Network Security Jobs in the South West

Network Security
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 187 145
Rank change year-on-year +67 -42 +55
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 58 111 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.67% 1.15% 1.95%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.60% 8.92% 10.17%
Number of salaries quoted 54 88 73
10th Percentile £46,250 £28,500 £30,725
25th Percentile £51,438 £40,938 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,763 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +5.00% +7.25%
75th Percentile £73,750 £97,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £107,500 £93,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 547 1,244 1,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.75% 12.88% 19.20%
Number of salaries quoted 329 934 534
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.21% +5.56% -6.25%
75th Percentile £55,257 £57,500 £62,750
90th Percentile £72,750 £71,250 £77,529
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the South West

Network Security
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Network Security in the South West

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the South West over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the South West

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 28 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
Bristol +46 18 £71,250 -32.14% 23
Somerset +13 12 £72,500 +150.00% 18
Dorset +43 10 £60,000 -20.00% 14
Wiltshire +34 10 £68,525 -25.11% 20
Gloucestershire +53 3 £55,000 +52.78% 30
Devon -1 3 £51,729 -5.95% 40
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 20 (34.48%) AWS
2 18 (31.03%) Azure
3 6 (10.34%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (5.17%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.45%) IaaS
5 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (3.45%) PaaS
5 2 (3.45%) SaaS
6 1 (1.72%) GCP
6 1 (1.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (43.10%) Firewall
2 16 (27.59%) VPN
3 9 (15.52%) DHCP
3 9 (15.52%) DNS
4 7 (12.07%) Cisco Firepower
4 7 (12.07%) MPLS
5 6 (10.34%) PBX
5 6 (10.34%) VPLS
6 5 (8.62%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (8.62%) Reverse Proxy
6 5 (8.62%) VLAN
7 4 (6.90%) WAN
7 4 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (6.90%) Wireless
8 3 (5.17%) BGP
8 3 (5.17%) LAN
8 3 (5.17%) OSPF
8 3 (5.17%) SD-WAN
8 3 (5.17%) TCP/IP
9 2 (3.45%) WLAN
General
1 23 (39.66%) Social Skills
2 17 (29.31%) Finance
3 8 (13.79%) Influencing Skills
4 7 (12.07%) Public Sector
5 6 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.17%) Legal
6 3 (5.17%) Marketing
7 2 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.45%) Military
8 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (18.97%) Head of IT
2 10 (17.24%) Network Engineer
3 8 (13.79%) Security Engineer
4 6 (10.34%) Cloud Engineer
4 6 (10.34%) Cloud Security Engineer
4 6 (10.34%) Cloud Security Lead
4 6 (10.34%) Lead
4 6 (10.34%) Lead Cloud Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Analyst
5 3 (5.17%) Engagement Manager
5 3 (5.17%) IT Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Architect
6 2 (3.45%) Cisco Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) IT Security Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Operations Manager
6 2 (3.45%) Security Architect
6 2 (3.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) Leaflet
2 1 (1.72%) JSON
2 1 (1.72%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (1.72%) Spring
2 1 (1.72%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.07%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.45%) CSOC
2 2 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (3.45%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (3.45%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.72%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.72%) PKI
3 1 (1.72%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.72%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.17%) Windows
2 1 (1.72%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (27.59%) Budget Management
1 16 (27.59%) Project Management
1 16 (27.59%) Roadmaps
2 14 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (22.41%) IT Strategy
4 12 (20.69%) ERP
5 11 (18.97%) Network Design
6 10 (17.24%) Disaster Recovery
6 10 (17.24%) ITIL
7 9 (15.52%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (15.52%) DevOps
7 9 (15.52%) Regulatory Compliance
7 9 (15.52%) Service Delivery
8 8 (13.79%) Cloud Security
8 8 (13.79%) Mentoring
8 8 (13.79%) Risk Management
8 8 (13.79%) Threat Modelling
9 7 (12.07%) Incident Response
10 6 (10.34%) Scorecard
10 6 (10.34%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.07%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.45%) Python
3 1 (1.72%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (24.14%) Cisco Certification
1 14 (24.14%) Degree
2 13 (22.41%) CCNA
3 11 (18.97%) Security Cleared
4 10 (17.24%) CISM
4 10 (17.24%) CISSP
5 9 (15.52%) CCNP
6 7 (12.07%) SC Cleared
7 4 (6.90%) DV Cleared
8 3 (5.17%) Azure Certification
8 3 (5.17%) FFIEC
8 3 (5.17%) MCP
9 2 (3.45%) CEH
9 2 (3.45%) GIAC
9 2 (3.45%) HNC
9 2 (3.45%) HND
9 2 (3.45%) ISSAP
9 2 (3.45%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (3.45%) SANS
10 1 (1.72%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (27.59%) GDPR
2 15 (25.86%) NIST
3 6 (10.34%) Accessibility
3 6 (10.34%) NCSC
4 4 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (5.17%) PCI DSS
6 2 (3.45%) COBIT
6 2 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (3.45%) SOC 2
7 1 (1.72%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.90%) Active Directory
3 3 (5.17%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.72%) Docker
4 1 (1.72%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (5.17%) Ansible
1 3 (5.17%) FortiGate
2 2 (3.45%) Host Intrusion Detection System
2 2 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (22.41%) Cisco
2 10 (17.24%) Meraki
3 9 (15.52%) VMware
4 8 (13.79%) Fortinet
4 8 (13.79%) Microsoft
5 6 (10.34%) Citrix
5 6 (10.34%) HP
5 6 (10.34%) SolarWinds
6 5 (8.62%) Palo Alto
7 2 (3.45%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.72%) Avaya
8 1 (1.72%) F5
8 1 (1.72%) Google
8 1 (1.72%) Juniper