Network Security Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Network Security
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 234 216
Rank change year-on-year -76 -18 +142
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 172 433 526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.82% 1.37% 1.53%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.00% 9.14% 13.16%
Number of salaries quoted 164 346 389
10th Percentile £39,245 £42,250 £38,353
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,438 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year - +0.80% +3.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £76,316
90th Percentile £88,625 £83,125 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,750
% change year-on-year - +3.90% -3.75%

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 5,740 4,740 3,998
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.20% 15.02% 11.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,012 2,836 3,169
10th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £31,569
25th Percentile £25,087 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,250 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -48.10% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £76,316
90th Percentile £74,258 £81,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £32,533 £47,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -31.51% -7.77% -1.90%

Network Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Network Security trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Network Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Network Security.

Network Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Network Security
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Network Security over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Network Security salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Network Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (8.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 50 (29.07%) Azure
2 34 (19.77%) AWS
3 10 (5.81%) AWS CloudFormation
3 10 (5.81%) AWS KMS
3 10 (5.81%) AWS Lambda
3 10 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (5.81%) Serverless
4 9 (5.23%) Entra ID
5 8 (4.65%) GCP
6 7 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (4.07%) OCI
7 6 (3.49%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (2.91%) PaaS
9 4 (2.33%) IaaS
10 3 (1.74%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.74%) SaaS
11 2 (1.16%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.16%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (1.16%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 78 (45.35%) Firewall
2 35 (20.35%) VPN
3 29 (16.86%) LAN
3 29 (16.86%) WAN
4 26 (15.12%) TCP/IP
5 23 (13.37%) DHCP
6 22 (12.79%) DNS
7 18 (10.47%) VLAN
8 15 (8.72%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (6.98%) Wireless
10 11 (6.40%) BGP
10 11 (6.40%) Intrusion Detection
11 9 (5.23%) OSPF
12 8 (4.65%) SD-WAN
13 6 (3.49%) Cisco Firepower
14 5 (2.91%) IP Telephony
14 5 (2.91%) NGFW
15 4 (2.33%) Cisco ASA
15 4 (2.33%) MPLS
15 4 (2.33%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.16%) Data Lake
1 2 (1.16%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.58%) Git
1 1 (0.58%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.58%) Maven
1 1 (0.58%) MSBuild
General
1 53 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 46 (26.74%) Finance
3 31 (18.02%) Telecoms
4 30 (17.44%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (16.86%) Public Sector
6 24 (13.95%) Marketing
7 20 (11.63%) Manufacturing
8 19 (11.05%) Electronics
9 18 (10.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (7.56%) Banking
11 12 (6.98%) Legal
12 8 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (3.49%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (1.16%) French Language
16 1 (0.58%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 32 (18.60%) Architect
1 32 (18.60%) Network Engineer
2 20 (11.63%) Security Architect
3 19 (11.05%) Consultant
3 19 (11.05%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 19 (11.05%) Security Consultant
3 19 (11.05%) Senior
4 16 (9.30%) Lead
5 15 (8.72%) Analyst
5 15 (8.72%) Security Engineer
6 12 (6.98%) AWS Architect
7 11 (6.40%) Cloud Architect
8 10 (5.81%) Security Analyst
8 10 (5.81%) Security Manager
9 9 (5.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 9 (5.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (5.23%) Technologist
10 8 (4.65%) Lead Architect
10 8 (4.65%) Lead Security Architect
10 8 (4.65%) Principal Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.81%) Elastic Stack
1 10 (5.81%) Kafka
2 3 (1.74%) 802.1X
3 2 (1.16%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (1.16%) Spring
3 2 (1.16%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.58%) .NET
4 1 (0.58%) JSON
4 1 (0.58%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 32 (18.60%) Management Information System
2 20 (11.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (8.72%) Security Posture
4 8 (4.65%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (4.07%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (3.49%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.91%) Private Cloud
7 5 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.74%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.74%) SCADA
10 2 (1.16%) Cloud Native
10 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.16%) Device Driver
10 2 (1.16%) IoT
11 1 (0.58%) Distributed Systems
11 1 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.58%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (11.63%) Windows
2 8 (4.65%) Linux
3 4 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.16%) Unix
4 2 (1.16%) VMS
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.58%) Check Point GAiA
5 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (47.67%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 42 (24.42%) Security Architecture
4 39 (22.67%) Information Security
5 35 (20.35%) Cloud Security
6 34 (19.77%) Incident Response
7 33 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (18.60%) Risk Management
9 31 (18.02%) Vulnerability Management
10 26 (15.12%) Architectural Patterns
10 26 (15.12%) SIEM
11 24 (13.95%) Risk Assessment
12 22 (12.79%) Programme Management
13 21 (12.21%) DevOps
13 21 (12.21%) Security Management
14 20 (11.63%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (11.63%) Information Security Management
14 20 (11.63%) Penetration Testing
14 20 (11.63%) Technical Leadership
15 19 (11.05%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.98%) Java
1 12 (6.98%) Python
2 10 (5.81%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.16%) Bash
3 2 (1.16%) C
3 2 (1.16%) C++
3 2 (1.16%) Shell Script
3 2 (1.16%) SQL
4 1 (0.58%) C#
4 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 54 (31.40%) Security Cleared
2 36 (20.93%) Degree
3 34 (19.77%) CISSP
3 34 (19.77%) SC Cleared
4 30 (17.44%) Cisco Certification
5 24 (13.95%) CompTIA Security+
6 22 (12.79%) CEH
7 21 (12.21%) CCNA
8 15 (8.72%) CCNP
8 15 (8.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (6.40%) AWS Certification
10 10 (5.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 10 (5.81%) CCIE
11 9 (5.23%) CISM
12 8 (4.65%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (2.91%) Azure Certification
13 5 (2.91%) Master's Degree
13 5 (2.91%) SANS
14 4 (2.33%) JNCIA
15 3 (1.74%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (30.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (29.07%) NIST
3 23 (13.37%) PCI DSS
4 22 (12.79%) GDPR
5 15 (8.72%) NCSC
6 14 (8.14%) HIPAA
7 8 (4.65%) QA
8 7 (4.07%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (1.74%) SLA
10 2 (1.16%) COBIT
10 2 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (1.16%) NIST 800
10 2 (1.16%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.58%) GRC
11 1 (0.58%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (11.63%) Active Directory
2 13 (7.56%) Docker
3 5 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.74%) Firmware
5 2 (1.16%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.58%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (9.30%) Terraform
2 13 (7.56%) Ansible
3 11 (6.40%) Kubernetes
4 10 (5.81%) Grafana
4 10 (5.81%) Prometheus
5 7 (4.07%) FortiGate
6 6 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (2.91%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (1.16%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 34 (19.77%) Cisco
2 33 (19.19%) Microsoft
3 21 (12.21%) SAP
4 17 (9.88%) Meraki
5 12 (6.98%) Palo Alto
6 11 (6.40%) Fortinet
7 9 (5.23%) Juniper
8 6 (3.49%) Extreme Networks
8 6 (3.49%) HP
9 5 (2.91%) CheckPoint
9 5 (2.91%) HubSpot
9 5 (2.91%) VMware
10 4 (2.33%) Aruba
11 3 (1.74%) Darktrace
12 2 (1.16%) Arista
12 2 (1.16%) Barracuda Networks
12 2 (1.16%) Forcepoint
12 2 (1.16%) SolarWinds
12 2 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
12 2 (1.16%) Yardi