Network Security Jobs in South Wales

Network Security
Wales > South Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 64 103
Rank change year-on-year -15 +39 -25
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 25 46 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.57% 3.96% 1.34%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.85% 22.22% 9.21%
Number of salaries quoted 19 10 15
10th Percentile £38,420 £22,700 -
25th Percentile £43,992 £23,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £31,925 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.96% -29.06% +63.64%
75th Percentile £60,000 £33,367 £75,000
90th Percentile - £40,612 -
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £34,686 £48,750
% change year-on-year +29.73% -28.85% +56.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 211 207 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 13.25% 17.83% 14.59%
Number of salaries quoted 109 53 101
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £28,290 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,067 £38,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.07% -15.56% +23.29%
75th Percentile £47,500 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £77,500
Wales median annual salary £40,500 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.19% -14.44% +24.47%

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 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 May 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 +2 13 £57,500 +150.00% 5
Bridgend -11 7 £44,886 -
Newport +4 3 - - 1
Torfaen - 1 £42,500 - 1
Caerphilly - 1 £45,000 - 3
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 1 (4.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) Azure
2 5 (20.00%) AWS
3 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (68.00%) Firewall
2 12 (48.00%) LAN
2 12 (48.00%) WAN
3 10 (40.00%) VPN
4 9 (36.00%) VLAN
5 8 (32.00%) Wireless
6 7 (28.00%) MPLS
7 6 (24.00%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (20.00%) WLAN
9 3 (12.00%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (12.00%) DNS
10 2 (8.00%) BGP
10 2 (8.00%) EIGRP
10 2 (8.00%) IPsec
10 2 (8.00%) TCP/IP
10 2 (8.00%) VoIP
11 1 (4.00%) DHCP
11 1 (4.00%) FTP
11 1 (4.00%) HTTP
11 1 (4.00%) SMTP
General
1 8 (32.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Local Government
2 5 (20.00%) Police
3 4 (16.00%) Retail
4 3 (12.00%) Automotive
4 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (12.00%) Welsh Language
5 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Games
6 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (64.00%) Network Engineer
2 9 (36.00%) Senior
2 9 (36.00%) Senior Network Engineer
3 5 (20.00%) ICT Engineer
3 5 (20.00%) IT Manager
4 3 (12.00%) Network Security Engineer
4 3 (12.00%) Security Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Analyst
5 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) IT Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Network Support Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Project Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Network Security Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Network Support
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Network Support Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Security Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) SOC Analyst
6 1 (4.00%) Support Engineer
6 1 (4.00%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 3 (12.00%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (8.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (8.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.00%) Windows
2 3 (12.00%) CatOS
2 3 (12.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (8.00%) Linux
4 1 (4.00%) Unix
4 1 (4.00%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Network Management
2 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
4 5 (20.00%) Business Continuity
4 5 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (20.00%) High Availability
4 5 (20.00%) Migration
5 3 (12.00%) Capacity Planning
5 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
5 3 (12.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (12.00%) Network Monitoring
5 3 (12.00%) Performance Analysis
6 2 (8.00%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (8.00%) Line Management
6 2 (8.00%) Security Operations
6 2 (8.00%) SIEM
7 1 (4.00%) Network Architecture
7 1 (4.00%) Root Cause Analysis
7 1 (4.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (52.00%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (32.00%) CCNA
2 8 (32.00%) Degree
3 6 (24.00%) CCNP
4 3 (12.00%) CCIE
4 3 (12.00%) Check Point Certification
4 3 (12.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
6 1 (4.00%) CISMP
6 1 (4.00%) CISSP
6 1 (4.00%) CWNA
6 1 (4.00%) CWTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.00%) GDPR
2 1 (4.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (8.00%) WhatsUp Gold
2 1 (4.00%) FortiGate
2 1 (4.00%) SCCM
2 1 (4.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 16 (64.00%) Cisco
2 4 (16.00%) CheckPoint
3 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (8.00%) VMware
4 1 (4.00%) Apple
4 1 (4.00%) ArcSight
4 1 (4.00%) Barracuda Networks
4 1 (4.00%) F5
4 1 (4.00%) IBM
4 1 (4.00%) Juniper
4 1 (4.00%) Splunk
4 1 (4.00%) TippingPoint
4 1 (4.00%) Trend Micro