Network Security Jobs in Wales

Network Security
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 102 77
Rank change year-on-year +57 -25 +42
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 36 25 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 3.00% 1.14% 3.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.10% 9.51% 21.71%
Number of salaries quoted 36 18 16
10th Percentile £47,500 £38,255 £23,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £43,992 £28,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £47,443 £34,686
Median % change year-on-year +58.08% +36.78% -28.85%
75th Percentile £78,750 £60,000 £45,375
90th Percentile £87,500 - £46,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 590 263 258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 49.13% 12.02% 15.28%
Number of salaries quoted 369 151 79
10th Percentile £15,052 £26,250 £25,800
25th Percentile £23,504 £28,290 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £40,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.06% +6.58% -15.56%
75th Percentile - £47,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £54,000 £59,750 £70,350
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.94% -3.81%

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 30 May 2025.

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 30 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
South Wales +29 13 £69,384 +46.25% 41
Mid Wales +11 1 £32,500 -
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 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.78%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 24 (66.67%) Azure
2 4 (11.11%) AWS
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.78%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (30.56%) TCP/IP
2 10 (27.78%) Modbus
2 10 (27.78%) MQTT
3 5 (13.89%) IP Telephony
4 4 (11.11%) Firewall
5 2 (5.56%) LAN
5 2 (5.56%) VLAN
5 2 (5.56%) VPN
5 2 (5.56%) WAN
5 2 (5.56%) Wireless
6 1 (2.78%) DHCP
6 1 (2.78%) DNS
6 1 (2.78%) Internet
6 1 (2.78%) VoIP
6 1 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (2.78%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (44.44%) PostgreSQL
1 16 (44.44%) RDBMS
1 16 (44.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) Git
General
1 29 (80.56%) Social Skills
2 6 (16.67%) Finance
3 5 (13.89%) Marketing
3 5 (13.89%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (13.89%) Telecoms
4 4 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.56%) Legal
6 1 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (52.78%) Lead
2 12 (33.33%) Developer
2 12 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 11 (30.56%) Lead Software Engineer
4 8 (22.22%) Lead Developer
4 8 (22.22%) Software Team Leader
4 8 (22.22%) Team Leader
5 6 (16.67%) Firmware Developer
6 5 (13.89%) Business Development Manager
6 5 (13.89%) Business Manager
6 5 (13.89%) Development Manager
6 5 (13.89%) IT Development Manager
6 5 (13.89%) IT Manager
6 5 (13.89%) Telecoms Manager
7 4 (11.11%) Senior
7 4 (11.11%) Software Developer
8 3 (8.33%) Architect
8 3 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
9 2 (5.56%) Security Architect
9 2 (5.56%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (58.33%) .NET
2 4 (11.11%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 18 (50.00%) IoT
2 10 (27.78%) Device Driver
3 5 (13.89%) Private Cloud
3 5 (13.89%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.78%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 23 (63.89%) Windows
2 22 (61.11%) Linux
2 22 (61.11%) Unix
3 1 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (61.11%) Agile
3 19 (52.78%) Mentoring
4 18 (50.00%) Product Strategy
4 18 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 18 (50.00%) Technical Debt
4 18 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
5 16 (44.44%) Full-Stack Development
5 16 (44.44%) Web Development
6 12 (33.33%) CI/CD
6 12 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
7 10 (27.78%) API Development
7 10 (27.78%) Computer Architecture
8 6 (16.67%) Cloud Security
9 5 (13.89%) Business Strategy
9 5 (13.89%) Customer Acquisition
9 5 (13.89%) Customer Service
9 5 (13.89%) Infrastructure Monitoring
9 5 (13.89%) Lead Generation
9 5 (13.89%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 17 (47.22%) C#
2 16 (44.44%) SQL
3 10 (27.78%) C
3 10 (27.78%) C++
4 4 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 4 (11.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (5.56%) CCNA
1 2 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (5.56%) CISSP
1 2 (5.56%) Degree
1 2 (5.56%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.78%) CCIE
2 1 (2.78%) CCNP
2 1 (2.78%) CISA
2 1 (2.78%) CISM
2 1 (2.78%) CRISC
2 1 (2.78%) CWAP
2 1 (2.78%) CWDP
2 1 (2.78%) CWNA
2 1 (2.78%) CWSP
2 1 (2.78%) GCIH
2 1 (2.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (2.78%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (5.56%) NCSC
2 2 (5.56%) NIST
3 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.78%) GDPR
3 1 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 10 (27.78%) Firmware
2 1 (2.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (13.89%) HubSpot
2 2 (5.56%) Fortinet
2 2 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.78%) Cisco
3 1 (2.78%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.78%) VMware
3 1 (2.78%) Zscaler