Intrusion Detection Job Trends

Intrusion Detection
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 700 596 644
Rank change year-on-year -104 +48 -74
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 82 93 151
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.077% 0.19% 0.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.09% 1.26% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 35 78 101
10th Percentile £46,850 £44,075 £35,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,906 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,600 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Intrusion Detection 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,516 7,377 9,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.03% 14.75% 11.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,825 4,257 6,150
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £37,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +17.57% -17.78% -0.43%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Intrusion Detection relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Intrusion Detection job vacancy trend in the UK

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Intrusion Detection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Intrusion Detection

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Intrusion Detection in the UK

Intrusion Detection
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the UK over the 6 months to 16 August 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
England -106 78 £57,500 -8.00% 16
UK excluding London -103 52 £55,000 - 16
London -54 27 £70,000 -12.50% 3
Work from Home -38 21 £55,000 -18.52% 6
North of England -48 20 £55,000 +12.82% 3
South East -46 16 £65,000 +7.44% 8
Yorkshire -20 13 - - 2
East of England -25 8 £51,000 -
North West -2 7 £55,000 +22.22% 1
Midlands -33 3 £55,000 - 3
West Midlands -34 3 £55,000 - 2
Scotland - 3 £52,500 - 1
South West -83 1 £80,000 +95.36% 1
Wales - 1 £48,500 -

Intrusion Detection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (3.66%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.29%) AWS
2 13 (15.85%) Azure
3 9 (10.98%) Mimecast
4 5 (6.10%) Cloudflare
5 2 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
5 2 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 55 (67.07%) Firewall
2 28 (34.15%) Network Security
3 11 (13.41%) VPN
4 5 (6.10%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.10%) Wireless
5 4 (4.88%) WAN
6 3 (3.66%) Cisco ISE
6 3 (3.66%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (3.66%) MPLS
7 2 (2.44%) 4G
7 2 (2.44%) 5G
7 2 (2.44%) BGP
7 2 (2.44%) Internet
7 2 (2.44%) LAN
7 2 (2.44%) SD-WAN
7 2 (2.44%) Software-Defined Networking
7 2 (2.44%) VLAN
8 1 (1.22%) DHCP
8 1 (1.22%) Wireshark
8 1 (1.22%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 21 (25.61%) Social Skills
2 16 (19.51%) Finance
3 13 (15.85%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (14.63%) Aerospace
5 10 (12.20%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (12.20%) Military
6 8 (9.76%) Legal
7 4 (4.88%) Banking
8 3 (3.66%) Financial Institution
9 2 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 28 (34.15%) Security Engineer
2 16 (19.51%) Senior
3 13 (15.85%) Systems Engineer
4 12 (14.63%) Analyst
4 12 (14.63%) Security Analyst
5 10 (12.20%) Lead
5 10 (12.20%) Senior Security Engineer
5 10 (12.20%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 5 (6.10%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (6.10%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 5 (6.10%) Security Manager
6 5 (6.10%) Security Specialist
6 5 (6.10%) Senior Manager
6 5 (6.10%) SIEM Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 4 (4.88%) Information Analyst
7 4 (4.88%) Information Security Analyst
7 4 (4.88%) Technical Manager
8 3 (3.66%) IT Security Analyst
8 3 (3.66%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (14.63%) ModSecurity
2 3 (3.66%) Smart Contracts
3 2 (2.44%) OAuth
3 2 (2.44%) OAuth2
3 2 (2.44%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 23 (28.05%) Security Posture
2 14 (17.07%) CCTV
3 13 (15.85%) Driving Licence
4 12 (14.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 12 (14.63%) Social Media
5 8 (9.76%) Management Information System
6 6 (7.32%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (7.32%) Operational Technology
7 5 (6.10%) Blog
7 5 (6.10%) SCADA
8 4 (4.88%) Cloud Native
8 4 (4.88%) Cyberattack
8 4 (4.88%) Data Centre
8 4 (4.88%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (4.88%) Life Science
9 3 (3.66%) Blockchain
9 3 (3.66%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (2.44%) PKI
11 1 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
11 1 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.88%) Linux
2 1 (1.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (53.66%) SIEM
2 33 (40.24%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (35.37%) Incident Response
4 25 (30.49%) Security Operations
5 24 (29.27%) Security Architecture
5 24 (29.27%) Security Monitoring
5 24 (29.27%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 18 (21.95%) Information Security
7 16 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (18.29%) Threat Detection
9 14 (17.07%) Kalman Filter
9 14 (17.07%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 13 (15.85%) Cloud Security
10 13 (15.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (14.63%) DDoS Mitigation
11 12 (14.63%) Decision-Making
12 11 (13.41%) Service Delivery
12 11 (13.41%) Service Management
12 11 (13.41%) Threat Analysis
12 11 (13.41%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.98%) Python
2 6 (7.32%) PowerShell
3 4 (4.88%) Bash
4 3 (3.66%) C
4 3 (3.66%) C#
4 3 (3.66%) Java
4 3 (3.66%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.44%) Bicep
5 2 (2.44%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (1.22%) Go
Qualifications
1 22 (26.83%) Security Cleared
2 21 (25.61%) CISSP
3 18 (21.95%) Cisco Certification
3 18 (21.95%) DV Cleared
4 17 (20.73%) CCNP
5 12 (14.63%) Degree
6 8 (9.76%) SC Cleared
7 7 (8.54%) CISM
8 6 (7.32%) CCNA
8 6 (7.32%) GSEC
9 5 (6.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (6.10%) CRISC
10 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
10 3 (3.66%) Azure Certification
11 2 (2.44%) JNCIP
12 1 (1.22%) CEH
12 1 (1.22%) Master's Degree
12 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (1.22%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (1.22%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (20.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 17 (20.73%) NIST
2 10 (12.20%) SLA
3 8 (9.76%) GDPR
4 5 (6.10%) Government Security Classifications
4 5 (6.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 5 (6.10%) JSP 440
5 4 (4.88%) PCI DSS
6 3 (3.66%) HIPAA
7 2 (2.44%) SOC 2
8 1 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 3 (3.66%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.88%) Kubernetes
1 4 (4.88%) Network Intrusion Detection System
2 3 (3.66%) Terraform
3 2 (2.44%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.22%) Argo
4 1 (1.22%) Grafana
4 1 (1.22%) Istio
4 1 (1.22%) linkerd
4 1 (1.22%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 26 (31.71%) Cisco
2 13 (15.85%) Fortinet
3 10 (12.20%) Palo Alto
4 8 (9.76%) Splunk
5 6 (7.32%) Google
5 6 (7.32%) Zscaler
6 5 (6.10%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (6.10%) Microsoft
7 4 (4.88%) Meraki
7 4 (4.88%) Sophos
8 3 (3.66%) CheckPoint
8 3 (3.66%) Okta
8 3 (3.66%) Qualys
8 3 (3.66%) Tenable
9 1 (1.22%) Cognizant
9 1 (1.22%) Dell