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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 85 61
Rank change year-on-year +35 -24 +37
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 14 17 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.82% 1.16% 3.93%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.68% 8.46% 21.95%
Number of salaries quoted 13 12 7
10th Percentile £42,327 £37,390 £21,800
25th Percentile £47,875 £42,994 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,886 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.53% +95.16% -56.19%
75th Percentile £87,500 £52,813 £32,978
90th Percentile - £57,125 £35,162
Wales median annual salary £75,000 £44,886 £40,333
% change year-on-year +67.09% +11.29% -23.17%

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 380 201 205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 49.41% 13.72% 17.89%
Number of salaries quoted 226 102 54
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 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.91% +9.51% -16.67%
75th Percentile - £45,780 £60,000
90th Percentile £52,206 £61,125 £72,833
Wales median annual salary £25,087 £40,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year -38.06% +6.58% -15.56%

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 13 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 13 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 +30 7 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Glamorgan - 4 £75,000 - 8
Gwent - 2 £43,000 - 2
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 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) Firewall
2 5 (35.71%) Wireless
3 4 (28.57%) IP Telephony
4 3 (21.43%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (14.29%) VLAN
5 2 (14.29%) VPN
6 1 (7.14%) 802.11
6 1 (7.14%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (7.14%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (7.14%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (7.14%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (7.14%) DNS
6 1 (7.14%) Internet
6 1 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (7.14%) LAN
6 1 (7.14%) TCP/IP
6 1 (7.14%) VoIP
6 1 (7.14%) WAN
6 1 (7.14%) WLAN
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Marketing
2 4 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
3 2 (14.29%) Retail
3 2 (14.29%) Welsh Language
4 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Business Development Manager
1 4 (28.57%) Business Manager
1 4 (28.57%) Development Manager
1 4 (28.57%) IT Development Manager
1 4 (28.57%) IT Manager
1 4 (28.57%) Telecoms Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Architect
2 3 (21.43%) Network Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Senior
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Network Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Technical Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Lead
4 1 (7.14%) Network Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Network Support
4 1 (7.14%) Network Support Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Security Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Security Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Private Cloud
1 4 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.14%) Data Centre
2 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.14%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (28.57%) Business Development
2 4 (28.57%) Business Strategy
2 4 (28.57%) Cloud Security
2 4 (28.57%) CRM
2 4 (28.57%) Customer Acquisition
2 4 (28.57%) Lead Generation
2 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) ITIL
4 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 2 (14.29%) High Availability
4 2 (14.29%) Incident Response
4 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 2 (14.29%) Time Management
5 1 (7.14%) Data Protection
5 1 (7.14%) Information Assurance
5 1 (7.14%) Network Architecture
5 1 (7.14%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.14%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.14%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) CCNA
1 6 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (28.57%) CWNA
3 3 (21.43%) CWTS
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 2 (14.29%) CCIE
4 2 (14.29%) CCNP
5 1 (7.14%) CISA
5 1 (7.14%) CISM
5 1 (7.14%) CISSP
5 1 (7.14%) CRISC
5 1 (7.14%) CWAP
5 1 (7.14%) CWDP
5 1 (7.14%) CWSP
5 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
5 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (14.29%) SLA
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (7.14%) GDPR
3 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (7.14%) NCSC
3 1 (7.14%) NIST
3 1 (7.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Cisco
2 4 (28.57%) HubSpot
3 1 (7.14%) Aerohive Networks
3 1 (7.14%) Fortinet
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) VMware