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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 285 245
Rank change year-on-year +76 -40 -41
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 242 154 439
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.18% 0.98% 1.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.60% 8.04% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 176 146 363
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,125 £42,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,500 £90,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% +4.35%

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 2,284 1,916 4,996
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.11% 12.17% 14.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,191 1,161 3,197
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.68% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -6.86%

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 28 June 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 16 (6.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (5.37%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 98 (40.50%) Azure
2 56 (23.14%) AWS
3 29 (11.98%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (11.57%) Entra ID
4 28 (11.57%) GCP
5 15 (6.20%) Mimecast
6 6 (2.48%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (2.48%) OneDrive
6 6 (2.48%) OpenShift
6 6 (2.48%) Serverless
7 5 (2.07%) OCI
8 4 (1.65%) SaaS
9 3 (1.24%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.24%) Vertex AI
10 2 (0.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (0.83%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.83%) IaaS
10 2 (0.83%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 145 (59.92%) Firewall
2 59 (24.38%) WAN
3 57 (23.55%) LAN
4 50 (20.66%) VLAN
5 43 (17.77%) VPN
6 41 (16.94%) SD-WAN
7 35 (14.46%) DNS
8 33 (13.64%) BGP
9 31 (12.81%) Wireless
10 28 (11.57%) DHCP
11 23 (9.50%) OSPF
11 23 (9.50%) Wi-Fi
12 22 (9.09%) MPLS
13 18 (7.44%) TCP/IP
14 17 (7.02%) WLAN
15 16 (6.61%) Cisco ISE
15 16 (6.61%) Cisco Nexus
16 12 (4.96%) Intrusion Detection
17 11 (4.55%) SSL
18 10 (4.13%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (0.83%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.41%) MySQL
2 1 (0.41%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.24%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.41%) Git
2 1 (0.41%) GitLab
2 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
General
1 44 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 37 (15.29%) Finance
3 27 (11.16%) Public Sector
4 22 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 18 (7.44%) Telecoms
6 16 (6.61%) Law
7 11 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (4.13%) Banking
9 9 (3.72%) Legal
10 6 (2.48%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.07%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.24%) Retail
14 2 (0.83%) Aviation
14 2 (0.83%) Police
14 2 (0.83%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.41%) Fire and Rescue
15 1 (0.41%) Marketing
15 1 (0.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 54 (22.31%) Architect
2 45 (18.60%) Network Engineer
3 44 (18.18%) Senior
4 33 (13.64%) Security Architect
5 29 (11.98%) Analyst
6 27 (11.16%) Security Analyst
7 26 (10.74%) Security Engineer
8 22 (9.09%) Network Analyst
9 20 (8.26%) Network Architect
9 20 (8.26%) Network Security Analyst
10 19 (7.85%) Consultant
10 19 (7.85%) Security Specialist
11 16 (6.61%) Senior Security Engineer
12 14 (5.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (5.79%) Lead
13 13 (5.37%) Network Specialist
13 13 (5.37%) Senior Network Engineer
14 12 (4.96%) Solutions Architect
15 11 (4.55%) Network Security Specialist
15 11 (4.55%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.61%) OAuth
2 15 (6.20%) SAML
3 7 (2.89%) REST
4 6 (2.48%) LDAP
4 6 (2.48%) OpenID
5 4 (1.65%) 802.1X
5 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.41%) .NET
6 1 (0.41%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.41%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.41%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
6 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.41%) JSON
6 1 (0.41%) Kafka
6 1 (0.41%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.41%) React
6 1 (0.41%) Vue
6 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (18.18%) Security Posture
2 24 (9.92%) Data Centre
3 15 (6.20%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 12 (4.96%) Blog
4 12 (4.96%) Cloud Native
4 12 (4.96%) Management Information System
5 11 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (3.31%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.89%) Cyber Security Posture
7 7 (2.89%) PKI
8 6 (2.48%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.07%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (2.07%) Clustering
9 5 (2.07%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.24%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.92%) Windows
2 10 (4.13%) Windows Server
3 8 (3.31%) Linux
4 3 (1.24%) Android
4 3 (1.24%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (44.63%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (21.49%) Cloud Security
3 47 (19.42%) Security Architecture
4 44 (18.18%) SIEM
5 41 (16.94%) Incident Response
6 40 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (16.12%) Vulnerability Management
8 37 (15.29%) Project Delivery
8 37 (15.29%) Roadmaps
8 37 (15.29%) Security Operations
9 34 (14.05%) Zero Trust
10 32 (13.22%) Business Continuity
10 32 (13.22%) Continuous Improvement
11 31 (12.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 29 (11.98%) Information Security
12 29 (11.98%) Risk Management
13 26 (10.74%) Agile
13 26 (10.74%) Identity Access Management
14 24 (9.92%) Disaster Recovery
14 24 (9.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 26 (10.74%) PowerShell
2 19 (7.85%) Python
3 8 (3.31%) Bash
4 7 (2.89%) SQL
5 4 (1.65%) C#
5 4 (1.65%) Go
6 3 (1.24%) C
6 3 (1.24%) C++
6 3 (1.24%) Java
6 3 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.24%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.24%) Perl
6 3 (1.24%) Ruby
6 3 (1.24%) Rust
7 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 50 (20.66%) CISSP
2 44 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 39 (16.12%) Cisco Certification
3 39 (16.12%) SC Cleared
4 35 (14.46%) Degree
5 34 (14.05%) CISM
6 32 (13.22%) CCNP
7 19 (7.85%) DV Cleared
8 16 (6.61%) CCNA
9 13 (5.37%) Azure Certification
10 11 (4.55%) CCIE
10 11 (4.55%) CRISC
11 8 (3.31%) DBS Check
12 7 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (2.89%) GSEC
13 5 (2.07%) CEH
14 4 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (1.65%) AWS Certification
14 4 (1.65%) CCSP
14 4 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (30.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (25.21%) NIST
3 18 (7.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (7.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 17 (7.02%) GDPR
4 17 (7.02%) NCSC
5 15 (6.20%) PCI DSS
6 13 (5.37%) GRC
7 12 (4.96%) JSP 440
8 7 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (2.89%) Government Security Classifications
9 6 (2.48%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (1.24%) COBIT
11 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.24%) SLA
12 2 (0.83%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.41%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 38 (15.70%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.79%) Hyper-V
3 7 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.07%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (10.74%) FortiGate
2 13 (5.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (4.13%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (4.13%) Terraform
4 9 (3.72%) CASB
4 9 (3.72%) Kubernetes
5 8 (3.31%) Ansible
6 2 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.83%) Nagios
6 2 (0.83%) SCCM
6 2 (0.83%) WSUS
7 1 (0.41%) Kibana
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.41%) QRadar
Vendors
1 81 (33.47%) Cisco
2 73 (30.17%) Microsoft
3 43 (17.77%) Palo Alto
4 42 (17.36%) Fortinet
5 15 (6.20%) Zscaler
6 14 (5.79%) Meraki
7 13 (5.37%) Aruba
7 13 (5.37%) CheckPoint
7 13 (5.37%) Google
7 13 (5.37%) VMware
8 11 (4.55%) Juniper
9 10 (4.13%) Sophos
10 9 (3.72%) F5
11 8 (3.31%) SonicWALL
11 8 (3.31%) Veeam
12 7 (2.89%) Okta
12 7 (2.89%) Splunk
13 4 (1.65%) Barracuda Networks
13 4 (1.65%) N-able
14 3 (1.24%) iManage