Network Security Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 72 job postings with the title “Network Security Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is network security, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Network Security Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 72 job postings with the title “Network Security Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Network Security Engineer jobs require?
Across Network Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are network security, firewalls, TCP/IP, BGP, routing.
+Which cities are hiring the most Network Security Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Network Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, College Park, Edison, Hawthorne, Home.
+Is Network Security Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 72 Network Security Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Network Security Engineer postings is network security, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Network Security Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Network Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| network security | 29 | 20.1% |
| firewalls | 15 | 10.4% |
| TCP/IP | 12 | 8.3% |
| BGP | 10 | 6.9% |
| routing | 9 | 6.3% |
| VPNs | 9 | 6.3% |
| OSPF | 8 | 5.6% |
| SIEM | 8 | 5.6% |
| VPN | 8 | 5.6% |
| IPSec | 7 | 4.9% |
| switching | 7 | 4.9% |
| IDS/IPS | 6 | 4.2% |
| Web application firewalls | 6 | 4.2% |
| AWS | 6 | 4.2% |
| automation | 4 | 2.8% |
Top metros hiring Network Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | 17.6% |
| College Park | 2 | 11.8% |
| Edison | 2 | 11.8% |
| Hawthorne | 2 | 11.8% |
| Home | 2 | 11.8% |
| Singapore | 2 | 11.8% |
| Uk | 2 | 11.8% |
| Annapolis | 1 | 5.9% |
| Athens | 1 | 5.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Network Security Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Network Security Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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