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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 243 215
Rank change year-on-year +49 -28 -28
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 332 181 329
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.34% 1.09% 1.52%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.06% 10.41% 10.48%
Number of salaries quoted 213 164 216
10th Percentile £33,000 £46,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,750 £90,000 £90,625
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -4.00% +4.17%

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 2,204 1,739 3,138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.87% 10.43% 14.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,346 993 1,478
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £74,475 £70,000 £70,188
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +1.94%

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 10 October 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 21 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (4.82%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 105 (31.63%) Azure
2 74 (22.29%) AWS
3 40 (12.05%) GCP
4 38 (11.45%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (10.54%) Entra ID
6 18 (5.42%) SaaS
7 9 (2.71%) OneDrive
8 7 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.81%) Amazon EKS
9 6 (1.81%) Google Compute Engine
9 6 (1.81%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 6 (1.81%) OpenShift
9 6 (1.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 5 (1.51%) IaaS
10 5 (1.51%) Mimecast
10 5 (1.51%) PaaS
10 5 (1.51%) Serverless
11 4 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.20%) OCI
12 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 183 (55.12%) Firewall
2 104 (31.33%) VLAN
3 90 (27.11%) WAN
4 84 (25.30%) LAN
5 68 (20.48%) VPN
6 55 (16.57%) Wireless
7 49 (14.76%) DNS
8 41 (12.35%) BGP
8 41 (12.35%) DHCP
9 38 (11.45%) SD-WAN
10 37 (11.14%) Wi-Fi
11 34 (10.24%) TCP/IP
12 26 (7.83%) OSPF
13 25 (7.53%) MPLS
14 24 (7.23%) WLAN
15 19 (5.72%) Cisco Nexus
16 17 (5.12%) Cisco ISE
17 13 (3.92%) SSL
18 11 (3.31%) SNMP
18 11 (3.31%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.11%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.20%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.30%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 10 (3.01%) JIRA
2 6 (1.81%) TeamCity
3 4 (1.20%) GitLab
4 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.30%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.30%) Git
5 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
General
1 145 (43.67%) Social Skills
2 43 (12.95%) Public Sector
3 42 (12.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 41 (12.35%) Finance
5 31 (9.34%) Telecoms
6 28 (8.43%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (8.13%) Law
8 14 (4.22%) Banking
9 12 (3.61%) Retail
10 9 (2.71%) Aerospace
10 9 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.11%) Legal
12 6 (1.81%) Back Office
12 6 (1.81%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.81%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.51%) Marketing
13 5 (1.51%) Police
14 4 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.60%) French Language
Job Titles
1 99 (29.82%) Senior
2 74 (22.29%) Network Engineer
3 64 (19.28%) Security Engineer
4 57 (17.17%) Architect
5 51 (15.36%) Senior Security Engineer
6 42 (12.65%) Security Architect
7 28 (8.43%) Consultant
8 25 (7.53%) Senior Network Engineer
9 21 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 18 (5.42%) Analyst
10 18 (5.42%) Network Architect
11 16 (4.82%) Lead
11 16 (4.82%) Security Analyst
12 14 (4.22%) Security Consultant
13 13 (3.92%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 12 (3.61%) Cisco Engineer
14 12 (3.61%) Security Specialist
15 11 (3.31%) Cisco Network Engineer
15 11 (3.31%) Network Security Architect
15 11 (3.31%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.12%) Terraform
2 15 (4.52%) OAuth
3 14 (4.22%) SAML
4 8 (2.41%) 802.1X
5 5 (1.51%) REST
6 4 (1.20%) LDAP
6 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.20%) OpenID
7 2 (0.60%) Middleware
7 2 (0.60%) ModSecurity
8 1 (0.30%) .NET
8 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.30%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.30%) JSON
8 1 (0.30%) Kafka
8 1 (0.30%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.30%) POSIX
8 1 (0.30%) React
8 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (17.47%) Data Centre
2 44 (13.25%) Security Posture
3 18 (5.42%) Cloud Native
3 18 (5.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 16 (4.82%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (3.92%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.61%) Blog
6 12 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (3.01%) PKI
8 9 (2.71%) Driving Licence
9 8 (2.41%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (2.11%) Security Operations Centre
11 6 (1.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.51%) Cyber Security Posture
13 4 (1.20%) Onboarding
14 3 (0.90%) Clustering
14 3 (0.90%) Virtual Team
15 2 (0.60%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 42 (12.65%) Windows
2 21 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.61%) Linux
4 6 (1.81%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.20%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.90%) Android
7 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.30%) Unix
8 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (46.99%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
3 82 (24.70%) Project Delivery
4 73 (21.99%) Cloud Security
5 62 (18.67%) Business Continuity
6 61 (18.37%) Decision-Making
7 54 (16.27%) Security Architecture
8 53 (15.96%) Network Architecture
9 51 (15.36%) Capacity Planning
10 49 (14.76%) BCP
10 49 (14.76%) Business Continuity Planning
10 49 (14.76%) Threat Modelling
11 47 (14.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 46 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
12 46 (13.86%) Economics
13 45 (13.55%) Identity Access Management
14 43 (12.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 42 (12.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 42 (12.65%) Zero Trust
16 41 (12.35%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.34%) Python
2 23 (6.93%) PowerShell
3 12 (3.61%) SQL
4 11 (3.31%) Go
5 8 (2.41%) Bash
6 6 (1.81%) Java
7 3 (0.90%) Bicep
7 3 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.30%) C#
8 1 (0.30%) C++
8 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.30%) Rust
8 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 66 (19.88%) Cisco Certification
2 60 (18.07%) CISSP
3 53 (15.96%) Security Cleared
4 49 (14.76%) CCNP
5 44 (13.25%) CISM
5 44 (13.25%) Degree
5 44 (13.25%) SC Cleared
6 26 (7.83%) CCNA
7 17 (5.12%) DV Cleared
8 15 (4.52%) Azure Certification
9 13 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (3.92%) DBS Check
10 12 (3.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 12 (3.61%) CCSP
11 9 (2.71%) PMP
11 9 (2.71%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (2.11%) AWS Certification
12 7 (2.11%) GIAC
12 7 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (1.81%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (26.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 75 (22.59%) NIST
3 27 (8.13%) GDPR
4 26 (7.83%) NCSC
5 24 (7.23%) PCI DSS
6 19 (5.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (5.42%) GRC
8 15 (4.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (2.41%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 6 (1.81%) JSP 440
10 6 (1.81%) SLA
11 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (1.20%) COBIT
13 3 (0.90%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.60%) NIST 800
14 2 (0.60%) PMO
15 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 47 (14.16%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.02%) Hyper-V
3 12 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.31%) Docker
5 6 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.30%) Firmware
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (9.04%) FortiGate
2 20 (6.02%) Kubernetes
3 15 (4.52%) CASB
3 15 (4.52%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (3.61%) Grafana
4 12 (3.61%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.11%) Ansible
6 6 (1.81%) Cilium
7 4 (1.20%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.90%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.30%) Kibana
9 1 (0.30%) Nagios
9 1 (0.30%) QRadar
9 1 (0.30%) SCCM
9 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 108 (32.53%) Cisco
2 96 (28.92%) Microsoft
3 42 (12.65%) Fortinet
3 42 (12.65%) Palo Alto
4 29 (8.73%) Aruba
5 21 (6.33%) VMware
6 18 (5.42%) Google
6 18 (5.42%) Juniper
7 17 (5.12%) Zscaler
8 12 (3.61%) Meraki
9 11 (3.31%) CheckPoint
10 10 (3.01%) Veeam
11 8 (2.41%) F5
11 8 (2.41%) Splunk
12 7 (2.11%) SonicWALL
13 6 (1.81%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (1.51%) Netskope
15 4 (1.20%) Infoblox
16 3 (0.90%) Dynatrace
16 3 (0.90%) SolarWinds