Network Security Jobs in the Midlands

Network Security
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 92 272
Rank change year-on-year +1 +180 -30
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 237 168 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.56% 3.10% 0.76%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 21.66% 16.39% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 51 120 76
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £37,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £66,050 £63,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £58,637
% change year-on-year +4.00% +6.59% -2.27%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,094 1,025 1,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.81% 18.89% 12.36%
Number of salaries quoted 431 820 1,022
10th Percentile £29,600 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,438 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% -8.95% +11.47%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,813 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £68,819 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,175 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.26% -0.95% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in the Midlands

Network Security
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
West Midlands +13 183 £55,000 -4.35% 23
East Midlands -43 54 £35,000 -35.19% 8
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (1.27%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.84%) Site Server
3 1 (0.42%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.84%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.69%) Oracle ERP
1 4 (1.69%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 39 (16.46%) Azure
2 24 (10.13%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (5.91%) AWS
4 9 (3.80%) GCP
5 5 (2.11%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 4 (1.69%) OCI
7 2 (0.84%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.42%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 133 (56.12%) Internet
1 133 (56.12%) WLAN
2 55 (23.21%) Firewall
3 28 (11.81%) WAN
4 19 (8.02%) LAN
5 17 (7.17%) VPN
6 16 (6.75%) DHCP
6 16 (6.75%) DNS
7 13 (5.49%) SD-WAN
7 13 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (4.64%) VLAN
9 10 (4.22%) Wireless
10 8 (3.38%) 5G
11 5 (2.11%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (2.11%) MPLS
11 5 (2.11%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.69%) BGP
12 4 (1.69%) BIG-IP
12 4 (1.69%) IPsec
12 4 (1.69%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.53%) MySQL
2 4 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.84%) SQLite
4 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Git
1 2 (0.84%) Subversion
General
1 24 (10.13%) Social Skills
2 17 (7.17%) Finance
3 12 (5.06%) Telecoms
4 9 (3.80%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (3.38%) Public Sector
5 8 (3.38%) Retail
6 7 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (2.53%) Law
8 5 (2.11%) Legal
9 3 (1.27%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.42%) Banking
11 1 (0.42%) German Language
11 1 (0.42%) Police
11 1 (0.42%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 137 (57.81%) IT Engineer
2 133 (56.12%) IT Support
3 131 (55.27%) Support Engineer
4 130 (54.85%) IT Support Engineer
5 23 (9.70%) Network Engineer
6 15 (6.33%) Senior
7 12 (5.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (3.80%) IT Manager
8 9 (3.80%) Technical Manager
9 8 (3.38%) Analyst
9 8 (3.38%) Consultant
9 8 (3.38%) Project Manager
9 8 (3.38%) Technical Project Manager
10 7 (2.95%) Architect
10 7 (2.95%) Senior Network Engineer
11 6 (2.53%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (2.11%) C++ Developer
12 5 (2.11%) Developer
12 5 (2.11%) Security Engineer
12 5 (2.11%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
1 4 (1.69%) SAML
2 3 (1.27%) .NET
3 2 (0.84%) WinForms
3 2 (0.84%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 132 (55.70%) Driving Licence
2 65 (27.43%) Onboarding
3 8 (3.38%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.95%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.69%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (1.69%) EMV
5 4 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.27%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.27%) Replication
7 2 (0.84%) CMDB
7 2 (0.84%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (0.84%) FMCG
7 2 (0.84%) Mainframe
7 2 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.42%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.42%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.42%) Freedom of Information Act
8 1 (0.42%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 167 (70.46%) Windows
2 139 (58.65%) Linux
3 20 (8.44%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.38%) Mac OS
5 5 (2.11%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.69%) Oracle Linux
6 4 (1.69%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (64.14%) Problem-Solving
2 148 (62.45%) Computer Science
3 145 (61.18%) ITIL
4 138 (58.23%) Network Management
5 136 (57.38%) Mentoring
6 132 (55.70%) Asset Management
7 130 (54.85%) IT Asset Management
8 39 (16.46%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (8.86%) Disaster Recovery
9 21 (8.86%) Project Delivery
10 12 (5.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (4.64%) Cloud Security
11 11 (4.64%) Network Design
11 11 (4.64%) Project Management
12 10 (4.22%) Coaching
12 10 (4.22%) Security Management
12 10 (4.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 9 (3.80%) IT Strategy
13 9 (3.80%) Network Virtualisation
14 8 (3.38%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.33%) PowerShell
2 11 (4.64%) C++
3 10 (4.22%) Python
4 7 (2.95%) Bash
5 6 (2.53%) C
5 6 (2.53%) Rust
6 5 (2.11%) C#
6 5 (2.11%) Go
6 5 (2.11%) Perl
7 4 (1.69%) SQL
8 3 (1.27%) Embedded C
8 3 (1.27%) Embedded C++
9 2 (0.84%) XAML
10 1 (0.42%) Ada
10 1 (0.42%) Groovy
10 1 (0.42%) Java
10 1 (0.42%) Ruby
10 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 154 (64.98%) Degree
2 145 (61.18%) Cisco Certification
3 142 (59.92%) CCNP
4 141 (59.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 138 (58.23%) CCNA
6 136 (57.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 132 (55.70%) MCP
8 130 (54.85%) LPIC
8 130 (54.85%) MCSE
9 17 (7.17%) Security Cleared
10 11 (4.64%) SC Cleared
11 9 (3.80%) AWS Certification
11 9 (3.80%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (2.95%) CISSP
12 7 (2.95%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (2.53%) A+ Certification
13 6 (2.53%) CCIE
13 6 (2.53%) DV Cleared
14 4 (1.69%) CISA
14 4 (1.69%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (3.38%) SLA
2 2 (0.84%) GDPR
2 2 (0.84%) NIST
3 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.42%) JTAG
3 1 (0.42%) MISRA
System Software
1 27 (11.39%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (6.75%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.11%) Firmware
5 3 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.64%) Terraform
2 8 (3.38%) Ansible
3 7 (2.95%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (2.53%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.84%) Backup Exec
6 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.84%) SCCM
7 1 (0.42%) Nagios
7 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 166 (70.04%) Cisco
2 161 (67.93%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.59%) VMware
4 12 (5.06%) CheckPoint
4 12 (5.06%) Palo Alto
5 10 (4.22%) Aruba
5 10 (4.22%) Fortinet
6 9 (3.80%) F5
7 8 (3.38%) Google
8 7 (2.95%) Juniper
8 7 (2.95%) Meraki
9 4 (1.69%) Hyperion
9 4 (1.69%) JD Edwards
9 4 (1.69%) Oracle
9 4 (1.69%) PeopleSoft
9 4 (1.69%) Sophos
9 4 (1.69%) TP-LINK
10 3 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (1.27%) Parasoft
11 2 (0.84%) Veritas