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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 207 208 199
Rank change year-on-year +1 -9 +89
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 170 312 362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.12% 1.57% 1.71%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.32% 12.77% 12.15%
Number of salaries quoted 141 201 314
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £38,950
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +7.44% +3.18%

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 1,380 2,444 2,979
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.08% 12.29% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 964 1,410 2,526
10th Percentile £26,500 £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 £88,375 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.30% +6.00% -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 25 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 67 (39.41%) Azure
2 48 (28.24%) AWS
3 15 (8.82%) GCP
4 12 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (4.12%) SaaS
6 6 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.53%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.94%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (2.94%) GitHub
7 5 (2.94%) GitHub Actions
7 5 (2.94%) OCI
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 Logic Apps
10 2 (1.18%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 89 (52.35%) Firewall
2 36 (21.18%) WAN
3 32 (18.82%) VPN
4 29 (17.06%) LAN
5 24 (14.12%) SD-WAN
6 22 (12.94%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (12.35%) TCP/IP
8 18 (10.59%) VLAN
9 16 (9.41%) DNS
10 13 (7.65%) DHCP
11 12 (7.06%) BGP
11 12 (7.06%) Unified Communications
11 12 (7.06%) Wireless
12 11 (6.47%) Intrusion Detection
13 8 (4.71%) OSPF
14 7 (4.12%) MPLS
15 6 (3.53%) Cisco Wireless
15 6 (3.53%) HSRP
16 4 (2.35%) Cisco Firepower
16 4 (2.35%) NGFW
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 43 (25.29%) 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 9 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.94%) Back Office
10 5 (2.94%) Banking
10 5 (2.94%) Law
11 4 (2.35%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.35%) Retail
12 2 (1.18%) French Language
12 2 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.59%) Local Government
13 1 (0.59%) Police
Job Titles
1 38 (22.35%) Senior
2 34 (20.00%) Network Engineer
3 33 (19.41%) Security Engineer
4 31 (18.24%) Consultant
5 29 (17.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 29 (17.06%) Security Consultant
6 15 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 12 (7.06%) Bid Writer
7 12 (7.06%) Senior Bid Writer
8 11 (6.47%) Lead
9 10 (5.88%) Cloud Engineer
9 10 (5.88%) Senior Network Engineer
10 9 (5.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (4.71%) Analyst
11 8 (4.71%) Cloud Security Engineer
11 8 (4.71%) Senior Security Engineer
12 7 (4.12%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
12 7 (4.12%) Network Manager
13 6 (3.53%) Administrator
13 6 (3.53%) Project Manager
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 17 (10.00%) Data Centre
3 15 (8.82%) Cloud Native
3 15 (8.82%) Security Operations Centre
4 14 (8.24%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (8.24%) Security Posture
5 7 (4.12%) Blog
5 7 (4.12%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.53%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (3.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.35%) Driving Licence
8 4 (2.35%) PKI
9 3 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.76%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.76%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.76%) Web3
10 2 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.18%) Virtual Team
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 63 (37.06%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (22.94%) Mentoring
3 38 (22.35%) Vulnerability Management
4 36 (21.18%) SIEM
5 31 (18.24%) Cloud Security
5 31 (18.24%) Incident Response
6 27 (15.88%) Security Operations
7 25 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
7 25 (14.71%) Digital Marketing
7 25 (14.71%) Programme Management
8 23 (13.53%) Infrastructure as Code
9 22 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
10 20 (11.76%) DevOps
11 19 (11.18%) Security Architecture
12 18 (10.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (10.59%) ITIL
13 17 (10.00%) Data Protection
14 15 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (8.24%) Information Security
16 12 (7.06%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (9.41%) Python
2 11 (6.47%) 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 43 (25.29%) CISSP
2 38 (22.35%) Cisco Certification
2 38 (22.35%) CompTIA Security+
3 37 (21.76%) Security Cleared
4 30 (17.65%) CEH
5 28 (16.47%) CCNP
6 16 (9.41%) CCNA
6 16 (9.41%) Degree
7 14 (8.24%) CCIE
8 9 (5.29%) AWS Certification
8 9 (5.29%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (4.71%) GCIA
9 8 (4.71%) SANS
9 8 (4.71%) SC Cleared
10 7 (4.12%) Azure Certification
11 6 (3.53%) CISM
12 5 (2.94%) DV Cleared
13 4 (2.35%) CREST Certified
14 3 (1.76%) GSEC
14 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (35.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (28.82%) NIST
3 35 (20.59%) PCI DSS
4 11 (6.47%) GDPR
5 10 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (5.88%) GRC
6 7 (4.12%) 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
9 2 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.59%) Basel III
10 1 (0.59%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.59%) MiFID
10 1 (0.59%) PMO
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 23 (13.53%) Terraform
2 11 (6.47%) Ansible
3 8 (4.71%) FortiGate
3 8 (4.71%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.35%) Cilium
5 3 (1.76%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.18%) Nagios
6 2 (1.18%) SCOM
6 2 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.59%) Argo
7 1 (0.59%) Grafana
7 1 (0.59%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 50 (29.41%) Cisco
2 26 (15.29%) SAP
3 24 (14.12%) Microsoft
4 18 (10.59%) Palo Alto
5 17 (10.00%) Fortinet
6 15 (8.82%) 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%) iManage
11 2 (1.18%) Red Hat