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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 249 214
Rank change year-on-year +59 -35 -28
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 331 181 343
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.34% 1.10% 1.49%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.74% 10.13% 9.72%
Number of salaries quoted 221 166 228
10th Percentile £35,000 £47,125 £43,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,750 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -

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 2,246 1,787 3,527
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.09% 10.84% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,358 1,016 1,565
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 £73,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.96%

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 25 September 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 22 (6.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (5.14%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 112 (33.84%) Azure
2 73 (22.05%) AWS
3 40 (12.08%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (11.48%) GCP
5 37 (11.18%) Entra ID
6 12 (3.63%) SaaS
7 9 (2.72%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.42%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (2.42%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.81%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.51%) Serverless
11 4 (1.21%) IaaS
11 4 (1.21%) OCI
11 4 (1.21%) PaaS
12 3 (0.91%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.91%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.91%) Vertex AI
13 2 (0.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 180 (54.38%) Firewall
2 103 (31.12%) VLAN
3 83 (25.08%) WAN
4 81 (24.47%) LAN
5 59 (17.82%) VPN
6 52 (15.71%) Wireless
7 44 (13.29%) DNS
8 38 (11.48%) SD-WAN
9 37 (11.18%) DHCP
10 36 (10.88%) BGP
11 35 (10.57%) Wi-Fi
12 27 (8.16%) TCP/IP
13 26 (7.85%) OSPF
14 25 (7.55%) MPLS
15 24 (7.25%) WLAN
16 18 (5.44%) Cisco ISE
16 18 (5.44%) Cisco Nexus
17 13 (3.93%) SSL
18 11 (3.32%) Internet
18 11 (3.32%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.51%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
3 1 (0.30%) MySQL
3 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.30%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (2.72%) JIRA
2 4 (1.21%) GitLab
3 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.30%) Git
4 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.30%) TeamCity
General
1 129 (38.97%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.29%) Public Sector
3 42 (12.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 37 (11.18%) Finance
5 31 (9.37%) Telecoms
6 26 (7.85%) Law
7 24 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (4.83%) Banking
9 10 (3.02%) Retail
10 9 (2.72%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.81%) Legal
12 6 (1.81%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.51%) Marketing
14 4 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.21%) Police
15 1 (0.30%) Fire and Rescue
15 1 (0.30%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.30%) International Banking
15 1 (0.30%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (28.10%) Senior
2 71 (21.45%) Network Engineer
3 62 (18.73%) Architect
4 59 (17.82%) Security Engineer
5 48 (14.50%) Senior Security Engineer
6 45 (13.60%) Security Architect
7 28 (8.46%) Consultant
8 25 (7.55%) Senior Network Engineer
9 22 (6.65%) Analyst
10 20 (6.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 20 (6.04%) Security Analyst
11 18 (5.44%) Network Architect
12 16 (4.83%) Lead
13 14 (4.23%) Network Analyst
13 14 (4.23%) Security Consultant
14 12 (3.63%) Cisco Engineer
14 12 (3.63%) Network Security Analyst
14 12 (3.63%) Security Specialist
14 12 (3.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 11 (3.32%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.83%) OAuth
2 15 (4.53%) SAML
3 11 (3.32%) Terraform
4 8 (2.42%) 802.1X
5 6 (1.81%) REST
6 5 (1.51%) LDAP
6 5 (1.51%) OpenID
7 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.60%) ModSecurity
9 1 (0.30%) .NET
9 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.30%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET
9 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET Core
9 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.30%) Kafka
9 1 (0.30%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.30%) POSIX
9 1 (0.30%) Vue
9 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (16.01%) Data Centre
2 39 (11.78%) Security Posture
3 18 (5.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 18 (5.44%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (4.83%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (3.93%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.32%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.72%) PKI
7 9 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.11%) Blog
8 7 (2.11%) Cloud Security Posture
8 7 (2.11%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.51%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.21%) Clustering
11 4 (1.21%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.91%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.60%) Cyber Defence
13 2 (0.60%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 43 (12.99%) Windows
2 21 (6.34%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.93%) Linux
4 5 (1.51%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.91%) Android
6 3 (0.91%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
7 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (47.73%) Cybersecurity
2 80 (24.17%) Project Delivery
3 76 (22.96%) Problem-Solving
4 69 (20.85%) Cloud Security
5 63 (19.03%) Business Continuity
6 62 (18.73%) Decision-Making
7 53 (16.01%) Network Architecture
8 51 (15.41%) Capacity Planning
9 50 (15.11%) Security Architecture
10 49 (14.80%) BCP
10 49 (14.80%) Business Continuity Planning
11 47 (14.20%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 46 (13.90%) Economics
13 44 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
13 44 (13.29%) Threat Modelling
14 41 (12.39%) Agile
14 41 (12.39%) Identity Access Management
14 41 (12.39%) Roadmaps
14 41 (12.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 41 (12.39%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.16%) Python
2 26 (7.85%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.72%) Bash
4 8 (2.42%) SQL
5 7 (2.11%) Go
6 3 (0.91%) C#
6 3 (0.91%) C++
6 3 (0.91%) Java
6 3 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.91%) Rust
7 2 (0.60%) Bicep
7 2 (0.60%) C
7 2 (0.60%) Objective-C
7 2 (0.60%) Perl
7 2 (0.60%) Ruby
8 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.30%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 58 (17.52%) Cisco Certification
2 57 (17.22%) CISSP
3 52 (15.71%) Security Cleared
4 47 (14.20%) Degree
5 45 (13.60%) CCNP
6 44 (13.29%) SC Cleared
7 40 (12.08%) CISM
8 22 (6.65%) CCNA
9 16 (4.83%) DV Cleared
10 15 (4.53%) Azure Certification
11 14 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (3.93%) DBS Check
13 8 (2.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (2.42%) CCSP
13 8 (2.42%) PMP
14 7 (2.11%) AWS Certification
14 7 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
14 7 (2.11%) TOGAF Certification
15 6 (1.81%) CRISC
15 6 (1.81%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (25.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (21.45%) NIST
3 27 (8.16%) NCSC
4 26 (7.85%) GDPR
5 19 (5.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (5.74%) PCI DSS
6 18 (5.44%) GRC
7 16 (4.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 6 (1.81%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.81%) SLA
9 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (1.21%) COBIT
11 3 (0.91%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.91%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.60%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.60%) PMO
System Software
1 49 (14.80%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.04%) Hyper-V
3 14 (4.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.72%) Docker
5 5 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.30%) Firmware
7 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (9.06%) FortiGate
2 15 (4.53%) CASB
2 15 (4.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (3.93%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.93%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.11%) Ansible
5 6 (1.81%) Grafana
6 4 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.91%) Stealthwatch
8 2 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.60%) SCCM
9 1 (0.30%) Cilium
9 1 (0.30%) Kibana
9 1 (0.30%) Nagios
9 1 (0.30%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.30%) QRadar
9 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 107 (32.33%) Cisco
2 98 (29.61%) Microsoft
3 43 (12.99%) Palo Alto
4 40 (12.08%) Fortinet
5 27 (8.16%) Aruba
6 23 (6.95%) VMware
7 18 (5.44%) Juniper
8 17 (5.14%) Zscaler
9 12 (3.63%) Google
10 11 (3.32%) Meraki
10 11 (3.32%) Veeam
11 9 (2.72%) CheckPoint
12 8 (2.42%) SonicWALL
13 7 (2.11%) F5
13 7 (2.11%) Splunk
14 5 (1.51%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (1.51%) Netskope
15 4 (1.21%) Sophos
16 3 (0.91%) HP
16 3 (0.91%) NetApp