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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 403 442
Rank change year-on-year -30 +39 +10
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 21 30 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.094% 0.18% 0.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.89% 1.51% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9 25 51
10th Percentile £45,250 £48,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +0.75% +14.04%
75th Percentile £57,500 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile - £95,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £58,750 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.62% +18.18% -12.00%

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 2,347 1,989 3,825
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.54% 11.99% 15.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,294 1,217 2,078
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,125 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -3.85%

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 2 August 2026.

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 8 (38.10%) Azure
1 8 (38.10%) Mimecast
2 6 (28.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (95.24%) Firewall
2 12 (57.14%) Network Security
3 5 (23.81%) VPN
4 4 (19.05%) Cisco ISE
4 4 (19.05%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (9.52%) LAN
5 2 (9.52%) VLAN
5 2 (9.52%) WAN
6 1 (4.76%) Converged Networks
6 1 (4.76%) MPLS
6 1 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (4.76%) Wireless
6 1 (4.76%) WLAN
General
1 6 (28.57%) Finance
1 6 (28.57%) Legal
2 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Senior
2 6 (28.57%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 6 (28.57%) Security Engineer
2 6 (28.57%) Security Manager
2 6 (28.57%) Senior Manager
3 4 (19.05%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 4 (19.05%) Network Security Specialist
3 4 (19.05%) Network Specialist
3 4 (19.05%) Security Specialist
4 2 (9.52%) Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Applications Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Azure Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Network Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Security Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Control Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Field Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Field Service Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) ICT Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Security Posture
2 6 (28.57%) Blog
2 6 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 4 (19.05%) Cyber Defence
3 4 (19.05%) Driving Licence
4 2 (9.52%) Cloud Native
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.52%) Operational Technology
4 2 (9.52%) SCADA
5 1 (4.76%) CCTV
5 1 (4.76%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (66.67%) Incident Response
3 12 (57.14%) Information Security
3 12 (57.14%) Security Monitoring
3 12 (57.14%) SIEM
4 10 (47.62%) Security Architecture
4 10 (47.62%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 10 (47.62%) Vulnerability Management
5 8 (38.10%) Cloud Security
5 8 (38.10%) Security Operations
6 6 (28.57%) Business Continuity
6 6 (28.57%) Business Strategy
6 6 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
6 6 (28.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 6 (28.57%) Project Delivery
6 6 (28.57%) Risk Analysis
6 6 (28.57%) Roadmaps
6 6 (28.57%) Thought Leadership
6 6 (28.57%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 6 (28.57%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (19.05%) PowerShell
2 2 (9.52%) C#
2 2 (9.52%) Java
2 2 (9.52%) JavaScript
2 2 (9.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Degree
2 6 (28.57%) CISM
2 6 (28.57%) CISSP
2 6 (28.57%) CRISC
2 6 (28.57%) DV Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) GSEC
2 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 5 (23.81%) CCNA
3 5 (23.81%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (19.05%) CCNP
5 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (38.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (38.10%) NIST
2 6 (28.57%) Government Security Classifications
2 6 (28.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 6 (28.57%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 6 (28.57%) Google
2 5 (23.81%) Cisco
3 4 (19.05%) CheckPoint
3 4 (19.05%) Fortinet
3 4 (19.05%) Okta
3 4 (19.05%) Qualys
3 4 (19.05%) Sophos
3 4 (19.05%) Splunk
3 4 (19.05%) Tenable
3 4 (19.05%) Zscaler
4 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
5 1 (4.76%) Dell