Network Security Jobs in Wales

Network Security
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 76 120
Rank change year-on-year -22 +44 -33
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 22 52 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.09% 3.12% 1.16%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.46% 20.80% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 12 14 22
10th Percentile £37,101 £23,000 -
25th Percentile £39,275 £24,938 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,886 £40,333 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.29% -23.17% +90.91%
75th Percentile £47,460 £45,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £53,625 £46,050 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 260 250 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 12.88% 14.99% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 150 80 156
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,113 £27,000
25th Percentile £28,290 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £37,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -17.58% +25.85%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,563 £55,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £69,451 £75,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Wales over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Wales region over the 6 months to 26 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
South Wales -16 21 £44,886 +95.16% 6
Mid Wales - 1 - -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 (4.55%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (31.82%) Azure
2 5 (22.73%) AWS
3 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (77.27%) Firewall
2 14 (63.64%) LAN
2 14 (63.64%) WAN
3 13 (59.09%) VPN
4 8 (36.36%) VLAN
4 8 (36.36%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (31.82%) MPLS
6 6 (27.27%) Wireless
7 5 (22.73%) WLAN
8 4 (18.18%) IPsec
9 3 (13.64%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (13.64%) DNS
9 3 (13.64%) FTP
9 3 (13.64%) HTTP
9 3 (13.64%) Internet
9 3 (13.64%) SMTP
9 3 (13.64%) Sourcefire
9 3 (13.64%) TCP/IP
10 2 (9.09%) BGP
10 2 (9.09%) EIGRP
General
1 8 (36.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (31.82%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Local Government
3 5 (22.73%) Police
4 3 (13.64%) Automotive
4 3 (13.64%) Games
4 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 3 (13.64%) Retail
4 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Welsh Language
5 1 (4.55%) Banking
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (68.18%) Network Engineer
2 7 (31.82%) Senior
2 7 (31.82%) Senior Network Engineer
3 5 (22.73%) ICT Engineer
4 4 (18.18%) Analyst
5 3 (13.64%) Network Security Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) Security Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) SOC Analyst
6 2 (9.09%) Consultant
6 2 (9.09%) Project Consultant
7 1 (4.55%) IT Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Data Centre
2 4 (18.18%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 2 (9.09%) PKI
5 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 1 (4.55%) Tandem
5 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Windows
2 3 (13.64%) CatOS
3 2 (9.09%) Linux
3 2 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 1 (4.55%) Unix
4 1 (4.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Network Management
2 10 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (27.27%) Actionable Insight
3 6 (27.27%) Customer Service
4 5 (22.73%) Business Continuity
4 5 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (22.73%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (22.73%) High Availability
4 5 (22.73%) Migration
5 4 (18.18%) Security Operations
5 4 (18.18%) SIEM
6 3 (13.64%) Capacity Planning
6 3 (13.64%) Compliance Audit
6 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
6 3 (13.64%) ITIL
6 3 (13.64%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 3 (13.64%) Network Monitoring
6 3 (13.64%) Performance Analysis
6 3 (13.64%) Time Management
6 3 (13.64%) Two-Factor Authentication
Qualifications
1 15 (68.18%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (45.45%) CCNA
3 8 (36.36%) CCNP
3 8 (36.36%) Degree
4 6 (27.27%) SC Cleared
4 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 3 (13.64%) CCIE
5 3 (13.64%) Check Point Certification
5 3 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (9.09%) DV Cleared
7 1 (4.55%) CISMP
7 1 (4.55%) CISSP
7 1 (4.55%) CWNA
7 1 (4.55%) CWTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.55%) GDPR
2 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
2 1 (4.55%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (22.73%) FortiGate
2 2 (9.09%) Cisco Prime
2 2 (9.09%) WhatsUp Gold
3 1 (4.55%) SCCM
3 1 (4.55%) WSUS
Vendors
1 20 (90.91%) Cisco
2 8 (36.36%) CheckPoint
3 5 (22.73%) Juniper
4 3 (13.64%) ArcSight
4 3 (13.64%) F5
4 3 (13.64%) IBM
4 3 (13.64%) Splunk
4 3 (13.64%) TippingPoint
4 3 (13.64%) Trend Micro
5 2 (9.09%) Forcepoint
5 2 (9.09%) McAfee
5 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
5 2 (9.09%) Oracle
5 2 (9.09%) Palo Alto
6 1 (4.55%) Apple
6 1 (4.55%) Barracuda Networks
6 1 (4.55%) VMware