Hybrid/Remote Network Architecture Job Trends

Network Architecture
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Network Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 371 508
Rank change year-on-year +8 +137 +14
Permanent jobs citing Network Architecture 30 31 66
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.23% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.24% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 20 19 51
10th Percentile £57,500 £56,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +36.36% -18.52%
75th Percentile £93,125 £98,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £108,500 £109,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £70,024 £60,000
% change year-on-year +21.39% +16.71% -13.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Network Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,981 12,789 29,731
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.95% 94.78% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10,485 8,897 23,598
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,690 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

Network Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Architecture and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Architecture job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Network Architecture
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Architecture

Network Architecture
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Architecture over the 6 months to 26 April 2026.

Network Architecture salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Network Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.67%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 16 (53.33%) Azure
2 11 (36.67%) AWS
3 6 (20.00%) GCP
3 6 (20.00%) SaaS
4 4 (13.33%) OCI
5 2 (6.67%) AWS Direct Connect
5 2 (6.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.33%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 21 (70.00%) Firewall
2 14 (46.67%) WAN
3 13 (43.33%) LAN
4 12 (40.00%) SD-WAN
4 12 (40.00%) VPN
5 11 (36.67%) Cisco ASA
6 8 (26.67%) BGP
7 7 (23.33%) Network Security
8 5 (16.67%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (16.67%) WLAN
9 4 (13.33%) DMVPN
9 4 (13.33%) DNS
9 4 (13.33%) MPLS
9 4 (13.33%) NX-OS
9 4 (13.33%) SSL
9 4 (13.33%) TCP/IP
9 4 (13.33%) VLAN
9 4 (13.33%) Wireless
10 3 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (6.67%) IPsec
General
1 14 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 10 (33.33%) Banking
3 7 (23.33%) Telecoms
4 5 (16.67%) Marketing
4 5 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 5 (16.67%) Retail
5 4 (13.33%) Finance
6 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (6.67%) Law
7 1 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Investment Banking
7 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 9 (30.00%) Network Engineer
2 8 (26.67%) Senior
3 7 (23.33%) Architect
3 7 (23.33%) Senior Network Engineer
4 6 (20.00%) Network Architect
5 4 (13.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 4 (13.33%) Head of IT
6 3 (10.00%) Network Manager
7 2 (6.67%) Cisco Architect
7 2 (6.67%) Cisco Network Architect
7 2 (6.67%) Engineering Manager
7 2 (6.67%) IT Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Lead
7 2 (6.67%) Network Engineering Manager
7 2 (6.67%) Network Operations Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Platform Manager
7 2 (6.67%) Principal Architect
7 2 (6.67%) Senior IT Engineer
8 1 (3.33%) IT Analyst
8 1 (3.33%) Lead Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 14 (46.67%) Data Centre
2 7 (23.33%) Security Posture
3 4 (13.33%) Digital Media
3 4 (13.33%) Onboarding
4 2 (6.67%) e-Learning
5 1 (3.33%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.33%) Public Cloud
5 1 (3.33%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.00%) Linux
2 2 (6.67%) Debian
2 2 (6.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (6.67%) Ubuntu
2 2 (6.67%) Windows
3 1 (3.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (40.00%) Zero Trust
2 11 (36.67%) Roadmaps
3 9 (30.00%) Cloud Security
4 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (23.33%) Computer Science
5 7 (23.33%) Infrastructure as Code
5 7 (23.33%) ITIL
6 6 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 6 (20.00%) SIEM
6 6 (20.00%) Tech Ops
7 5 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (16.67%) Data Management
7 5 (16.67%) Incident Response
7 5 (16.67%) Migration
8 4 (13.33%) Collaborative Culture
8 4 (13.33%) IT Strategy
8 4 (13.33%) Runbook
8 4 (13.33%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (13.33%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.67%) Python
2 3 (10.00%) Bash
3 2 (6.67%) PowerShell
4 1 (3.33%) C
4 1 (3.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 7 (23.33%) Degree
2 6 (20.00%) CCNP
2 6 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (16.67%) CISSP
3 5 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 5 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 4 (13.33%) CEH
4 4 (13.33%) CISM
5 2 (6.67%) AWS Certification
5 2 (6.67%) Azure Certification
5 2 (6.67%) CCIE
5 2 (6.67%) CCIE Security
5 2 (6.67%) CCNA
5 2 (6.67%) CCSA
5 2 (6.67%) CCSE
5 2 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (6.67%) JNCIE
5 2 (6.67%) JNCIP
5 2 (6.67%) Master's Degree
6 1 (3.33%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (23.33%) NIST
2 6 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (13.33%) GDPR
3 4 (13.33%) PCI DSS
3 4 (13.33%) SOC 2
4 1 (3.33%) GRC
4 1 (3.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (16.67%) VMware NSX
3 3 (10.00%) Firmware
4 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (23.33%) Terraform
2 6 (20.00%) Ansible
3 2 (6.67%) Progress Chef
3 2 (6.67%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 19 (63.33%) Cisco
2 11 (36.67%) CheckPoint
3 7 (23.33%) Fortinet
4 6 (20.00%) Meraki
4 6 (20.00%) VMware
5 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 4 (13.33%) Palo Alto
7 2 (6.67%) Dynatrace
7 2 (6.67%) Red Hat
7 2 (6.67%) SolarWinds
8 1 (3.33%) CyberArk
8 1 (3.33%) Splunk