Intrusion Detection Jobs in the Thames Valley

Intrusion Detection
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Intrusion Detection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 212 239 232
Rank change year-on-year +27 -7 -14
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 29 21 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.43% 0.34% 0.59%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.01% 2.15% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 25 5 35
10th Percentile - £76,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £82,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £85,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -41.18% +120.78% -23.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £87,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £69,000 - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £75,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +20.97% +34.05%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

Intrusion Detection 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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 964 977 1,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.39% 15.96% 20.40%
Number of salaries quoted 684 552 766
10th Percentile £28,325 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,500 £30,750 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £59,000 £58,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,875 £79,375
South East median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% -1.04%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Intrusion Detection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Intrusion Detection in the Thames Valley

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Intrusion Detection in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Intrusion Detection in the Thames Valley

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Intrusion Detection in the Thames Valley

Intrusion Detection
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 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
Buckinghamshire -4 17 £40,000 -52.94%
Berkshire +18 12 £62,500 -16.67% 4
Intrusion Detection
South East

Intrusion Detection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (65.52%) Azure
2 15 (51.72%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (44.83%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (24.14%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (13.79%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (100.00%) Firewall
2 8 (27.59%) Network Security
3 7 (24.14%) VPN
4 4 (13.79%) Internet
5 3 (10.34%) BGP
5 3 (10.34%) DMZ
5 3 (10.34%) DNS
5 3 (10.34%) IPsec
5 3 (10.34%) MPLS
5 3 (10.34%) OSPF
5 3 (10.34%) SD-WAN
5 3 (10.34%) SSL
6 1 (3.45%) tcpdump
6 1 (3.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Hadoop
General
1 18 (62.07%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
2 2 (6.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (58.62%) Analyst
2 16 (55.17%) SOC Analyst
3 7 (24.14%) Senior
4 5 (17.24%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (13.79%) Architect
5 4 (13.79%) Security Architect
6 3 (10.34%) Firewall Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Network Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Presales Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Presales Network Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (6.90%) IT Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (6.90%) IT Manager
7 2 (6.90%) IT Security Manager
7 2 (6.90%) Security Manager
8 1 (3.45%) Consultant
8 1 (3.45%) Security Consultant
8 1 (3.45%) Security Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Security Specialist
8 1 (3.45%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (75.86%) Management Information System
2 17 (58.62%) Cyber Threat
2 17 (58.62%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (44.83%) Client/Server
4 4 (13.79%) Data Centre
4 4 (13.79%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (13.79%) PKI
4 4 (13.79%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (3.45%) Cyberattack
5 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (55.17%) Windows
2 4 (13.79%) Kali Linux
3 2 (6.90%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (86.21%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (79.31%) SIEM
3 22 (75.86%) Incident Response
4 21 (72.41%) Computer Science
4 21 (72.41%) Security Operations
5 17 (58.62%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (17.24%) Data Protection
6 5 (17.24%) Penetration Testing
6 5 (17.24%) Security Architecture
6 5 (17.24%) Vulnerability Management
7 4 (13.79%) Asset Management
7 4 (13.79%) BCP
7 4 (13.79%) Cryptography
7 4 (13.79%) Data Security
7 4 (13.79%) Database Security
7 4 (13.79%) Incident Management
7 4 (13.79%) OWASP
7 4 (13.79%) Patch Management
7 4 (13.79%) Physics
7 4 (13.79%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) PowerShell
1 4 (13.79%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (79.31%) Degree
2 22 (75.86%) CISSP
3 18 (62.07%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (58.62%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (17.24%) SC Cleared
5 5 (17.24%) Security Cleared
6 4 (13.79%) AWS Certification
6 4 (13.79%) Azure Certification
7 1 (3.45%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) NIST
2 5 (17.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (13.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 4 (13.79%) PCI DSS
4 1 (3.45%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
1 2 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Suricata
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.24%) Splunk
3 4 (13.79%) Cisco
3 4 (13.79%) Juniper
3 4 (13.79%) Palo Alto
4 3 (10.34%) Fortinet
5 2 (6.90%) VMware