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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 260 214
Rank change year-on-year +54 -46 -22
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 290 190 387
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.31% 1.15% 1.45%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.46% 9.62% 9.60%
Number of salaries quoted 201 181 316
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £66,637 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.48% +3.33% +3.45%

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 2,327 1,976 4,031
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.51% 11.99% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 1,210 2,278
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £86,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -13.27% -5.77%

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 31 July 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 20 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (5.86%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.34%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 104 (35.86%) Azure
2 67 (23.10%) AWS
3 38 (13.10%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.72%) Entra ID
5 31 (10.69%) GCP
6 15 (5.17%) Mimecast
7 8 (2.76%) OneDrive
7 8 (2.76%) SaaS
8 6 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 6 (2.07%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.72%) OCI
9 5 (1.72%) Serverless
10 4 (1.38%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (1.03%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (1.03%) IaaS
11 3 (1.03%) PaaS
11 3 (1.03%) Vertex AI
12 2 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.69%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 172 (59.31%) Firewall
2 82 (28.28%) VLAN
3 72 (24.83%) WAN
4 68 (23.45%) LAN
5 50 (17.24%) VPN
6 44 (15.17%) Wireless
7 42 (14.48%) SD-WAN
8 39 (13.45%) DNS
9 34 (11.72%) Wi-Fi
10 33 (11.38%) DHCP
11 32 (11.03%) BGP
12 24 (8.28%) WLAN
13 23 (7.93%) TCP/IP
14 22 (7.59%) MPLS
14 22 (7.59%) OSPF
15 17 (5.86%) Cisco ISE
15 17 (5.86%) Cisco Nexus
16 12 (4.14%) Intrusion Detection
16 12 (4.14%) SSL
17 11 (3.79%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.38%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.34%) MySQL
2 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.72%) JIRA
2 4 (1.38%) GitLab
3 1 (0.34%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.34%) Git
3 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 83 (28.62%) Social Skills
2 40 (13.79%) Finance
3 27 (9.31%) Public Sector
4 26 (8.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 21 (7.24%) Telecoms
6 19 (6.55%) Law
7 12 (4.14%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (3.45%) Banking
9 8 (2.76%) Legal
9 8 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.07%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.07%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.69%) Police
11 2 (0.69%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.34%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.34%) Military
12 1 (0.34%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.34%) Retail
Job Titles
1 75 (25.86%) Senior
2 59 (20.34%) Architect
3 54 (18.62%) Network Engineer
4 43 (14.83%) Security Engineer
5 38 (13.10%) Security Architect
6 34 (11.72%) Senior Security Engineer
7 27 (9.31%) Analyst
8 25 (8.62%) Security Analyst
9 24 (8.28%) Senior Network Engineer
10 22 (7.59%) Network Analyst
11 21 (7.24%) Consultant
12 20 (6.90%) Network Architect
12 20 (6.90%) Network Security Analyst
13 17 (5.86%) Security Specialist
14 16 (5.52%) Lead
15 15 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 14 (4.83%) Solutions Architect
17 13 (4.48%) Network Specialist
18 12 (4.14%) Security Consultant
19 11 (3.79%) Network Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.21%) OAuth
2 17 (5.86%) SAML
3 8 (2.76%) REST
4 7 (2.41%) LDAP
4 7 (2.41%) OpenID
5 4 (1.38%) 802.1X
5 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.34%) .NET
6 1 (0.34%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.34%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
6 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.34%) JSON
6 1 (0.34%) Kafka
6 1 (0.34%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.34%) React
6 1 (0.34%) Vue
6 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (14.48%) Security Posture
2 27 (9.31%) Data Centre
3 15 (5.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 12 (4.14%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (4.14%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.79%) Driving Licence
6 10 (3.45%) Blog
7 9 (3.10%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (2.07%) PKI
10 5 (1.72%) Clustering
10 5 (1.72%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (1.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.38%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.03%) Onboarding
12 3 (1.03%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 32 (11.03%) Windows
2 14 (4.83%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.76%) Linux
4 3 (1.03%) Android
4 3 (1.03%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (46.21%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (22.07%) Project Delivery
3 58 (20.00%) Cloud Security
4 56 (19.31%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (18.62%) Business Continuity
6 49 (16.90%) Security Architecture
7 43 (14.83%) Decision-Making
7 43 (14.83%) Incident Response
7 43 (14.83%) SIEM
8 41 (14.14%) Network Architecture
9 40 (13.79%) Roadmaps
10 37 (12.76%) Continuous Improvement
10 37 (12.76%) Vulnerability Management
11 36 (12.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 36 (12.41%) Zero Trust
12 35 (12.07%) BCP
12 35 (12.07%) Business Continuity Planning
12 35 (12.07%) Capacity Planning
12 35 (12.07%) Vulnerability Remediation
13 34 (11.72%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.66%) PowerShell
2 19 (6.55%) Python
3 8 (2.76%) Bash
4 7 (2.41%) SQL
5 4 (1.38%) C#
5 4 (1.38%) Go
6 3 (1.03%) C
6 3 (1.03%) C++
6 3 (1.03%) Java
6 3 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.03%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.03%) Perl
6 3 (1.03%) Ruby
6 3 (1.03%) Rust
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (19.66%) CISSP
2 50 (17.24%) Cisco Certification
3 45 (15.52%) Security Cleared
4 41 (14.14%) SC Cleared
5 40 (13.79%) CCNP
5 40 (13.79%) Degree
6 36 (12.41%) CISM
7 17 (5.86%) CCNA
7 17 (5.86%) DV Cleared
8 14 (4.83%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.79%) CRISC
10 10 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (3.10%) CCIE
12 8 (2.76%) DBS Check
13 6 (2.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (2.07%) AWS Certification
13 6 (2.07%) CCSP
13 6 (2.07%) GSEC
14 5 (1.72%) CEH
15 4 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (26.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (21.72%) NIST
3 21 (7.24%) NCSC
4 19 (6.55%) GDPR
4 19 (6.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 18 (6.21%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (5.17%) GRC
7 14 (4.83%) PCI DSS
8 10 (3.45%) JSP 440
9 7 (2.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (2.07%) Government Security Classifications
11 5 (1.72%) SLA
12 4 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (1.03%) COBIT
13 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.69%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
System Software
1 44 (15.17%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.86%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.72%) Docker
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (9.31%) FortiGate
2 13 (4.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.48%) Single Sign-On
3 12 (4.14%) CASB
4 10 (3.45%) Terraform
5 7 (2.41%) Kubernetes
6 6 (2.07%) Ansible
7 4 (1.38%) Prometheus
8 3 (1.03%) Grafana
9 2 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.69%) SCCM
10 1 (0.34%) Kibana
10 1 (0.34%) Nagios
10 1 (0.34%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.34%) QRadar
10 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 93 (32.07%) Cisco
2 86 (29.66%) Microsoft
3 46 (15.86%) Palo Alto
4 42 (14.48%) Fortinet
5 22 (7.59%) Aruba
6 19 (6.55%) Zscaler
7 18 (6.21%) VMware
8 14 (4.83%) CheckPoint
9 13 (4.48%) Google
9 13 (4.48%) Juniper
10 12 (4.14%) Meraki
11 11 (3.79%) Veeam
12 10 (3.45%) Sophos
13 8 (2.76%) SonicWALL
14 7 (2.41%) F5
14 7 (2.41%) Okta
14 7 (2.41%) Splunk
15 4 (1.38%) Barracuda Networks
15 4 (1.38%) N-able
16 3 (1.03%) iManage