Hybrid/Remote Network Security Job Trends

Network Security
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 257 254
Rank change year-on-year +10 -3 -18
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 151 143 400
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 1.06% 1.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.65% 8.81% 7.75%
Number of salaries quoted 98 128 331
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,425 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,625 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £76,313 £70,938 £73,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.84% +3.33% +4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Network Security 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 1,975 1,624 5,158
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.89% 12.07% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 948 1,191 3,435
10th Percentile £29,500 £25,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,688 £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% -5.47%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Network Security job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Network Security
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Network Security
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network Security over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.

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

Network Security
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 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.66%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 70 (46.36%) Azure
2 44 (29.14%) AWS
3 19 (12.58%) GCP
4 15 (9.93%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (7.95%) Mimecast
6 11 (7.28%) Entra ID
7 5 (3.31%) Serverless
8 4 (2.65%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (2.65%) OCI
8 4 (2.65%) SaaS
9 3 (1.99%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.99%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.32%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.32%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.32%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.32%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 1 (0.66%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 83 (54.97%) Firewall
2 29 (19.21%) WAN
3 28 (18.54%) LAN
3 28 (18.54%) SD-WAN
4 16 (10.60%) BGP
4 16 (10.60%) VPN
5 15 (9.93%) Wireless
6 13 (8.61%) Cisco ISE
6 13 (8.61%) OSPF
7 12 (7.95%) Intrusion Detection
7 12 (7.95%) VLAN
8 11 (7.28%) Cisco Nexus
8 11 (7.28%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (6.62%) WLAN
10 7 (4.64%) MPLS
10 7 (4.64%) TCP/IP
11 6 (3.97%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (3.97%) DMZ
11 6 (3.97%) NGFW
12 5 (3.31%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.66%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.66%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.32%) JIRA
2 1 (0.66%) TeamCity
General
1 24 (15.89%) Finance
2 18 (11.92%) Social Skills
3 17 (11.26%) Public Sector
4 12 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (7.28%) Banking
5 11 (7.28%) Law
6 9 (5.96%) Legal
7 8 (5.30%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (4.64%) Retail
9 5 (3.31%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.99%) Aviation
12 2 (1.32%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.32%) Police
12 2 (1.32%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.66%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.66%) Back Office
13 1 (0.66%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.66%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 31 (20.53%) Network Engineer
2 29 (19.21%) Architect
3 28 (18.54%) Senior
4 22 (14.57%) Analyst
4 22 (14.57%) Security Analyst
5 21 (13.91%) Security Engineer
6 17 (11.26%) Senior Network Engineer
7 16 (10.60%) Network Analyst
7 16 (10.60%) Network Security Analyst
8 14 (9.27%) Security Architect
9 13 (8.61%) Security Manager
10 11 (7.28%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 11 (7.28%) Network Security Engineer
10 11 (7.28%) Security Specialist
11 10 (6.62%) Consultant
11 10 (6.62%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (5.30%) Senior Network Security Engineer
12 8 (5.30%) Senior Security Engineer
13 7 (4.64%) Network Operations Engineer
13 7 (4.64%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.31%) LDAP
1 5 (3.31%) OAuth
1 5 (3.31%) OpenID
1 5 (3.31%) REST
1 5 (3.31%) SAML
2 1 (0.66%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 33 (21.85%) Security Posture
2 17 (11.26%) Cloud Native
3 16 (10.60%) Data Centre
4 14 (9.27%) Blog
5 12 (7.95%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (6.62%) Management Information System
7 9 (5.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 8 (5.30%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (4.64%) Driving Licence
10 6 (3.97%) PKI
11 4 (2.65%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (2.65%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (2.65%) Public Cloud
11 4 (2.65%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.99%) Clustering
12 3 (1.99%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.99%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (1.32%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.64%) Windows
2 5 (3.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (41.06%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (27.15%) Cloud Security
2 41 (27.15%) SIEM
3 37 (24.50%) Security Architecture
4 36 (23.84%) Incident Response
5 30 (19.87%) Security Operations
6 28 (18.54%) Roadmaps
7 26 (17.22%) Vulnerability Management
8 25 (16.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 25 (16.56%) Zero Trust
9 24 (15.89%) Risk Management
10 20 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (11.92%) Project Delivery
12 17 (11.26%) Information Security
12 17 (11.26%) Mentoring
12 17 (11.26%) Problem-Solving
13 16 (10.60%) Application Security
14 15 (9.93%) Business Continuity
15 14 (9.27%) Agile
15 14 (9.27%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.93%) PowerShell
2 13 (8.61%) Python
3 9 (5.96%) Bash
4 5 (3.31%) SQL
5 4 (2.65%) Go
6 3 (1.99%) C
6 3 (1.99%) C#
6 3 (1.99%) C++
6 3 (1.99%) Java
6 3 (1.99%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.99%) Perl
6 3 (1.99%) Ruby
6 3 (1.99%) Rust
7 2 (1.32%) Bicep
8 1 (0.66%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.66%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (20.53%) CISSP
2 29 (19.21%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (19.21%) Security Cleared
3 23 (15.23%) SC Cleared
4 21 (13.91%) CCNP
5 20 (13.25%) CISM
6 18 (11.92%) Degree
7 17 (11.26%) DV Cleared
8 10 (6.62%) CCIE
9 8 (5.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (5.30%) CRISC
10 7 (4.64%) Azure Certification
10 7 (4.64%) CCNA
10 7 (4.64%) CEH
10 7 (4.64%) GSEC
11 5 (3.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (3.31%) CCSP
12 4 (2.65%) GIAC
13 3 (1.99%) GPEN
13 3 (1.99%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (29.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (25.83%) NIST
3 14 (9.27%) GRC
4 13 (8.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (8.61%) GDPR
4 13 (8.61%) JSP 440
5 12 (7.95%) PCI DSS
6 11 (7.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 10 (6.62%) NCSC
8 7 (4.64%) Government Security Classifications
9 6 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 5 (3.31%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (2.65%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.66%) Basel III
12 1 (0.66%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (9.27%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.64%) Docker
3 5 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.99%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.66%) Firmware
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (9.93%) Terraform
2 11 (7.28%) FortiGate
3 7 (4.64%) Ansible
3 7 (4.64%) Kubernetes
4 5 (3.31%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.32%) WSUS
7 1 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.66%) Cilium
7 1 (0.66%) Nagios
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.66%) SCCM
Vendors
1 47 (31.13%) Cisco
2 28 (18.54%) Microsoft
3 22 (14.57%) Fortinet
4 19 (12.58%) Palo Alto
5 10 (6.62%) CheckPoint
5 10 (6.62%) Google
6 9 (5.96%) Sophos
7 8 (5.30%) Meraki
8 7 (4.64%) Okta
9 6 (3.97%) F5
10 5 (3.31%) iManage
10 5 (3.31%) VMware
10 5 (3.31%) Zscaler
11 4 (2.65%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (2.65%) Juniper
11 4 (2.65%) N-able
11 4 (2.65%) Splunk
12 3 (1.99%) Salesforce
12 3 (1.99%) SonicWALL
12 3 (1.99%) Veeam