Network Security Jobs in the Midlands

Network Security
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 211 94 262
Rank change year-on-year -117 +168 -56
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 102 320 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.87% 3.36% 0.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.37% 18.64% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 80 74 77
10th Percentile £28,624 £35,113 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,344 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,125 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.46% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £67,750 £79,625 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +3.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,601 1,717 1,731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.67% 18.00% 15.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,300 726 1,096
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,000 £25,125
25th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £43,250 £43,626
Median % change year-on-year -1.73% -0.86% -3.05%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,875
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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 3 May 2024.

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 3 May 2024. 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 -100 68 £43,227 -27.96% 23
East Midlands -56 34 £32,500 -18.75% 14
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 11 (10.78%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.98%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 17 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (3.92%) Sage 200
2 2 (1.96%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.98%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 43 (42.16%) Azure
2 20 (19.61%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (8.82%) Entra ID
4 7 (6.86%) AWS
5 5 (4.90%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.96%) SaaS
8 1 (0.98%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.98%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 57 (55.88%) Firewall
2 26 (25.49%) VPN
3 17 (16.67%) WAN
4 16 (15.69%) LAN
5 15 (14.71%) VLAN
6 14 (13.73%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (11.76%) MPLS
8 10 (9.80%) BGP
8 10 (9.80%) OSPF
9 8 (7.84%) DNS
10 6 (5.88%) SAN
10 6 (5.88%) TCP/IP
10 6 (5.88%) Wireless
10 6 (5.88%) WLAN
11 5 (4.90%) DHCP
11 5 (4.90%) Internet
11 5 (4.90%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (4.90%) SD-WAN
12 4 (3.92%) VoIP
13 3 (2.94%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.98%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.96%) Git
1 2 (1.96%) Jenkins
General
1 34 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (9.80%) Telecoms
4 5 (4.90%) Police
4 5 (4.90%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.92%) Finance
5 4 (3.92%) Retail
6 3 (2.94%) Banking
6 3 (2.94%) Legal
6 3 (2.94%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.96%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.98%) Back Office
8 1 (0.98%) Games
8 1 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (23.53%) Network Engineer
2 13 (12.75%) IT Support
3 11 (10.78%) Analyst
3 11 (10.78%) IT Manager
4 9 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 9 (8.82%) IT Engineer
5 8 (7.84%) Cloud Engineer
5 8 (7.84%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (6.86%) Support Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
7 6 (5.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
7 6 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) Desktop Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) Desktop Support
7 6 (5.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) Field Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) Field Support Engineer
7 6 (5.88%) IT Analyst
7 6 (5.88%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.94%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.78%) Management Information System
2 8 (7.84%) Driving Licence
3 7 (6.86%) CCTV
3 7 (6.86%) Data Centre
4 6 (5.88%) Onboarding
5 5 (4.90%) EPoS
5 5 (4.90%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (3.92%) FMCG
7 3 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (2.94%) iPad
7 3 (2.94%) Media Streaming
7 3 (2.94%) PKI
8 2 (1.96%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.96%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.96%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.98%) Cybercrime
9 1 (0.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 25 (24.51%) Windows
2 12 (11.76%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.88%) Mac OS
3 6 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (4.90%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (4.90%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.94%) Linux
6 2 (1.96%) Android
7 1 (0.98%) Unix
7 1 (0.98%) VMS
7 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (22.55%) ITIL
3 16 (15.69%) Service Delivery
4 15 (14.71%) Computer Science
4 15 (14.71%) Customer Service
5 14 (13.73%) Agile
5 14 (13.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 13 (12.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
8 10 (9.80%) Disaster Recovery
8 10 (9.80%) Project Delivery
9 9 (8.82%) Service Management
9 9 (8.82%) Vulnerability Management
10 8 (7.84%) DevOps
10 8 (7.84%) Infrastructure as Code
10 8 (7.84%) IT Strategy
10 8 (7.84%) Network Architecture
10 8 (7.84%) Network Virtualisation
10 8 (7.84%) Security Operations
10 8 (7.84%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.86%) PowerShell
2 6 (5.88%) Python
3 5 (4.90%) Bash
3 5 (4.90%) Bicep
4 4 (3.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (23.53%) Degree
2 17 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (15.69%) CCNA
4 15 (14.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (12.75%) CCNP
5 13 (12.75%) Security Cleared
6 12 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (9.80%) SC Cleared
8 9 (8.82%) MCP
9 8 (7.84%) DBS Check
10 6 (5.88%) A+ Certification
10 6 (5.88%) Azure Certification
11 5 (4.90%) DV Cleared
11 5 (4.90%) JNCIA
11 5 (4.90%) MCSE
12 4 (3.92%) CCIE
12 4 (3.92%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.98%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.98%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.94%) NCSC
2 3 (2.94%) SLA
3 2 (1.96%) GDPR
4 1 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.98%) ISO 22301
4 1 (0.98%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.98%) NIST
4 1 (0.98%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (18.63%) Active Directory
1 19 (18.63%) Hyper-V
2 11 (10.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.90%) Docker
4 1 (0.98%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (4.90%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.92%) FortiGate
3 3 (2.94%) Terraform
4 1 (0.98%) Nessus
4 1 (0.98%) SCCM
4 1 (0.98%) WSUS
Vendors
1 45 (44.12%) Cisco
2 36 (35.29%) Microsoft
3 16 (15.69%) VMware
4 10 (9.80%) Juniper
5 9 (8.82%) Meraki
6 8 (7.84%) Ericsson
7 7 (6.86%) Sage
8 6 (5.88%) Aruba
9 5 (4.90%) Fortinet
9 5 (4.90%) Nokia
9 5 (4.90%) SonicWALL
10 4 (3.92%) Avaya
10 4 (3.92%) Palo Alto
10 4 (3.92%) WatchGuard
11 3 (2.94%) Apple
11 3 (2.94%) Sophos
11 3 (2.94%) ZyXEL
12 2 (1.96%) SAP
12 2 (1.96%) Zscaler
13 1 (0.98%) Proofpoint