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 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 216 251
Rank change year-on-year -51 +35 -12
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 117 228 330
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 1.45% 1.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.46% 11.39% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 77 153 286
10th Percentile £39,540 £39,280 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.00%

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 1,569 2,001 3,732
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.67% 12.77% 13.42%
Number of salaries quoted 927 1,160 3,229
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,613 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% - -0.72%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,253 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

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 14 February 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 2 (1.71%) Confluence
1 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 54 (46.15%) Azure
2 43 (36.75%) AWS
3 16 (13.68%) GCP
4 9 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.98%) SaaS
6 6 (5.13%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (3.42%) Entra ID
7 4 (3.42%) GitHub
7 4 (3.42%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (3.42%) Serverless
8 2 (1.71%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 2 (1.71%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 2 (1.71%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.71%) Amazon SQS
8 2 (1.71%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.71%) OCI
8 2 (1.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 1 (0.85%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 75 (64.10%) Firewall
2 26 (22.22%) SD-WAN
2 26 (22.22%) WAN
3 23 (19.66%) VPN
4 17 (14.53%) LAN
5 14 (11.97%) VLAN
6 13 (11.11%) BGP
7 12 (10.26%) TCP/IP
8 11 (9.40%) OSPF
8 11 (9.40%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (8.55%) DNS
10 9 (7.69%) DHCP
10 9 (7.69%) Wireless
11 8 (6.84%) MPLS
12 7 (5.98%) DMZ
12 7 (5.98%) Intrusion Detection
13 6 (5.13%) Cisco ISE
13 6 (5.13%) Cisco Wireless
14 5 (4.27%) HSRP
14 5 (4.27%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.42%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 35 (29.91%) Social Skills
2 22 (18.80%) Finance
3 12 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.55%) Legal
4 10 (8.55%) Public Sector
4 10 (8.55%) Retail
5 7 (5.98%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (5.13%) Banking
7 5 (4.27%) Back Office
8 4 (3.42%) Financial Institution
8 4 (3.42%) Law
8 4 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.56%) Aviation
9 3 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.56%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.71%) Police
11 1 (0.85%) Marketing
11 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (28.21%) Network Engineer
2 28 (23.93%) Security Engineer
3 24 (20.51%) Senior
4 14 (11.97%) Senior Network Engineer
5 12 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 12 (10.26%) Senior Security Engineer
6 9 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
6 9 (7.69%) Consultant
6 9 (7.69%) Network Security Engineer
7 7 (5.98%) Analyst
7 7 (5.98%) Network Operations Engineer
7 7 (5.98%) Senior Network Security Engineer
8 6 (5.13%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (5.13%) Lead
8 6 (5.13%) Security Analyst
8 6 (5.13%) Security Specialist
9 5 (4.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 5 (4.27%) IT Engineer
9 5 (4.27%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.85%) LDAP
1 1 (0.85%) OAuth
1 1 (0.85%) OpenID
1 1 (0.85%) REST
1 1 (0.85%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.80%) Cloud Native
2 18 (15.38%) Data Centre
2 18 (15.38%) Security Posture
3 12 (10.26%) Blog
4 10 (8.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 9 (7.69%) Cloud Security Posture
5 9 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (5.98%) PKI
7 6 (5.13%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (3.42%) Driving Licence
8 4 (3.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (3.42%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.56%) CMDB
9 3 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (2.56%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.71%) Product Ownership
10 2 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.82%) Windows
2 8 (6.84%) Linux
3 3 (2.56%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.71%) CentOS
4 2 (1.71%) Debian
4 2 (1.71%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (31.62%) SIEM
3 33 (28.21%) Incident Response
4 32 (27.35%) Security Operations
5 30 (25.64%) Cloud Security
6 20 (17.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 19 (16.24%) Containerisation
8 17 (14.53%) ITIL
9 16 (13.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (13.68%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (13.68%) Security Architecture
10 15 (12.82%) Data Protection
10 15 (12.82%) Infrastructure as Code
10 15 (12.82%) Mentoring
11 14 (11.97%) Risk Management
11 14 (11.97%) Vulnerability Management
12 13 (11.11%) RBAC
12 13 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
12 13 (11.11%) Zero Trust
13 12 (10.26%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.97%) Python
2 12 (10.26%) Bash
3 8 (6.84%) PowerShell
4 5 (4.27%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (4.27%) SQL
5 4 (3.42%) Go
6 3 (2.56%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 28 (23.93%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (17.09%) CCNP
2 20 (17.09%) Security Cleared
3 16 (13.68%) CISSP
4 14 (11.97%) SC Cleared
5 12 (10.26%) DV Cleared
6 11 (9.40%) CompTIA Security+
6 11 (9.40%) Degree
7 10 (8.55%) CCIE
8 9 (7.69%) CCNA
9 8 (6.84%) AWS Certification
9 8 (6.84%) CISM
9 8 (6.84%) SANS
10 7 (5.98%) Azure Certification
11 6 (5.13%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (4.27%) CRISC
12 5 (4.27%) GCIA
12 5 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (3.42%) CREST Certified
13 4 (3.42%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (29.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (22.22%) NIST
3 16 (13.68%) PCI DSS
4 13 (11.11%) GRC
5 12 (10.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (10.26%) GDPR
6 9 (7.69%) JSP 440
7 7 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (5.98%) NCSC
8 6 (5.13%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (1.71%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (1.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.85%) Basel III
10 1 (0.85%) MiFID
System Software
1 13 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 9 (7.69%) Docker
3 6 (5.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (3.42%) Firmware
5 1 (0.85%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.85%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (18.80%) Terraform
2 11 (9.40%) Kubernetes
3 7 (5.98%) FortiGate
4 5 (4.27%) Ansible
4 5 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (3.42%) Cilium
6 3 (2.56%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (2.56%) Nagios
7 2 (1.71%) WSUS
8 1 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 41 (35.04%) Cisco
2 15 (12.82%) Fortinet
2 15 (12.82%) Microsoft
2 15 (12.82%) Palo Alto
3 9 (7.69%) Meraki
4 7 (5.98%) CheckPoint
4 7 (5.98%) VMware
5 6 (5.13%) F5
6 5 (4.27%) Google
6 5 (4.27%) SolarWinds
6 5 (4.27%) Zscaler
7 3 (2.56%) Dell
7 3 (2.56%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.56%) Veeam
8 2 (1.71%) iManage
8 2 (1.71%) Juniper
8 2 (1.71%) Okta
8 2 (1.71%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.71%) Tenable
9 1 (0.85%) Datto