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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 265 234
Rank change year-on-year +50 -31 -27
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 259 169 431
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.21% 1.02% 1.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.98% 8.63% 9.03%
Number of salaries quoted 186 161 357
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £42,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,500 £88,750 £83,000
UK median annual salary £65,576 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% +1.67% +4.35%

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 2,359 1,959 4,771
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.05% 11.88% 14.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,277 1,198 2,988
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £80,375
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.50%

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 15 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 18 (6.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (5.79%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 98 (37.84%) Azure
2 61 (23.55%) AWS
3 32 (12.36%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (11.58%) Entra ID
5 28 (10.81%) GCP
6 15 (5.79%) Mimecast
7 6 (2.32%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (2.32%) OneDrive
7 6 (2.32%) OpenShift
7 6 (2.32%) Serverless
8 5 (1.93%) OCI
8 5 (1.93%) SaaS
9 3 (1.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (1.16%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.16%) Vertex AI
10 2 (0.77%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.77%) PaaS
10 2 (0.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 153 (59.07%) Firewall
2 65 (25.10%) WAN
3 64 (24.71%) VLAN
4 63 (24.32%) LAN
5 46 (17.76%) VPN
6 42 (16.22%) SD-WAN
7 38 (14.67%) DNS
7 38 (14.67%) Wireless
8 34 (13.13%) BGP
9 31 (11.97%) DHCP
10 29 (11.20%) Wi-Fi
11 23 (8.88%) MPLS
11 23 (8.88%) OSPF
12 20 (7.72%) TCP/IP
12 20 (7.72%) WLAN
13 17 (6.56%) Cisco ISE
13 17 (6.56%) Cisco Nexus
14 12 (4.63%) Intrusion Detection
14 12 (4.63%) SSL
15 11 (4.25%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (0.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.39%) MariaDB
2 1 (0.39%) MySQL
2 1 (0.39%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.77%) GitLab
3 1 (0.39%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (22.78%) Social Skills
2 41 (15.83%) Finance
3 29 (11.20%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.34%) Telecoms
6 18 (6.95%) Law
7 11 (4.25%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (4.25%) Banking
8 9 (3.47%) Legal
9 6 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.93%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.93%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.77%) Police
11 2 (0.77%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.39%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.39%) Marketing
12 1 (0.39%) Military
12 1 (0.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 58 (22.39%) Architect
2 53 (20.46%) Senior
3 48 (18.53%) Network Engineer
4 38 (14.67%) Security Architect
5 31 (11.97%) Security Engineer
6 27 (10.42%) Analyst
7 25 (9.65%) Security Analyst
8 22 (8.49%) Network Analyst
9 21 (8.11%) Senior Security Engineer
10 20 (7.72%) Network Architect
10 20 (7.72%) Network Security Analyst
11 19 (7.34%) Consultant
12 17 (6.56%) Security Specialist
13 15 (5.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (5.79%) Lead
13 15 (5.79%) Senior Network Engineer
14 14 (5.41%) Solutions Architect
15 13 (5.02%) Network Specialist
16 11 (4.25%) Network Security Specialist
16 11 (4.25%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (6.56%) OAuth
2 16 (6.18%) SAML
3 7 (2.70%) REST
4 6 (2.32%) LDAP
4 6 (2.32%) OpenID
5 4 (1.54%) 802.1X
5 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.39%) .NET
6 1 (0.39%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.39%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.39%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
6 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.39%) JSON
6 1 (0.39%) Kafka
6 1 (0.39%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.39%) React
6 1 (0.39%) Vue
6 1 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (16.22%) Security Posture
2 25 (9.65%) Data Centre
3 16 (6.18%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 12 (4.63%) Blog
4 12 (4.63%) Management Information System
5 11 (4.25%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (3.86%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.86%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.70%) PKI
8 5 (1.93%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.93%) Clustering
8 5 (1.93%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.93%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.54%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (1.16%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.16%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.16%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (10.42%) Windows
2 12 (4.63%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.70%) Linux
4 3 (1.16%) Android
4 3 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (45.17%) Cybersecurity
2 55 (21.24%) Cloud Security
3 50 (19.31%) Security Architecture
4 48 (18.53%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (18.15%) Project Delivery
6 44 (16.99%) SIEM
7 40 (15.44%) Business Continuity
7 40 (15.44%) Incident Response
8 38 (14.67%) Roadmaps
9 36 (13.90%) Vulnerability Management
10 33 (12.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 33 (12.74%) Zero Trust
11 32 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
11 32 (12.36%) Security Operations
12 30 (11.58%) Information Security
13 29 (11.20%) Identity Access Management
13 29 (11.20%) Risk Management
14 28 (10.81%) Decision-Making
15 27 (10.42%) Agile
15 27 (10.42%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.42%) PowerShell
2 20 (7.72%) Python
3 8 (3.09%) Bash
4 7 (2.70%) SQL
5 4 (1.54%) C#
5 4 (1.54%) Go
6 3 (1.16%) C
6 3 (1.16%) C++
6 3 (1.16%) Java
6 3 (1.16%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.16%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.16%) Perl
6 3 (1.16%) Ruby
6 3 (1.16%) Rust
7 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 55 (21.24%) CISSP
2 45 (17.37%) Cisco Certification
3 44 (16.99%) Security Cleared
4 39 (15.06%) SC Cleared
5 38 (14.67%) Degree
6 37 (14.29%) CCNP
7 36 (13.90%) CISM
8 18 (6.95%) DV Cleared
9 17 (6.56%) CCNA
10 13 (5.02%) Azure Certification
11 11 (4.25%) CRISC
12 10 (3.86%) CCIE
13 9 (3.47%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (3.47%) DBS Check
14 7 (2.70%) GSEC
15 6 (2.32%) AWS Certification
16 5 (1.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 5 (1.93%) CCSP
16 5 (1.93%) CEH
17 4 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (23.17%) NIST
3 20 (7.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 19 (7.34%) NCSC
5 18 (6.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (6.18%) GDPR
7 12 (4.63%) GRC
7 12 (4.63%) JSP 440
7 12 (4.63%) PCI DSS
8 7 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (2.70%) Government Security Classifications
9 6 (2.32%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (1.16%) COBIT
11 3 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.16%) SLA
12 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.39%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 39 (15.06%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.18%) Hyper-V
3 7 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.54%) Docker
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (10.42%) FortiGate
2 11 (4.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.25%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (3.86%) CASB
4 9 (3.47%) Terraform
5 7 (2.70%) Kubernetes
6 6 (2.32%) Ansible
7 2 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.77%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.77%) SCCM
8 1 (0.39%) Grafana
8 1 (0.39%) Kibana
8 1 (0.39%) Nagios
8 1 (0.39%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.39%) QRadar
8 1 (0.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 86 (33.20%) Cisco
2 79 (30.50%) Microsoft
3 44 (16.99%) Palo Alto
4 41 (15.83%) Fortinet
5 18 (6.95%) Aruba
6 15 (5.79%) Zscaler
7 13 (5.02%) CheckPoint
7 13 (5.02%) Meraki
7 13 (5.02%) VMware
8 12 (4.63%) Google
8 12 (4.63%) Juniper
9 10 (3.86%) Sophos
9 10 (3.86%) Veeam
10 9 (3.47%) F5
11 8 (3.09%) SonicWALL
12 7 (2.70%) Okta
12 7 (2.70%) Splunk
13 4 (1.54%) Barracuda Networks
13 4 (1.54%) N-able
14 3 (1.16%) iManage