Hybrid/Remote Network Security Manager Job Trends

Network Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Network Security Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 434 476
Rank change year-on-year +68 +42 +211
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Security Manager 4 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.026% 0.018% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.019% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile £62,000 - £59,500
25th Percentile £68,750 - £68,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £87,500
90th Percentile - - £91,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,251 15,819 20,646
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 96.06% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,305 9,534 16,883
10th Percentile £30,125 £35,575 £35,518
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,481
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Network Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network Security Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Network Security Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Security Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Network Security Manager job vacancies

Network Security Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Security Manager over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Network Security Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Network Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Network Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Network Security Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) AWS
2 3 (75.00%) AWS Certification
2 3 (75.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (75.00%) Business Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (75.00%) Firewall
2 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) IBM
2 3 (75.00%) IBM Cloud
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) MCP
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Nessus
2 3 (75.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Proxmox
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
2 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
2 3 (75.00%) VLAN
2 3 (75.00%) VMware

Network Security Manager Skill Set
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 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) AWS
2 3 (75.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (75.00%) IBM Cloud
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) VPN
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Software
1 3 (75.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (75.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (75.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Security Management
1 3 (75.00%) SIEM
1 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
1 3 (75.00%) Zero Trust
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (75.00%) MCP
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (75.00%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Nessus
1 3 (75.00%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) IBM
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco