Hybrid/Remote Infrastructure Security Specialist Job Trends

Infrastructure Security Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Infrastructure Security Specialist salary for remote/hybrid work is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 391 458 -
Rank change year-on-year +67 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Security Specialist 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.013% 0.020% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.021% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 £54,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £58,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.19% - -
75th Percentile £28,750 £63,125 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £27,500 £63,750 £50,950
% change year-on-year -56.86% +25.12% -7.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,807 19,015 20,952
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 96.64% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,065 11,826 17,063
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -4.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £76,649 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,800 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Infrastructure Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Security Specialist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Infrastructure Security Specialist
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancies

Infrastructure Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Infrastructure Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Infrastructure Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Drupal
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 2 (100.00%) nginx
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress

Infrastructure Security Specialist Skill Set
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 (100.00%) Drupal
1 2 (100.00%) nginx
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) MariaDB
General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Police
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker