Network Security Jobs in London

Network Security
England > London

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 226 200 409
Rank change year-on-year -26 +209 -97
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 329 561 711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.33% 1.80% 0.96%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.06% 14.93% 8.34%
Number of salaries quoted 285 302 413
10th Percentile £48,200 £36,365 £41,050
25th Percentile £54,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.79% +3.70%
75th Percentile £82,500 £89,963 £90,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £108,750 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,270 3,758 8,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.20% 12.04% 11.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,970 2,621 4,258
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,969 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in London

Network Security
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Network Security in London

Network Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in London

Network Security
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the London region over the 6 months to 12 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
Central London +65 74 £73,441 +17.50% 14
South London -56 13 £57,500 +2.22% 1
West London -61 10 £55,000 +43.79% 3
North London -2 1 £45,000 - 1
Network Security
England

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 13 (3.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.43%) Apache
2 8 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.43%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.22%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.91%) nginx
5 2 (0.61%) Confluence
5 2 (0.61%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.30%) IIS
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.30%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.22%) Ripple
2 1 (0.30%) HFM
2 1 (0.30%) Oracle FAH
Cloud Services
1 115 (34.95%) Azure
2 76 (23.10%) AWS
3 36 (10.94%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (6.99%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (6.38%) Cloud Computing
6 19 (5.78%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.86%) Entra ID
8 15 (4.56%) PaaS
8 15 (4.56%) SaaS
9 12 (3.65%) GCP
10 11 (3.34%) Azure Data Factory
10 11 (3.34%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
10 11 (3.34%) Azure Sentinel
10 11 (3.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (3.34%) IaaS
11 10 (3.04%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 9 (2.74%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.43%) AWS Direct Connect
13 8 (2.43%) Datadog
13 8 (2.43%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 124 (37.69%) Firewall
2 75 (22.80%) LAN
3 68 (20.67%) WAN
4 58 (17.63%) Wireless
5 43 (13.07%) VPN
6 42 (12.77%) SD-WAN
7 39 (11.85%) DNS
8 35 (10.64%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (10.33%) BGP
9 34 (10.33%) TCP/IP
10 26 (7.90%) OSPF
11 25 (7.60%) Internet
12 23 (6.99%) VoIP
13 22 (6.69%) Cisco Firepower
13 22 (6.69%) MPLS
14 21 (6.38%) Intrusion Detection
15 19 (5.78%) DHCP
16 18 (5.47%) Cisco Nexus
16 18 (5.47%) VLAN
17 13 (3.95%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.78%) Power BI
2 12 (3.65%) Azure SQL Database
2 12 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.34%) Data Lake
3 11 (3.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 11 (3.34%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.52%) Flink
5 4 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.22%) Tableau
6 3 (0.91%) Redis
6 3 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.61%) MySQL
7 2 (0.61%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.61%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 26 (7.90%) Burp Suite
1 26 (7.90%) Metasploit
2 10 (3.04%) Git
3 4 (1.22%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.61%) git-flow
4 2 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.61%) JIRA
5 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.30%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.30%) GitLab
General
1 103 (31.31%) Social Skills
2 60 (18.24%) Finance
3 52 (15.81%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (5.47%) Telecoms
5 16 (4.86%) Law
6 15 (4.56%) Military
7 14 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.74%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.13%) Financial Institution
10 7 (2.13%) Marketing
10 7 (2.13%) Retail
11 5 (1.52%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.22%) Japanese Language
12 4 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.22%) Publishing
13 3 (0.91%) Advertising
13 3 (0.91%) Games
14 2 (0.61%) Legal
Job Titles
1 90 (27.36%) Network Engineer
2 80 (24.32%) Senior
3 68 (20.67%) Security Engineer
4 39 (11.85%) Senior Network Engineer
5 35 (10.64%) Analyst
5 35 (10.64%) Network Security Engineer
6 29 (8.81%) Consultant
7 27 (8.21%) Penetration Tester
7 27 (8.21%) Security Consultant
7 27 (8.21%) Senior Security Engineer
7 27 (8.21%) Tester
8 21 (6.38%) Security Analyst
9 20 (6.08%) Architect
9 20 (6.08%) Azure Engineer
10 17 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 15 (4.56%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 14 (4.26%) DevOps Engineer
12 14 (4.26%) Python Engineer
12 14 (4.26%) Senior Network Security Engineer
13 12 (3.65%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.17%) 802.1X
2 15 (4.56%) Elastic Stack
3 8 (2.43%) SAML
4 6 (1.82%) CSS
4 6 (1.82%) Kafka
5 5 (1.52%) HTML
5 5 (1.52%) XMPP
6 4 (1.22%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.22%) Node.js
6 4 (1.22%) React
6 4 (1.22%) RESTful
7 2 (0.61%) .NET
7 2 (0.61%) LAMP
7 2 (0.61%) LEMP Stack
8 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.30%) SignalR
8 1 (0.30%) SOAP
8 1 (0.30%) Web Services
8 1 (0.30%) XML
8 1 (0.30%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 59 (17.93%) Data Centre
2 34 (10.33%) Management Information System
3 20 (6.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 20 (6.08%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (5.47%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (5.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 16 (4.86%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.65%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (3.34%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (3.34%) Security Posture
8 11 (3.34%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.43%) Client/Server
9 8 (2.43%) Cloud Native
10 7 (2.13%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.82%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.52%) IoT
12 5 (1.52%) PKI
13 4 (1.22%) Blockchain
13 4 (1.22%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 51 (15.50%) Linux
2 49 (14.89%) Windows
3 26 (7.90%) Kali Linux
4 20 (6.08%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.74%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.82%) Android
7 5 (1.52%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.22%) Rocky
8 4 (1.22%) Ubuntu
8 4 (1.22%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.61%) Unix
9 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.30%) VMS
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (41.34%) Cybersecurity
2 103 (31.31%) Information Security
3 86 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (19.45%) SIEM
5 56 (17.02%) Computer Science
5 56 (17.02%) Security Operations
6 54 (16.41%) Vulnerability Management
7 53 (16.11%) Agile
8 51 (15.50%) DevOps
9 43 (13.07%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 41 (12.46%) Cloud Security
11 37 (11.25%) Penetration Testing
12 35 (10.64%) Incident Management
12 35 (10.64%) ITIL
13 32 (9.73%) Application Security
13 32 (9.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 31 (9.42%) Analytics
14 31 (9.42%) Network Monitoring
15 30 (9.12%) Security Architecture
16 29 (8.81%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 62 (18.84%) Python
2 36 (10.94%) PowerShell
3 24 (7.29%) SQL
4 13 (3.95%) Bash
5 12 (3.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (3.34%) U-SQL
7 6 (1.82%) C#
7 6 (1.82%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.52%) Java
8 5 (1.52%) VBA
9 4 (1.22%) C++
9 4 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.30%) C
10 1 (0.30%) Go
10 1 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 73 (22.19%) Cisco Certification
2 72 (21.88%) Degree
3 56 (17.02%) CCNP
4 54 (16.41%) CISSP
5 48 (14.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (9.73%) CCNA
7 25 (7.60%) Security Cleared
8 20 (6.08%) CISM
9 19 (5.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (4.86%) DV Cleared
11 15 (4.56%) CEH
12 14 (4.26%) CISA
13 13 (3.95%) CCSP
13 13 (3.95%) SANS
14 12 (3.65%) CCIE
15 11 (3.34%) GIAC
16 10 (3.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 10 (3.04%) Azure Certification
17 9 (2.74%) CRISC
18 8 (2.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (14.59%) NIST
2 19 (5.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (4.86%) PCI DSS
4 10 (3.04%) NCSC
5 7 (2.13%) HIPAA
6 6 (1.82%) GDPR
7 5 (1.52%) SLA
8 2 (0.61%) COBIT
8 2 (0.61%) GxP
8 2 (0.61%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.30%) QA
System Software
1 42 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.86%) vSphere
3 9 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.82%) Docker
4 6 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.91%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.61%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.30%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (6.08%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.56%) Terraform
3 12 (3.65%) Ansible
4 11 (3.34%) FortiGate
5 10 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (3.04%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (2.13%) CASB
7 5 (1.52%) Nmap
8 4 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.22%) Cisco Prime
8 4 (1.22%) Nessus
9 3 (0.91%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.91%) QRadar
10 2 (0.61%) Rundeck
10 2 (0.61%) WSUS
11 1 (0.30%) Oracle Identity Management
11 1 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 96 (29.18%) Cisco
1 96 (29.18%) Microsoft
2 42 (12.77%) SolarWinds
3 33 (10.03%) Palo Alto
4 28 (8.51%) CheckPoint
5 20 (6.08%) F5
5 20 (6.08%) Juniper
6 17 (5.17%) Fortinet
6 17 (5.17%) VMware
7 16 (4.86%) Aruba
7 16 (4.86%) Splunk
8 15 (4.56%) Tanium
8 15 (4.56%) Tripwire
9 13 (3.95%) Meraki
10 12 (3.65%) HP
11 11 (3.34%) Databricks
12 9 (2.74%) NetApp
12 9 (2.74%) Veeam
13 8 (2.43%) LogicMonitor
13 8 (2.43%) Ribbon