Network Security Job Trends in the South West
Network Security
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 175 | 104 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +37 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Network Security | 63 | 67 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.59% | 1.86% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 9.35% | 11.47% | 11.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 56 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,438 | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -37.50% | +45.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,750 | £52,800 | £97,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £64,375 | - |
| England median annual salary | £65,576 | £59,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.14% | -9.23% | +4.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West
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 the South West.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 674 | 584 | 679 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 6.28% | 16.23% | 10.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 371 | 367 | 401 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,650 | £26,850 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £34,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -32.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £52,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £63,750 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -23.81% | - |
Network Security Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Network Security Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Network Security.
Network Security Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the South West over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Network Security Job Locations in the South West
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 West region over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | -42 | 25 | £88,000 | - | 11 |
| Wiltshire | -15 | 13 | £57,500 | +34.50% | 7 |
| Somerset | -24 | 9 | £50,000 | -10.91% | 3 |
| Bristol | -69 | 7 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 8 |
| Devon | -23 | 4 | £32,500 | -37.17% | 7 |
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Network Security Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firewall | 61.9% | 39 |
| 2 | VPN | 33.3% | 21 |
| 3 | VLAN | 30.2% | 19 |
| 4 | WAN | 23.8% | 15 |
| 5 | Software-Defined Networking | 15.9% | 10 |
| 6 | BGP | 14.3% | 9 |
| 6 | DHCP | 14.3% | 9 |
| 6 | DNS | 14.3% | 9 |
| 6 | LAN | 14.3% | 9 |
| 6 | SD-WAN | 14.3% | 9 |
| 11 | DMZ | 11.1% | 7 |
| 12 | Ethernet VPN | 9.5% | 6 |
| 13 | SNMP | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | TCP/IP | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | VoIP | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | VXLAN | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | Wi-Fi | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | Wireless | 7.9% | 5 |
| 13 | Wireshark | 7.9% | 5 |
| 20 | NGN | 6.3% | 4 |