Network Security Jobs in South Wales

Network Security
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 79 64
Rank change year-on-year +26 -15 +41
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 13 25 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.36% 1.59% 3.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.39% 11.90% 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 13 19 10
10th Percentile £51,500 £38,420 £22,700
25th Percentile £52,500 £43,992 £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £45,000 £31,925
Median % change year-on-year +54.19% +40.96% -29.06%
75th Percentile £87,500 £60,000 £33,367
90th Percentile - - £40,612
Wales median annual salary £75,000 £45,000 £34,686
% change year-on-year +66.67% +29.73% -28.85%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 545 210 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 57.01% 13.32% 17.81%
Number of salaries quoted 319 109 53
10th Percentile £15,052 £24,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £23,504 £28,290 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £41,067 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.91% +8.07% -15.56%
75th Percentile - £47,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £32,300 £60,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £25,087 £40,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year -38.06% +5.19% -14.44%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in South Wales over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in South Wales

Network Security
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 31 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
Cardiff +32 6 £60,000 +4.35% 6
Glamorgan - 5 £75,000 - 7
Newport -18 1 £52,500 - 5
Rhondda Cynon Taff - 1 £49,750 -
Network Security
Wales

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) IP Telephony
2 3 (23.08%) Firewall
3 2 (15.38%) Wireless
4 1 (7.69%) LAN
4 1 (7.69%) VLAN
4 1 (7.69%) VPN
4 1 (7.69%) WAN
4 1 (7.69%) WLAN
General
1 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 5 (38.46%) Marketing
3 5 (38.46%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Telecoms
4 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (15.38%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Business Development Manager
1 5 (38.46%) Business Manager
1 5 (38.46%) Development Manager
1 5 (38.46%) IT Development Manager
1 5 (38.46%) IT Manager
1 5 (38.46%) Telecoms Manager
2 3 (23.08%) Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Lead
3 2 (15.38%) Network Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Security Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Principal Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Principal Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Security Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Wireless Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Wireless Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Private Cloud
1 5 (38.46%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (46.15%) Cloud Security
3 5 (38.46%) Business Development
3 5 (38.46%) Business Strategy
3 5 (38.46%) CRM
3 5 (38.46%) Customer Acquisition
3 5 (38.46%) Lead Generation
3 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Security Architecture
5 2 (15.38%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (15.38%) High Availability
5 2 (15.38%) Incident Response
5 2 (15.38%) Information Assurance
5 2 (15.38%) Information Security
5 2 (15.38%) Information Security Management
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (15.38%) SABSA
5 2 (15.38%) Security Management
5 2 (15.38%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) CCNA
1 2 (15.38%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (15.38%) CISSP
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) CCIE
2 1 (7.69%) CCNP
2 1 (7.69%) CISA
2 1 (7.69%) CISM
2 1 (7.69%) CRISC
2 1 (7.69%) CWAP
2 1 (7.69%) CWDP
2 1 (7.69%) CWNA
2 1 (7.69%) CWSP
2 1 (7.69%) GCIH
2 1 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (7.69%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (15.38%) NCSC
2 2 (15.38%) NIST
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (7.69%) GDPR
3 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) HubSpot
2 2 (15.38%) Fortinet
3 1 (7.69%) Cisco
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) Palo Alto
3 1 (7.69%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) Zscaler