (3.33%) Modbus
9 1 (3.33%) MPLS
9 1 (3.33%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
General
1 11 (36.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Finance
3 5 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Electronics
4 2 (6.67%) Legal
4 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.67%) Marketing
4 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.33%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (20.00%) Analyst
1 6 (20.00%) Security Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Architect
2 5 (16.67%) Security Specialist
3 4 (13.33%) Head of Networks
3 4 (13.33%) Security Architect
4 3 (10.00%) Network Security Specialist
4 3 (10.00%) Network Specialist
4 3 (10.00%) Security Engineer
4 3 (10.00%) Senior
5 2 (6.67%) Information Security Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Network Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Security Solutions Architect
5 2 (6.67%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 2 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) Django
1 1 (3.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
1 5 (16.67%) Data Centre
1 5 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (13.33%) IoT
3 3 (10.00%) Cloud Native
3 3 (10.00%) Management Information System
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (3.33%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (3.33%) Insider Threat
5 1 (3.33%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.33%) Public Cloud
5 1 (3.33%) SCADA
5 1 (3.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (26.67%) Linux
1 8 (26.67%) Windows
2 5 (16.67%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (56.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 14 (46.67%) SIEM
3 13 (43.33%) Information Security
4 10 (33.33%) Incident Response
5 9 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (30.00%) ITIL
6 8 (26.67%) Security Architecture
7 7 (23.33%) Business Continuity
7 7 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (23.33%) Risk Management
7 7 (23.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 6 (20.00%) Project Delivery
8 6 (20.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 5 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
9 5 (16.67%) DevOps
9 5 (16.67%) Performance Optimisation
10 4 (13.33%) Capacity Planning
10 4 (13.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 4 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (13.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (30.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (13.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (26.67%) CCNP
3 7 (23.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (20.00%) CCNA
4 6 (20.00%) GIAC
5 5 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (16.67%) MCSA
6 4 (13.33%) CCIE
6 4 (13.33%) CISSP
7 3 (10.00%) SC Cleared
7 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
8 2 (6.67%) Azure Certification
8 2 (6.67%) Degree
8 2 (6.67%) DV Cleared
8 2 (6.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (3.33%) CISA
9 1 (3.33%) GCIA
9 1 (3.33%) GCIH
9 1 (3.33%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (43.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (33.33%) NIST
3 8 (26.67%) SLA
4 6 (20.00%) GDPR
5 5 (16.67%) NCSC
6 3 (10.00%) COBIT
7 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (6.67%) NIST 800
7 2 (6.67%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (13.33%) Active Directory
2 4 (13.33%) EMC RecoverPoint
3 1 (3.33%) Docker
3 1 (3.33%) Hyper-V
3 1 (3.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (13.33%) Cisco CUCM
1 4 (13.33%) FortiGate
1 4 (13.33%) VxRail
2 3 (10.00%) Progress Chef
2 3 (10.00%) Puppet
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (3.33%) Ansible
4 1 (3.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (3.33%) CSIRT
4 1 (3.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (26.67%) VMware
3 6 (20.00%) Cisco
3 6 (20.00%) Meraki
4 5 (16.67%) Splunk
5 4 (13.33%) Sophos
5 4 (13.33%) Zscaler
6 3 (10.00%) CheckPoint
7 2 (6.67%) Darktrace
7 2 (6.67%) SAP
7 2 (6.67%) Yardi
8 1 (3.33%) Google
8 1 (3.33%) Red Hat