Network Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Network Security
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 160 177 153
Rank change year-on-year +17 -24 +26
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 22 70 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.65% 1.04% 1.87%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.07% 7.30% 11.81%
Number of salaries quoted 21 48 30
10th Percentile - £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £35,287
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +2.04% -10.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £65,313
90th Percentile £76,250 £67,875 £75,250
South East median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +22.45% -6.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 541 959 948
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.95% 14.28% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 218 677 531
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,400 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,563 £34,500 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,375 £69,700 £74,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £47,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.06% +4.44% -5.26%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

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

Salary histogram for Network Security in the Thames Valley

Network Security
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 Network Security within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire +2 14 £62,500 +25.00% 24
Buckinghamshire +36 8 £45,000 -30.77% 7
Network Security
South East

Network Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (18.18%) SAP Business One
2 1 (4.55%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (31.82%) Azure
2 6 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (18.18%) AWS
4 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (54.55%) Firewall
2 8 (36.36%) VPN
3 5 (22.73%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (22.73%) TCP/IP
4 3 (13.64%) Internet
4 3 (13.64%) WAN
5 2 (9.09%) BGP
5 2 (9.09%) DNS
5 2 (9.09%) LAN
5 2 (9.09%) MPLS
5 2 (9.09%) OSPF
5 2 (9.09%) SD-WAN
5 2 (9.09%) Wireless
6 1 (4.55%) DHCP
6 1 (4.55%) DMZ
6 1 (4.55%) DWDM
6 1 (4.55%) VLAN
6 1 (4.55%) VoIP
6 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (18.18%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (18.18%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 3 (13.64%) Retail
4 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) IT Manager
2 4 (18.18%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Lead
3 3 (13.64%) Network Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Senior
4 2 (9.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
4 2 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Azure Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Security Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Security Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Security Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Service Desk Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Service Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Support Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Operational Technology
2 6 (27.27%) Management Information System
3 4 (18.18%) Security Posture
4 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
5 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
5 1 (4.55%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (45.45%) Windows
2 9 (40.91%) Windows Server
3 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Computer Science
1 8 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (27.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (22.73%) Data Protection
3 5 (22.73%) Service Delivery
4 4 (18.18%) Budgeting
4 4 (18.18%) Business Continuity
4 4 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (18.18%) Data Development
4 4 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (18.18%) ERP
4 4 (18.18%) High Availability
4 4 (18.18%) ITIL
4 4 (18.18%) Logistics
4 4 (18.18%) Process Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) Project Management
4 4 (18.18%) Risk Management
4 4 (18.18%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.55%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (4.55%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) Degree
2 7 (31.82%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (22.73%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (18.18%) CCNP
4 4 (18.18%) MCSA
4 4 (18.18%) MCSE
4 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (13.64%) CCNA
5 3 (13.64%) CISSP
6 2 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (9.09%) GCIA
6 2 (9.09%) SANS
7 1 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (4.55%) CCIE
7 1 (4.55%) CCSP
7 1 (4.55%) CISM
7 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
7 1 (4.55%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (27.27%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
1 5 (22.73%) Hyper-V
1 5 (22.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (9.09%) Docker
3 1 (4.55%) Firmware
3 1 (4.55%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) FortiGate
2 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) Cisco
2 5 (22.73%) Fortinet
2 5 (22.73%) VMware
3 4 (18.18%) SAP
4 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.55%) Apple
5 1 (4.55%) Draytek
5 1 (4.55%) HP
5 1 (4.55%) Juniper
5 1 (4.55%) Meraki
5 1 (4.55%) Sophos