Network Security Jobs in Sheffield

Network Security
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

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

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 76 63
Rank change year-on-year +47 -13 +22
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 15 11 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 5.40% 1.00% 4.46%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 22.73% 12.22% 18.60%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 10
10th Percentile £42,750 - £38,000
25th Percentile £60,625 £26,500 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £27,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +159.26% -55.92% -2.00%
75th Percentile £72,813 £37,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £78,125 £47,500 £69,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £70,000 £29,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +135.29% -50.42% -4.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 66 90 215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 23.74% 8.15% 23.97%
Number of salaries quoted 48 79 86
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £30,447 £29,000 £27,638
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £36,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -4.76% -33.18%
75th Percentile £54,063 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £71,050 £60,000 £59,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% -2.78% -34.55%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Sheffield

Network Security
Salary Trend in Sheffield

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Sheffield

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

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

Salary histogram for Network Security in Sheffield

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (40.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Azure
1 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 9 (60.00%) Firewall
3 7 (46.67%) VPN
3 7 (46.67%) WAN
4 6 (40.00%) Cisco Nexus
4 6 (40.00%) DNS
4 6 (40.00%) DWDM
4 6 (40.00%) LAN
5 4 (26.67%) BGP
5 4 (26.67%) EIGRP
5 4 (26.67%) OSPF
6 2 (13.33%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (6.67%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (6.67%) NetScaler
7 1 (6.67%) SD-WAN
Development Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 11 (73.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (73.33%) Network Engineer
2 4 (26.67%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 3 (20.00%) VMware Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Automation Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Lead
5 1 (6.67%) Lead Network Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Network Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Network Security Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Python Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Security Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Security Technical Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Technical Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Technical Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (26.67%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Migration
2 10 (66.67%) Computer Science
3 9 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (40.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 6 (40.00%) Mentoring
4 6 (40.00%) Network Architecture
4 6 (40.00%) Runbook
4 6 (40.00%) Task Automation
4 6 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
4 6 (40.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (26.67%) Containerisation
5 4 (26.67%) Network Management
5 4 (26.67%) Network Monitoring
5 4 (26.67%) Network Virtualisation
5 4 (26.67%) Test Automation
6 2 (13.33%) Agile
6 2 (13.33%) Project Management
6 2 (13.33%) Risk Management
6 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (6.67%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 10 (66.67%) Degree
2 8 (53.33%) CCNP
2 8 (53.33%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (46.67%) CCNA
4 6 (40.00%) JNCIA
4 6 (40.00%) JNCIS
5 2 (13.33%) CCSA
6 1 (6.67%) Azure Certification
6 1 (6.67%) CCSE
6 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
6 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (26.67%) Docker
2 4 (26.67%) VMware NSX
3 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
3 1 (6.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (6.67%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (6.67%) XenApp
3 1 (6.67%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (66.67%) Ansible
2 6 (40.00%) Terraform
3 4 (26.67%) Kubernetes
4 1 (6.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (80.00%) Cisco
2 7 (46.67%) Microsoft
3 6 (40.00%) Arista
4 5 (33.33%) VMware
5 3 (20.00%) Fortinet
6 2 (13.33%) CheckPoint
6 2 (13.33%) Palo Alto
7 1 (6.67%) Citrix
7 1 (6.67%) Commvault