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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 217 188 206
Rank change year-on-year -29 +18 +83
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 170 324 362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.11% 1.65% 1.70%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.08% 13.43% 12.13%
Number of salaries quoted 143 211 315
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £38,412
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,875 £48,141
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,600 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +3.36% +8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +6.56% +4.03%

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 1,407 2,413 2,985
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.20% 12.28% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 981 1,385 2,506
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,750 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.44% +7.00% -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 20 November 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 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 66 (38.82%) Azure
2 48 (28.24%) AWS
3 16 (9.41%) GCP
4 11 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (4.12%) SaaS
6 6 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.53%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.53%) OCI
7 5 (2.94%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (2.94%) GitHub
7 5 (2.94%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.35%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.76%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.76%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.76%) PaaS
9 3 (1.76%) Serverless
10 2 (1.18%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.18%) AWS CodePipeline
10 2 (1.18%) Azure Stack
10 2 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 88 (51.76%) Firewall
2 33 (19.41%) WAN
3 32 (18.82%) VPN
4 28 (16.47%) LAN
5 22 (12.94%) TCP/IP
5 22 (12.94%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (12.35%) SD-WAN
7 19 (11.18%) VLAN
8 16 (9.41%) DNS
9 13 (7.65%) DHCP
10 12 (7.06%) Unified Communications
10 12 (7.06%) Wireless
11 11 (6.47%) BGP
11 11 (6.47%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (5.29%) OSPF
13 6 (3.53%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (3.53%) HSRP
13 6 (3.53%) MPLS
14 4 (2.35%) Cisco Firepower
14 4 (2.35%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (0.59%) Data Lake
1 1 (0.59%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.35%) Jenkins
1 4 (2.35%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.59%) Git
2 1 (0.59%) GitLab
2 1 (0.59%) Maven
2 1 (0.59%) MSBuild
General
1 45 (26.47%) Finance
2 42 (24.71%) Social Skills
3 39 (22.94%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (21.76%) Public Sector
5 29 (17.06%) Telecoms
6 27 (15.88%) Manufacturing
7 25 (14.71%) Electronics
7 25 (14.71%) Marketing
8 10 (5.88%) Legal
9 8 (4.71%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.94%) Back Office
10 5 (2.94%) Banking
11 4 (2.35%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.35%) Retail
12 3 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.18%) French Language
13 2 (1.18%) Law
14 1 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.59%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (21.76%) Senior
2 34 (20.00%) Network Engineer
3 31 (18.24%) Consultant
3 31 (18.24%) Security Engineer
4 29 (17.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 29 (17.06%) Security Consultant
5 15 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 12 (7.06%) Bid Writer
6 12 (7.06%) Senior Bid Writer
7 11 (6.47%) Lead
8 10 (5.88%) Cloud Engineer
9 9 (5.29%) Analyst
10 8 (4.71%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 8 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (4.71%) Senior Network Engineer
10 8 (4.71%) Senior Security Engineer
11 7 (4.12%) Project Manager
12 6 (3.53%) Administrator
12 6 (3.53%) Architect
12 6 (3.53%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.18%) Django
2 1 (0.59%) .NET
2 1 (0.59%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 15 (8.82%) Cloud Native
2 15 (8.82%) Data Centre
2 15 (8.82%) Security Operations Centre
3 14 (8.24%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (8.24%) Security Posture
4 7 (4.12%) Blog
4 7 (4.12%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.53%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.35%) PKI
8 3 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (1.76%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.76%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.76%) Web3
9 2 (1.18%) CMDB
9 2 (1.18%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (13.53%) Windows
2 11 (6.47%) Linux
3 2 (1.18%) CentOS
3 2 (1.18%) Debian
3 2 (1.18%) Unix
3 2 (1.18%) VMS
3 2 (1.18%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.18%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.59%) Check Point GAiA
4 1 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (37.65%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (22.35%) Vulnerability Management
3 36 (21.18%) Mentoring
4 34 (20.00%) SIEM
5 30 (17.65%) Incident Response
6 29 (17.06%) Cloud Security
7 26 (15.29%) Security Operations
8 25 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
8 25 (14.71%) Digital Marketing
8 25 (14.71%) Programme Management
9 24 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
10 23 (13.53%) Infrastructure as Code
11 20 (11.76%) DevOps
12 19 (11.18%) ITIL
12 19 (11.18%) Security Architecture
13 17 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
13 17 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 15 (8.82%) Data Protection
15 13 (7.65%) Information Security
15 13 (7.65%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 17 (10.00%) Python
2 10 (5.88%) Bash
3 8 (4.71%) Kusto Query Language
3 8 (4.71%) SQL
4 7 (4.12%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.35%) Go
6 3 (1.76%) Bicep
7 2 (1.18%) C
7 2 (1.18%) C++
8 1 (0.59%) C#
8 1 (0.59%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 42 (24.71%) CISSP
2 38 (22.35%) CompTIA Security+
2 38 (22.35%) Security Cleared
3 37 (21.76%) Cisco Certification
4 29 (17.06%) CEH
5 27 (15.88%) CCNP
6 16 (9.41%) CCNA
7 15 (8.82%) Degree
8 14 (8.24%) CCIE
9 9 (5.29%) AWS Certification
9 9 (5.29%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (5.29%) SC Cleared
10 8 (4.71%) GCIA
10 8 (4.71%) SANS
11 7 (4.12%) Azure Certification
12 6 (3.53%) CISM
13 5 (2.94%) DV Cleared
14 4 (2.35%) CREST Certified
15 3 (1.76%) GSEC
15 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (35.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (29.41%) NIST
3 35 (20.59%) PCI DSS
4 11 (6.47%) GDPR
5 10 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (5.88%) GRC
6 8 (4.71%) NCSC
7 6 (3.53%) SOC 2
8 4 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (2.35%) JSP 440
9 2 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.59%) Basel III
10 1 (0.59%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.59%) MiFID
10 1 (0.59%) PMO
10 1 (0.59%) QA
10 1 (0.59%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (8.24%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.94%) Firmware
2 5 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.35%) Docker
4 1 (0.59%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.59%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (12.94%) Terraform
2 12 (7.06%) Ansible
3 8 (4.71%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.53%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.35%) Cilium
6 3 (1.76%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (1.18%) Nagios
7 2 (1.18%) SCOM
7 2 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.59%) Argo
8 1 (0.59%) Grafana
8 1 (0.59%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 47 (27.65%) Cisco
2 26 (15.29%) SAP
3 24 (14.12%) Microsoft
4 17 (10.00%) Palo Alto
5 16 (9.41%) Fortinet
6 13 (7.65%) Meraki
7 7 (4.12%) Extreme Networks
7 7 (4.12%) Juniper
7 7 (4.12%) SolarWinds
8 6 (3.53%) CheckPoint
8 6 (3.53%) VMware
9 4 (2.35%) HP
9 4 (2.35%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.76%) Dell
10 3 (1.76%) Veeam
11 2 (1.18%) Arista
11 2 (1.18%) Aruba
11 2 (1.18%) F5
11 2 (1.18%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.59%) Ubiquiti