Network Security Jobs in the Midlands

Network Security
England > Midlands

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 171 68
Rank change year-on-year -19 -103 +204
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 57 192 400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.85% 1.33% 4.71%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.36% 11.30% 23.20%
Number of salaries quoted 49 89 110
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £35,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £43,227 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -24.82% -11.54%
75th Percentile £60,500 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,000 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 896 1,699 1,724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.35% 11.76% 20.29%
Number of salaries quoted 502 1,261 733
10th Percentile £26,763 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £30,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £40,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -9.60% -1.67%
75th Percentile £57,425 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £69,875 £65,000 £70,600
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 June 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
West Midlands -25 40 £48,500 +2.11% 121
East Midlands +20 17 £50,500 +55.38% 69
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (14.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.75%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 22 (38.60%) Azure
2 12 (21.05%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (14.04%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (12.28%) IaaS
5 6 (10.53%) PaaS
6 5 (8.77%) Entra ID
7 3 (5.26%) AWS
8 2 (3.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (3.51%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 35 (61.40%) Firewall
2 23 (40.35%) WAN
3 15 (26.32%) VLAN
4 14 (24.56%) LAN
4 14 (24.56%) VPN
5 13 (22.81%) SD-WAN
6 11 (19.30%) DHCP
7 10 (17.54%) DNS
8 4 (7.02%) BGP
8 4 (7.02%) Ethernet
8 4 (7.02%) OSPF
8 4 (7.02%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (7.02%) TCP/IP
9 3 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (5.26%) Wireless
10 2 (3.51%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (3.51%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (3.51%) Frame Relay
10 2 (3.51%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (3.51%) SDH
General
1 22 (38.60%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (8.77%) Legal
2 5 (8.77%) Retail
3 2 (3.51%) Finance
3 2 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.75%) Automotive
4 1 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.75%) Police
4 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (31.58%) Senior
2 17 (29.82%) Network Engineer
3 11 (19.30%) Analyst
4 10 (17.54%) Security Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Architect
6 7 (12.28%) Senior Network Engineer
7 6 (10.53%) IT Support
7 6 (10.53%) IT Support Specialist
7 6 (10.53%) Support Specialist
8 5 (8.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (8.77%) IT Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) IT Security Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Infrastructure Architect
9 4 (7.02%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Senior IT Security Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Senior Security Analyst
10 3 (5.26%) Azure Engineer
10 3 (5.26%) IT Engineer
10 3 (5.26%) Network Architect
10 3 (5.26%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.79%) Security Posture
2 8 (14.04%) Data Centre
3 4 (7.02%) Public Cloud
4 3 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.26%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.51%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.75%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.75%) IoT
6 1 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (29.82%) Windows
2 13 (22.81%) Windows Server
3 9 (15.79%) Linux
4 6 (10.53%) Windows 7
5 4 (7.02%) AIX
6 2 (3.51%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (26.32%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (22.81%) ITIL
4 12 (21.05%) Incident Response
4 12 (21.05%) Migration
5 9 (15.79%) Agile
5 9 (15.79%) Customer Service
5 9 (15.79%) Network Monitoring
6 8 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (14.04%) Mentoring
6 8 (14.04%) SIEM
7 7 (12.28%) Security Management
8 6 (10.53%) Data Analysis
8 6 (10.53%) Information Security
9 5 (8.77%) Actionable Insight
9 5 (8.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (8.77%) ITSM
9 5 (8.77%) Security Architecture
9 5 (8.77%) Service Management
9 5 (8.77%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 12 (21.05%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.51%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.75%) Bash
3 1 (1.75%) C
3 1 (1.75%) C#
3 1 (1.75%) C++
3 1 (1.75%) Perl
3 1 (1.75%) Python
3 1 (1.75%) Rust
3 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (29.82%) Security Cleared
2 16 (28.07%) SC Cleared
3 9 (15.79%) Azure Certification
3 9 (15.79%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (10.53%) CCNP
4 6 (10.53%) CISSP
5 5 (8.77%) CCNA
5 5 (8.77%) Degree
6 3 (5.26%) CISM
6 3 (5.26%) DV Cleared
7 2 (3.51%) CASP
7 2 (3.51%) CCSA
7 2 (3.51%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (3.51%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (3.51%) JNCIA
7 2 (3.51%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.75%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.53%) GDPR
2 5 (8.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (3.51%) NCSC
3 2 (3.51%) NIST
3 2 (3.51%) SLA
4 1 (1.75%) QA
System Software
1 14 (24.56%) Active Directory
2 8 (14.04%) Hyper-V
3 3 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (3.51%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.75%) Firmware
Vendors
1 21 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 15 (26.32%) Cisco
3 7 (12.28%) SolarWinds
4 5 (8.77%) Aruba
4 5 (8.77%) Fortinet
5 4 (7.02%) CheckPoint
5 4 (7.02%) Meraki
5 4 (7.02%) Palo Alto
6 3 (5.26%) Juniper
6 3 (5.26%) VMware
7 2 (3.51%) HP
7 2 (3.51%) LogRhythm
7 2 (3.51%) Splunk
8 1 (1.75%) F5
8 1 (1.75%) NetApp
8 1 (1.75%) Nimble Storage
8 1 (1.75%) SonicWALL