Network Security Jobs in Wales

Network Security
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 100 80 125
Rank change year-on-year -20 +45 -29
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 26 60 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.09% 3.51% 1.02%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.70% 22.64% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 19 17 15
10th Percentile £38,420 £23,000 -
25th Percentile £43,992 £30,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,350 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.10% -28.11% +36.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £45,000 £75,000
90th Percentile - £46,500 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 268 265 276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 11.27% 15.52% 13.44%
Number of salaries quoted 152 83 122
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,800 £29,490
25th Percentile £28,290 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £38,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.58% -15.56% +23.29%
75th Percentile £47,688 £57,500 £61,563
90th Percentile £59,750 £73,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Wales

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

Salary histogram for Network Security in Wales

Network Security
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Wales 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
South Wales -24 25 £45,000 +39.10% 10
Mid Wales - 1 - -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 (3.85%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 8 (30.77%) Azure
2 5 (19.23%) AWS
3 1 (3.85%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (65.38%) Firewall
2 12 (46.15%) LAN
2 12 (46.15%) WAN
3 10 (38.46%) VPN
4 9 (34.62%) VLAN
5 8 (30.77%) Wireless
6 7 (26.92%) MPLS
7 6 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (19.23%) WLAN
9 3 (11.54%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (11.54%) DNS
10 2 (7.69%) BGP
10 2 (7.69%) EIGRP
10 2 (7.69%) IPsec
10 2 (7.69%) TCP/IP
10 2 (7.69%) VoIP
11 1 (3.85%) DHCP
11 1 (3.85%) FTP
11 1 (3.85%) HTTP
11 1 (3.85%) SMTP
General
1 8 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (19.23%) Local Government
2 5 (19.23%) Police
3 4 (15.38%) Retail
4 3 (11.54%) Automotive
4 3 (11.54%) Manufacturing
4 3 (11.54%) Social Skills
4 3 (11.54%) Welsh Language
5 1 (3.85%) Banking
5 1 (3.85%) Games
5 1 (3.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (61.54%) Network Engineer
2 9 (34.62%) Senior
2 9 (34.62%) Senior Network Engineer
3 6 (23.08%) IT Manager
4 5 (19.23%) ICT Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) Network Security Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) Security Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) IT Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Network Support
7 1 (3.85%) Project Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Network Security Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Network Support
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Network Support Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Security Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Support Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) SOC Analyst
7 1 (3.85%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (19.23%) Data Centre
2 3 (11.54%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (7.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.85%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 5 (19.23%) Windows
2 3 (11.54%) CatOS
2 3 (11.54%) Windows Server
3 2 (7.69%) Linux
4 1 (3.85%) Unix
4 1 (3.85%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (42.31%) Network Management
2 8 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (23.08%) Customer Service
4 5 (19.23%) Business Continuity
4 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (19.23%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (19.23%) High Availability
4 5 (19.23%) Migration
5 3 (11.54%) Capacity Planning
5 3 (11.54%) Computer Science
5 3 (11.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (11.54%) Network Monitoring
5 3 (11.54%) Performance Analysis
6 2 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (7.69%) Line Management
6 2 (7.69%) Security Operations
6 2 (7.69%) SIEM
7 1 (3.85%) Compliance Audit
7 1 (3.85%) Threat Intelligence
7 1 (3.85%) Two-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (30.77%) CCNA
2 8 (30.77%) Degree
3 6 (23.08%) CCNP
4 3 (11.54%) CCIE
4 3 (11.54%) Check Point Certification
4 3 (11.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
5 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.85%) CISMP
6 1 (3.85%) CISSP
6 1 (3.85%) CWNA
6 1 (3.85%) CWTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.85%) GDPR
3 1 (3.85%) PCI DSS
3 1 (3.85%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (7.69%) Active Directory
1 2 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.85%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (7.69%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (7.69%) WhatsUp Gold
2 1 (3.85%) FortiGate
2 1 (3.85%) SCCM
2 1 (3.85%) WSUS
Vendors
1 16 (61.54%) Cisco
2 4 (15.38%) CheckPoint
3 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
4 2 (7.69%) VMware
5 1 (3.85%) Apple
5 1 (3.85%) ArcSight
5 1 (3.85%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (3.85%) F5
5 1 (3.85%) IBM
5 1 (3.85%) Juniper
5 1 (3.85%) Splunk
5 1 (3.85%) TippingPoint
5 1 (3.85%) Trend Micro