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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 295 266
Rank change year-on-year +57 -29 -46
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 178 142 391
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.95% 0.94% 1.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.67% 7.34% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 124 132 324
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,600 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £49,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £79,063 £74,258 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,900 £88,333 £86,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.87% +3.33% +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 2,053 1,934 5,051
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.92% 12.81% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,001 1,184 3,332
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,599 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.47%

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 20 May 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 7 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.12%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 78 (43.82%) Azure
2 44 (24.72%) AWS
3 22 (12.36%) GCP
4 19 (10.67%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (10.11%) Entra ID
6 15 (8.43%) Mimecast
7 5 (2.81%) OCI
7 5 (2.81%) Serverless
8 4 (2.25%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.69%) OpenShift
9 3 (1.69%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.12%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.12%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.12%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.12%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.12%) SaaS
10 2 (1.12%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 106 (59.55%) Firewall
2 40 (22.47%) LAN
3 37 (20.79%) WAN
4 34 (19.10%) SD-WAN
5 25 (14.04%) BGP
6 23 (12.92%) Wireless
7 21 (11.80%) OSPF
8 19 (10.67%) VPN
9 17 (9.55%) Cisco ISE
9 17 (9.55%) Cisco Nexus
10 16 (8.99%) VLAN
11 14 (7.87%) Wi-Fi
11 14 (7.87%) WLAN
12 11 (6.18%) Intrusion Detection
12 11 (6.18%) MPLS
13 10 (5.62%) NGFW
14 9 (5.06%) Cisco Wireless
14 9 (5.06%) TCP/IP
15 7 (3.93%) DNS
16 6 (3.37%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.56%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 30 (16.85%) Finance
2 21 (11.80%) Social Skills
3 18 (10.11%) Public Sector
4 15 (8.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (7.30%) Law
6 10 (5.62%) Banking
6 10 (5.62%) Legal
7 9 (5.06%) Telecoms
8 6 (3.37%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (3.37%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.37%) Retail
9 5 (2.81%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.25%) Aerospace
10 4 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.69%) Aviation
12 2 (1.12%) Police
12 2 (1.12%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.56%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 39 (21.91%) Architect
1 39 (21.91%) Network Engineer
2 31 (17.42%) Senior
3 26 (14.61%) Analyst
3 26 (14.61%) Security Analyst
4 19 (10.67%) Network Analyst
4 19 (10.67%) Network Security Analyst
4 19 (10.67%) Senior Network Engineer
5 18 (10.11%) Security Architect
6 17 (9.55%) Security Engineer
7 14 (7.87%) Security Specialist
8 13 (7.30%) Security Manager
9 12 (6.74%) Consultant
9 12 (6.74%) Network Architect
10 11 (6.18%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 11 (6.18%) Network Security Engineer
10 11 (6.18%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (5.06%) Lead
11 9 (5.06%) Network Specialist
12 8 (4.49%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.93%) OAuth
1 7 (3.93%) SAML
2 6 (3.37%) LDAP
2 6 (3.37%) OpenID
2 6 (3.37%) REST
3 3 (1.69%) 802.1X
3 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.56%) JSON
4 1 (0.56%) Kafka
4 1 (0.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (20.79%) Security Posture
2 20 (11.24%) Data Centre
3 14 (7.87%) Cloud Native
4 13 (7.30%) Blog
5 12 (6.74%) Cyber Defence
6 11 (6.18%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (5.62%) Management Information System
8 7 (3.93%) Cyber Security Posture
8 7 (3.93%) Driving Licence
9 6 (3.37%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (3.37%) PKI
10 5 (2.81%) Clustering
11 4 (2.25%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (2.25%) Public Cloud
11 4 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (2.25%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (1.69%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.69%) Product Ownership
13 2 (1.12%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.62%) Windows
2 6 (3.37%) Linux
3 2 (1.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (39.33%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (22.47%) SIEM
3 39 (21.91%) Cloud Security
4 38 (21.35%) Security Architecture
5 37 (20.79%) Incident Response
6 34 (19.10%) Roadmaps
7 32 (17.98%) Security Operations
7 32 (17.98%) Vulnerability Management
8 29 (16.29%) Zero Trust
9 25 (14.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 24 (13.48%) Risk Management
11 21 (11.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (11.80%) Problem-Solving
12 20 (11.24%) Information Security
13 19 (10.67%) Project Delivery
14 18 (10.11%) Agile
15 17 (9.55%) Mentoring
16 16 (8.99%) Business Continuity
16 16 (8.99%) Disaster Recovery
17 15 (8.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 20 (11.24%) PowerShell
2 15 (8.43%) Python
3 8 (4.49%) Bash
4 7 (3.93%) SQL
5 3 (1.69%) C
5 3 (1.69%) C#
5 3 (1.69%) C++
5 3 (1.69%) Go
5 3 (1.69%) Java
5 3 (1.69%) Objective-C
5 3 (1.69%) Perl
5 3 (1.69%) Ruby
5 3 (1.69%) Rust
6 1 (0.56%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (20.79%) CISSP
2 34 (19.10%) Cisco Certification
3 31 (17.42%) Security Cleared
4 27 (15.17%) CCNP
5 25 (14.04%) CISM
5 25 (14.04%) SC Cleared
6 22 (12.36%) Degree
7 17 (9.55%) DV Cleared
8 12 (6.74%) CCIE
9 9 (5.06%) Azure Certification
10 8 (4.49%) CCNA
10 8 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (4.49%) CRISC
11 7 (3.93%) GSEC
12 6 (3.37%) CEH
12 6 (3.37%) DBS Check
13 5 (2.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (2.81%) CCSP
13 5 (2.81%) GIAC
14 3 (1.69%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (28.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (24.72%) NIST
3 15 (8.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (7.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 13 (7.30%) JSP 440
5 12 (6.74%) GRC
5 12 (6.74%) NCSC
6 11 (6.18%) GDPR
6 11 (6.18%) PCI DSS
7 7 (3.93%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (3.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (3.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (11.80%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.93%) Docker
3 5 (2.81%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.56%) Firmware
4 1 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (9.55%) FortiGate
2 13 (7.30%) Terraform
3 9 (5.06%) Ansible
4 8 (4.49%) Kubernetes
4 8 (4.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (3.37%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.12%) WSUS
7 1 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.56%) CASB
7 1 (0.56%) Nagios
7 1 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.56%) QRadar
7 1 (0.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 62 (34.83%) Cisco
2 38 (21.35%) Microsoft
3 27 (15.17%) Fortinet
3 27 (15.17%) Palo Alto
4 12 (6.74%) CheckPoint
5 10 (5.62%) Google
5 10 (5.62%) Juniper
6 9 (5.06%) F5
6 9 (5.06%) Meraki
6 9 (5.06%) Sophos
7 7 (3.93%) Okta
7 7 (3.93%) Zscaler
8 6 (3.37%) SonicWALL
9 5 (2.81%) Aruba
9 5 (2.81%) Splunk
9 5 (2.81%) Veeam
9 5 (2.81%) VMware
10 4 (2.25%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (2.25%) iManage
10 4 (2.25%) N-able