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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 256 211
Rank change year-on-year +54 -45 -14
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 298 191 373
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.34% 1.16% 1.48%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.68% 9.62% 9.74%
Number of salaries quoted 209 182 297
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,708 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,576 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.77% +3.33% +2.13%

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 2,351 1,986 3,831
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.56% 12.03% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,296 1,215 2,063
10th Percentile £29,625 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -4.76%

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 4 August 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 21 (7.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (6.04%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.34%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 106 (35.57%) Azure
2 66 (22.15%) AWS
3 39 (13.09%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (11.74%) Entra ID
5 31 (10.40%) GCP
6 15 (5.03%) Mimecast
7 9 (3.02%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.68%) SaaS
9 6 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (2.01%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.68%) OCI
11 4 (1.34%) Serverless
12 3 (1.01%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (1.01%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (1.01%) IaaS
12 3 (1.01%) PaaS
12 3 (1.01%) Vertex AI
13 2 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.67%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 174 (58.39%) Firewall
2 83 (27.85%) VLAN
3 74 (24.83%) WAN
4 70 (23.49%) LAN
5 51 (17.11%) VPN
6 46 (15.44%) Wireless
7 43 (14.43%) SD-WAN
8 40 (13.42%) DNS
9 35 (11.74%) Wi-Fi
10 34 (11.41%) DHCP
11 32 (10.74%) BGP
12 24 (8.05%) WLAN
13 23 (7.72%) TCP/IP
14 22 (7.38%) MPLS
14 22 (7.38%) OSPF
15 19 (6.38%) Cisco ISE
16 17 (5.70%) Cisco Nexus
17 12 (4.03%) Intrusion Detection
17 12 (4.03%) SSL
18 11 (3.69%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.68%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.34%) MySQL
2 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.68%) JIRA
2 4 (1.34%) GitLab
3 1 (0.34%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.34%) Git
3 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 91 (30.54%) Social Skills
2 41 (13.76%) Finance
3 32 (10.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (9.06%) Public Sector
5 23 (7.72%) Telecoms
6 19 (6.38%) Law
7 13 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (3.36%) Banking
9 9 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.68%) Legal
11 6 (2.01%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.01%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.67%) Police
13 2 (0.67%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.34%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.34%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.34%) Military
14 1 (0.34%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.34%) Retail
Job Titles
1 75 (25.17%) Senior
2 59 (19.80%) Architect
3 57 (19.13%) Network Engineer
4 43 (14.43%) Security Engineer
5 38 (12.75%) Security Architect
6 33 (11.07%) Senior Security Engineer
7 27 (9.06%) Analyst
8 25 (8.39%) Security Analyst
9 24 (8.05%) Senior Network Engineer
10 22 (7.38%) Network Analyst
11 21 (7.05%) Consultant
12 20 (6.71%) Network Architect
12 20 (6.71%) Network Security Analyst
13 17 (5.70%) Lead
13 17 (5.70%) Security Specialist
14 15 (5.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (4.70%) Solutions Architect
16 13 (4.36%) Network Specialist
17 11 (3.69%) Network Security Specialist
17 11 (3.69%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.04%) OAuth
2 17 (5.70%) SAML
3 8 (2.68%) REST
4 7 (2.35%) LDAP
4 7 (2.35%) OpenID
5 5 (1.68%) 802.1X
6 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.34%) .NET
7 1 (0.34%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.34%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
7 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET Web API
7 1 (0.34%) JSON
7 1 (0.34%) Kafka
7 1 (0.34%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.34%) React
7 1 (0.34%) Vue
7 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (14.09%) Security Posture
2 34 (11.41%) Data Centre
3 15 (5.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 13 (4.36%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (4.03%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (4.03%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.69%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.36%) Blog
8 9 (3.02%) Cloud Native
9 6 (2.01%) PKI
10 5 (1.68%) Clustering
10 5 (1.68%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.68%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.34%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.34%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.34%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.01%) Onboarding
12 3 (1.01%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.07%) Windows
2 15 (5.03%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.68%) Linux
4 3 (1.01%) Android
4 3 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.67%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (47.32%) Cybersecurity
2 65 (21.81%) Project Delivery
3 58 (19.46%) Cloud Security
3 58 (19.46%) Problem-Solving
4 54 (18.12%) Business Continuity
5 49 (16.44%) Security Architecture
6 44 (14.77%) Incident Response
7 43 (14.43%) Decision-Making
7 43 (14.43%) SIEM
8 41 (13.76%) Network Architecture
8 41 (13.76%) Roadmaps
9 40 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 37 (12.42%) Vulnerability Management
11 36 (12.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 36 (12.08%) Zero Trust
12 35 (11.74%) BCP
12 35 (11.74%) Business Continuity Planning
12 35 (11.74%) Capacity Planning
12 35 (11.74%) Vulnerability Remediation
13 33 (11.07%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.40%) PowerShell
2 18 (6.04%) Python
3 7 (2.35%) Bash
3 7 (2.35%) SQL
4 4 (1.34%) C#
4 4 (1.34%) Go
5 3 (1.01%) C
5 3 (1.01%) C++
5 3 (1.01%) Java
5 3 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (1.01%) Objective-C
5 3 (1.01%) Perl
5 3 (1.01%) Ruby
5 3 (1.01%) Rust
6 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (19.13%) CISSP
2 51 (17.11%) Cisco Certification
3 45 (15.10%) Security Cleared
4 41 (13.76%) CCNP
4 41 (13.76%) Degree
4 41 (13.76%) SC Cleared
5 36 (12.08%) CISM
6 17 (5.70%) CCNA
6 17 (5.70%) DV Cleared
7 14 (4.70%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.69%) CRISC
9 10 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (3.02%) CCIE
10 9 (3.02%) DBS Check
11 6 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (2.01%) AWS Certification
11 6 (2.01%) CCSP
11 6 (2.01%) GSEC
12 5 (1.68%) CEH
12 5 (1.68%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (26.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (21.14%) NIST
3 21 (7.05%) NCSC
4 19 (6.38%) GDPR
4 19 (6.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 18 (6.04%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (5.03%) GRC
7 14 (4.70%) PCI DSS
8 10 (3.36%) JSP 440
9 7 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.01%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (2.01%) Government Security Classifications
10 6 (2.01%) SLA
11 4 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (1.01%) COBIT
12 3 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.67%) PMO
13 2 (0.67%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (15.10%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.70%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.34%) Docker
5 2 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (9.40%) FortiGate
2 14 (4.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.36%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (4.03%) CASB
5 9 (3.02%) Terraform
6 7 (2.35%) Kubernetes
7 6 (2.01%) Ansible
8 4 (1.34%) Prometheus
9 3 (1.01%) Grafana
10 2 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.67%) SCCM
11 1 (0.34%) Kibana
11 1 (0.34%) Nagios
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.34%) QRadar
11 1 (0.34%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 97 (32.55%) Cisco
2 89 (29.87%) Microsoft
3 47 (15.77%) Palo Alto
4 43 (14.43%) Fortinet
5 23 (7.72%) Aruba
6 20 (6.71%) Zscaler
7 19 (6.38%) VMware
8 15 (5.03%) Juniper
9 14 (4.70%) CheckPoint
10 13 (4.36%) Google
11 12 (4.03%) Meraki
12 11 (3.69%) Veeam
13 10 (3.36%) Sophos
14 8 (2.68%) SonicWALL
15 7 (2.35%) F5
15 7 (2.35%) Okta
15 7 (2.35%) Splunk
16 4 (1.34%) Barracuda Networks
16 4 (1.34%) N-able
17 3 (1.01%) iManage