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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 278 241
Rank change year-on-year +59 -37 -28
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 213 148 443
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.07% 0.97% 1.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.75% 7.73% 8.63%
Number of salaries quoted 159 140 363
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,500 £41,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,375 £75,313 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,500 £88,374 £84,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +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 2,185 1,914 5,133
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.00% 12.50% 14.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,117 1,149 3,310
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £74,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,921 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -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 June 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 9 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.82%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 88 (41.31%) Azure
2 52 (24.41%) AWS
3 25 (11.74%) GCP
4 20 (9.39%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (8.45%) Entra ID
6 15 (7.04%) Mimecast
7 5 (2.35%) OCI
7 5 (2.35%) OpenShift
7 5 (2.35%) Serverless
8 4 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.41%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.41%) Vertex AI
10 2 (0.94%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (0.94%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.94%) Amazon SQS
10 2 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.94%) SaaS
10 2 (0.94%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 1 (0.47%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 124 (58.22%) Firewall
2 50 (23.47%) WAN
3 49 (23.00%) LAN
4 39 (18.31%) SD-WAN
5 37 (17.37%) VPN
6 32 (15.02%) VLAN
7 30 (14.08%) BGP
8 28 (13.15%) Wireless
9 22 (10.33%) DNS
9 22 (10.33%) OSPF
10 19 (8.92%) MPLS
10 19 (8.92%) WLAN
11 18 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (7.98%) Cisco ISE
12 17 (7.98%) Cisco Nexus
13 16 (7.51%) DHCP
14 12 (5.63%) Intrusion Detection
14 12 (5.63%) TCP/IP
15 10 (4.69%) NGFW
16 9 (4.23%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.47%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.47%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.41%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) GitLab
2 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
General
1 33 (15.49%) Finance
2 28 (13.15%) Social Skills
3 27 (12.68%) Public Sector
4 21 (9.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (6.57%) Law
6 11 (5.16%) Telecoms
7 10 (4.69%) Banking
8 9 (4.23%) Legal
9 6 (2.82%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (2.82%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.35%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.88%) Retail
12 3 (1.41%) Aviation
13 2 (0.94%) Police
13 2 (0.94%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.47%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 51 (23.94%) Architect
2 43 (20.19%) Network Engineer
3 31 (14.55%) Senior
4 29 (13.62%) Analyst
4 29 (13.62%) Security Architect
5 28 (13.15%) Security Analyst
6 21 (9.86%) Network Analyst
7 20 (9.39%) Network Security Analyst
8 19 (8.92%) Network Architect
9 18 (8.45%) Security Specialist
10 17 (7.98%) Consultant
10 17 (7.98%) Senior Network Engineer
11 16 (7.51%) Security Engineer
12 12 (5.63%) Lead
12 12 (5.63%) Network Security Engineer
12 12 (5.63%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (5.16%) Network Specialist
13 11 (5.16%) Security Manager
14 10 (4.69%) Network Security Specialist
15 9 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.10%) OAuth
1 13 (6.10%) SAML
2 6 (2.82%) LDAP
2 6 (2.82%) OpenID
2 6 (2.82%) REST
3 4 (1.88%) 802.1X
3 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.47%) JSON
4 1 (0.47%) Kafka
4 1 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (20.66%) Security Posture
2 23 (10.80%) Data Centre
3 14 (6.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 13 (6.10%) Blog
5 12 (5.63%) Cloud Native
5 12 (5.63%) Management Information System
6 9 (4.23%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (3.76%) Cyber Security Posture
7 8 (3.76%) Driving Licence
8 7 (3.29%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.82%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (2.82%) PKI
9 6 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (2.35%) Clustering
11 4 (1.88%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.88%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.41%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 3 (1.41%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.41%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.45%) Windows
2 7 (3.29%) Linux
3 6 (2.82%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.41%) Android
4 3 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (41.31%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (21.60%) Cloud Security
3 43 (20.19%) Security Architecture
4 42 (19.72%) SIEM
5 38 (17.84%) Vulnerability Management
6 37 (17.37%) Roadmaps
7 36 (16.90%) Security Operations
8 35 (16.43%) Incident Response
9 31 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
9 31 (14.55%) Zero Trust
10 30 (14.08%) Risk Management
11 25 (11.74%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (11.74%) Information Security
12 24 (11.27%) Agile
12 24 (11.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 23 (10.80%) Identity Access Management
14 22 (10.33%) Disaster Recovery
14 22 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 22 (10.33%) Threat Modelling
15 20 (9.39%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.80%) PowerShell
2 17 (7.98%) Python
3 8 (3.76%) Bash
4 6 (2.82%) SQL
5 4 (1.88%) Go
6 3 (1.41%) C
6 3 (1.41%) C#
6 3 (1.41%) C++
6 3 (1.41%) Java
6 3 (1.41%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.41%) Perl
6 3 (1.41%) Ruby
6 3 (1.41%) Rust
7 2 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (21.13%) CISSP
2 41 (19.25%) Security Cleared
3 36 (16.90%) Cisco Certification
4 35 (16.43%) SC Cleared
5 33 (15.49%) Degree
6 30 (14.08%) CCNP
6 30 (14.08%) CISM
7 21 (9.86%) DV Cleared
8 14 (6.57%) CCNA
9 11 (5.16%) CCIE
10 10 (4.69%) Azure Certification
10 10 (4.69%) CRISC
11 7 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (3.29%) DBS Check
11 7 (3.29%) GSEC
12 5 (2.35%) CEH
13 4 (1.88%) AWS Certification
13 4 (1.88%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (1.41%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (27.70%) NIST
3 18 (8.45%) GDPR
3 18 (8.45%) PCI DSS
4 17 (7.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (7.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 17 (7.98%) NCSC
5 14 (6.57%) GRC
6 13 (6.10%) JSP 440
7 7 (3.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (3.29%) Government Security Classifications
8 6 (2.82%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 3 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.94%) COBIT
10 2 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.94%) SLA
11 1 (0.47%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (14.08%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.16%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.82%) Docker
3 6 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (11.27%) FortiGate
2 11 (5.16%) Terraform
3 10 (4.69%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (4.23%) Ansible
4 9 (4.23%) Kubernetes
5 8 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (3.29%) CASB
7 3 (1.41%) WSUS
8 2 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.94%) Nagios
9 1 (0.47%) Kibana
9 1 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.47%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.47%) QRadar
9 1 (0.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (36.15%) Cisco
2 58 (27.23%) Microsoft
3 38 (17.84%) Palo Alto
4 37 (17.37%) Fortinet
5 14 (6.57%) CheckPoint
6 12 (5.63%) Aruba
6 12 (5.63%) Meraki
7 11 (5.16%) Google
7 11 (5.16%) Juniper
8 10 (4.69%) Sophos
8 10 (4.69%) VMware
9 9 (4.23%) F5
9 9 (4.23%) Zscaler
10 7 (3.29%) Okta
10 7 (3.29%) SonicWALL
11 6 (2.82%) Splunk
11 6 (2.82%) Veeam
12 4 (1.88%) Barracuda Networks
12 4 (1.88%) N-able
13 3 (1.41%) Salesforce