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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 249 215
Rank change year-on-year +52 -34 -31
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 327 181 328
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.31% 1.08% 1.50%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.82% 10.33% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 214 165 214
10th Percentile £33,250 £46,450 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,750 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -4.00% +4.17%

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 2,206 1,753 3,220
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.86% 10.46% 14.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,346 990 1,487
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +2.94%

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 October 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 (6.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (4.89%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 106 (32.42%) Azure
2 72 (22.02%) AWS
3 39 (11.93%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (11.31%) GCP
5 35 (10.70%) Entra ID
6 14 (4.28%) SaaS
7 9 (2.75%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.83%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.83%) OpenShift
9 6 (1.83%) Serverless
10 5 (1.53%) IaaS
10 5 (1.53%) PaaS
11 4 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.22%) OCI
12 3 (0.92%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (0.92%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.92%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 178 (54.43%) Firewall
2 102 (31.19%) VLAN
3 86 (26.30%) WAN
4 80 (24.46%) LAN
5 63 (19.27%) VPN
6 52 (15.90%) Wireless
7 46 (14.07%) DNS
8 38 (11.62%) BGP
8 38 (11.62%) DHCP
9 36 (11.01%) SD-WAN
10 35 (10.70%) Wi-Fi
11 29 (8.87%) TCP/IP
12 26 (7.95%) OSPF
13 25 (7.65%) MPLS
14 24 (7.34%) WLAN
15 17 (5.20%) Cisco ISE
15 17 (5.20%) Cisco Nexus
16 13 (3.98%) SSL
17 11 (3.36%) SNMP
17 11 (3.36%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
1 4 (1.22%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.31%) MariaDB
4 1 (0.31%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (2.75%) JIRA
2 4 (1.22%) GitLab
3 3 (0.92%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.31%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.31%) Git
5 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
General
1 136 (41.59%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.46%) Public Sector
3 41 (12.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (11.93%) Finance
5 31 (9.48%) Telecoms
6 26 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (7.65%) Law
8 14 (4.28%) Banking
9 11 (3.36%) Retail
10 10 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.75%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.83%) Legal
12 6 (1.83%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.53%) Marketing
13 5 (1.53%) Police
14 4 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.92%) Back Office
15 3 (0.92%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
16 1 (0.31%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 96 (29.36%) Senior
2 71 (21.71%) Network Engineer
3 61 (18.65%) Security Engineer
4 60 (18.35%) Architect
5 49 (14.98%) Senior Security Engineer
6 44 (13.46%) Security Architect
7 28 (8.56%) Consultant
8 24 (7.34%) Senior Network Engineer
9 21 (6.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 18 (5.50%) Network Architect
11 17 (5.20%) Analyst
12 16 (4.89%) Lead
13 15 (4.59%) Security Analyst
14 14 (4.28%) Security Consultant
15 13 (3.98%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (3.67%) Cisco Engineer
16 12 (3.67%) Security Specialist
17 11 (3.36%) Cisco Network Engineer
17 11 (3.36%) Network Security Architect
17 11 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.59%) OAuth
2 14 (4.28%) SAML
2 14 (4.28%) Terraform
3 8 (2.45%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.53%) REST
5 4 (1.22%) LDAP
5 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.22%) OpenID
6 2 (0.61%) Middleware
6 2 (0.61%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.31%) .NET
7 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.31%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.31%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.31%) JSON
7 1 (0.31%) Kafka
7 1 (0.31%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.31%) POSIX
7 1 (0.31%) Vue
7 1 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (16.82%) Data Centre
2 40 (12.23%) Security Posture
3 18 (5.50%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 16 (4.89%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.89%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (4.89%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (3.06%) Driving Licence
5 10 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.06%) PKI
6 9 (2.75%) Blog
6 9 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.45%) Cloud Security Posture
8 7 (2.14%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.53%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.22%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.92%) Clustering
12 3 (0.92%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.61%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 41 (12.54%) Windows
2 21 (6.42%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.36%) Linux
4 5 (1.53%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.92%) Android
6 3 (0.92%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.31%) Unix
7 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (46.79%) Cybersecurity
2 79 (24.16%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (24.16%) Project Delivery
3 71 (21.71%) Cloud Security
4 63 (19.27%) Business Continuity
4 63 (19.27%) Decision-Making
5 53 (16.21%) Network Architecture
5 53 (16.21%) Security Architecture
6 51 (15.60%) Capacity Planning
7 49 (14.98%) BCP
7 49 (14.98%) Business Continuity Planning
8 47 (14.37%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 46 (14.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 46 (14.07%) Economics
10 45 (13.76%) Threat Modelling
11 42 (12.84%) Zero Trust
12 41 (12.54%) Identity Access Management
12 41 (12.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 40 (12.23%) Agile
14 39 (11.93%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.26%) Python
2 23 (7.03%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.75%) SQL
4 7 (2.14%) Bash
4 7 (2.14%) Go
5 3 (0.92%) Bicep
5 3 (0.92%) Java
5 3 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.31%) C#
6 1 (0.31%) C++
6 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.31%) Rust
6 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (18.65%) Cisco Certification
2 57 (17.43%) CISSP
3 55 (16.82%) Security Cleared
4 46 (14.07%) CCNP
4 46 (14.07%) SC Cleared
5 43 (13.15%) Degree
6 41 (12.54%) CISM
7 23 (7.03%) CCNA
8 17 (5.20%) DV Cleared
9 15 (4.59%) Azure Certification
10 13 (3.98%) DBS Check
11 12 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (3.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (3.06%) CCSP
13 8 (2.45%) PMP
13 8 (2.45%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (2.14%) AWS Certification
14 7 (2.14%) Network+ Certification
15 6 (1.83%) CRISC
15 6 (1.83%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (25.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (22.02%) NIST
3 26 (7.95%) GDPR
3 26 (7.95%) NCSC
4 21 (6.42%) PCI DSS
5 19 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (5.50%) GRC
7 15 (4.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 6 (1.83%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.83%) SLA
9 5 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.53%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.22%) COBIT
11 3 (0.92%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.61%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.61%) PMO
13 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 47 (14.37%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.12%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.06%) Docker
5 6 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.31%) Firmware
8 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (9.17%) FortiGate
2 16 (4.89%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.59%) CASB
3 15 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.75%) Grafana
6 7 (2.14%) Ansible
7 4 (1.22%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.92%) Cilium
8 3 (0.92%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.31%) Kibana
9 1 (0.31%) Nagios
9 1 (0.31%) QRadar
9 1 (0.31%) SCCM
9 1 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 106 (32.42%) Cisco
2 98 (29.97%) Microsoft
3 42 (12.84%) Palo Alto
4 40 (12.23%) Fortinet
5 27 (8.26%) Aruba
6 22 (6.73%) VMware
7 18 (5.50%) Juniper
8 17 (5.20%) Zscaler
9 14 (4.28%) Google
10 12 (3.67%) Meraki
11 10 (3.06%) Veeam
12 9 (2.75%) CheckPoint
13 7 (2.14%) SonicWALL
13 7 (2.14%) Splunk
14 6 (1.83%) F5
15 5 (1.53%) CrowdStrike
15 5 (1.53%) Netskope
16 3 (0.92%) Dynatrace
16 3 (0.92%) Nimble Storage
16 3 (0.92%) SolarWinds