Network Security Engineer Jobs

Network Security Engineer
UK

The median Network Security Engineer salary in the UK is £59,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 817 821 1062
Rank change year-on-year +4 +241 -227
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Engineer 87 98 201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.11% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.12% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 85 83 163
10th Percentile £41,750 £40,650 £46,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -7.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £71,500 £71,250 £73,125
90th Percentile £104,750 £88,750 £79,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 104,121 84,323 165,675
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.19% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 73,469 54,972 85,174
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,603 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,519 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%

Network Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security Engineer in the UK

Network Security Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Network Security Engineer in the UK

Network Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Network Security Engineer in the UK

Network Security Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations

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 UK 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
England +9 74 £57,500 -4.17% 26
Work from Home +32 42 £60,000 +18.81% 18
UK excluding London -70 40 £52,500 +10.53% 13
London +92 38 £70,000 - 16
South East -23 15 £52,500 +7.14% 5
North of England +6 12 £51,250 -7.24%
North West -27 7 £52,500 -2.78%
Yorkshire +66 5 £50,000 -20.00%
South West -37 4 £32,500 -40.91% 2
Wales +15 3 £52,500 +66.67%
East of England -12 2 £50,000 -16.67% 1
Scotland - 2 £49,000 - 2
Northern Ireland +20 1 £60,000 -
West Midlands -32 1 £60,000 +38.73% 2
Midlands -59 1 £60,000 +38.73% 3

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 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 featuring Network Security Engineer in the job title.

1 83 (95.40%) Network Security
2 56 (64.37%) Cisco
3 40 (45.98%) Firewall
4 36 (41.38%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (35.63%) AWS
6 29 (33.33%) LAN
7 26 (29.89%) Azure
8 25 (28.74%) Palo Alto
9 24 (27.59%) WAN
9 24 (27.59%) Wireless
10 22 (25.29%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (25.29%) Data Centre
11 21 (24.14%) CCNA
12 18 (20.69%) BGP
13 17 (19.54%) Cisco Firepower
14 16 (18.39%) CheckPoint
14 16 (18.39%) CCNP
14 16 (18.39%) Microsoft
14 16 (18.39%) VPN
15 15 (17.24%) ITIL
15 15 (17.24%) Risk Management
15 15 (17.24%) F5
15 15 (17.24%) Security Cleared
16 14 (16.09%) SC Cleared
16 14 (16.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 14 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
17 12 (13.79%) Cisco Nexus
17 12 (13.79%) SD-WAN
17 12 (13.79%) DV Cleared
17 12 (13.79%) VLAN

Network Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (2.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (3.45%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 31 (35.63%) AWS
2 26 (29.89%) Azure
3 9 (10.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 9 (10.34%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (9.20%) AWS Direct Connect
5 7 (8.05%) IaaS
5 7 (8.05%) PaaS
5 7 (8.05%) SaaS
6 2 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.30%) Twilio
7 1 (1.15%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 83 (95.40%) Network Security
2 40 (45.98%) Firewall
3 29 (33.33%) LAN
4 24 (27.59%) WAN
4 24 (27.59%) Wireless
5 18 (20.69%) BGP
6 17 (19.54%) Cisco Firepower
7 16 (18.39%) VPN
8 12 (13.79%) Cisco Nexus
8 12 (13.79%) SD-WAN
8 12 (13.79%) VLAN
9 11 (12.64%) OSPF
9 11 (12.64%) SSL
10 10 (11.49%) NGFW
11 9 (10.34%) Cisco Wireless
11 9 (10.34%) Wi-Fi
11 9 (10.34%) WLAN
12 8 (9.20%) Cisco ISE
13 7 (8.05%) MPLS
13 7 (8.05%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) GitLab
1 1 (1.15%) Jenkins
General
1 12 (13.79%) Finance
2 7 (8.05%) Telecoms
3 6 (6.90%) Social Skills
4 4 (4.60%) Marketing
4 4 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (4.60%) Publishing
5 3 (3.45%) Financial Institution
6 2 (2.30%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.30%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.15%) Electronics
7 1 (1.15%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.05%) 802.1X
2 5 (5.75%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (25.29%) Data Centre
2 9 (10.34%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 5 (5.75%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (2.30%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.15%) CCTV
6 1 (1.15%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.15%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.15%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.15%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.60%) Linux
2 3 (3.45%) Windows
3 2 (2.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (41.38%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (17.24%) ITIL
2 15 (17.24%) Risk Management
3 14 (16.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 14 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (12.64%) SIEM
5 7 (8.05%) Computer Science
5 7 (8.05%) Network Management
5 7 (8.05%) Open Source
5 7 (8.05%) Proactive Monitoring
6 6 (6.90%) Project Delivery
6 6 (6.90%) Service Design
7 5 (5.75%) Cloud Security
7 5 (5.75%) Data Centre Operations
7 5 (5.75%) DDoS Mitigation
7 5 (5.75%) Incident Management
7 5 (5.75%) Network Architecture
8 4 (4.60%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (4.60%) Change Control
8 4 (4.60%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (25.29%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (24.14%) CCNA
3 16 (18.39%) CCNP
4 15 (17.24%) Security Cleared
5 14 (16.09%) SC Cleared
6 12 (13.79%) DV Cleared
7 8 (9.20%) CISSP
8 7 (8.05%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (6.90%) CISA
9 6 (6.90%) Degree
9 6 (6.90%) MCSA
10 4 (4.60%) CCDP
10 4 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (4.60%) GIAC
10 4 (4.60%) JNCIA
10 4 (4.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (2.30%) CCIP
11 2 (2.30%) CISM
11 2 (2.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (2.30%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.75%) NIST
2 4 (4.60%) NCSC
3 3 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.15%) GDPR
4 1 (1.15%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.15%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (3.45%) Nessus
2 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.15%) Ansible
3 1 (1.15%) CASB
3 1 (1.15%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 56 (64.37%) Cisco
2 25 (28.74%) Palo Alto
3 16 (18.39%) CheckPoint
3 16 (18.39%) Microsoft
4 15 (17.24%) F5
5 10 (11.49%) Fortinet
5 10 (11.49%) VMware
6 9 (10.34%) Juniper
7 6 (6.90%) SolarWinds
8 4 (4.60%) Splunk
9 3 (3.45%) Forcepoint
9 3 (3.45%) Sophos
9 3 (3.45%) WatchGuard
10 2 (2.30%) Blue Coat
10 2 (2.30%) Infoblox
10 2 (2.30%) SonicWALL
11 1 (1.15%) Aruba
11 1 (1.15%) Barracuda Networks
11 1 (1.15%) Riverbed
11 1 (1.15%) Zscaler