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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 252 212
Rank change year-on-year +52 -40 -20
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 315 187 377
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.39% 1.14% 1.51%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.24% 9.53% 9.89%
Number of salaries quoted 216 177 291
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,000
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 £76,250 £76,375
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,576 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.77% +3.33% -

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 2,380 1,963 3,813
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.49% 11.94% 15.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,318 1,199 2,016
10th Percentile £29,750 £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 £87,500 £85,000 £80,625
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

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 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 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (5.71%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.63%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 111 (35.24%) Azure
2 69 (21.90%) AWS
3 39 (12.38%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (11.43%) Entra ID
5 32 (10.16%) GCP
6 15 (4.76%) Mimecast
7 9 (2.86%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.54%) SaaS
9 6 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.90%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.59%) OCI
11 4 (1.27%) Serverless
12 3 (0.95%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.95%) IaaS
12 3 (0.95%) PaaS
12 3 (0.95%) Vertex AI
13 2 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.63%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 186 (59.05%) Firewall
2 93 (29.52%) VLAN
3 77 (24.44%) WAN
4 72 (22.86%) LAN
5 55 (17.46%) VPN
6 48 (15.24%) Wireless
7 44 (13.97%) SD-WAN
8 41 (13.02%) DNS
9 35 (11.11%) DHCP
9 35 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
10 33 (10.48%) BGP
11 25 (7.94%) TCP/IP
12 24 (7.62%) MPLS
12 24 (7.62%) OSPF
12 24 (7.62%) WLAN
13 21 (6.67%) Cisco ISE
14 18 (5.71%) Cisco Nexus
15 12 (3.81%) SSL
16 11 (3.49%) Intrusion Detection
16 11 (3.49%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.32%) MySQL
2 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.27%) GitLab
1 4 (1.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.32%) Git
2 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 102 (32.38%) Social Skills
2 43 (13.65%) Finance
3 35 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 28 (8.89%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.94%) Telecoms
6 20 (6.35%) Law
7 13 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (3.49%) Banking
9 10 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.86%) Legal
11 7 (2.22%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.90%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.63%) Police
14 2 (0.63%) Retail
14 2 (0.63%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.32%) Fire and Rescue
15 1 (0.32%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.32%) Marketing
15 1 (0.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 84 (26.67%) Senior
2 62 (19.68%) Network Engineer
3 60 (19.05%) Architect
4 52 (16.51%) Security Engineer
5 41 (13.02%) Senior Security Engineer
6 39 (12.38%) Security Architect
7 27 (8.57%) Analyst
8 26 (8.25%) Senior Network Engineer
9 25 (7.94%) Security Analyst
10 22 (6.98%) Network Analyst
11 21 (6.67%) Consultant
12 20 (6.35%) Network Architect
12 20 (6.35%) Network Security Analyst
13 17 (5.40%) Lead
14 16 (5.08%) Security Specialist
15 15 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 14 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
17 12 (3.81%) Network Specialist
18 11 (3.49%) Security Consultant
18 11 (3.49%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.71%) OAuth
2 17 (5.40%) SAML
3 8 (2.54%) REST
4 7 (2.22%) LDAP
4 7 (2.22%) OpenID
5 5 (1.59%) 802.1X
6 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.32%) .NET
7 1 (0.32%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.32%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET Core
7 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET Web API
7 1 (0.32%) JSON
7 1 (0.32%) Kafka
7 1 (0.32%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.32%) POSIX
7 1 (0.32%) React
7 1 (0.32%) Vue
7 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.97%) Security Posture
2 36 (11.43%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 13 (4.13%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (4.13%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (3.49%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.17%) Blog
8 9 (2.86%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.90%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (1.90%) PKI
10 5 (1.59%) Clustering
10 5 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.27%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.27%) Onboarding
11 4 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.27%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.95%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.79%) Windows
2 16 (5.08%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.86%) Linux
4 3 (0.95%) Android
4 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.32%) Unix
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (48.25%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (23.17%) Project Delivery
3 62 (19.68%) Cloud Security
4 61 (19.37%) Business Continuity
5 57 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (16.51%) Decision-Making
7 49 (15.56%) Network Architecture
7 49 (15.56%) Security Architecture
8 45 (14.29%) Incident Response
8 45 (14.29%) SIEM
9 43 (13.65%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 42 (13.33%) BCP
10 42 (13.33%) Business Continuity Planning
10 42 (13.33%) Capacity Planning
10 42 (13.33%) Roadmaps
11 41 (13.02%) Continuous Improvement
12 39 (12.38%) Economics
12 39 (12.38%) Vulnerability Management
13 38 (12.06%) Zero Trust
14 37 (11.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.21%) PowerShell
2 21 (6.67%) Python
3 7 (2.22%) Bash
3 7 (2.22%) SQL
4 4 (1.27%) C#
4 4 (1.27%) C++
4 4 (1.27%) Go
4 4 (1.27%) Rust
5 3 (0.95%) C
5 3 (0.95%) Java
5 3 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (0.95%) Objective-C
5 3 (0.95%) Perl
5 3 (0.95%) Ruby
6 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 58 (18.41%) CISSP
2 54 (17.14%) Cisco Certification
3 47 (14.92%) Security Cleared
4 44 (13.97%) Degree
5 42 (13.33%) CCNP
5 42 (13.33%) SC Cleared
6 37 (11.75%) CISM
7 18 (5.71%) CCNA
7 18 (5.71%) DV Cleared
8 15 (4.76%) Azure Certification
9 12 (3.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (3.49%) CRISC
11 9 (2.86%) CCIE
11 9 (2.86%) DBS Check
12 7 (2.22%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.90%) CCSP
13 6 (1.90%) GSEC
14 5 (1.59%) CEH
14 5 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (26.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (20.95%) NIST
3 22 (6.98%) GDPR
4 21 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (6.67%) NCSC
5 19 (6.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 18 (5.71%) GRC
7 15 (4.76%) PCI DSS
8 10 (3.17%) JSP 440
9 7 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.90%) Government Security Classifications
10 6 (1.90%) SLA
11 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.95%) COBIT
12 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.63%) PMO
13 2 (0.63%) SOC 2
System Software
1 47 (14.92%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.40%) Hyper-V
3 11 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.27%) Docker
5 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (9.21%) FortiGate
2 14 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.13%) CASB
3 13 (4.13%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (3.17%) Terraform
5 7 (2.22%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.90%) Ansible
7 4 (1.27%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.95%) Grafana
9 2 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.63%) SCCM
9 2 (0.63%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.32%) Kibana
10 1 (0.32%) Nagios
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.32%) QRadar
10 1 (0.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 100 (31.75%) Cisco
2 90 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 48 (15.24%) Palo Alto
4 43 (13.65%) Fortinet
5 23 (7.30%) Aruba
6 20 (6.35%) VMware
6 20 (6.35%) Zscaler
7 15 (4.76%) CheckPoint
7 15 (4.76%) Juniper
8 13 (4.13%) Google
9 12 (3.81%) Meraki
9 12 (3.81%) Veeam
10 10 (3.17%) Sophos
11 8 (2.54%) F5
11 8 (2.54%) SonicWALL
12 6 (1.90%) Okta
12 6 (1.90%) Splunk
13 4 (1.27%) Barracuda Networks
13 4 (1.27%) N-able
14 3 (0.95%) iManage