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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 245 241
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 -6
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 144 159 402
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 1.22% 1.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.58% 9.62% 8.92%
Number of salaries quoted 89 139 337
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,050 £41,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £75,000 £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 1,899 1,652 4,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.96% 12.70% 14.23%
Number of salaries quoted 952 1,202 3,475
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -7.81%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.48% +8.42% -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 11 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 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.08%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 66 (45.83%) Azure
2 45 (31.25%) AWS
3 20 (13.89%) GCP
4 16 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (7.64%) Mimecast
6 7 (4.86%) Entra ID
6 7 (4.86%) SaaS
7 4 (2.78%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (2.78%) GitHub
7 4 (2.78%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (2.78%) OCI
7 4 (2.78%) Serverless
8 3 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.39%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (1.39%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.39%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.39%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.39%) Vertex AI
9 2 (1.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 81 (56.25%) Firewall
2 28 (19.44%) SD-WAN
2 28 (19.44%) WAN
3 24 (16.67%) LAN
4 18 (12.50%) VPN
5 15 (10.42%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (9.72%) BGP
7 13 (9.03%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (8.33%) Cisco ISE
8 12 (8.33%) VLAN
8 12 (8.33%) Wireless
9 11 (7.64%) OSPF
10 10 (6.94%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (5.56%) TCP/IP
11 8 (5.56%) WLAN
12 6 (4.17%) DMZ
12 6 (4.17%) MPLS
12 6 (4.17%) NGFW
13 5 (3.47%) Cisco Wireless
13 5 (3.47%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.39%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.69%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (2.78%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.39%) JIRA
General
1 27 (18.75%) Finance
2 21 (14.58%) Social Skills
3 15 (10.42%) Public Sector
4 13 (9.03%) Banking
5 12 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (6.94%) Legal
6 10 (6.94%) Retail
7 9 (6.25%) Law
8 8 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (4.86%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.47%) Back Office
11 4 (2.78%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.08%) Aviation
12 3 (2.08%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.39%) Police
13 2 (1.39%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.69%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 29 (20.14%) Network Engineer
2 27 (18.75%) Senior
3 25 (17.36%) Security Engineer
4 21 (14.58%) Analyst
4 21 (14.58%) Architect
4 21 (14.58%) Security Analyst
5 17 (11.81%) Senior Network Engineer
6 15 (10.42%) Network Analyst
6 15 (10.42%) Network Security Analyst
7 11 (7.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 11 (7.64%) Network Security Engineer
7 11 (7.64%) Security Manager
8 9 (6.25%) Cloud Engineer
8 9 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (6.25%) Security Architect
8 9 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (5.56%) Consultant
9 8 (5.56%) Security Specialist
9 8 (5.56%) Senior Network Security Engineer
9 8 (5.56%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.08%) LDAP
1 3 (2.08%) OAuth
1 3 (2.08%) OpenID
1 3 (2.08%) REST
1 3 (2.08%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (21.53%) Security Posture
2 20 (13.89%) Cloud Native
3 17 (11.81%) Blog
4 15 (10.42%) Data Centre
5 12 (8.33%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (6.94%) Management Information System
7 9 (6.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 8 (5.56%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (4.86%) Driving Licence
10 6 (4.17%) PKI
11 5 (3.47%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (2.78%) Public Cloud
12 4 (2.78%) Web Conferencing
13 3 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
13 3 (2.08%) Operational Technology
13 3 (2.08%) Product Ownership
13 3 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (1.39%) Housing Association
14 2 (1.39%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.64%) Windows
2 5 (3.47%) Linux
3 2 (1.39%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.69%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (39.58%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (27.78%) Incident Response
3 39 (27.08%) Cloud Security
3 39 (27.08%) SIEM
4 35 (24.31%) Security Architecture
5 29 (20.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 28 (19.44%) Security Operations
7 26 (18.06%) Vulnerability Management
8 23 (15.97%) Roadmaps
9 22 (15.28%) Risk Management
9 22 (15.28%) Zero Trust
10 21 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
12 19 (13.19%) Mentoring
13 18 (12.50%) Application Security
14 17 (11.81%) CI/CD
14 17 (11.81%) Information Security
15 16 (11.11%) Business Continuity
15 16 (11.11%) Containerisation
15 16 (11.11%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.81%) Python
2 15 (10.42%) PowerShell
3 13 (9.03%) Bash
4 7 (4.86%) Go
5 5 (3.47%) SQL
6 3 (2.08%) C
6 3 (2.08%) C#
6 3 (2.08%) C++
6 3 (2.08%) Java
6 3 (2.08%) Objective-C
6 3 (2.08%) Perl
6 3 (2.08%) Ruby
6 3 (2.08%) Rust
7 2 (1.39%) Bicep
8 1 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.69%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.69%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
2 26 (18.06%) Security Cleared
3 25 (17.36%) CISSP
4 20 (13.89%) CCNP
4 20 (13.89%) SC Cleared
5 17 (11.81%) Degree
5 17 (11.81%) DV Cleared
6 16 (11.11%) CISM
7 10 (6.94%) CCIE
8 8 (5.56%) Azure Certification
8 8 (5.56%) CCNA
8 8 (5.56%) CRISC
9 7 (4.86%) CEH
9 7 (4.86%) GSEC
10 6 (4.17%) AWS Certification
10 6 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (2.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.78%) CCSP
11 4 (2.78%) CREST Certified
11 4 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (29.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (24.31%) NIST
3 15 (10.42%) GRC
3 15 (10.42%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.03%) GDPR
4 13 (9.03%) JSP 440
5 10 (6.94%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (6.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 8 (5.56%) NCSC
8 7 (4.86%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (4.86%) SOC 2
9 6 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 5 (3.47%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.69%) Basel III
12 1 (0.69%) MiFID
System Software
1 16 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.86%) Docker
2 7 (4.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.08%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.69%) Firmware
4 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (13.19%) Terraform
2 9 (6.25%) FortiGate
2 9 (6.25%) Kubernetes
3 7 (4.86%) Ansible
4 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (2.78%) Cilium
6 3 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.39%) WSUS
8 1 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.69%) Nagios
8 1 (0.69%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (29.86%) Cisco
2 24 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 21 (14.58%) Fortinet
4 18 (12.50%) Palo Alto
5 10 (6.94%) CheckPoint
5 10 (6.94%) Google
6 9 (6.25%) Sophos
7 8 (5.56%) Meraki
7 8 (5.56%) Okta
8 7 (4.86%) VMware
9 6 (4.17%) F5
10 5 (3.47%) iManage
10 5 (3.47%) Zscaler
11 4 (2.78%) Barracuda Networks
11 4 (2.78%) N-able
11 4 (2.78%) Splunk
11 4 (2.78%) Veeam
12 3 (2.08%) Salesforce
13 2 (1.39%) SonicWALL
13 2 (1.39%) Tenable