Network Security Jobs in Merseyside

Network Security
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 83 56
Rank change year-on-year +27 -27 +23
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 3 12 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.68% 0.92% 4.99%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.16% 6.56% 21.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 16
10th Percentile £54,213 £27,000 £37,269
25th Percentile £58,094 £31,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,625 £53,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.53% +18.89% -25.00%
75th Percentile £75,594 £59,500 £54,500
90th Percentile £79,738 £63,750 £55,250
North West median annual salary £53,250 £54,250 £53,000
% change year-on-year -1.84% +2.36% -2.03%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 95 183 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 21.49% 14.02% 23.36%
Number of salaries quoted 53 121 70
10th Percentile £26,400 £25,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £36,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £43,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -25.29% -0.57% +2.94%
75th Percentile £35,750 £54,000 £55,188
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £72,750
North West median annual salary £33,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.67% -5.26% -

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Merseyside

Network Security
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Merseyside

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Merseyside over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Merseyside

Network Security
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 16 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
Liverpool +37 3 £66,625 +24.53% 2
Network Security
North West

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
2 2 (66.67%) NGFW
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (33.33%) SD-WAN
3 1 (33.33%) WAN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Network Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Security Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Network Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Security Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Security Technical Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CCNP
1 1 (33.33%) CCSA
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) Palo Alto