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 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 47 103
Rank change year-on-year -2 +56 +1
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 24 68 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 2.60% 7.08% 0.53%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 17.78% 42.50% 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 13 14 1
10th Percentile £39,400 £31,000 -
25th Percentile £42,000 £32,350 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £33,675 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.57% -21.69% -7.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £40,750 £44,500
90th Percentile - £41,000 -
Wales median annual salary £48,000 £38,750 £49,000
% change year-on-year +23.87% -20.92% +8.89%

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 135 160 156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 14.61% 16.67% 11.85%
Number of salaries quoted 56 70 87
10th Percentile - £31,765 £31,323
25th Percentile £23,750 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,250 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.22% -4.26% +4.44%
75th Percentile £56,773 £58,938 £62,400
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,433 £68,000
Wales median annual salary £36,000 £42,250 £46,933
% change year-on-year -14.79% -9.98% +10.43%

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 October 2024.

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 October 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
Cardiff +1 8 £60,000 +55.84% 1
Newport +3 7 £44,000 +36.01%
Gwent - 4 - -
Bridgend +5 3 - -
Torfaen -6 1 £42,500 +8.97%
Caerphilly - 1 £45,000 -
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Azure
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 14 (58.33%) Firewall
2 13 (54.17%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (45.83%) Wireless
4 4 (16.67%) LAN
4 4 (16.67%) WAN
5 2 (8.33%) VLAN
5 2 (8.33%) VoIP
5 2 (8.33%) VPN
6 1 (4.17%) IPv4
6 1 (4.17%) NAS
6 1 (4.17%) SAN
6 1 (4.17%) TCP/IP
General
1 9 (37.50%) Welsh Language
2 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (45.83%) Network Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) IT Manager
3 6 (25.00%) Senior
3 6 (25.00%) Senior Network Engineer
4 5 (20.83%) Network Specialist
5 3 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) IT Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) IT Services Manager
5 3 (12.50%) Service Manager
6 2 (8.33%) Security Researcher
7 1 (4.17%) Network Support
7 1 (4.17%) Network Support Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Project Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Security Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Network Security Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Network Support
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Network Support Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Security Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 3 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.33%) Blog
2 2 (8.33%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.83%) Windows
1 5 (20.83%) Windows Server
2 1 (4.17%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (4.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (41.67%) ITIL
1 10 (41.67%) Time Management
2 7 (29.17%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (12.50%) CRM
3 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 3 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 3 (12.50%) ITSM
3 3 (12.50%) Migration
3 3 (12.50%) Roadmaps
3 3 (12.50%) Service Desk Management
3 3 (12.50%) Service Management
3 3 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
4 2 (8.33%) Analytics
4 2 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (8.33%) BCP
4 2 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.33%) Data Analytics
4 2 (8.33%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (8.33%) Server Building
4 2 (8.33%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) Python
1 2 (8.33%) Rust
2 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (54.17%) CCNA
1 13 (54.17%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (41.67%) CWNA
2 10 (41.67%) CWTS
3 3 (12.50%) Degree
4 2 (8.33%) Master's Degree
4 2 (8.33%) PhD
4 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) MCITP
5 1 (4.17%) MCP
5 1 (4.17%) MCSA
5 1 (4.17%) MCSE
5 1 (4.17%) MCTS
5 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 5 (20.83%) Hyper-V
2 4 (16.67%) Active Directory
3 2 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 13 (54.17%) Cisco
2 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
3 2 (8.33%) Meraki
3 2 (8.33%) VMware
4 1 (4.17%) Aruba
4 1 (4.17%) Nimble Storage