Network Security Job Trends in Surrey

Network Security
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 88 112
Rank change year-on-year -20 +24 -42
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 18 11 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.76% 0.93% 0.86%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.50% 6.55% 3.52%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 14
10th Percentile £29,000 £55,400 £42,715
25th Percentile £42,500 £57,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,700 £69,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -1.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 277 168 454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 11.74% 14.26% 24.51%
Number of salaries quoted 184 140 142
10th Percentile £30,500 £25,250 £29,075
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £37,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -30.56% +4.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £43,750 £63,188
90th Percentile £81,250 £63,750 £67,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Surrey

Network Security
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Surrey over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Surrey

Network Security
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 9 September 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
Redhill +8 8 £45,000 -10.00% 7
Epsom - 4 - -
Guildford -25 3 £70,000 +9.80% 7
Woking -22 1 £81,000 +38.46%
Egham - 1 £50,000 - 1
Network Security
South East

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) Azure
2 3 (16.67%) AWS
3 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) Firewall
2 4 (22.22%) BGP
2 4 (22.22%) IPsec
2 4 (22.22%) TCP/IP
2 4 (22.22%) VPN
3 3 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
3 3 (16.67%) LTE
3 3 (16.67%) MPLS
3 3 (16.67%) Multicast
3 3 (16.67%) OSPF
3 3 (16.67%) VoIP
3 3 (16.67%) VSAT
4 2 (11.11%) LAN
4 2 (11.11%) WAN
4 2 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (5.56%) DHCP
5 1 (5.56%) DNS
5 1 (5.56%) SNMP
5 1 (5.56%) SSL
5 1 (5.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Electronics
2 3 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Telecoms
3 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Network Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Network Engineer
1 4 (22.22%) Network Security Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Security Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Security Manager
1 4 (22.22%) Senior
1 4 (22.22%) Senior Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Senior Network Analyst
1 4 (22.22%) Senior Security Analyst
2 3 (16.67%) Communications Engineer
2 3 (16.67%) Graduate
2 3 (16.67%) IT Manager
2 3 (16.67%) IT Security Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Security Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Head of IT
4 1 (5.56%) Information Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Lead Network Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (22.22%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (11.11%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (5.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
3 1 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Linux
2 3 (16.67%) Windows
3 2 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (61.11%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (44.44%) Information Security
3 5 (27.78%) Computer Science
3 5 (27.78%) Security Operations
3 5 (27.78%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (22.22%) Business Continuity
4 4 (22.22%) High Availability
4 4 (22.22%) Incident Response
4 4 (22.22%) SIEM
5 3 (16.67%) Cloud Security
5 3 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (16.67%) Incident Management
5 3 (16.67%) Network Design
5 3 (16.67%) Remediation Plan
5 3 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (11.11%) AI
6 2 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (5.56%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) Python
2 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) Security Cleared
2 5 (27.78%) Degree
3 4 (22.22%) CCNP
3 4 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (22.22%) CISM
3 4 (22.22%) CISSP
3 4 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 3 (16.67%) CCNA
4 3 (16.67%) CISA
4 3 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 3 (16.67%) HNC
4 3 (16.67%) HND
4 3 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (5.56%) AWS Certification
5 1 (5.56%) Azure Certification
5 1 (5.56%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (5.56%) GIAC
5 1 (5.56%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (38.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (27.78%) NIST
3 4 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (22.22%) GDPR
3 4 (22.22%) SLA
4 1 (5.56%) ISO 9001
4 1 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 3 (16.67%) Docker
2 2 (11.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (16.67%) FortiGate
2 1 (5.56%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (5.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Cisco
2 3 (16.67%) Fortinet
2 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 2 (11.11%) Juniper
3 2 (11.11%) Qualys
4 1 (5.56%) Aruba
4 1 (5.56%) New Relic
4 1 (5.56%) Palo Alto
4 1 (5.56%) SolarWinds
4 1 (5.56%) Splunk
4 1 (5.56%) Zerto