Network Security Job Trends in Yorkshire

Network Security
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 114 144
Rank change year-on-year -59 +30 -63
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 25 40 81
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.38% 1.44% 1.33%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.60% 8.68% 10.63%
Number of salaries quoted 20 22 57
10th Percentile £32,975 £25,313 £26,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £44,813 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +15.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £78,776 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £65,773 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.09% +3.33% +4.35%

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 543 461 762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 8.16% 16.59% 12.47%
Number of salaries quoted 305 282 571
10th Percentile £25,746 £25,087 £26,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £27,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £32,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% -23.53% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £48,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £66,500 £73,725 £72,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Network Security job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Network Security
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

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 7 June 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 Yorkshire -42 9 £62,500 -10.71% 11
West Yorkshire -40 7 £76,463 +39.02% 5
North Yorkshire +3 6 £33,500 -25.56% 3
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.00%) AWS
2 2 (8.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (64.00%) Firewall
2 9 (36.00%) LAN
2 9 (36.00%) WAN
3 5 (20.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (16.00%) BGP
4 4 (16.00%) DHCP
4 4 (16.00%) DNS
4 4 (16.00%) OSPF
4 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
4 4 (16.00%) VPN
4 4 (16.00%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (16.00%) WLAN
5 3 (12.00%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (12.00%) MPLS
5 3 (12.00%) VLAN
5 3 (12.00%) VXLAN
5 3 (12.00%) Wireless
6 2 (8.00%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (8.00%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (4.00%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.00%) MySQL
1 3 (12.00%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (12.00%) SQL Server
General
1 14 (56.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Advertising
2 4 (16.00%) Banking
2 4 (16.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (12.00%) Aerospace
3 3 (12.00%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Legal
3 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (12.00%) Retail
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (32.00%) Network Engineer
2 7 (28.00%) Lead
3 6 (24.00%) Architect
3 6 (24.00%) Senior
4 4 (16.00%) IT Technician
4 4 (16.00%) Senior IT Technician
4 4 (16.00%) Senior Technician
5 3 (12.00%) IT Support
5 3 (12.00%) IT Support Technician
5 3 (12.00%) Lead Architect
5 3 (12.00%) Lead Security Architect
5 3 (12.00%) Network Architect
5 3 (12.00%) Security Architect
5 3 (12.00%) Senior IT Support
5 3 (12.00%) Senior Support Technician
5 3 (12.00%) Support Technician
6 2 (8.00%) Senior Network Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 1 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (4.00%) Unified Communications Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (12.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.00%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (4.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (4.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (24.00%) Windows
2 3 (12.00%) Linux
2 3 (12.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (64.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (52.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
3 7 (28.00%) SABSA
3 7 (28.00%) Security Architecture
3 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (24.00%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (24.00%) Incident Response
5 5 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (16.00%) AI
6 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
6 4 (16.00%) Cryptography
6 4 (16.00%) Data Security
6 4 (16.00%) Identity Management
6 4 (16.00%) ITIL
6 4 (16.00%) Project Planning
6 4 (16.00%) Quality Management
6 4 (16.00%) Resource Management
6 4 (16.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.00%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 8 (32.00%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (28.00%) CISSP
3 5 (20.00%) Degree
4 4 (16.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (16.00%) CCSP
4 4 (16.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (16.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (16.00%) Security Cleared
5 3 (12.00%) CCNP
6 1 (4.00%) AWS Certification
6 1 (4.00%) Azure Certification
6 1 (4.00%) CCNA
6 1 (4.00%) GIAC
6 1 (4.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (24.00%) GDPR
3 5 (20.00%) NIST
4 4 (16.00%) SLA
5 3 (12.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (12.00%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (16.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (16.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (12.00%) Hyper-V
3 2 (8.00%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (4.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (4.00%) XenApp
4 1 (4.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Proxmox
1 1 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (44.00%) Cisco
2 8 (32.00%) Fortinet
3 7 (28.00%) Juniper
4 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
5 5 (20.00%) VMware
6 1 (4.00%) Avaya
6 1 (4.00%) Citrix
6 1 (4.00%) Commvault
6 1 (4.00%) Meraki
6 1 (4.00%) Mitel
6 1 (4.00%) Zoho