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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 252 217
Rank change year-on-year +51 -35 -25
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 306 189 373
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.15% 1.48%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.90% 9.56% 9.75%
Number of salaries quoted 209 180 297
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 £75,313 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £84,250
UK median annual salary £65,576 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.77% +3.33% +0.84%

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 2,373 1,977 3,826
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 12.00% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,306 1,207 2,057
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 6 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 (6.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (5.88%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 107 (34.97%) Azure
2 67 (21.90%) AWS
3 39 (12.75%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (11.44%) Entra ID
5 32 (10.46%) GCP
6 14 (4.58%) Mimecast
7 9 (2.94%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.61%) SaaS
9 6 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.96%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.63%) OCI
11 4 (1.31%) Serverless
12 3 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.98%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.98%) IaaS
12 3 (0.98%) PaaS
12 3 (0.98%) Vertex AI
13 2 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.65%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 181 (59.15%) Firewall
2 91 (29.74%) VLAN
3 75 (24.51%) WAN
4 70 (22.88%) LAN
5 51 (16.67%) VPN
6 46 (15.03%) Wireless
7 44 (14.38%) SD-WAN
8 41 (13.40%) DNS
9 35 (11.44%) DHCP
9 35 (11.44%) Wi-Fi
10 32 (10.46%) BGP
11 24 (7.84%) TCP/IP
11 24 (7.84%) WLAN
12 23 (7.52%) OSPF
13 22 (7.19%) MPLS
14 19 (6.21%) Cisco ISE
15 16 (5.23%) Cisco Nexus
16 12 (3.92%) SSL
17 11 (3.59%) Intrusion Detection
17 11 (3.59%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.33%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.33%) MySQL
2 1 (0.33%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.63%) JIRA
2 4 (1.31%) GitLab
3 1 (0.33%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.33%) Git
3 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
General
1 99 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 42 (13.73%) Finance
3 34 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (8.82%) Public Sector
5 23 (7.52%) Telecoms
6 19 (6.21%) Law
7 13 (4.25%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (3.27%) Banking
8 10 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.61%) Legal
10 7 (2.29%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.96%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.65%) Police
13 2 (0.65%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.33%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.33%) Military
14 1 (0.33%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 82 (26.80%) Senior
2 59 (19.28%) Architect
3 57 (18.63%) Network Engineer
4 50 (16.34%) Security Engineer
5 40 (13.07%) Senior Security Engineer
6 38 (12.42%) Security Architect
7 27 (8.82%) Analyst
8 25 (8.17%) Security Analyst
9 24 (7.84%) Senior Network Engineer
10 22 (7.19%) Network Analyst
11 21 (6.86%) Consultant
12 20 (6.54%) Network Architect
12 20 (6.54%) Network Security Analyst
13 17 (5.56%) Lead
14 16 (5.23%) Security Specialist
15 15 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 14 (4.58%) Solutions Architect
17 12 (3.92%) Network Specialist
18 11 (3.59%) Security Consultant
19 10 (3.27%) Network Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.88%) OAuth
2 17 (5.56%) SAML
3 8 (2.61%) REST
4 7 (2.29%) LDAP
4 7 (2.29%) OpenID
5 5 (1.63%) 802.1X
6 4 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.33%) .NET
7 1 (0.33%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.33%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET Core
7 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET Web API
7 1 (0.33%) JSON
7 1 (0.33%) Kafka
7 1 (0.33%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.33%) React
7 1 (0.33%) Vue
7 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.73%) Security Posture
2 35 (11.44%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 13 (4.25%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (4.25%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.59%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.27%) Blog
8 9 (2.94%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.96%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (1.96%) PKI
10 5 (1.63%) Clustering
10 5 (1.63%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.63%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.31%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.31%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.98%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.98%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (11.11%) Windows
2 16 (5.23%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.61%) Linux
4 3 (0.98%) Android
4 3 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.65%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (48.04%) Cybersecurity
2 72 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 61 (19.93%) Business Continuity
4 59 (19.28%) Cloud Security
5 58 (18.95%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 48 (15.69%) Network Architecture
7 48 (15.69%) Security Architecture
8 44 (14.38%) Incident Response
9 42 (13.73%) BCP
9 42 (13.73%) Business Continuity Planning
9 42 (13.73%) Capacity Planning
9 42 (13.73%) SIEM
9 42 (13.73%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 41 (13.40%) Roadmaps
11 40 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 39 (12.75%) Economics
13 37 (12.09%) Vulnerability Management
14 36 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 36 (11.76%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.82%) PowerShell
2 18 (5.88%) Python
3 7 (2.29%) Bash
3 7 (2.29%) SQL
4 4 (1.31%) C#
4 4 (1.31%) Go
5 3 (0.98%) C
5 3 (0.98%) C++
5 3 (0.98%) Java
5 3 (0.98%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (0.98%) Objective-C
5 3 (0.98%) Perl
5 3 (0.98%) Ruby
5 3 (0.98%) Rust
6 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.33%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (18.63%) CISSP
2 51 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 46 (15.03%) Security Cleared
4 42 (13.73%) SC Cleared
5 41 (13.40%) Degree
6 40 (13.07%) CCNP
7 36 (11.76%) CISM
8 18 (5.88%) DV Cleared
9 17 (5.56%) CCNA
10 14 (4.58%) Azure Certification
11 11 (3.59%) CRISC
12 10 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (2.94%) CCIE
13 9 (2.94%) DBS Check
14 6 (1.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (1.96%) AWS Certification
14 6 (1.96%) CCSP
14 6 (1.96%) GSEC
15 5 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.63%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (25.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (20.92%) NIST
3 21 (6.86%) NCSC
4 20 (6.54%) GDPR
5 19 (6.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 18 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (5.23%) GRC
8 15 (4.90%) PCI DSS
9 10 (3.27%) JSP 440
10 7 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.96%) Government Security Classifications
11 6 (1.96%) SLA
12 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.98%) COBIT
13 3 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.65%) PMO
14 2 (0.65%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (15.03%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.56%) Hyper-V
3 11 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.31%) Docker
5 2 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (9.15%) FortiGate
2 14 (4.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.25%) CASB
3 13 (4.25%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (2.94%) Terraform
5 7 (2.29%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.96%) Ansible
7 4 (1.31%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.98%) Grafana
9 2 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.65%) SCCM
10 1 (0.33%) Kibana
10 1 (0.33%) Nagios
10 1 (0.33%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.33%) QRadar
10 1 (0.33%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.33%) WSUS
Vendors
1 98 (32.03%) Cisco
2 89 (29.08%) Microsoft
3 48 (15.69%) Palo Alto
4 42 (13.73%) Fortinet
5 23 (7.52%) Aruba
6 20 (6.54%) VMware
6 20 (6.54%) Zscaler
7 15 (4.90%) Juniper
8 14 (4.58%) CheckPoint
9 13 (4.25%) Google
10 12 (3.92%) Meraki
10 12 (3.92%) Veeam
11 9 (2.94%) Sophos
12 8 (2.61%) SonicWALL
13 7 (2.29%) F5
14 6 (1.96%) Okta
14 6 (1.96%) Splunk
15 4 (1.31%) Barracuda Networks
15 4 (1.31%) N-able
16 3 (0.98%) iManage