Network Security Job Trends in Wales

Network Security
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 51 61
Rank change year-on-year -9 +10 +37
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 12 31 31
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.15% 3.55% 3.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.56% 21.23% 24.22%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 11
10th Percentile £39,125 £41,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £48,313 £42,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £47,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% +21.79% -13.33%
75th Percentile £55,563 £52,750 £44,773
90th Percentile £70,750 £58,500 £48,546
UK median annual salary £57,800 £64,600 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +3.36% +5.00%

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 183 146 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 17.51% 16.70% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 123 87 93
10th Percentile - £23,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £21,620 £31,875 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £47,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -46.62% +16.05% -10.00%
75th Percentile £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £50,750 £66,825 £69,800
UK median annual salary £38,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +10.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Wales

Network Security
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 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
South Wales -10 9 £50,500 +14.77% 6
Mid Wales - 2 £38,750 -
Dyfed - 1 £70,000 -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) Google Workspace
2 4 (33.33%) SurveyMonkey
3 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
3 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (83.33%) TCP/IP
2 8 (66.67%) Modbus
3 7 (58.33%) Firewall
4 6 (50.00%) VLAN
5 4 (33.33%) Bluetooth
5 4 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (33.33%) MQTT
5 4 (33.33%) Wireshark
5 4 (33.33%) ZigBee
6 2 (16.67%) DHCP
6 2 (16.67%) DNS
6 2 (16.67%) Internet
6 2 (16.67%) LAN
6 2 (16.67%) VoIP
6 2 (16.67%) VPN
6 2 (16.67%) WAN
6 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (8.33%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Burp Suite
1 4 (33.33%) Metasploit
General
1 4 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 4 (33.33%) Law
1 4 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Firmware Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Senior
2 2 (16.67%) Support Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Support
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Support Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Bid Writer
3 1 (8.33%) Security Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Bid Writer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Support Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Technical Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Technical Support
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (66.67%) IoT
2 5 (41.67%) Operational Technology
3 4 (33.33%) CAN bus
3 4 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (33.33%) Device Driver
3 4 (33.33%) SCADA
4 2 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (66.67%) Linux
2 6 (50.00%) Windows
3 4 (33.33%) Android
3 4 (33.33%) Kali Linux
3 4 (33.33%) Ubuntu
3 4 (33.33%) Unix
4 2 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (41.67%) Computer Science
2 5 (41.67%) Security Architecture
3 4 (33.33%) AI
3 4 (33.33%) API Development
3 4 (33.33%) Cognitive Science
3 4 (33.33%) Computer Architecture
3 4 (33.33%) Cryptography
3 4 (33.33%) Ergonomics
3 4 (33.33%) Human Factors
3 4 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 4 (33.33%) Psychology
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (33.33%) Smart Manufacturing
3 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) Statistics
3 4 (33.33%) Technical Debt
3 4 (33.33%) User Experience
3 4 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) C++
2 4 (33.33%) C
2 4 (33.33%) Java
2 4 (33.33%) Python
2 4 (33.33%) R
2 4 (33.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (41.67%) Degree
2 4 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (8.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Firmware
2 2 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (33.33%) Nessus
1 4 (33.33%) Nmap
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Cisco
1 4 (33.33%) Google
1 4 (33.33%) Qualtrics
1 4 (33.33%) Red Hat
1 4 (33.33%) Splunk
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft