Network Security Analyst Jobs

Network Security Analyst
UK

The median Network Security Analyst salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 869 958 1178
Rank change year-on-year +89 +220 -293
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Analyst 25 27 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.026% 0.026% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.028% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 25 11 14
10th Percentile £49,750 £24,000 £32,175
25th Percentile - £29,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -10.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £56,750
90th Percentile - - £60,575
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £32,083 £50,000
% change year-on-year +118.18% -35.83% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Network Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Network Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security Analyst in the UK

Network Security Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security Analyst.

Salary trend for Network Security Analyst in the UK

Network Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security Analyst over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security Analyst in the UK

Network Security Analyst
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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
England +131 25 £70,000 +51.35% 1
UK excluding London +27 14 £70,000 +118.18%
South West - 12 £70,000 -
London +161 11 £75,000 +15.38% 1
Work from Home +95 3 £55,000 +44.74%
West Midlands - 2 £47,500 -
Midlands - 2 £47,500 -

Network Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Network Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Network Security Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (80.00%) Law
2 14 (56.00%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (48.00%) Security Architecture
3 12 (48.00%) Firewall
3 12 (48.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (44.00%) Network Security
5 10 (40.00%) Microsoft
6 9 (36.00%) VoIP
7 8 (32.00%) WAN
7 8 (32.00%) TCP/IP
7 8 (32.00%) VPN
7 8 (32.00%) DNS
7 8 (32.00%) SSL
7 8 (32.00%) Client/Server
7 8 (32.00%) LAN
7 8 (32.00%) Active Directory
7 8 (32.00%) CheckPoint
7 8 (32.00%) SAML
7 8 (32.00%) Internet
7 8 (32.00%) MPLS
7 8 (32.00%) OSPF
7 8 (32.00%) BGP
7 8 (32.00%) Information Security
7 8 (32.00%) Management Information System
7 8 (32.00%) Wireless
7 8 (32.00%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (32.00%) Load Balancing
7 8 (32.00%) Reverse Proxy
7 8 (32.00%) Skype for Business
7 8 (32.00%) Change Control

Network Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 8 (32.00%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Google Drive
3 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (48.00%) Firewall
2 11 (44.00%) Network Security
3 9 (36.00%) VoIP
4 8 (32.00%) BGP
4 8 (32.00%) DNS
4 8 (32.00%) Internet
4 8 (32.00%) LAN
4 8 (32.00%) MPLS
4 8 (32.00%) OSPF
4 8 (32.00%) Reverse Proxy
4 8 (32.00%) SD-WAN
4 8 (32.00%) Skype
4 8 (32.00%) SSL
4 8 (32.00%) TCP/IP
4 8 (32.00%) VPN
4 8 (32.00%) WAN
4 8 (32.00%) Wireless
5 2 (8.00%) VLAN
5 2 (8.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 20 (80.00%) Law
2 12 (48.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.00%) Retail
3 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (32.00%) 802.1X
1 8 (32.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) Client/Server
1 8 (32.00%) Data Centre
1 8 (32.00%) Management Information System
1 8 (32.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (48.00%) Security Architecture
3 8 (32.00%) Change Control
3 8 (32.00%) Information Security
3 8 (32.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 8 (32.00%) Load Balancing
4 2 (8.00%) E-Commerce
4 2 (8.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (8.00%) SIEM
4 2 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 2 (8.00%) CEH
2 1 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (4.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.00%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 8 (32.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (32.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (32.00%) CheckPoint
2 8 (32.00%) Ribbon
3 2 (8.00%) Palo Alto
4 1 (4.00%) Google
4 1 (4.00%) Meraki