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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 170 149
Rank change year-on-year +5 -21 +41
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 19 73 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.55% 1.09% 1.88%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.47% 7.60% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 18 51 29
10th Percentile £40,625 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +2.04% -10.91%
75th Percentile £73,125 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,375 £67,500 £75,500
South East median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +20.00% -4.76%

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 548 961 932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.00% 14.30% 15.78%
Number of salaries quoted 222 677 522
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,375 £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 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,875
South East median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -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 17 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 17 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 -13 13 £61,250 +22.50% 24
Buckinghamshire +34 6 £45,000 -30.77% 8
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 (5.26%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (21.05%) SAP Business One
2 1 (5.26%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 5 (26.32%) Azure
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (21.05%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (57.89%) Firewall
2 7 (36.84%) VPN
3 5 (26.32%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (15.79%) TCP/IP
4 3 (15.79%) WAN
5 2 (10.53%) BGP
5 2 (10.53%) DNS
5 2 (10.53%) Internet
5 2 (10.53%) LAN
5 2 (10.53%) MPLS
5 2 (10.53%) OSPF
5 2 (10.53%) SD-WAN
6 1 (5.26%) DHCP
6 1 (5.26%) DMZ
6 1 (5.26%) DWDM
6 1 (5.26%) VLAN
6 1 (5.26%) VoIP
6 1 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (5.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (21.05%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (21.05%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.26%) Retail
4 1 (5.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (26.32%) IT Manager
2 4 (21.05%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (15.79%) Lead
3 3 (15.79%) Network Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) IT Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (10.53%) Security Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Senior
4 2 (10.53%) Service Desk Manager
4 2 (10.53%) Service Manager
4 2 (10.53%) Systems Manager
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Leader
5 1 (5.26%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Data Centre Manager
5 1 (5.26%) Lead Network Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Security Operations Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Security Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Technical Infrastructure Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) Operational Technology
2 5 (26.32%) Management Information System
3 4 (21.05%) Security Posture
4 2 (10.53%) Onboarding
5 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
5 1 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (47.37%) Windows
1 9 (47.37%) Windows Server
2 1 (5.26%) Windows 10
2 1 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Computer Science
1 7 (36.84%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (31.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (26.32%) Data Protection
3 5 (26.32%) Service Delivery
4 4 (21.05%) Analytics
4 4 (21.05%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 4 (21.05%) Business Analytics
4 4 (21.05%) Business Continuity
4 4 (21.05%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (21.05%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (21.05%) ERP
4 4 (21.05%) High Availability
4 4 (21.05%) Logistics
4 4 (21.05%) Process Improvement
4 4 (21.05%) Project Management
4 4 (21.05%) Resource Allocation
4 4 (21.05%) Risk Management
4 4 (21.05%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (5.26%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) Degree
2 6 (31.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (21.05%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (21.05%) MCSA
3 4 (21.05%) MCSE
3 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (15.79%) CCNP
5 2 (10.53%) CCNA
5 2 (10.53%) CISSP
6 1 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (5.26%) CCIE
6 1 (5.26%) CCSP
6 1 (5.26%) CISM
6 1 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (5.26%) DBS Check
6 1 (5.26%) GCIA
6 1 (5.26%) JNCIA
6 1 (5.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (26.32%) Active Directory
1 5 (26.32%) Hyper-V
1 5 (26.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (5.26%) Docker
2 1 (5.26%) Firmware
2 1 (5.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (21.05%) FortiGate
2 1 (5.26%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (52.63%) Microsoft
2 5 (26.32%) VMware
3 4 (21.05%) Cisco
3 4 (21.05%) Fortinet
3 4 (21.05%) SAP
4 2 (10.53%) ServiceNow
5 1 (5.26%) Apple
5 1 (5.26%) Draytek
5 1 (5.26%) HP
5 1 (5.26%) Juniper
5 1 (5.26%) Meraki
5 1 (5.26%) Sophos