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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 247 222
Rank change year-on-year +53 -25 -40
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 332 180 331
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.33% 1.07% 1.48%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.80% 10.25% 9.76%
Number of salaries quoted 218 165 217
10th Percentile £34,250 £46,750 £43,750
25th Percentile £46,375 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.34%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,750 £90,000 £88,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -2.44% +2.50%

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 2,244 1,756 3,392
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.00% 10.47% 15.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,363 989 1,508
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 £86,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -21.57% -0.78%

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 30 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 21 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (4.82%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 108 (32.53%) Azure
2 73 (21.99%) AWS
3 39 (11.75%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (11.45%) GCP
5 35 (10.54%) Entra ID
6 13 (3.92%) SaaS
7 9 (2.71%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.41%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.81%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.81%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.51%) Serverless
11 4 (1.20%) IaaS
11 4 (1.20%) OCI
11 4 (1.20%) PaaS
12 3 (0.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.90%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.90%) Vertex AI
13 2 (0.60%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 178 (53.61%) Firewall
2 103 (31.02%) VLAN
3 84 (25.30%) WAN
4 80 (24.10%) LAN
5 60 (18.07%) VPN
6 52 (15.66%) Wireless
7 45 (13.55%) DNS
8 38 (11.45%) DHCP
9 36 (10.84%) BGP
9 36 (10.84%) SD-WAN
10 35 (10.54%) Wi-Fi
11 28 (8.43%) TCP/IP
12 25 (7.53%) MPLS
12 25 (7.53%) OSPF
13 23 (6.93%) WLAN
14 17 (5.12%) Cisco ISE
14 17 (5.12%) Cisco Nexus
15 13 (3.92%) SSL
16 11 (3.31%) SNMP
16 11 (3.31%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.20%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
4 1 (0.30%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (2.71%) JIRA
2 4 (1.20%) GitLab
3 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.60%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.30%) Git
4 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
General
1 134 (40.36%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.25%) Public Sector
3 42 (12.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (11.75%) Finance
5 31 (9.34%) Telecoms
6 26 (7.83%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (7.83%) Law
7 15 (4.52%) Banking
8 10 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (3.01%) Retail
9 9 (2.71%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.81%) Legal
10 6 (1.81%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.51%) Marketing
12 4 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.20%) Police
13 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.60%) Back Office
14 2 (0.60%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.30%) Military
Job Titles
1 93 (28.01%) Senior
2 71 (21.39%) Network Engineer
3 61 (18.37%) Architect
4 60 (18.07%) Security Engineer
5 48 (14.46%) Senior Security Engineer
6 45 (13.55%) Security Architect
7 28 (8.43%) Consultant
8 24 (7.23%) Senior Network Engineer
9 22 (6.63%) Analyst
10 21 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (6.02%) Security Analyst
12 18 (5.42%) Network Architect
13 16 (4.82%) Lead
14 14 (4.22%) Network Analyst
14 14 (4.22%) Security Consultant
15 13 (3.92%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (3.61%) Cisco Engineer
16 12 (3.61%) Network Security Analyst
16 12 (3.61%) Security Specialist
17 11 (3.31%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.82%) OAuth
2 15 (4.52%) SAML
3 12 (3.61%) Terraform
4 8 (2.41%) 802.1X
5 6 (1.81%) REST
6 5 (1.51%) LDAP
6 5 (1.51%) OpenID
7 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.60%) ModSecurity
9 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.30%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET Core
9 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.30%) Kafka
9 1 (0.30%) Middleware
9 1 (0.30%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.30%) POSIX
9 1 (0.30%) React
9 1 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 54 (16.27%) Data Centre
2 39 (11.75%) Security Posture
3 18 (5.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 17 (5.12%) Cyber Threat
5 16 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
6 14 (4.22%) Cloud Native
7 10 (3.01%) Driving Licence
7 10 (3.01%) PKI
8 9 (2.71%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.41%) Blog
10 7 (2.11%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.11%) Security Operations Centre
11 6 (1.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.51%) Cyber Security Posture
13 4 (1.20%) Onboarding
14 3 (0.90%) Clustering
14 3 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
14 3 (0.90%) Virtual Team
15 2 (0.60%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 42 (12.65%) Windows
2 21 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.61%) Linux
4 5 (1.51%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.90%) Android
6 3 (0.90%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
7 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (47.59%) Cybersecurity
2 78 (23.49%) Project Delivery
3 77 (23.19%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (21.08%) Cloud Security
5 63 (18.98%) Decision-Making
6 62 (18.67%) Business Continuity
7 53 (15.96%) Network Architecture
8 52 (15.66%) Security Architecture
9 51 (15.36%) Capacity Planning
10 49 (14.76%) BCP
10 49 (14.76%) Business Continuity Planning
11 47 (14.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 46 (13.86%) Economics
13 45 (13.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 45 (13.55%) Threat Modelling
14 42 (12.65%) Identity Access Management
14 42 (12.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 42 (12.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 42 (12.65%) Zero Trust
15 41 (12.35%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.13%) Python
2 25 (7.53%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.41%) Bash
4 7 (2.11%) Go
4 7 (2.11%) SQL
5 3 (0.90%) Java
5 3 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.60%) Bicep
6 2 (0.60%) C#
6 2 (0.60%) C++
6 2 (0.60%) Rust
7 1 (0.30%) C
7 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.30%) Objective-C
7 1 (0.30%) Perl
7 1 (0.30%) Ruby
7 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 59 (17.77%) Cisco Certification
2 58 (17.47%) CISSP
3 55 (16.57%) Security Cleared
4 46 (13.86%) SC Cleared
5 45 (13.55%) CCNP
5 45 (13.55%) Degree
6 41 (12.35%) CISM
7 22 (6.63%) CCNA
8 17 (5.12%) DV Cleared
9 14 (4.22%) Azure Certification
10 13 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (3.92%) DBS Check
11 9 (2.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (2.71%) CCSP
12 8 (2.41%) PMP
13 7 (2.11%) AWS Certification
13 7 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
13 7 (2.11%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (1.81%) CRISC
14 6 (1.81%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (25.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (21.69%) NIST
3 27 (8.13%) NCSC
4 26 (7.83%) GDPR
5 20 (6.02%) PCI DSS
6 19 (5.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (5.42%) GRC
8 16 (4.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 6 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (1.81%) JSP 440
9 6 (1.81%) SLA
10 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.20%) COBIT
11 4 (1.20%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.90%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.60%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.60%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (14.46%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.02%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.71%) Docker
5 5 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.30%) Firmware
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (8.73%) FortiGate
2 15 (4.52%) CASB
2 15 (4.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (4.22%) Kubernetes
4 13 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.11%) Ansible
5 7 (2.11%) Grafana
6 4 (1.20%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.90%) Stealthwatch
8 2 (0.60%) Cilium
9 1 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.30%) Kibana
9 1 (0.30%) Nagios
9 1 (0.30%) QRadar
9 1 (0.30%) SCCM
9 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 105 (31.63%) Cisco
2 98 (29.52%) Microsoft
3 42 (12.65%) Palo Alto
4 40 (12.05%) Fortinet
5 27 (8.13%) Aruba
6 22 (6.63%) VMware
7 18 (5.42%) Juniper
8 17 (5.12%) Zscaler
9 13 (3.92%) Google
10 11 (3.31%) Meraki
11 10 (3.01%) Veeam
12 9 (2.71%) CheckPoint
13 7 (2.11%) F5
13 7 (2.11%) SonicWALL
13 7 (2.11%) Splunk
14 5 (1.51%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (1.51%) Netskope
15 3 (0.90%) Nimble Storage
15 3 (0.90%) SolarWinds
15 3 (0.90%) Sophos