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 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 239 245
Rank change year-on-year -24 +6 -13
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 123 183 371
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.74% 1.31% 1.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.21% 10.31% 9.33%
Number of salaries quoted 78 147 320
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,900 £40,600
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £74,375 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,000 £89,750 £88,875
UK median annual salary £62,131 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.21% +3.33% +0.80%

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 1,705 1,775 3,977
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.25% 12.72% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 932 1,182 3,444
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,050 £30,750
25th Percentile £32,938 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,625 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £42,000 £53,500 £48,392
% change year-on-year -21.50% +10.56% -7.83%

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 11 March 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 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.63%) Confluence
2 2 (1.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.81%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 56 (45.53%) Azure
2 40 (32.52%) AWS
3 15 (12.20%) GCP
4 10 (8.13%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.69%) SaaS
6 5 (4.07%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.07%) Mimecast
7 4 (3.25%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (3.25%) GitHub
7 4 (3.25%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (1.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.63%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.63%) Amazon SQS
9 2 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.63%) OCI
9 2 (1.63%) Serverless
9 2 (1.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 72 (58.54%) Firewall
2 28 (22.76%) WAN
3 26 (21.14%) SD-WAN
4 22 (17.89%) VPN
5 19 (15.45%) LAN
6 15 (12.20%) BGP
7 12 (9.76%) OSPF
7 12 (9.76%) VLAN
7 12 (9.76%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (8.94%) Cisco ISE
8 11 (8.94%) Intrusion Detection
9 10 (8.13%) TCP/IP
10 9 (7.32%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (7.32%) Wireless
11 8 (6.50%) MPLS
11 8 (6.50%) WLAN
12 7 (5.69%) DNS
13 6 (4.88%) DHCP
13 6 (4.88%) DMZ
13 6 (4.88%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.81%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.25%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.63%) JIRA
General
1 30 (24.39%) Social Skills
2 22 (17.89%) Finance
3 12 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.13%) Legal
4 10 (8.13%) Retail
5 8 (6.50%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.69%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.88%) Banking
7 6 (4.88%) Law
8 5 (4.07%) Back Office
9 4 (3.25%) Financial Institution
9 4 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.44%) Aviation
11 2 (1.63%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.63%) Police
12 1 (0.81%) Marketing
12 1 (0.81%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 31 (25.20%) Network Engineer
2 29 (23.58%) Security Engineer
3 26 (21.14%) Senior
4 17 (13.82%) Senior Network Engineer
5 13 (10.57%) Analyst
6 12 (9.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 12 (9.76%) Security Analyst
7 11 (8.94%) Network Security Engineer
8 10 (8.13%) Senior Security Engineer
9 9 (7.32%) Cloud Engineer
10 8 (6.50%) Architect
10 8 (6.50%) Consultant
10 8 (6.50%) Senior Network Security Engineer
11 7 (5.69%) Lead
11 7 (5.69%) Network Operations Engineer
12 6 (4.88%) Cloud Security Engineer
12 6 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 6 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 6 (4.88%) Network Security Analyst
12 6 (4.88%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.63%) LDAP
1 2 (1.63%) OAuth
1 2 (1.63%) OpenID
1 2 (1.63%) REST
1 2 (1.63%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (17.89%) Security Posture
2 19 (15.45%) Cloud Native
3 14 (11.38%) Blog
3 14 (11.38%) Data Centre
4 11 (8.94%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (7.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 8 (6.50%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (4.88%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (4.88%) PKI
7 6 (4.88%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.25%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.25%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.44%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.44%) Operational Technology
9 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.63%) CMDB
10 2 (1.63%) e-Learning
10 2 (1.63%) Product Ownership
10 2 (1.63%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.94%) Windows
2 3 (2.44%) Linux
3 2 (1.63%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.63%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (36.59%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (33.33%) SIEM
3 40 (32.52%) Incident Response
4 33 (26.83%) Security Operations
5 31 (25.20%) Cloud Security
6 24 (19.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 24 (19.51%) Security Architecture
7 19 (15.45%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (13.82%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (13.82%) Mentoring
10 16 (13.01%) Containerisation
10 16 (13.01%) Zero Trust
11 15 (12.20%) Risk Management
11 15 (12.20%) Threat Detection
12 14 (11.38%) Information Security
13 13 (10.57%) Data Protection
13 13 (10.57%) SDLC
13 13 (10.57%) Threat Intelligence
14 12 (9.76%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.76%) Python
2 10 (8.13%) Bash
2 10 (8.13%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.88%) SQL
4 4 (3.25%) Go
4 4 (3.25%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.63%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 23 (18.70%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (16.26%) Security Cleared
3 17 (13.82%) CCNP
4 16 (13.01%) CISSP
5 14 (11.38%) DV Cleared
5 14 (11.38%) SC Cleared
6 12 (9.76%) Degree
7 9 (7.32%) CCNA
8 8 (6.50%) CCIE
8 8 (6.50%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (5.69%) CISM
10 6 (4.88%) Azure Certification
10 6 (4.88%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (4.07%) CRISC
11 5 (4.07%) SANS
12 4 (3.25%) CEH
12 4 (3.25%) CREST Certified
12 4 (3.25%) GIAC
12 4 (3.25%) GSEC
12 4 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (30.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (22.76%) NIST
3 15 (12.20%) PCI DSS
4 14 (11.38%) GRC
5 13 (10.57%) GDPR
6 10 (8.13%) JSP 440
7 9 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (5.69%) SOC 2
9 6 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (4.88%) NCSC
10 4 (3.25%) Government Security Classifications
10 4 (3.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.81%) Basel III
12 1 (0.81%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (11.38%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.69%) Docker
3 4 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.63%) Firmware
4 2 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.81%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (14.63%) Terraform
2 9 (7.32%) FortiGate
2 9 (7.32%) Kubernetes
3 5 (4.07%) Ansible
3 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (3.25%) Cilium
5 2 (1.63%) Nagios
5 2 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.63%) WSUS
6 1 (0.81%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 40 (32.52%) Cisco
2 17 (13.82%) Fortinet
2 17 (13.82%) Microsoft
3 16 (13.01%) Palo Alto
4 9 (7.32%) CheckPoint
5 8 (6.50%) Meraki
6 7 (5.69%) Google
6 7 (5.69%) Okta
7 6 (4.88%) F5
8 5 (4.07%) Zscaler
9 4 (3.25%) iManage
9 4 (3.25%) Sophos
9 4 (3.25%) VMware
10 3 (2.44%) Salesforce
10 3 (2.44%) SolarWinds
10 3 (2.44%) Splunk
10 3 (2.44%) Veeam
11 2 (1.63%) Tenable
12 1 (0.81%) Datto
12 1 (0.81%) Extreme Networks