Network Security Engineer Jobs in the South East

Network Security Engineer
England > South East

The median Network Security Engineer salary in the South East is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 370 474
Rank change year-on-year -12 +104 -89
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 15 11 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.081% 0.082% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.092% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 15 5 30
10th Percentile £41,500 - £47,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -27.41% +22.73%
75th Percentile £56,875 £57,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £59,500 £68,000 -
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 17,438 12,004 20,367
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 89.70% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 12,320 7,828 12,341
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,300 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.94% +0.50% +9.09%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Network Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security Engineer in the South East

Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Network Security Engineer in the South East

Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security Engineer in the South East

Network Security Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Thames Valley -12 12 £52,500 +7.14% 3
Berkshire +26 11 £52,500 +7.14% 1
Surrey -17 2 £57,500 -
Oxfordshire -8 1 £65,000 +18.18% 1
Hampshire - 1 £60,000 -
Network Security Engineer
England

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Network Security Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Network Security
2 14 (93.33%) Cisco
3 11 (73.33%) SC Cleared
3 11 (73.33%) DV Cleared
3 11 (73.33%) Security Cleared
3 11 (73.33%) SSL
4 9 (60.00%) Cisco Firepower
4 9 (60.00%) F5
5 5 (33.33%) Firewall
6 3 (20.00%) ITIL
6 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (13.33%) Kalman Filter
7 2 (13.33%) SIEM
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (13.33%) Twilio
7 2 (13.33%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (13.33%) Azure
7 2 (13.33%) AWS
7 2 (13.33%) MCP
7 2 (13.33%) Windows
7 2 (13.33%) MCSA
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (13.33%) DHCP
7 2 (13.33%) TCP/IP
7 2 (13.33%) VPN
7 2 (13.33%) DNS
7 2 (13.33%) Wireless
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
7 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) AWS
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (13.33%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 15 (100.00%) Network Security
2 11 (73.33%) SSL
3 9 (60.00%) Cisco Firepower
4 5 (33.33%) Firewall
5 2 (13.33%) DHCP
5 2 (13.33%) DNS
5 2 (13.33%) TCP/IP
5 2 (13.33%) VPN
5 2 (13.33%) Wireless
6 1 (6.67%) SD-WAN
6 1 (6.67%) WAN
6 1 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
1 2 (13.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (20.00%) ITIL
2 2 (13.33%) Email Filtering
2 2 (13.33%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (13.33%) SIEM
2 2 (13.33%) Web Filtering
3 1 (6.67%) Asset Management
3 1 (6.67%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (6.67%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (6.67%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 11 (73.33%) DV Cleared
1 11 (73.33%) SC Cleared
1 11 (73.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) MCP
2 2 (13.33%) MCSA
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 14 (93.33%) Cisco
2 9 (60.00%) F5
3 2 (13.33%) Juniper
3 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
4 1 (6.67%) Fortinet