Network Security Jobs in the UK excluding London

Network Security
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 274 226 201
Rank change year-on-year -48 -25 +138
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 405 907 932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.94% 1.19% 1.80%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.52% 9.37% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 342 683 506
10th Percentile £25,500 £31,250 £31,125
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,359 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £57,750
% change year-on-year +3.33% +3.90% -3.75%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,954 9,676 9,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 20.73% 12.74% 18.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,561 6,759 4,607
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,760 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% -2.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £48,750 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,000 £70,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £33,500 £47,500 £51,300
% change year-on-year -29.47% -7.41% -2.29%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the UK excluding London

Network Security
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
South East -16 102 £53,000 -11.67% 85
North of England -74 85 £57,500 +7.48% 87
South West +68 76 £55,500 -30.63% 45
Midlands -35 58 £48,750 +7.20% 63
Yorkshire +11 46 £61,250 +22.50% 36
West Midlands -29 41 £49,000 +3.16% 43
Wales +43 35 £75,000 +66.67% 19
North West -86 22 £57,500 +4.55% 40
East of England -6 21 £49,750 +2.58% 51
Scotland +39 20 £85,882 +43.14% 25
North East +37 17 £53,750 - 12
East Midlands +14 17 £46,000 +41.54% 19
Northern Ireland +38 7 £76,092 +117.41% 9
South Coast - 1 £59,000 -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 23 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.74%) nginx
4 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.73%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (0.99%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 117 (28.89%) Azure
2 60 (14.81%) AWS
3 40 (9.88%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (5.19%) GCP
5 19 (4.69%) Entra ID
6 17 (4.20%) IaaS
7 15 (3.70%) PaaS
8 12 (2.96%) Azure Sentinel
8 12 (2.96%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (2.22%) OpenShift
10 8 (1.98%) OCI
11 7 (1.73%) Mimecast
11 7 (1.73%) SaaS
12 6 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (0.99%) Azure Storage
14 2 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 2 (0.49%) Cloudflare
15 1 (0.25%) Azure Stack
15 1 (0.25%) Power Platform
15 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 201 (49.63%) Firewall
2 104 (25.68%) VPN
3 100 (24.69%) WAN
4 81 (20.00%) LAN
5 70 (17.28%) TCP/IP
6 55 (13.58%) DNS
7 50 (12.35%) BGP
8 47 (11.60%) DHCP
9 45 (11.11%) OSPF
9 45 (11.11%) VLAN
10 34 (8.40%) SD-WAN
11 28 (6.91%) EIGRP
12 23 (5.68%) VoIP
13 21 (5.19%) Intrusion Detection
14 19 (4.69%) Wireless
15 17 (4.20%) MPLS
16 15 (3.70%) Cisco Firepower
16 15 (3.70%) Internet
17 14 (3.46%) SMTP
18 12 (2.96%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.42%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.19%) Relational Database
3 13 (3.21%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (3.21%) RDBMS
4 6 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.25%) DTS
Development Applications
1 6 (1.48%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.74%) GitLab
2 3 (0.74%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.49%) Git
3 2 (0.49%) Subversion
4 1 (0.25%) JIRA
4 1 (0.25%) Maven
4 1 (0.25%) MSBuild
General
1 148 (36.54%) Social Skills
2 62 (15.31%) Finance
3 35 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (6.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (6.67%) Manufacturing
6 23 (5.68%) Public Sector
7 22 (5.43%) Telecoms
8 20 (4.94%) Marketing
9 15 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (3.46%) Legal
11 12 (2.96%) Electronics
12 10 (2.47%) Pharmaceutical
13 9 (2.22%) Banking
14 8 (1.98%) Retail
15 7 (1.73%) Aviation
15 7 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.74%) Advertising
17 3 (0.74%) Law
18 2 (0.49%) Military
Job Titles
1 103 (25.43%) Network Engineer
2 62 (15.31%) Lead
3 53 (13.09%) Security Engineer
4 37 (9.14%) Analyst
5 35 (8.64%) Architect
6 33 (8.15%) Senior
7 32 (7.90%) IT Support
8 28 (6.91%) Security Analyst
9 27 (6.67%) Network Security Engineer
10 24 (5.93%) Security Architect
11 22 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 20 (4.94%) Consultant
12 20 (4.94%) Security Consultant
13 17 (4.20%) Cloud Engineer
14 16 (3.95%) IT Engineer
15 15 (3.70%) Cloud Security Engineer
15 15 (3.70%) IT Manager
16 14 (3.46%) Network Architect
17 13 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 13 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.69%) .NET
2 8 (1.98%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.98%) LDAP
3 4 (0.99%) REST
4 2 (0.49%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.49%) HTML
4 2 (0.49%) Leaflet
4 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.49%) Spring
4 2 (0.49%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.25%) Azure Blueprints
5 1 (0.25%) JSON
5 1 (0.25%) Middleware
5 1 (0.25%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.14%) Management Information System
2 27 (6.67%) Client/Server
3 22 (5.43%) Driving Licence
3 22 (5.43%) Security Operations Centre
3 22 (5.43%) Security Posture
4 21 (5.19%) Data Centre
5 20 (4.94%) IoT
6 16 (3.95%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.96%) Device Driver
7 12 (2.96%) Operational Technology
8 10 (2.47%) Public Cloud
8 10 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.22%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (1.98%) PKI
10 8 (1.98%) Private Cloud
11 6 (1.48%) Clustering
11 6 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.48%) Robotics
12 4 (0.99%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 87 (21.48%) Windows
2 41 (10.12%) Linux
3 33 (8.15%) Windows Server
4 21 (5.19%) Unix
5 6 (1.48%) Android
5 6 (1.48%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.48%) VMS
5 6 (1.48%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.99%) AIX
7 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.49%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (29.38%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
3 73 (18.02%) Mentoring
4 57 (14.07%) SIEM
5 48 (11.85%) Incident Response
6 47 (11.60%) Information Security
7 46 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (10.86%) Cloud Security
9 43 (10.62%) Network Design
9 43 (10.62%) Risk Management
10 40 (9.88%) Roadmaps
11 39 (9.63%) Technical Leadership
12 35 (8.64%) Agile
13 33 (8.15%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (7.90%) Computer Science
14 32 (7.90%) Security Operations
15 31 (7.65%) ITIL
15 31 (7.65%) Migration
16 30 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 28 (6.91%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (10.37%) PowerShell
2 40 (9.88%) SQL
3 33 (8.15%) Python
4 21 (5.19%) C++
5 19 (4.69%) C#
6 15 (3.70%) C
7 11 (2.72%) Bash
8 7 (1.73%) Perl
9 5 (1.23%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.99%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.74%) Java
12 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.49%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.25%) Bicep
13 1 (0.25%) PHP
13 1 (0.25%) Rust
13 1 (0.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (24.69%) Security Cleared
2 77 (19.01%) Cisco Certification
3 73 (18.02%) Degree
4 72 (17.78%) SC Cleared
5 51 (12.59%) CCNA
5 51 (12.59%) CCNP
6 47 (11.60%) CISSP
7 45 (11.11%) DV Cleared
8 26 (6.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (5.43%) CISM
9 22 (5.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 20 (4.94%) Azure Certification
11 17 (4.20%) CEH
12 11 (2.72%) JNCIA
13 10 (2.47%) CCSA
14 9 (2.22%) CCIE
14 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
15 7 (1.73%) JNCIS
16 4 (0.99%) ISSEP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (15.56%) NIST
2 59 (14.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (9.14%) GDPR
4 25 (6.17%) NCSC
5 24 (5.93%) PCI DSS
6 21 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (2.96%) Accessibility
8 10 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.73%) QA
10 6 (1.48%) SLA
11 2 (0.49%) COBIT
11 2 (0.49%) GRC
11 2 (0.49%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.25%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.25%) PMO
12 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 44 (10.86%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (6.17%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.20%) Firmware
5 14 (3.46%) Docker
6 6 (1.48%) BitLocker
6 6 (1.48%) Microsoft App-V
6 6 (1.48%) Terminal Services
6 6 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.48%) vSphere
7 5 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.23%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.25%) XenApp
9 1 (0.25%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 30 (7.41%) FortiGate
2 29 (7.16%) Ansible
3 18 (4.44%) Terraform
4 15 (3.70%) Kubernetes
5 12 (2.96%) QRadar
6 7 (1.73%) CASB
7 6 (1.48%) ArcSight ESM
7 6 (1.48%) Nagios
7 6 (1.48%) Puppet
7 6 (1.48%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.48%) vMotion
8 2 (0.49%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.49%) Nessus
9 1 (0.25%) EnCase
9 1 (0.25%) FTK
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.25%) RSA Security Analytics
9 1 (0.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 120 (29.63%) Microsoft
2 110 (27.16%) Cisco
3 59 (14.57%) Fortinet
4 33 (8.15%) VMware
5 29 (7.16%) Juniper
6 26 (6.42%) Meraki
7 22 (5.43%) Palo Alto
8 20 (4.94%) CheckPoint
9 18 (4.44%) HP
9 18 (4.44%) Splunk
10 16 (3.95%) SAP
11 14 (3.46%) SolarWinds
12 13 (3.21%) Citrix
13 9 (2.22%) Aruba
14 8 (1.98%) Google
15 6 (1.48%) ArcSight
15 6 (1.48%) Arista
15 6 (1.48%) LogLogic
15 6 (1.48%) McAfee
15 6 (1.48%) Symantec