Intrusion Detection Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Intrusion Detection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Intrusion Detection over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 492 577
Rank change year-on-year +118 +85 +162
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 39 97 94
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.26% 0.29% 0.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.55% 1.83% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 34 82 80
10th Percentile £44,825 £41,825 £45,994
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,000 £63,578
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% +5.38% +10.57%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,125 £87,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £64,656
% change year-on-year +18.18% -14.93% +7.76%

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 2,511 5,296 4,779
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.78% 15.65% 11.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,610 3,434 3,543
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,300
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -8.70% +1.77%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £75,500
90th Percentile £78,075 £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £48,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.48% -4.29%

Intrusion Detection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Intrusion Detection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Intrusion Detection trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Intrusion Detection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Intrusion Detection.

Intrusion Detection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Intrusion Detection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Intrusion Detection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Intrusion Detection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (5.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (53.85%) Azure
2 13 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (28.21%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (10.26%) AWS
5 2 (5.13%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (5.13%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.56%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 29 (74.36%) Firewall
2 11 (28.21%) Network Security
3 10 (25.64%) LAN
3 10 (25.64%) WAN
4 8 (20.51%) VPN
5 6 (15.38%) SD-WAN
5 6 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (10.26%) Wireless
7 3 (7.69%) BGP
7 3 (7.69%) EIGRP
7 3 (7.69%) OSPF
7 3 (7.69%) WebEx
7 3 (7.69%) WLAN
8 2 (5.13%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (5.13%) DHCP
8 2 (5.13%) DNS
8 2 (5.13%) MPLS
8 2 (5.13%) Wireless Security
9 1 (2.56%) Modbus
9 1 (2.56%) VLAN
General
1 17 (43.59%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.82%) Finance
4 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.13%) Electronics
5 2 (5.13%) Legal
5 2 (5.13%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.13%) Marketing
5 2 (5.13%) Retail
5 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (25.64%) Analyst
1 10 (25.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 10 (25.64%) Security Analyst
2 6 (15.38%) Architect
3 4 (10.26%) Network Manager
3 4 (10.26%) Security Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Senior
4 3 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Lead
4 3 (7.69%) Network Architect
4 3 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Security Manager
5 2 (5.13%) Head of Operations
5 2 (5.13%) Information Security Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) IT Security Manager
5 2 (5.13%) IT Security Officer
5 2 (5.13%) Network Team Leader
5 2 (5.13%) Security Officer
5 2 (5.13%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 2 (5.13%) Senior Network Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (20.51%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.69%) Cyberattack
3 3 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 3 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 3 (7.69%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (5.13%) Cloud Native
4 2 (5.13%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.13%) SCADA
5 1 (2.56%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (2.56%) IoT
5 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (33.33%) Windows
2 3 (7.69%) Linux
3 1 (2.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (2.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (58.97%) SIEM
2 20 (51.28%) Information Security
3 19 (48.72%) Incident Response
4 17 (43.59%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (38.46%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 14 (35.90%) Security Operations
7 13 (33.33%) Project Delivery
8 9 (23.08%) Roadmaps
9 6 (15.38%) Cloud Security
9 6 (15.38%) Data Loss Prevention
9 6 (15.38%) ITIL
9 6 (15.38%) Network Architecture
9 6 (15.38%) Risk Management
10 5 (12.82%) Business Continuity
11 4 (10.26%) DevOps
11 4 (10.26%) Disaster Recovery
11 4 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 4 (10.26%) Malware Analysis
11 4 (10.26%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) PowerShell
2 3 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (46.15%) CISSP
2 16 (41.03%) CISM
3 10 (25.64%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (25.64%) Degree
4 5 (12.82%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
5 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.13%) Azure Certification
6 2 (5.13%) CCNA
6 2 (5.13%) DV Cleared
6 2 (5.13%) IISP
6 2 (5.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (5.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (28.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (20.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (17.95%) NIST
4 6 (15.38%) GDPR
5 4 (10.26%) COBIT
5 4 (10.26%) PCI DSS
6 2 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (2.56%) HIPAA
7 1 (2.56%) NIST 800
7 1 (2.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.56%) Hyper-V
1 1 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (2.56%) Virtual Servers
1 1 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (7.69%) FortiGate
3 2 (5.13%) Progress Chef
3 2 (5.13%) Puppet
4 1 (2.56%) Ansible
Vendors
1 13 (33.33%) VMware
2 10 (25.64%) Cisco
2 10 (25.64%) Tenable
3 6 (15.38%) Meraki
3 6 (15.38%) Microsoft
4 3 (7.69%) Palo Alto
4 3 (7.69%) SolarWinds
4 3 (7.69%) Zscaler
5 2 (5.13%) Aruba
5 2 (5.13%) Darktrace
5 2 (5.13%) Fortinet
5 2 (5.13%) Juniper
5 2 (5.13%) SAP
5 2 (5.13%) Yardi
6 1 (2.56%) Red Hat