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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 388 378
Rank change year-on-year +23 -10 +287
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 29 79 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.40% 0.53%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.04% 3.26% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 21 36 110
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,625 £41,175
25th Percentile £54,750 £43,750 £45,633
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £59,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.36% -1.67% -6.98%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,375 £70,938
90th Percentile £95,000 £78,125 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% -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 1,421 2,427 3,065
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.08% 12.20% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 988 1,407 2,560
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%

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 15 November 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 16 (55.17%) Azure
2 9 (31.03%) AWS
3 4 (13.79%) GCP
3 4 (13.79%) GitHub
3 4 (13.79%) GitHub Actions
3 4 (13.79%) SaaS
4 2 (6.90%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (6.90%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (6.90%) Entra ID
4 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.90%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 21 (72.41%) Firewall
2 11 (37.93%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 4 (13.79%) TeamCity
General
1 8 (27.59%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (24.14%) Finance
3 6 (20.69%) Retail
4 5 (17.24%) Telecoms
5 4 (13.79%) Back Office
5 4 (13.79%) Banking
5 4 (13.79%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (13.79%) Financial Institution
6 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 14 (48.28%) Security Engineer
2 9 (31.03%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Analyst
4 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
5 4 (13.79%) Automation Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Cloud Automation Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Cloud Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Cloud Security Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) IT Analyst
5 4 (13.79%) IT Security Analyst
6 3 (10.34%) Lead
7 2 (6.90%) Head of Operations
7 2 (6.90%) Head of Security
7 2 (6.90%) Senior
7 2 (6.90%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Technical Leader
8 1 (3.45%) Information Analyst
8 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Manager
8 1 (3.45%) Operations Analyst
8 1 (3.45%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) OAuth
1 2 (6.90%) OpenID
1 2 (6.90%) SAML
2 1 (3.45%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 10 (34.48%) Management Information System
2 8 (27.59%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (13.79%) Blog
3 4 (13.79%) Cloud Native
4 2 (6.90%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.90%) Driving Licence
4 2 (6.90%) Security Posture
4 2 (6.90%) Virtual Team
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (3.45%) Cyberattack
5 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.45%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 10 (34.48%) Windows
2 8 (27.59%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (82.76%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (68.97%) Incident Response
3 16 (55.17%) Information Security
4 12 (41.38%) Cloud Security
4 12 (41.38%) Security Architecture
4 12 (41.38%) Security Operations
5 11 (37.93%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 10 (34.48%) Vulnerability Management
7 9 (31.03%) Kalman Filter
7 9 (31.03%) SIEM
8 8 (27.59%) Security Monitoring
9 7 (24.14%) Risk Management
10 6 (20.69%) Identity Access Management
10 6 (20.69%) ITIL
10 6 (20.69%) Project Delivery
10 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 5 (17.24%) Computer Science
11 5 (17.24%) Critical Thinking
11 5 (17.24%) Risk Register
11 5 (17.24%) Threat Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) Bash
1 4 (13.79%) Go
1 4 (13.79%) Python
2 2 (6.90%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (44.83%) CISSP
2 8 (27.59%) CISM
3 5 (17.24%) Degree
4 4 (13.79%) AWS Certification
4 4 (13.79%) CEH
4 4 (13.79%) DBS Check
5 3 (10.34%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (10.34%) GSEC
6 2 (6.90%) SANS
7 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (3.45%) MCSE
7 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (3.45%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (37.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (24.14%) NIST
3 5 (17.24%) GRC
4 4 (13.79%) PCI DSS
4 4 (13.79%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Cilium
1 4 (13.79%) Kubernetes
1 4 (13.79%) Terraform
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.90%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft
1 3 (10.34%) Tenable
2 2 (6.90%) VMware
3 1 (3.45%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (3.45%) Google
3 1 (3.45%) Qualys
3 1 (3.45%) Splunk