Network Security Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Network Security
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 50 31
Rank change year-on-year -7 -19 +57
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 1 3 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.20% 0.70% 5.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.72% 6.52% 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 16
10th Percentile - - £38,750
25th Percentile - £55,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% +39.39%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £69,594
90th Percentile - - £78,000
UK median annual salary £56,560 £64,600 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.45% +3.36% +5.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 58 46 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 11.51% 10.72% 20.71%
Number of salaries quoted 36 9 57
10th Percentile £30,750 £35,680 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,219 £38,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,077 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.54% +41.18% -1.16%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,144 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £69,830
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Network Security
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Network Security

Network Security
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
County Antrim +3 1 £70,000 +16.67% 22
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Bid Writer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Bid Writer