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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 216 196 190
Rank change year-on-year -20 -6 +100
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 178 317 390
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.13% 1.61% 1.76%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.56% 13.24% 12.63%
Number of salaries quoted 155 204 338
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £38,456
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,600 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.25% +3.36% +8.70%
75th Percentile £74,258 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £94,000 £91,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +7.44% +4.19%

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 1,685 2,394 3,089
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.72% 12.16% 13.97%
Number of salaries quoted 984 1,374 2,578
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,599 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +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 9 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 6 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 64 (35.96%) Azure
2 44 (24.72%) AWS
3 18 (10.11%) GCP
4 10 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.93%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.93%) OCI
6 6 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.37%) SaaS
7 5 (2.81%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (2.81%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (2.81%) GitHub
7 5 (2.81%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.69%) PaaS
8 3 (1.69%) Serverless
9 2 (1.12%) AWS CodePipeline
9 2 (1.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 2 (1.12%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 90 (50.56%) Firewall
2 35 (19.66%) VPN
3 30 (16.85%) WAN
4 26 (14.61%) LAN
5 24 (13.48%) TCP/IP
6 22 (12.36%) Wi-Fi
7 20 (11.24%) VLAN
8 18 (10.11%) SD-WAN
9 17 (9.55%) DNS
10 14 (7.87%) DHCP
11 12 (6.74%) BGP
11 12 (6.74%) Unified Communications
11 12 (6.74%) Wireless
12 11 (6.18%) Intrusion Detection
13 10 (5.62%) OSPF
14 6 (3.37%) Cisco Wireless
14 6 (3.37%) HSRP
15 4 (2.25%) Cisco Firepower
15 4 (2.25%) MPLS
16 3 (1.69%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.12%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.25%) Jenkins
1 4 (2.25%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.56%) Git
2 1 (0.56%) GitLab
2 1 (0.56%) Maven
2 1 (0.56%) MSBuild
General
1 48 (26.97%) Social Skills
2 45 (25.28%) Finance
3 38 (21.35%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (19.66%) Public Sector
5 30 (16.85%) Telecoms
6 27 (15.17%) Manufacturing
7 26 (14.61%) Marketing
8 25 (14.04%) Electronics
9 10 (5.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (5.62%) Legal
10 7 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.81%) Back Office
12 4 (2.25%) Banking
12 4 (2.25%) Financial Institution
12 4 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.25%) Retail
13 2 (1.12%) French Language
14 1 (0.56%) Law
14 1 (0.56%) Local Government
14 1 (0.56%) Police
Job Titles
1 40 (22.47%) Senior
2 36 (20.22%) Network Engineer
3 29 (16.29%) Consultant
3 29 (16.29%) Security Engineer
4 28 (15.73%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 28 (15.73%) Security Consultant
5 19 (10.67%) Lead
6 15 (8.43%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 13 (7.30%) Architect
8 12 (6.74%) Bid Writer
8 12 (6.74%) Senior Bid Writer
9 11 (6.18%) Analyst
10 10 (5.62%) Security Architect
11 9 (5.06%) Cloud Engineer
12 8 (4.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (4.49%) Security Analyst
12 8 (4.49%) Senior Network Engineer
12 8 (4.49%) Senior Security Engineer
13 7 (3.93%) Administrator
13 7 (3.93%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.12%) Django
2 1 (0.56%) .NET
2 1 (0.56%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 26 (14.61%) Analytical Mindset
2 16 (8.99%) Security Operations Centre
3 14 (7.87%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (7.87%) Data Centre
4 12 (6.74%) Cloud Native
4 12 (6.74%) Security Posture
5 8 (4.49%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.81%) Blog
7 4 (2.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (1.69%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.69%) Web3
9 2 (1.12%) CMDB
9 2 (1.12%) IoT
9 2 (1.12%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.48%) Windows
2 11 (6.18%) Linux
3 2 (1.12%) CentOS
3 2 (1.12%) Debian
3 2 (1.12%) Unix
3 2 (1.12%) VMS
3 2 (1.12%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.56%) Check Point GAiA
4 1 (0.56%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (38.76%) Cybersecurity
2 42 (23.60%) Mentoring
3 37 (20.79%) Vulnerability Management
4 33 (18.54%) SIEM
5 32 (17.98%) Incident Response
6 27 (15.17%) Security Operations
7 26 (14.61%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
8 25 (14.04%) Cloud Security
8 25 (14.04%) Digital Marketing
8 25 (14.04%) Programme Management
9 23 (12.92%) Infrastructure as Code
9 23 (12.92%) Security Architecture
10 21 (11.80%) ITIL
11 20 (11.24%) Penetration Testing
12 19 (10.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (10.67%) DevOps
12 19 (10.67%) Information Security
13 18 (10.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 14 (7.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (10.11%) Python
2 9 (5.06%) Bash
3 8 (4.49%) Kusto Query Language
3 8 (4.49%) SQL
4 7 (3.93%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.25%) Go
6 2 (1.12%) Bicep
6 2 (1.12%) C
6 2 (1.12%) C++
7 1 (0.56%) C#
7 1 (0.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 42 (23.60%) Security Cleared
2 41 (23.03%) CISSP
3 38 (21.35%) CompTIA Security+
4 35 (19.66%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (15.73%) CEH
6 26 (14.61%) CCNP
7 16 (8.99%) CCNA
8 15 (8.43%) SC Cleared
9 14 (7.87%) Degree
10 13 (7.30%) CCIE
11 9 (5.06%) AWS Certification
11 9 (5.06%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (4.49%) Azure Certification
12 8 (4.49%) GCIA
12 8 (4.49%) SANS
13 6 (3.37%) CISM
14 4 (2.25%) CREST Certified
15 3 (1.69%) DV Cleared
15 3 (1.69%) GSEC
15 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (36.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (30.90%) NIST
3 33 (18.54%) PCI DSS
4 13 (7.30%) NCSC
5 9 (5.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (5.06%) GDPR
6 7 (3.93%) GRC
7 5 (2.81%) SOC 2
8 2 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 2 (1.12%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.56%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.56%) PMO
9 1 (0.56%) QA
9 1 (0.56%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (8.99%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.81%) Firmware
2 5 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.25%) Docker
4 1 (0.56%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.56%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (11.24%) Terraform
2 13 (7.30%) Ansible
3 8 (4.49%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.37%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.25%) Cilium
5 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.69%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.12%) Nagios
7 2 (1.12%) SCOM
8 1 (0.56%) Argo
8 1 (0.56%) Grafana
8 1 (0.56%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 45 (25.28%) Cisco
2 27 (15.17%) SAP
3 26 (14.61%) Microsoft
4 16 (8.99%) Palo Alto
5 15 (8.43%) Fortinet
6 13 (7.30%) Meraki
7 7 (3.93%) Extreme Networks
7 7 (3.93%) SolarWinds
8 6 (3.37%) CheckPoint
8 6 (3.37%) Juniper
8 6 (3.37%) VMware
9 4 (2.25%) HP
9 4 (2.25%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.69%) Dell
10 3 (1.69%) Veeam
11 2 (1.12%) Arista
11 2 (1.12%) Aruba
11 2 (1.12%) F5
11 2 (1.12%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.56%) Oracle