Network Security Jobs in Yorkshire

Network Security
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire 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 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 141 142
Rank change year-on-year +6 +1 +121
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 46 81 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 1.15% 1.31% 1.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.64% 10.57% 11.62%
Number of salaries quoted 28 55 57
10th Percentile £25,313 £27,800 £38,799
25th Percentile £45,938 £31,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £50,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -16.00% +4.64%
75th Percentile £76,875 £62,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £63,750 £76,316
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year - +2.13% -2.08%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 991 766 1,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 24.82% 12.38% 17.00%
Number of salaries quoted 566 532 458
10th Percentile £25,084 £26,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.12% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £38,750 £60,576 £65,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £77,542
England median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% -5.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Yorkshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Yorkshire

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Yorkshire

Network Security
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
West Yorkshire +5 20 £55,000 +10.00% 24
South Yorkshire +44 17 £70,000 +55.56% 8
North Yorkshire -1 8 £45,000 -28.00% 7
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (13.04%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 14 (30.43%) Azure
2 8 (17.39%) AWS
3 6 (13.04%) GCP
3 6 (13.04%) OCI
4 3 (6.52%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (4.35%) IaaS
5 2 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (4.35%) Mimecast
5 2 (4.35%) SaaS
6 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 28 (60.87%) Firewall
2 19 (41.30%) TCP/IP
3 17 (36.96%) VPN
4 15 (32.61%) WAN
5 13 (28.26%) LAN
6 10 (21.74%) BGP
6 10 (21.74%) OSPF
7 8 (17.39%) VLAN
8 7 (15.22%) DNS
9 6 (13.04%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (13.04%) DWDM
9 6 (13.04%) WLAN
10 5 (10.87%) Wireless
11 4 (8.70%) EIGRP
12 3 (6.52%) Cisco Firepower
12 3 (6.52%) Internet
13 2 (4.35%) NGN
13 2 (4.35%) SD-WAN
13 2 (4.35%) Unified Communications
14 1 (2.17%) Cisco ASA
Development Applications
1 6 (13.04%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (2.17%) JIRA
General
1 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
2 7 (15.22%) Finance
3 4 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.70%) Banking
3 4 (8.70%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 25 (54.35%) Network Engineer
2 7 (15.22%) Lead
3 4 (8.70%) Core Network Engineer
3 4 (8.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 4 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (8.70%) Lead Network Engineer
3 4 (8.70%) Security Engineer
3 4 (8.70%) Technologist
4 3 (6.52%) Azure DevOps Engineer
4 3 (6.52%) Azure Engineer
4 3 (6.52%) Consultant
4 3 (6.52%) DevOps Engineer
4 3 (6.52%) IT Engineer
4 3 (6.52%) Lead DevOps
4 3 (6.52%) Lead DevOps Engineer
4 3 (6.52%) Security Consultant
4 3 (6.52%) VMware Engineer
5 2 (4.35%) Automation Engineer
5 2 (4.35%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (4.35%) Unified Communications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.70%) REST
2 1 (2.17%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.04%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.52%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.35%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (4.35%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (2.17%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.17%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.22%) Windows
2 2 (4.35%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (26.09%) Migration
2 12 (26.09%) Task Automation
2 12 (26.09%) Technical Leadership
3 11 (23.91%) Computer Science
4 10 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (17.39%) Network Architecture
5 8 (17.39%) Network Design
5 8 (17.39%) Risk Management
6 7 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (15.22%) Information Security
6 7 (15.22%) Mentoring
6 7 (15.22%) Network Virtualisation
7 6 (13.04%) Full-Stack Development
7 6 (13.04%) Load Balancing
7 6 (13.04%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (13.04%) Runbook
7 6 (13.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 5 (10.87%) Project Management
8 5 (10.87%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 20 (43.48%) Python
2 2 (4.35%) Bash
2 2 (4.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (32.61%) Degree
2 14 (30.43%) CCNP
2 14 (30.43%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (23.91%) CCNA
4 10 (21.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (15.22%) JNCIS
6 6 (13.04%) JNCIA
7 5 (10.87%) CCSA
8 3 (6.52%) CCSE
9 2 (4.35%) Azure Certification
9 2 (4.35%) SC Cleared
9 2 (4.35%) Security Cleared
10 1 (2.17%) AWS Certification
10 1 (2.17%) CEH
10 1 (2.17%) CISSP
10 1 (2.17%) JNCIP
10 1 (2.17%) PMI Certification
10 1 (2.17%) PMP
10 1 (2.17%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (6.52%) NIST
2 3 (6.52%) PCI DSS
3 2 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (4.35%) SLA
4 1 (2.17%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (10.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (8.70%) Docker
2 4 (8.70%) VMware NSX
3 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (2.17%) XenApp
3 1 (2.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 18 (39.13%) Ansible
2 8 (17.39%) Terraform
3 4 (8.70%) Kubernetes
4 2 (4.35%) FortiGate
5 1 (2.17%) Nessus
5 1 (2.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 21 (45.65%) Cisco
2 11 (23.91%) Microsoft
3 7 (15.22%) CheckPoint
4 6 (13.04%) Arista
4 6 (13.04%) Fortinet
5 5 (10.87%) Meraki
5 5 (10.87%) Palo Alto
5 5 (10.87%) VMware
6 2 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (4.35%) Tenable
6 2 (4.35%) Varonis
7 1 (2.17%) Citrix
7 1 (2.17%) Commvault
7 1 (2.17%) Juniper
7 1 (2.17%) Qualys
7 1 (2.17%) ServiceNow