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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 202 193
Rank change year-on-year -12 -9 +91
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 163 305 357
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.07% 1.55% 1.71%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.96% 12.51% 12.10%
Number of salaries quoted 135 196 310
10th Percentile £43,000 £43,750 £38,485
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,125 £85,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,750
% change year-on-year -15.38% +7.00% +2.06%

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 1,363 2,439 2,951
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.92% 12.41% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 946 1,406 2,515
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,750 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.77% +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 29 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 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 64 (39.26%) Azure
2 46 (28.22%) AWS
3 13 (7.98%) GCP
4 11 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (4.29%) SaaS
6 6 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.07%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (3.07%) Entra ID
7 5 (3.07%) GitHub
7 5 (3.07%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (1.84%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (1.84%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.84%) OCI
8 3 (1.84%) PaaS
8 3 (1.84%) Serverless
9 2 (1.23%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 83 (50.92%) Firewall
2 34 (20.86%) WAN
3 29 (17.79%) VPN
4 26 (15.95%) LAN
5 23 (14.11%) SD-WAN
6 20 (12.27%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (11.04%) TCP/IP
8 15 (9.20%) DNS
8 15 (9.20%) VLAN
9 12 (7.36%) DHCP
9 12 (7.36%) Unified Communications
10 11 (6.75%) Intrusion Detection
10 11 (6.75%) Wireless
11 10 (6.13%) BGP
12 7 (4.29%) MPLS
13 6 (3.68%) OSPF
14 5 (3.07%) Cisco Wireless
14 5 (3.07%) HSRP
15 4 (2.45%) Cisco ASA
15 4 (2.45%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (0.61%) Data Lake
1 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.45%) Jenkins
1 4 (2.45%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.61%) Git
2 1 (0.61%) GitLab
2 1 (0.61%) Maven
2 1 (0.61%) MSBuild
General
1 44 (26.99%) Finance
2 43 (26.38%) Social Skills
3 39 (23.93%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (21.47%) Public Sector
5 29 (17.79%) Telecoms
6 27 (16.56%) Manufacturing
7 25 (15.34%) Electronics
7 25 (15.34%) Marketing
8 10 (6.13%) Legal
9 9 (5.52%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.07%) Back Office
10 5 (3.07%) Banking
10 5 (3.07%) Law
11 4 (2.45%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.45%) Retail
12 2 (1.23%) French Language
12 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.61%) Local Government
13 1 (0.61%) Police
Job Titles
1 38 (23.31%) Senior
2 33 (20.25%) Security Engineer
3 31 (19.02%) Consultant
3 31 (19.02%) Network Engineer
4 29 (17.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 29 (17.79%) Security Consultant
5 15 (9.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 12 (7.36%) Bid Writer
6 12 (7.36%) Senior Bid Writer
7 10 (6.13%) Cloud Engineer
7 10 (6.13%) Senior Network Engineer
8 9 (5.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (5.52%) Lead
9 8 (4.91%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 8 (4.91%) Senior Security Engineer
10 7 (4.29%) Analyst
10 7 (4.29%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
10 7 (4.29%) Network Manager
11 6 (3.68%) Administrator
11 6 (3.68%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.23%) Django
2 1 (0.61%) .NET
2 1 (0.61%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 27 (16.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (10.43%) Data Centre
3 15 (9.20%) Cloud Native
4 14 (8.59%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (8.59%) Security Operations Centre
4 14 (8.59%) Security Posture
5 7 (4.29%) Blog
6 6 (3.68%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (3.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (3.68%) Management Information System
7 5 (3.07%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.45%) Driving Licence
8 4 (2.45%) PKI
9 3 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.84%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.84%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.84%) Web3
10 2 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.23%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (12.88%) Windows
2 11 (6.75%) Linux
3 2 (1.23%) CentOS
3 2 (1.23%) Debian
3 2 (1.23%) Unix
3 2 (1.23%) VMS
3 2 (1.23%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.23%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.61%) Check Point GAiA
4 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (38.04%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (23.93%) Mentoring
3 38 (23.31%) Vulnerability Management
4 34 (20.86%) SIEM
5 31 (19.02%) Cloud Security
6 29 (17.79%) Incident Response
7 26 (15.95%) Security Operations
8 25 (15.34%) Business Intelligence
8 25 (15.34%) Digital Marketing
8 25 (15.34%) Programme Management
9 22 (13.50%) Infrastructure as Code
10 20 (12.27%) Problem-Solving
11 19 (11.66%) DevOps
11 19 (11.66%) Security Architecture
12 18 (11.04%) ITIL
13 17 (10.43%) Data Protection
13 17 (10.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 14 (8.59%) Information Security
15 13 (7.98%) Continuous Improvement
16 12 (7.36%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (8.59%) Python
2 11 (6.75%) Bash
3 8 (4.91%) Kusto Query Language
3 8 (4.91%) SQL
4 7 (4.29%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.45%) Go
6 3 (1.84%) Bicep
7 2 (1.23%) C
7 2 (1.23%) C++
8 1 (0.61%) C#
8 1 (0.61%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 43 (26.38%) CISSP
2 38 (23.31%) CompTIA Security+
3 37 (22.70%) Cisco Certification
3 37 (22.70%) Security Cleared
4 30 (18.40%) CEH
5 27 (16.56%) CCNP
6 16 (9.82%) CCNA
6 16 (9.82%) Degree
7 13 (7.98%) CCIE
8 9 (5.52%) AWS Certification
8 9 (5.52%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (4.91%) GCIA
9 8 (4.91%) SANS
9 8 (4.91%) SC Cleared
10 7 (4.29%) Azure Certification
11 6 (3.68%) CISM
12 5 (3.07%) DV Cleared
13 4 (2.45%) CREST Certified
14 3 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (1.84%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (36.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (29.45%) NIST
3 35 (21.47%) PCI DSS
4 10 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (6.13%) GDPR
4 10 (6.13%) GRC
5 7 (4.29%) NCSC
6 6 (3.68%) SOC 2
7 4 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 4 (2.45%) JSP 440
8 2 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.61%) Basel III
9 1 (0.61%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.61%) MiFID
9 1 (0.61%) PMO
9 1 (0.61%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (7.36%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.07%) Firmware
2 5 (3.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.45%) Docker
4 1 (0.61%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.61%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (14.11%) Terraform
2 9 (5.52%) Ansible
3 8 (4.91%) FortiGate
3 8 (4.91%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.45%) Cilium
5 3 (1.84%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.23%) Nagios
6 2 (1.23%) SCOM
7 1 (0.61%) Argo
7 1 (0.61%) Grafana
7 1 (0.61%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (28.83%) Cisco
2 26 (15.95%) SAP
3 22 (13.50%) Microsoft
4 18 (11.04%) Palo Alto
5 15 (9.20%) Fortinet
6 13 (7.98%) Meraki
7 7 (4.29%) Juniper
7 7 (4.29%) SolarWinds
8 6 (3.68%) CheckPoint
8 6 (3.68%) VMware
9 5 (3.07%) Extreme Networks
10 4 (2.45%) HP
10 4 (2.45%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.84%) Dell
11 3 (1.84%) Veeam
12 2 (1.23%) Arista
12 2 (1.23%) Aruba
12 2 (1.23%) F5
12 2 (1.23%) iManage
12 2 (1.23%) Red Hat