Network Security Job Trends in London

Network Security
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 181 177
Rank change year-on-year -68 -4 +40
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 139 312 328
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.95% 2.01% 1.64%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.79% 15.65% 12.91%
Number of salaries quoted 90 203 287
10th Percentile £49,500 £56,250 £50,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £82,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.94% +10.00% +12.36%
75th Percentile £87,500 £99,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £117,625 £120,000 £105,500
England median annual salary £58,099 £64,600 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.06% +3.36% +6.59%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,785 1,993 2,541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 12.20% 12.82% 12.70%
Number of salaries quoted 937 1,111 1,994
10th Percentile £28,697 £36,864 £33,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £102,500 £97,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -3.91%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Network Security job vacancy trend in London

Network Security
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in London over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in London

Network Security
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the London region over the 6 months to 24 January 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
Central London -21 31 £72,000 -13.77% 12
West London - 1 £41,500 - 8
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (7.19%) MS Visio
2 4 (2.88%) AutoCAD
2 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (2.88%) Revit
3 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.88%) Distributed Ledger
2 1 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 55 (39.57%) Azure
2 41 (29.50%) AWS
3 18 (12.95%) GCP
4 16 (11.51%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (9.35%) Entra ID
6 8 (5.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 8 (5.76%) GitHub
6 8 (5.76%) GitHub Actions
6 8 (5.76%) SaaS
7 7 (5.04%) Azure Monitor
7 7 (5.04%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (3.60%) IaaS
8 5 (3.60%) PaaS
9 4 (2.88%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (2.88%) Azure Functions
9 4 (2.88%) Azure Key Vault
9 4 (2.88%) Datadog
9 4 (2.88%) Mimecast
9 4 (2.88%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 68 (48.92%) Firewall
2 38 (27.34%) WAN
3 27 (19.42%) LAN
3 27 (19.42%) VPN
4 26 (18.71%) Wireless
5 25 (17.99%) SD-WAN
6 18 (12.95%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (10.79%) BGP
8 13 (9.35%) OSPF
8 13 (9.35%) VLAN
9 12 (8.63%) Intrusion Detection
10 10 (7.19%) MPLS
11 9 (6.47%) Cisco ISE
11 9 (6.47%) Cisco Nexus
11 9 (6.47%) WLAN
12 8 (5.76%) Cisco Wireless
12 8 (5.76%) EIGRP
12 8 (5.76%) VoIP
13 7 (5.04%) DNS
13 7 (5.04%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.88%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.16%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.72%) MySQL
3 1 (0.72%) Redis
Development Applications
1 4 (2.88%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.44%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 39 (28.06%) Finance
2 36 (25.90%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.23%) Banking
4 12 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (7.19%) Retail
7 7 (5.04%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (5.04%) Financial Institution
7 7 (5.04%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (5.04%) Law
8 5 (3.60%) Aviation
8 5 (3.60%) Back Office
8 5 (3.60%) Legal
8 5 (3.60%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.16%) Marketing
10 2 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.44%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.72%) Advertising
11 1 (0.72%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (26.62%) Network Engineer
2 16 (11.51%) Senior
3 15 (10.79%) Security Engineer
4 14 (10.07%) Security Manager
5 13 (9.35%) Analyst
5 13 (9.35%) Lead
6 12 (8.63%) Consultant
7 11 (7.91%) Security Analyst
8 9 (6.47%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 8 (5.76%) Senior Network Engineer
10 7 (5.04%) Automation Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) Architect
11 6 (4.32%) Cloud Engineer
11 6 (4.32%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 6 (4.32%) IT Manager
11 6 (4.32%) Project Manager
11 6 (4.32%) Security Consultant
12 5 (3.60%) Information Manager
12 5 (3.60%) Network Security Engineer
12 5 (3.60%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.88%) ADO
1 4 (2.88%) OAuth
1 4 (2.88%) RESTful
1 4 (2.88%) SAML
1 4 (2.88%) YAML
2 3 (2.16%) 802.1X
2 3 (2.16%) REST
3 1 (0.72%) Django
3 1 (0.72%) Kafka
3 1 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.67%) Data Centre
2 16 (11.51%) Security Posture
3 14 (10.07%) Cloud Native
4 11 (7.91%) Cyber Defence
5 8 (5.76%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (5.76%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (4.32%) PKI
7 5 (3.60%) Blockchain
7 5 (3.60%) Blog
7 5 (3.60%) IoT
7 5 (3.60%) Management Information System
7 5 (3.60%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (2.88%) Algorithms
8 4 (2.88%) Cyber Security Posture
8 4 (2.88%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (2.88%) Data Structures
8 4 (2.88%) Digital Signage
8 4 (2.88%) Home Automation
8 4 (2.88%) Public Cloud
8 4 (2.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (17.99%) Windows
2 14 (10.07%) Linux
3 6 (4.32%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.88%) VMS
5 3 (2.16%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.44%) CentOS
6 2 (1.44%) Debian
7 1 (0.72%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (35.25%) Incident Response
2 39 (28.06%) SIEM
3 38 (27.34%) Cybersecurity
4 30 (21.58%) Cloud Security
4 30 (21.58%) Security Operations
5 24 (17.27%) Vulnerability Management
6 23 (16.55%) DevOps
7 21 (15.11%) Identity Access Management
8 20 (14.39%) High Availability
8 20 (14.39%) Information Security
9 19 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (12.95%) Change Management
11 16 (11.51%) Network Monitoring
12 15 (10.79%) Disaster Recovery
12 15 (10.79%) Infrastructure as Code
13 14 (10.07%) Computer Science
13 14 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
13 14 (10.07%) Security Architecture
14 13 (9.35%) Root Cause Analysis
14 13 (9.35%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (17.99%) Python
2 12 (8.63%) PowerShell
3 10 (7.19%) Bash
4 6 (4.32%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (3.60%) SQL
6 4 (2.88%) Go
7 1 (0.72%) PHP
Qualifications
1 31 (22.30%) CISSP
2 30 (21.58%) Cisco Certification
3 20 (14.39%) CCNP
4 18 (12.95%) CISM
4 18 (12.95%) Degree
5 15 (10.79%) Security Cleared
6 12 (8.63%) CCIE
7 10 (7.19%) SC Cleared
8 9 (6.47%) AWS Certification
8 9 (6.47%) GIAC
9 7 (5.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (5.04%) Azure Certification
9 7 (5.04%) CCSP
10 6 (4.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 5 (3.60%) CCNA
11 5 (3.60%) CISA
11 5 (3.60%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (3.60%) CRISC
11 5 (3.60%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (34.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (27.34%) NIST
3 17 (12.23%) GDPR
4 15 (10.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (7.19%) PCI DSS
5 10 (7.19%) SOC 2
6 9 (6.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (6.47%) NIST 800
7 7 (5.04%) GRC
8 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 2 (1.44%) Basel III
8 2 (1.44%) HIPAA
8 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (1.44%) MiFID
8 2 (1.44%) PMO
8 2 (1.44%) QA
9 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.72%) GxP
9 1 (0.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.72%) JSP 440
System Software
1 12 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.76%) Docker
3 6 (4.32%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (3.60%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (2.16%) KVM
6 2 (1.44%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.44%) ProxySG
6 2 (1.44%) vSphere
7 1 (0.72%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.72%) pfSense
7 1 (0.72%) Squid
Systems Management
1 20 (14.39%) Terraform
2 13 (9.35%) Ansible
2 13 (9.35%) Kubernetes
3 7 (5.04%) FortiGate
4 5 (3.60%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (2.88%) Cilium
6 3 (2.16%) RSA Archer
6 3 (2.16%) VxRail
7 2 (1.44%) CSIRT
7 2 (1.44%) SCCM
8 1 (0.72%) CA Spectrum
8 1 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.72%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.72%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.72%) Grafana
8 1 (0.72%) Nessus
8 1 (0.72%) SCOM
8 1 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 45 (32.37%) Cisco
2 36 (25.90%) Microsoft
3 17 (12.23%) Palo Alto
4 12 (8.63%) Zscaler
5 10 (7.19%) CheckPoint
5 10 (7.19%) Fortinet
6 9 (6.47%) Meraki
6 9 (6.47%) SolarWinds
7 6 (4.32%) F5
7 6 (4.32%) VMware
8 5 (3.60%) Juniper
9 4 (2.88%) Autodesk
9 4 (2.88%) Google
9 4 (2.88%) NEC
9 4 (2.88%) Panasonic
9 4 (2.88%) Polycom
9 4 (2.88%) Samsung
9 4 (2.88%) Sony
9 4 (2.88%) Splunk
10 3 (2.16%) Tenable