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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 431 398 428
Rank change year-on-year -33 +30 -6
Permanent jobs citing Intrusion Detection 17 27 68
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.073% 0.16% 0.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.74% 1.43% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9 24 40
10th Percentile £45,250 £48,125 £41,650
25th Percentile £51,250 £60,313 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £60,250
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +12.03% +0.42%
75th Percentile £57,500 £85,313 £77,500
90th Percentile - £95,000 £79,125
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +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 2,309 1,894 3,774
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.90% 11.52% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,340 1,127 1,824
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £86,776 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% -2.91%

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 1 September 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 6 (35.29%) Azure
2 4 (23.53%) Mimecast
3 3 (17.65%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (94.12%) Firewall
2 6 (35.29%) Network Security
3 2 (11.76%) LAN
3 2 (11.76%) VLAN
3 2 (11.76%) VPN
3 2 (11.76%) WAN
4 1 (5.88%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (5.88%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (5.88%) Converged Networks
4 1 (5.88%) MPLS
4 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (5.88%) Wireless
4 1 (5.88%) WLAN
General
1 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Finance
2 3 (17.65%) Legal
3 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Security Engineer
2 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 4 (23.53%) Senior
3 3 (17.65%) Analyst
3 3 (17.65%) Applications Engineer
3 3 (17.65%) Azure Engineer
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Security Analyst
3 3 (17.65%) Security Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Senior Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Network Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) CCTV Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Control Systems Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Field Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Field Service Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) ICT Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Network Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) Security Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Security Posture
2 4 (23.53%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (23.53%) Operational Technology
2 4 (23.53%) SCADA
3 3 (17.65%) Blog
3 3 (17.65%) Cloud Native
3 3 (17.65%) Driving Licence
3 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.88%) CCTV
4 1 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (5.88%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (82.35%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (52.94%) Information Security
3 8 (47.06%) Security Monitoring
3 8 (47.06%) SIEM
4 7 (41.18%) Incident Response
5 6 (35.29%) Cloud Security
5 6 (35.29%) Project Delivery
5 6 (35.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (29.41%) Security Architecture
7 4 (23.53%) Data Acquisition
7 4 (23.53%) Network Segmentation
7 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
7 4 (23.53%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (17.65%) Business Strategy
8 3 (17.65%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure as Code
8 3 (17.65%) Kalman Filter
8 3 (17.65%) SDLC
8 3 (17.65%) Thought Leadership
8 3 (17.65%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) C#
1 3 (17.65%) Java
1 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
1 3 (17.65%) Python
2 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Degree
2 3 (17.65%) CISM
2 3 (17.65%) CISSP
2 3 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (17.65%) CRISC
2 3 (17.65%) DV Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) GSEC
2 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
3 2 (11.76%) CCNA
3 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.88%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (41.18%) NIST
2 6 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (17.65%) Government Security Classifications
3 3 (17.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 3 (17.65%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 4 (23.53%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Google
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
1 3 (17.65%) Qualys
1 3 (17.65%) Tenable
2 2 (11.76%) Cisco
3 1 (5.88%) CheckPoint
3 1 (5.88%) Dell
3 1 (5.88%) Fortinet
3 1 (5.88%) Okta
3 1 (5.88%) Sophos
3 1 (5.88%) Splunk
3 1 (5.88%) Zscaler