Hybrid/Remote IPsec Job Trends

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring IPsec skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 362 524
Rank change year-on-year -26 +162 +87
Permanent jobs citing IPsec 19 44 52
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.10% 0.32% 0.16%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.96% 2.72% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8 33 41
10th Percentile £32,000 £43,799 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £53,384 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £72,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.62% +52.63% -9.52%
75th Percentile £107,500 £85,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £87,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £46,250 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.00% +31.58% -9.52%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

IPsec 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 1,983 1,620 5,132
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.83% 11.65% 15.81%
Number of salaries quoted 953 1,191 3,409
10th Percentile £29,650 £25,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,784 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

IPsec
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

IPsec job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

IPsec
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

IPsec
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IPsec over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

IPsec salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IPsec
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.53%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 15 (78.95%) AWS
1 15 (78.95%) Azure
2 14 (73.68%) AWS Direct Connect
3 12 (63.16%) SaaS
3 12 (63.16%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 2 (10.53%) Entra ID
4 2 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (10.53%) OneDrive
5 1 (5.26%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 18 (94.74%) VPN
2 17 (89.47%) Firewall
2 17 (89.47%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (84.21%) WAN
4 15 (78.95%) Cisco ASA
4 15 (78.95%) Cisco Firepower
4 15 (78.95%) Cisco ISE
4 15 (78.95%) LAN
5 14 (73.68%) MPLS
5 14 (73.68%) NX-OS
5 14 (73.68%) SD-WAN
5 14 (73.68%) VXLAN
5 14 (73.68%) WLAN
6 13 (68.42%) BGP
6 13 (68.42%) OSPF
7 12 (63.16%) NetScaler
8 4 (21.05%) Wireless
9 3 (15.79%) DNS
9 3 (15.79%) VLAN
10 2 (10.53%) SSL
General
1 5 (26.32%) Finance
2 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Network Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Cisco Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Firewall Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Network Operations Engineer
2 9 (47.37%) Operations Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) AWS Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) AWS Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) 2nd Line Support
4 3 (15.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Architect
4 3 (15.79%) Network Architect
4 3 (15.79%) Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) IT Support
5 1 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.26%) LDAP
1 1 (5.26%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (73.68%) Data Centre
2 9 (47.37%) Management Information System
3 2 (10.53%) Cloud Native
3 2 (10.53%) Driving Licence
4 1 (5.26%) iPad
4 1 (5.26%) iPhone
4 1 (5.26%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.79%) Windows
2 2 (10.53%) Windows Server
3 1 (5.26%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.26%) Linux
3 1 (5.26%) Mac OS
3 1 (5.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) Network Segmentation
2 12 (63.16%) Zero Trust
3 11 (57.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 11 (57.89%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (52.63%) Cloud Security
5 9 (47.37%) Kalman Filter
5 9 (47.37%) Runbook
6 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (15.79%) Network Architecture
7 3 (15.79%) Product Roadmap
7 3 (15.79%) Roadmaps
7 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (15.79%) Technical Leadership
8 2 (10.53%) Agile
8 2 (10.53%) Computer Science
8 2 (10.53%) Customer Service
8 2 (10.53%) ITIL
8 2 (10.53%) Proactive Monitoring
8 2 (10.53%) Process Improvement
9 1 (5.26%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) Bash
1 1 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) CCIE
1 2 (10.53%) CCNA
1 2 (10.53%) CCNP
1 2 (10.53%) CCSA
1 2 (10.53%) CCSE
1 2 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (10.53%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (10.53%) Degree
1 2 (10.53%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (10.53%) Active Directory
1 2 (10.53%) Hyper-V
2 1 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) CASB
1 1 (5.26%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (5.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (78.95%) Cisco
2 14 (73.68%) CheckPoint
2 14 (73.68%) Dynatrace
2 14 (73.68%) Meraki
2 14 (73.68%) SolarWinds
3 11 (57.89%) Fortinet
4 9 (47.37%) ServiceNow
5 3 (15.79%) VMware
6 1 (5.26%) F5
6 1 (5.26%) Google
6 1 (5.26%) Palo Alto