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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 231 242
Rank change year-on-year -48 +11 -15
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 115 189 354
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 1.29% 1.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.87% 10.21% 9.26%
Number of salaries quoted 71 139 309
10th Percentile £38,850 £38,950 £41,150
25th Percentile £44,000 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,099 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% -4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,443 £76,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £92,000 £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 1,675 1,851 3,824
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.20% 12.62% 13.41%
Number of salaries quoted 934 1,139 3,322
10th Percentile £28,075 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,356 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +1.85% -3.79%
75th Percentile £70,979 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £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 2 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 2 (1.74%) Confluence
1 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.87%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 54 (46.96%) Azure
2 42 (36.52%) AWS
3 15 (13.04%) GCP
4 9 (7.83%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (6.09%) SaaS
6 4 (3.48%) AWS CloudFormation
6 4 (3.48%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.48%) GitHub
6 4 (3.48%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 2 (1.74%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 2 (1.74%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.74%) Amazon SQS
8 2 (1.74%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.74%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.74%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.74%) OCI
8 2 (1.74%) Serverless
8 2 (1.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 71 (61.74%) Firewall
2 29 (25.22%) WAN
3 26 (22.61%) SD-WAN
4 23 (20.00%) VPN
5 18 (15.65%) LAN
6 14 (12.17%) BGP
7 12 (10.43%) VLAN
8 11 (9.57%) OSPF
8 11 (9.57%) TCP/IP
8 11 (9.57%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (8.70%) Intrusion Detection
10 9 (7.83%) DNS
11 8 (6.96%) Cisco ISE
11 8 (6.96%) DHCP
11 8 (6.96%) MPLS
11 8 (6.96%) Wireless
12 7 (6.09%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (6.09%) DMZ
13 6 (5.22%) WLAN
14 5 (4.35%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.87%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.48%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.74%) JIRA
General
1 32 (27.83%) Social Skills
2 21 (18.26%) Finance
3 12 (10.43%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.57%) Legal
5 10 (8.70%) Public Sector
5 10 (8.70%) Retail
6 7 (6.09%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (5.22%) Banking
8 5 (4.35%) Back Office
8 5 (4.35%) Law
9 4 (3.48%) Financial Institution
9 4 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.61%) Aviation
10 3 (2.61%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.74%) Police
12 1 (0.87%) Marketing
12 1 (0.87%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 31 (26.96%) Network Engineer
2 26 (22.61%) Security Engineer
3 25 (21.74%) Senior
4 15 (13.04%) Senior Network Engineer
5 12 (10.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (8.70%) Senior Security Engineer
7 9 (7.83%) Cloud Engineer
7 9 (7.83%) Consultant
7 9 (7.83%) Network Security Engineer
8 7 (6.09%) Analyst
8 7 (6.09%) Lead
8 7 (6.09%) Network Operations Engineer
8 7 (6.09%) Senior Network Security Engineer
9 6 (5.22%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 6 (5.22%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 6 (5.22%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 6 (5.22%) Security Analyst
9 6 (5.22%) Security Manager
9 6 (5.22%) Security Specialist
10 5 (4.35%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.87%) LDAP
1 1 (0.87%) OAuth
1 1 (0.87%) OpenID
1 1 (0.87%) REST
1 1 (0.87%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (19.13%) Security Posture
2 21 (18.26%) Cloud Native
3 16 (13.91%) Data Centre
4 14 (12.17%) Blog
5 10 (8.70%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (8.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (7.83%) Cloud Security Posture
7 7 (6.09%) PKI
7 7 (6.09%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (5.22%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (3.48%) Driving Licence
9 4 (3.48%) Management Information System
10 3 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (2.61%) CMDB
10 3 (2.61%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.61%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (1.74%) Product Ownership
11 2 (1.74%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.74%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.30%) Windows
2 5 (4.35%) Linux
3 3 (2.61%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.74%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.87%) CentOS
5 1 (0.87%) Debian
5 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (34.78%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (33.91%) SIEM
3 37 (32.17%) Incident Response
4 32 (27.83%) Security Operations
5 31 (26.96%) Cloud Security
6 22 (19.13%) Security Architecture
7 19 (16.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 18 (15.65%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (14.78%) Containerisation
9 17 (14.78%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (14.78%) Vulnerability Management
10 16 (13.91%) Mentoring
11 15 (13.04%) ITIL
11 15 (13.04%) Risk Management
11 15 (13.04%) Zero Trust
12 14 (12.17%) Data Protection
12 14 (12.17%) Information Security
12 14 (12.17%) Threat Intelligence
13 13 (11.30%) SDLC
13 13 (11.30%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.57%) Bash
1 11 (9.57%) Python
2 8 (6.96%) PowerShell
3 5 (4.35%) SQL
4 4 (3.48%) Go
4 4 (3.48%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (2.61%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 25 (21.74%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (19.13%) Security Cleared
3 18 (15.65%) CCNP
4 16 (13.91%) SC Cleared
5 15 (13.04%) CISSP
6 14 (12.17%) DV Cleared
7 11 (9.57%) Degree
8 9 (7.83%) CCIE
8 9 (7.83%) CCNA
8 9 (7.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (6.09%) Azure Certification
9 7 (6.09%) CISM
10 6 (5.22%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (5.22%) SANS
11 5 (4.35%) AWS Certification
11 5 (4.35%) CRISC
11 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (3.48%) CREST Certified
12 4 (3.48%) GIAC
12 4 (3.48%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (31.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (24.35%) NIST
3 16 (13.91%) PCI DSS
4 13 (11.30%) GRC
5 12 (10.43%) GDPR
6 11 (9.57%) JSP 440
7 10 (8.70%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (6.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 7 (6.09%) NCSC
9 6 (5.22%) SOC 2
10 4 (3.48%) Government Security Classifications
10 4 (3.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.87%) Basel III
13 1 (0.87%) MiFID
System Software
1 13 (11.30%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.09%) Docker
3 5 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.61%) Firmware
5 1 (0.87%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.87%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (15.65%) Terraform
2 9 (7.83%) Kubernetes
3 8 (6.96%) FortiGate
4 5 (4.35%) Ansible
4 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (3.48%) Cilium
6 3 (2.61%) Nagios
7 2 (1.74%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (1.74%) WSUS
8 1 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 41 (35.65%) Cisco
2 17 (14.78%) Fortinet
3 15 (13.04%) Palo Alto
4 14 (12.17%) Microsoft
5 8 (6.96%) CheckPoint
5 8 (6.96%) Meraki
6 7 (6.09%) Google
7 6 (5.22%) F5
7 6 (5.22%) VMware
8 5 (4.35%) Okta
8 5 (4.35%) Zscaler
9 4 (3.48%) SolarWinds
10 3 (2.61%) iManage
10 3 (2.61%) Salesforce
10 3 (2.61%) Veeam
11 2 (1.74%) Dell
11 2 (1.74%) Juniper
11 2 (1.74%) Sophos
11 2 (1.74%) Splunk
11 2 (1.74%) Tenable