Hybrid/Remote Intrusion Detection Job Trends

Intrusion Detection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 384 392 380
Rank change year-on-year +8 -12 +327
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 24 74 131
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 0.36% 0.56%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.40% 3.07% 4.10%
Number of salaries quoted 20 30 122
10th Percentile £53,775 £42,325 £40,050
25th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.36% +2.61% -8.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £77,250 £70,938
90th Percentile £95,000 £79,875 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,184 £59,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.48% -1.67% -7.69%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Intrusion Detection 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,712 2,407 3,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 11.87% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 984 1,430 2,658
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,594 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £52,500 £50,250
% change year-on-year -27.62% +4.48% -4.29%

Intrusion Detection
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Intrusion Detection job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Intrusion Detection.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Intrusion Detection

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Intrusion Detection salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Intrusion Detection
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:

Cloud Services
1 14 (58.33%) Azure
2 6 (25.00%) AWS
3 3 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (8.33%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (8.33%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (8.33%) Entra ID
4 2 (8.33%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 15 (62.50%) Firewall
2 7 (29.17%) Network Security
General
1 9 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (20.83%) Telecoms
3 4 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Finance
4 3 (12.50%) Retail
5 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
6 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (41.67%) Security Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 6 (25.00%) Analyst
4 5 (20.83%) Security Analyst
5 3 (12.50%) Head of Operations
5 3 (12.50%) Head of Security
5 3 (12.50%) Lead
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) IT Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) IT Security Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Senior
6 2 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Technical Leader
7 1 (4.17%) Information Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Information Security Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Manager
7 1 (4.17%) IT Manager
7 1 (4.17%) Operations Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Security Manager
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) OAuth
1 2 (8.33%) OpenID
1 2 (8.33%) SAML
2 1 (4.17%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 8 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.33%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (8.33%) Security Posture
2 2 (8.33%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.17%) Cloud Native
3 1 (4.17%) Cyberattack
3 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (33.33%) Windows
2 5 (20.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (91.67%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (62.50%) Incident Response
3 14 (58.33%) Information Security
4 13 (54.17%) Security Operations
5 11 (45.83%) SIEM
6 8 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 8 (33.33%) Security Architecture
7 7 (29.17%) Cloud Security
7 7 (29.17%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 6 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
8 6 (25.00%) Project Delivery
9 5 (20.83%) Incident Management
9 5 (20.83%) Threat Analysis
9 5 (20.83%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 5 (20.83%) Vulnerability Management
10 4 (16.67%) Malware Analysis
10 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
11 3 (12.50%) Decision-Making
11 3 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (50.00%) CISSP
2 10 (41.67%) CISM
3 4 (16.67%) CEH
4 3 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (12.50%) Degree
4 3 (12.50%) GSEC
4 3 (12.50%) SANS
5 2 (8.33%) DBS Check
6 1 (4.17%) MCSE
6 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (29.17%) NIST
3 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (4.17%) GDPR
3 1 (4.17%) GRC
System Software
1 3 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (8.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (12.50%) Tenable
1 3 (12.50%) VMware
2 1 (4.17%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (4.17%) Google
2 1 (4.17%) Splunk