Network Security Jobs in South Yorkshire

Network Security
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Yorkshire 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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 86 56
Rank change year-on-year +55 -30 +45
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 20 11 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 5.08% 0.80% 6.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 19.05% 9.82% 23.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11 9 10
10th Percentile £37,500 - £38,000
25th Percentile £51,125 £26,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £27,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +159.26% -55.92% -2.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £37,500 £69,375
90th Percentile - £39,000 £69,750
Yorkshire median annual salary £53,250 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +6.50% -6.54% -5.77%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 105 112 429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 26.65% 8.19% 27.50%
Number of salaries quoted 74 94 103
10th Percentile £25,267 £26,325 £22,000
25th Percentile £29,791 £29,188 £27,675
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -2.78% -34.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £45,938 £43,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £57,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -23.53% - -15.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in South Yorkshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Network Security in South Yorkshire

Network Security
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in South Yorkshire

Network Security
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 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
Sheffield +47 19 £70,000 +159.26% 8
Network Security
Yorkshire

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (30.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (70.00%) Firewall
2 10 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 10 (50.00%) VPN
2 10 (50.00%) WAN
3 9 (45.00%) LAN
4 6 (30.00%) Cisco Nexus
4 6 (30.00%) DNS
4 6 (30.00%) DWDM
5 4 (20.00%) BGP
5 4 (20.00%) EIGRP
5 4 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (20.00%) OSPF
5 4 (20.00%) SD-WAN
6 3 (15.00%) WebEx
6 3 (15.00%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (10.00%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (5.00%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (5.00%) NetScaler
Development Applications
1 6 (30.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 13 (65.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Finance
4 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) Network Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Architect
3 3 (15.00%) Network Architect
3 3 (15.00%) VMware Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Automation Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Lead
5 1 (5.00%) Lead Network Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Network Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Network Security Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Python Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Security Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Security Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Security Technical Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Technical Consultant
5 1 (5.00%) Technical Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (20.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (15.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (15.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
1 3 (15.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (5.00%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Migration
1 11 (55.00%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 9 (45.00%) Network Architecture
4 6 (30.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 6 (30.00%) Mentoring
4 6 (30.00%) Runbook
4 6 (30.00%) Task Automation
4 6 (30.00%) Technical Leadership
4 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 5 (25.00%) Network Management
6 4 (20.00%) Containerisation
6 4 (20.00%) Network Monitoring
6 4 (20.00%) Network Virtualisation
6 4 (20.00%) Test Automation
7 3 (15.00%) Cloud Security
7 3 (15.00%) Coaching
7 3 (15.00%) Line Management
7 3 (15.00%) Roadmaps
7 3 (15.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 10 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (50.00%) Degree
3 8 (40.00%) CCNA
3 8 (40.00%) CCNP
4 6 (30.00%) JNCIA
4 6 (30.00%) JNCIS
5 2 (10.00%) CCSA
6 1 (5.00%) Azure Certification
6 1 (5.00%) CCSE
6 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (20.00%) Docker
2 4 (20.00%) VMware NSX
3 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (5.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (5.00%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (5.00%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (5.00%) XenApp
3 1 (5.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (50.00%) Ansible
2 6 (30.00%) Terraform
3 4 (20.00%) Kubernetes
4 3 (15.00%) FortiGate
5 1 (5.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (80.00%) Cisco
2 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
3 6 (30.00%) Arista
4 5 (25.00%) VMware
5 4 (20.00%) Fortinet
6 3 (15.00%) Meraki
6 3 (15.00%) Zscaler
7 2 (10.00%) CheckPoint
7 2 (10.00%) Palo Alto
8 1 (5.00%) Citrix
8 1 (5.00%) Commvault