Network Security Engineer
UK
The median Network Security Engineer salary in the UK is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 657 | 824 | 868 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +167 | +44 | +201 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer | 45 | 83 | 100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.081% | 0.080% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | 0.084% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 81 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £40,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £51,250 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.83% | -4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,000 | £71,757 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,625 | £106,250 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,000 | £52,500 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +7.14% | -6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Network Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security Engineer.
Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security Engineer over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Network Security Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| England | +142 | 44 | £53,000 | -7.83% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | +183 | 39 | £53,000 | +0.95% | 44 |
| South East | +90 | 26 | £53,000 | +0.95% | 12 |
| North of England | +36 | 10 | £57,500 | +12.20% | 6 |
| London | +73 | 6 | £56,250 | -19.64% | 19 |
| North East | - | 6 | £53,125 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 3 | £55,375 | -6.93% | 32 |
| North West | -2 | 3 | £55,375 | +5.48% | 2 |
| Midlands | +66 | 2 | £48,000 | -20.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +57 | 2 | £48,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 1 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| Wales | +39 | 1 | £52,500 | - | 5 |
Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Network Security Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Network Security Engineer 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:
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