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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 240 258
Rank change year-on-year -14 +18 -32
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 146 156 395
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 1.18% 1.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.56% 9.47% 7.85%
Number of salaries quoted 91 137 328
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,350 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.81% +3.33% +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 1,930 1,647 5,033
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.00% 12.48% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 960 1,192 3,490
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £51,914 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% -1.12% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -6.86%

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 16 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 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.74%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.37%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 67 (45.89%) Azure
2 44 (30.14%) AWS
3 20 (13.70%) GCP
4 17 (11.64%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (8.22%) Mimecast
6 9 (6.16%) Entra ID
7 7 (4.79%) SaaS
8 4 (2.74%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (2.74%) GitHub
8 4 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.74%) OCI
8 4 (2.74%) Serverless
9 3 (2.05%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.37%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.37%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.37%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.37%) Vertex AI
10 2 (1.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 81 (55.48%) Firewall
2 28 (19.18%) SD-WAN
2 28 (19.18%) WAN
3 24 (16.44%) LAN
4 18 (12.33%) VPN
5 15 (10.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (9.59%) BGP
6 14 (9.59%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (8.22%) Cisco ISE
7 12 (8.22%) VLAN
7 12 (8.22%) Wireless
8 11 (7.53%) OSPF
9 10 (6.85%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (5.48%) TCP/IP
10 8 (5.48%) WLAN
11 6 (4.11%) MPLS
11 6 (4.11%) NGFW
12 5 (3.42%) Cisco Wireless
12 5 (3.42%) DMZ
12 5 (3.42%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.37%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.68%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.68%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (2.74%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.37%) JIRA
General
1 27 (18.49%) Finance
2 22 (15.07%) Social Skills
3 14 (9.59%) Public Sector
4 13 (8.90%) Banking
5 11 (7.53%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (6.85%) Legal
6 10 (6.85%) Retail
7 9 (6.16%) Law
8 8 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (4.79%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.42%) Back Office
11 4 (2.74%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.05%) Aviation
12 3 (2.05%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.37%) Police
13 2 (1.37%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.68%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 29 (19.86%) Network Engineer
2 27 (18.49%) Senior
3 25 (17.12%) Security Engineer
4 22 (15.07%) Analyst
4 22 (15.07%) Architect
4 22 (15.07%) Security Analyst
5 17 (11.64%) Senior Network Engineer
6 16 (10.96%) Network Analyst
6 16 (10.96%) Network Security Analyst
7 12 (8.22%) Security Manager
8 11 (7.53%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 11 (7.53%) Network Security Engineer
9 9 (6.16%) Cloud Engineer
9 9 (6.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (6.16%) Security Architect
9 9 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (5.48%) Security Specialist
10 8 (5.48%) Senior Network Security Engineer
10 8 (5.48%) Senior Security Engineer
11 7 (4.79%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.74%) LDAP
1 4 (2.74%) OAuth
1 4 (2.74%) OpenID
1 4 (2.74%) REST
1 4 (2.74%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (20.55%) Security Posture
2 19 (13.01%) Cloud Native
3 16 (10.96%) Blog
4 15 (10.27%) Data Centre
5 12 (8.22%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (6.85%) Management Information System
7 8 (5.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 7 (4.79%) Cloud Security Posture
8 7 (4.79%) Driving Licence
9 5 (3.42%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (3.42%) PKI
10 4 (2.74%) Public Cloud
10 4 (2.74%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (2.05%) Clustering
11 3 (2.05%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (2.05%) Operational Technology
11 3 (2.05%) Product Ownership
11 3 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.37%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.53%) Windows
2 5 (3.42%) Linux
3 2 (1.37%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (39.73%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (27.40%) Incident Response
3 39 (26.71%) SIEM
4 38 (26.03%) Cloud Security
5 34 (23.29%) Security Architecture
6 30 (20.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 28 (19.18%) Security Operations
8 26 (17.81%) Vulnerability Management
9 24 (16.44%) Roadmaps
10 22 (15.07%) Zero Trust
11 21 (14.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (14.38%) Risk Management
12 19 (13.01%) Mentoring
12 19 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (12.33%) Application Security
14 17 (11.64%) CI/CD
14 17 (11.64%) Information Security
14 17 (11.64%) Project Delivery
15 16 (10.96%) Business Continuity
15 16 (10.96%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.64%) Python
2 16 (10.96%) PowerShell
3 13 (8.90%) Bash
4 7 (4.79%) Go
5 6 (4.11%) SQL
6 3 (2.05%) C
6 3 (2.05%) C#
6 3 (2.05%) C++
6 3 (2.05%) Java
6 3 (2.05%) Objective-C
6 3 (2.05%) Perl
6 3 (2.05%) Ruby
6 3 (2.05%) Rust
7 2 (1.37%) Bicep
8 1 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.68%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (18.49%) Cisco Certification
2 26 (17.81%) CISSP
3 25 (17.12%) Security Cleared
4 20 (13.70%) CCNP
4 20 (13.70%) SC Cleared
5 17 (11.64%) Degree
6 16 (10.96%) CISM
6 16 (10.96%) DV Cleared
7 10 (6.85%) CCIE
8 8 (5.48%) Azure Certification
8 8 (5.48%) CCNA
8 8 (5.48%) CRISC
9 7 (4.79%) CEH
9 7 (4.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (4.79%) GSEC
10 6 (4.11%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.74%) CREST Certified
11 4 (2.74%) GIAC
11 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (28.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (23.29%) NIST
3 14 (9.59%) GRC
3 14 (9.59%) PCI DSS
4 12 (8.22%) GDPR
4 12 (8.22%) JSP 440
5 10 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (6.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (4.79%) Government Security Classifications
7 7 (4.79%) NCSC
7 7 (4.79%) SOC 2
8 5 (3.42%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.68%) Basel III
10 1 (0.68%) MiFID
System Software
1 18 (12.33%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.79%) Docker
2 7 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.74%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.68%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (13.01%) Terraform
2 9 (6.16%) FortiGate
2 9 (6.16%) Kubernetes
3 7 (4.79%) Ansible
4 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.74%) Cilium
5 4 (2.74%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.37%) WSUS
7 1 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.68%) Nagios
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.68%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (29.45%) Cisco
2 27 (18.49%) Microsoft
3 20 (13.70%) Fortinet
4 17 (11.64%) Palo Alto
5 10 (6.85%) CheckPoint
5 10 (6.85%) Google
6 9 (6.16%) Sophos
7 8 (5.48%) Meraki
7 8 (5.48%) Okta
8 7 (4.79%) VMware
9 6 (4.11%) F5
10 5 (3.42%) iManage
10 5 (3.42%) Veeam
10 5 (3.42%) Zscaler
11 4 (2.74%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (2.74%) N-able
11 4 (2.74%) Splunk
12 3 (2.05%) Salesforce
12 3 (2.05%) SonicWALL
13 2 (1.37%) Tenable