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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 229 239
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 -6
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 139 166 392
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 1.29% 1.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.38% 10.28% 9.12%
Number of salaries quoted 83 143 333
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £41,875 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +0.80%

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 1,883 1,615 4,299
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.16% 12.59% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 952 1,195 3,472
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £30,513
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% - -8.53%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £47,625
% change year-on-year -19.05% +10.24% -7.52%

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 3 April 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 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.72%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 66 (47.48%) Azure
2 45 (32.37%) AWS
3 18 (12.95%) GCP
4 16 (11.51%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (7.19%) Mimecast
6 8 (5.76%) Entra ID
7 7 (5.04%) SaaS
8 4 (2.88%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (2.88%) GitHub
8 4 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.88%) OCI
9 2 (1.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (1.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.44%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.44%) Amazon SQS
9 2 (1.44%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.44%) Serverless
9 2 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 81 (58.27%) Firewall
2 28 (20.14%) SD-WAN
2 28 (20.14%) WAN
3 24 (17.27%) LAN
4 19 (13.67%) VPN
5 15 (10.79%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (10.07%) BGP
7 13 (9.35%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (8.63%) Cisco ISE
8 12 (8.63%) VLAN
8 12 (8.63%) Wireless
9 11 (7.91%) OSPF
10 10 (7.19%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (5.76%) TCP/IP
11 8 (5.76%) WLAN
12 6 (4.32%) DMZ
12 6 (4.32%) DNS
12 6 (4.32%) MPLS
12 6 (4.32%) NGFW
13 5 (3.60%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.44%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.72%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (2.88%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.44%) JIRA
General
1 26 (18.71%) Finance
2 25 (17.99%) Social Skills
3 12 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (8.63%) Public Sector
4 11 (7.91%) Banking
4 11 (7.91%) Legal
5 10 (7.19%) Retail
6 8 (5.76%) Law
7 7 (5.04%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.60%) Back Office
9 4 (2.88%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.16%) Aviation
10 3 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.16%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.44%) Police
11 2 (1.44%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.72%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.72%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 29 (20.86%) Network Engineer
2 27 (19.42%) Senior
3 26 (18.71%) Security Engineer
4 18 (12.95%) Analyst
5 17 (12.23%) Security Analyst
5 17 (12.23%) Senior Network Engineer
6 15 (10.79%) Architect
7 11 (7.91%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 11 (7.91%) Network Analyst
7 11 (7.91%) Network Security Analyst
7 11 (7.91%) Network Security Engineer
7 11 (7.91%) Security Manager
8 10 (7.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (6.47%) Cloud Engineer
10 8 (5.76%) Consultant
10 8 (5.76%) Security Specialist
10 8 (5.76%) Senior Network Security Engineer
10 8 (5.76%) Senior Security Engineer
11 7 (5.04%) Network Operations Engineer
11 7 (5.04%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) LDAP
1 3 (2.16%) OAuth
1 3 (2.16%) OpenID
1 3 (2.16%) REST
1 3 (2.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (22.30%) Security Posture
2 18 (12.95%) Cloud Native
3 17 (12.23%) Blog
4 15 (10.79%) Data Centre
5 12 (8.63%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (7.19%) Management Information System
7 9 (6.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 8 (5.76%) Cloud Security Posture
8 8 (5.76%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (4.32%) Driving Licence
9 6 (4.32%) PKI
10 4 (2.88%) Public Cloud
11 3 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (2.16%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (2.16%) Operational Technology
11 3 (2.16%) Product Ownership
11 3 (2.16%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (2.16%) Web Conferencing
12 2 (1.44%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.35%) Windows
2 5 (3.60%) Linux
3 2 (1.44%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.44%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (39.57%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (30.94%) Incident Response
3 40 (28.78%) SIEM
4 34 (24.46%) Cloud Security
5 30 (21.58%) Security Architecture
6 29 (20.86%) Security Operations
7 26 (18.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 26 (18.71%) Vulnerability Management
8 22 (15.83%) Risk Management
9 21 (15.11%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (15.11%) Mentoring
9 21 (15.11%) Roadmaps
10 20 (14.39%) Zero Trust
11 19 (13.67%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (12.95%) Information Security
13 17 (12.23%) Business Continuity
14 16 (11.51%) Containerisation
14 16 (11.51%) Security Monitoring
14 16 (11.51%) Threat Detection
15 15 (10.79%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 17 (12.23%) Python
2 15 (10.79%) PowerShell
3 13 (9.35%) Bash
4 7 (5.04%) Go
4 7 (5.04%) SQL
5 3 (2.16%) C
5 3 (2.16%) C#
5 3 (2.16%) C++
5 3 (2.16%) Java
5 3 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (2.16%) Objective-C
5 3 (2.16%) Perl
5 3 (2.16%) Ruby
5 3 (2.16%) Rust
6 2 (1.44%) Bicep
7 1 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.72%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (17.99%) Cisco Certification
2 23 (16.55%) Security Cleared
3 22 (15.83%) CISSP
4 20 (14.39%) CCNP
5 19 (13.67%) Degree
6 17 (12.23%) DV Cleared
6 17 (12.23%) SC Cleared
7 13 (9.35%) CISM
8 10 (7.19%) CCIE
9 8 (5.76%) Azure Certification
9 8 (5.76%) CCNA
9 8 (5.76%) CRISC
10 7 (5.04%) CEH
10 7 (5.04%) GSEC
11 6 (4.32%) AWS Certification
11 6 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (4.32%) CREST Certified
12 5 (3.60%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (3.60%) Network+ Certification
13 4 (2.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (30.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (24.46%) NIST
3 15 (10.79%) GRC
3 15 (10.79%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.35%) GDPR
4 13 (9.35%) JSP 440
5 10 (7.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (5.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (5.04%) Government Security Classifications
7 7 (5.04%) NCSC
7 7 (5.04%) SOC 2
8 6 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (3.60%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.72%) Basel III
11 1 (0.72%) MiFID
System Software
1 17 (12.23%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.04%) Docker
3 6 (4.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.16%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.72%) Firmware
5 1 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (13.67%) Terraform
2 9 (6.47%) FortiGate
2 9 (6.47%) Kubernetes
3 7 (5.04%) Ansible
4 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.88%) Cilium
6 3 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.44%) WSUS
8 1 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.72%) Nagios
8 1 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.72%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (30.22%) Cisco
2 22 (15.83%) Microsoft
3 20 (14.39%) Fortinet
4 18 (12.95%) Palo Alto
5 10 (7.19%) CheckPoint
5 10 (7.19%) Google
6 8 (5.76%) Meraki
6 8 (5.76%) Okta
6 8 (5.76%) Sophos
7 6 (4.32%) F5
7 6 (4.32%) VMware
8 5 (3.60%) iManage
8 5 (3.60%) Zscaler
9 4 (2.88%) Splunk
9 4 (2.88%) Veeam
10 3 (2.16%) Barracuda Networks
10 3 (2.16%) N-able
10 3 (2.16%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.44%) SonicWALL
11 2 (1.44%) Tenable