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 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 225 224 198
Rank change year-on-year -1 -26 +77
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 152 266 339
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.00% 1.50% 1.69%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.33% 11.64% 12.06%
Number of salaries quoted 121 171 289
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £41,725
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,600 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.86% +3.36% +5.00%

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 1,341 2,286 2,810
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.79% 12.93% 14.03%
Number of salaries quoted 923 1,336 2,380
10th Percentile £27,400 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.64% +6.60% -4.76%

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 15 December 2025.

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 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 55 (36.18%) Azure
2 45 (29.61%) AWS
3 13 (8.55%) GCP
4 11 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (4.61%) SaaS
6 6 (3.95%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.29%) GitHub
7 5 (3.29%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.63%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (2.63%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.97%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.97%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.97%) OCI
9 3 (1.97%) Serverless
10 2 (1.32%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.32%) AWS CodePipeline
10 2 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.32%) dbt
11 1 (0.66%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.66%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 71 (46.71%) Firewall
2 26 (17.11%) WAN
3 24 (15.79%) SD-WAN
4 23 (15.13%) VPN
5 17 (11.18%) LAN
6 15 (9.87%) TCP/IP
7 14 (9.21%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (8.55%) VLAN
9 12 (7.89%) Unified Communications
10 11 (7.24%) BGP
10 11 (7.24%) DNS
10 11 (7.24%) Wireless
11 9 (5.92%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (5.26%) DHCP
12 8 (5.26%) OSPF
13 6 (3.95%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (3.95%) MPLS
14 5 (3.29%) HSRP
15 4 (2.63%) DMZ
15 4 (2.63%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.63%) TeamCity
2 3 (1.97%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.66%) GitLab
General
1 45 (29.61%) Finance
2 43 (28.29%) Social Skills
3 41 (26.97%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (20.39%) Public Sector
5 27 (17.76%) Manufacturing
5 27 (17.76%) Telecoms
6 25 (16.45%) Electronics
6 25 (16.45%) Marketing
7 10 (6.58%) Legal
8 8 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (3.95%) Retail
10 5 (3.29%) Back Office
10 5 (3.29%) Banking
10 5 (3.29%) Law
11 4 (2.63%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.66%) French Language
13 1 (0.66%) Police
Job Titles
1 36 (23.68%) Senior
2 31 (20.39%) Consultant
3 29 (19.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 29 (19.08%) Security Consultant
3 29 (19.08%) Security Engineer
4 26 (17.11%) Network Engineer
5 13 (8.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 12 (7.89%) Bid Writer
6 12 (7.89%) Senior Bid Writer
7 10 (6.58%) Senior Network Engineer
8 9 (5.92%) Analyst
9 8 (5.26%) Cloud Engineer
9 8 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (5.26%) Lead
9 8 (5.26%) Senior Security Engineer
10 7 (4.61%) Security Analyst
11 6 (3.95%) Cloud Security Engineer
11 6 (3.95%) IT Engineer
11 6 (3.95%) IT Security Engineer
11 6 (3.95%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.32%) Django
2 1 (0.66%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 28 (18.42%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (11.18%) Cloud Native
2 17 (11.18%) Data Centre
3 16 (10.53%) Security Posture
4 14 (9.21%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (7.89%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (5.92%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 7 (4.61%) Blog
7 7 (4.61%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (3.95%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (3.95%) Management Information System
8 6 (3.95%) Operational Technology
9 5 (3.29%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (2.63%) Driving Licence
10 4 (2.63%) PKI
11 3 (1.97%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.97%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.97%) Low-Code
11 3 (1.97%) Web3
12 2 (1.32%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 15 (9.87%) Windows
2 8 (5.26%) Linux
3 2 (1.32%) CentOS
3 2 (1.32%) Debian
3 2 (1.32%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.32%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.66%) Check Point GAiA
4 1 (0.66%) Unix
4 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (43.42%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (26.32%) Mentoring
3 36 (23.68%) SIEM
3 36 (23.68%) Vulnerability Management
4 32 (21.05%) Incident Response
5 30 (19.74%) Cloud Security
6 26 (17.11%) Security Operations
7 25 (16.45%) Business Intelligence
7 25 (16.45%) Digital Marketing
7 25 (16.45%) Programme Management
8 20 (13.16%) Infrastructure as Code
9 19 (12.50%) DevOps
9 19 (12.50%) ITIL
9 19 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (11.18%) Data Protection
10 17 (11.18%) Security Architecture
11 16 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (10.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 14 (9.21%) Information Security
12 14 (9.21%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 13 (8.55%) Python
2 11 (7.24%) Bash
3 7 (4.61%) Kusto Query Language
3 7 (4.61%) SQL
4 5 (3.29%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.63%) Go
6 3 (1.97%) Bicep
7 1 (0.66%) C
7 1 (0.66%) C++
Qualifications
1 46 (30.26%) CISSP
2 39 (25.66%) Security Cleared
3 38 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 32 (21.05%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (19.74%) CEH
6 24 (15.79%) CCNP
7 13 (8.55%) Degree
8 11 (7.24%) CCIE
8 11 (7.24%) CCNA
8 11 (7.24%) SANS
9 10 (6.58%) SC Cleared
10 9 (5.92%) AWS Certification
10 9 (5.92%) CISM
11 8 (5.26%) GCIA
12 7 (4.61%) Azure Certification
13 6 (3.95%) DV Cleared
14 5 (3.29%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (2.63%) CREST Certified
15 4 (2.63%) GIAC
15 4 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (30.92%) NIST
3 34 (22.37%) PCI DSS
4 12 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (5.92%) GRC
6 7 (4.61%) NCSC
7 6 (3.95%) GDPR
7 6 (3.95%) SOC 2
8 4 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (2.63%) JSP 440
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.66%) Basel III
10 1 (0.66%) MiFID
System Software
1 10 (6.58%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.29%) Docker
3 5 (3.29%) Firmware
4 1 (0.66%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.66%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (15.79%) Terraform
2 9 (5.92%) Kubernetes
3 8 (5.26%) Ansible
3 8 (5.26%) FortiGate
4 4 (2.63%) Cilium
5 3 (1.97%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.32%) Nagios
6 2 (1.32%) SCOM
7 1 (0.66%) Argo
7 1 (0.66%) Grafana
7 1 (0.66%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 37 (24.34%) Cisco
2 25 (16.45%) SAP
3 16 (10.53%) Palo Alto
4 14 (9.21%) Microsoft
5 11 (7.24%) Fortinet
6 8 (5.26%) Meraki
7 7 (4.61%) VMware
8 6 (3.95%) SolarWinds
9 5 (3.29%) CheckPoint
10 4 (2.63%) Juniper
10 4 (2.63%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.97%) Dell
11 3 (1.97%) F5
11 3 (1.97%) Veeam
12 2 (1.32%) HP
12 2 (1.32%) iManage
12 2 (1.32%) Red Hat
13 1 (0.66%) Arista
13 1 (0.66%) Extreme Networks
13 1 (0.66%) Okta