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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 233 249
Rank change year-on-year -34 +16 -14
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 121 217 335
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.74% 1.40% 1.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.44% 10.99% 9.00%
Number of salaries quoted 78 150 294
10th Percentile £39,655 £40,260 £41,275
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,721 £77,313
90th Percentile £96,000 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,783
% change year-on-year -4.00% -0.45% +5.47%

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 1,626 1,975 3,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.91% 12.74% 13.46%
Number of salaries quoted 944 1,160 3,234
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £39,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,192 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.03% +1.27% -1.80%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,253 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

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 20 February 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 2 (1.65%) Confluence
1 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.83%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 53 (43.80%) Azure
2 44 (36.36%) AWS
3 16 (13.22%) GCP
4 9 (7.44%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.79%) SaaS
6 6 (4.96%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (3.31%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (3.31%) Entra ID
7 4 (3.31%) GitHub
7 4 (3.31%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (3.31%) Serverless
8 3 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.65%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (1.65%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.65%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.65%) Amazon SQS
9 2 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.65%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.65%) OCI
9 2 (1.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 78 (64.46%) Firewall
2 28 (23.14%) WAN
3 27 (22.31%) SD-WAN
4 24 (19.83%) VPN
5 20 (16.53%) LAN
6 14 (11.57%) BGP
6 14 (11.57%) VLAN
7 13 (10.74%) TCP/IP
8 11 (9.09%) OSPF
8 11 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (8.26%) Wireless
10 9 (7.44%) DNS
10 9 (7.44%) Intrusion Detection
11 8 (6.61%) Cisco ISE
11 8 (6.61%) DHCP
11 8 (6.61%) MPLS
12 7 (5.79%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (5.79%) DMZ
13 6 (4.96%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (4.96%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.31%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.65%) JIRA
General
1 32 (26.45%) Social Skills
2 23 (19.01%) Finance
3 12 (9.92%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.09%) Legal
5 10 (8.26%) Public Sector
5 10 (8.26%) Retail
6 6 (4.96%) Banking
6 6 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (4.13%) Back Office
8 4 (3.31%) Financial Institution
8 4 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.31%) Law
8 4 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.48%) Aviation
9 3 (2.48%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.65%) Police
11 1 (0.83%) Marketing
11 1 (0.83%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (27.27%) Network Engineer
2 28 (23.14%) Security Engineer
3 26 (21.49%) Senior
4 15 (12.40%) Senior Network Engineer
5 12 (9.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 12 (9.92%) Senior Security Engineer
6 9 (7.44%) Cloud Engineer
6 9 (7.44%) Consultant
6 9 (7.44%) Network Security Engineer
7 7 (5.79%) Analyst
7 7 (5.79%) Architect
7 7 (5.79%) Network Operations Engineer
7 7 (5.79%) Security Specialist
7 7 (5.79%) Senior Network Security Engineer
8 6 (4.96%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (4.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (4.96%) Lead
8 6 (4.96%) Security Analyst
9 5 (4.13%) IT Engineer
9 5 (4.13%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.83%) LDAP
1 1 (0.83%) OAuth
1 1 (0.83%) OpenID
1 1 (0.83%) REST
1 1 (0.83%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (17.36%) Cloud Native
2 19 (15.70%) Security Posture
3 18 (14.88%) Data Centre
4 13 (10.74%) Blog
5 10 (8.26%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (8.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (7.44%) Cloud Security Posture
6 9 (7.44%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (5.79%) PKI
8 6 (4.96%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (4.13%) Management Information System
10 4 (3.31%) Driving Licence
10 4 (3.31%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (2.48%) CMDB
11 3 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (2.48%) Operational Technology
11 3 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (1.65%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.40%) Windows
2 8 (6.61%) Linux
3 3 (2.48%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.65%) CentOS
4 2 (1.65%) Debian
4 2 (1.65%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (33.88%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (33.06%) SIEM
3 35 (28.93%) Incident Response
3 35 (28.93%) Security Operations
4 31 (25.62%) Cloud Security
5 20 (16.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 20 (16.53%) Security Architecture
6 19 (15.70%) Containerisation
7 17 (14.05%) ITIL
7 17 (14.05%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (13.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (13.22%) Vulnerability Management
9 15 (12.40%) Mentoring
9 15 (12.40%) Risk Management
10 14 (11.57%) Data Protection
10 14 (11.57%) Infrastructure as Code
10 14 (11.57%) Threat Intelligence
10 14 (11.57%) Zero Trust
11 13 (10.74%) RBAC
11 13 (10.74%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.57%) Python
2 12 (9.92%) Bash
3 9 (7.44%) PowerShell
4 5 (4.13%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (4.13%) SQL
5 4 (3.31%) Go
6 3 (2.48%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 29 (23.97%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (17.36%) CCNP
2 21 (17.36%) Security Cleared
3 17 (14.05%) CISSP
4 15 (12.40%) SC Cleared
5 13 (10.74%) DV Cleared
6 11 (9.09%) CCNA
6 11 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
6 11 (9.09%) Degree
7 10 (8.26%) CCIE
8 9 (7.44%) CISM
9 8 (6.61%) AWS Certification
9 8 (6.61%) SANS
10 7 (5.79%) Azure Certification
11 6 (4.96%) CRISC
11 6 (4.96%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (4.13%) GCIA
12 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (3.31%) CREST Certified
13 4 (3.31%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (29.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (22.31%) NIST
3 16 (13.22%) PCI DSS
4 13 (10.74%) GRC
5 12 (9.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (9.92%) GDPR
6 10 (8.26%) JSP 440
7 7 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (5.79%) NCSC
8 6 (4.96%) SOC 2
9 3 (2.48%) Government Security Classifications
9 3 (2.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.83%) Basel III
11 1 (0.83%) MiFID
System Software
1 13 (10.74%) Active Directory
2 9 (7.44%) Docker
3 5 (4.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.48%) Firmware
5 1 (0.83%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.83%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (17.36%) Terraform
2 11 (9.09%) Kubernetes
3 8 (6.61%) FortiGate
4 5 (4.13%) Ansible
4 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (3.31%) Cilium
6 3 (2.48%) Nagios
7 2 (1.65%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (1.65%) WSUS
8 1 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 42 (34.71%) Cisco
2 17 (14.05%) Fortinet
3 15 (12.40%) Microsoft
3 15 (12.40%) Palo Alto
4 8 (6.61%) CheckPoint
4 8 (6.61%) Meraki
5 6 (4.96%) F5
5 6 (4.96%) Google
5 6 (4.96%) VMware
6 5 (4.13%) Okta
6 5 (4.13%) Zscaler
7 4 (3.31%) SolarWinds
8 3 (2.48%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.48%) Veeam
9 2 (1.65%) Dell
9 2 (1.65%) iManage
9 2 (1.65%) Juniper
9 2 (1.65%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.65%) Sophos
9 2 (1.65%) Splunk