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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 233 233
Rank change year-on-year -38 0 -3
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 127 185 373
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 1.33% 1.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.34% 10.48% 9.40%
Number of salaries quoted 81 149 322
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,950 £40,800
25th Percentile £43,000 £46,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,099 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,000 £89,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.81% +3.33% +0.80%

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 1,731 1,766 3,970
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.32% 12.72% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 949 1,182 3,441
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,050 £30,750
25th Percentile £33,375 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £40,500 £53,300 £48,500
% change year-on-year -24.02% +9.90% -7.62%

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 12 March 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 3 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.57%) Confluence
2 2 (1.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 57 (44.88%) Azure
2 41 (32.28%) AWS
3 15 (11.81%) GCP
4 10 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.51%) SaaS
6 5 (3.94%) Entra ID
6 5 (3.94%) Mimecast
7 4 (3.15%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (3.15%) GitHub
7 4 (3.15%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.57%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 2 (1.57%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 2 (1.57%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.57%) Amazon SQS
9 2 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.57%) OCI
9 2 (1.57%) Serverless
9 2 (1.57%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 75 (59.06%) Firewall
2 28 (22.05%) WAN
3 27 (21.26%) SD-WAN
4 22 (17.32%) VPN
5 20 (15.75%) LAN
6 15 (11.81%) BGP
7 13 (10.24%) VLAN
8 12 (9.45%) Intrusion Detection
8 12 (9.45%) OSPF
8 12 (9.45%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (8.66%) Cisco ISE
10 10 (7.87%) TCP/IP
10 10 (7.87%) Wireless
11 9 (7.09%) Cisco Nexus
12 8 (6.30%) MPLS
12 8 (6.30%) WLAN
13 7 (5.51%) DNS
14 6 (4.72%) DHCP
14 6 (4.72%) DMZ
14 6 (4.72%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.79%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.15%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.57%) JIRA
General
1 30 (23.62%) Social Skills
2 24 (18.90%) Finance
3 12 (9.45%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.66%) Legal
5 10 (7.87%) Retail
6 8 (6.30%) Public Sector
7 7 (5.51%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (4.72%) Banking
8 6 (4.72%) Law
9 5 (3.94%) Back Office
9 5 (3.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (3.15%) Financial Institution
10 4 (3.15%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.36%) Aviation
12 2 (1.57%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.57%) Police
13 1 (0.79%) Marketing
13 1 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 32 (25.20%) Network Engineer
2 29 (22.83%) Security Engineer
3 27 (21.26%) Senior
4 17 (13.39%) Senior Network Engineer
5 14 (11.02%) Analyst
6 13 (10.24%) Security Analyst
7 12 (9.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (8.66%) Network Security Engineer
9 10 (7.87%) Senior Security Engineer
10 9 (7.09%) Cloud Engineer
11 8 (6.30%) Architect
11 8 (6.30%) Consultant
11 8 (6.30%) Senior Network Security Engineer
12 7 (5.51%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 7 (5.51%) Lead
12 7 (5.51%) Network Analyst
12 7 (5.51%) Network Operations Engineer
12 7 (5.51%) Network Security Analyst
12 7 (5.51%) Security Manager
12 7 (5.51%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.57%) LDAP
1 2 (1.57%) OAuth
1 2 (1.57%) OpenID
1 2 (1.57%) REST
1 2 (1.57%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (18.11%) Security Posture
2 19 (14.96%) Cloud Native
3 15 (11.81%) Blog
4 14 (11.02%) Data Centre
5 11 (8.66%) Cyber Defence
6 9 (7.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 8 (6.30%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (4.72%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (4.72%) PKI
8 6 (4.72%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (3.94%) Management Information System
10 4 (3.15%) Driving Licence
11 3 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (2.36%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (2.36%) Operational Technology
11 3 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.57%) CMDB
12 2 (1.57%) e-Learning
12 2 (1.57%) Product Ownership
12 2 (1.57%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.66%) Windows
2 3 (2.36%) Linux
3 2 (1.57%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (37.80%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (33.86%) SIEM
3 41 (32.28%) Incident Response
4 34 (26.77%) Security Operations
5 32 (25.20%) Cloud Security
6 25 (19.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 25 (19.69%) Security Architecture
7 21 (16.54%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (13.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (13.39%) Mentoring
9 17 (13.39%) Risk Management
10 16 (12.60%) Containerisation
10 16 (12.60%) Zero Trust
11 15 (11.81%) Information Security
11 15 (11.81%) Threat Detection
12 14 (11.02%) Threat Intelligence
13 13 (10.24%) Business Continuity
13 13 (10.24%) SDLC
13 13 (10.24%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.45%) Python
2 10 (7.87%) Bash
2 10 (7.87%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.72%) SQL
4 4 (3.15%) Go
4 4 (3.15%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.57%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 24 (18.90%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (16.54%) Security Cleared
3 18 (14.17%) CCNP
4 17 (13.39%) CISSP
5 15 (11.81%) DV Cleared
5 15 (11.81%) SC Cleared
6 12 (9.45%) Degree
7 9 (7.09%) CCIE
7 9 (7.09%) CCNA
8 8 (6.30%) CISM
8 8 (6.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (4.72%) Azure Certification
9 6 (4.72%) CRISC
9 6 (4.72%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (3.94%) GSEC
10 5 (3.94%) SANS
11 4 (3.15%) AWS Certification
11 4 (3.15%) CEH
11 4 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (3.15%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (30.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (23.62%) NIST
3 15 (11.81%) GRC
3 15 (11.81%) PCI DSS
4 13 (10.24%) GDPR
5 11 (8.66%) JSP 440
6 10 (7.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (5.51%) SOC 2
8 6 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 6 (4.72%) NCSC
9 5 (3.94%) Government Security Classifications
9 5 (3.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.79%) Basel III
12 1 (0.79%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.51%) Docker
3 4 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.57%) Firmware
4 2 (1.57%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (14.17%) Terraform
2 9 (7.09%) FortiGate
2 9 (7.09%) Kubernetes
3 5 (3.94%) Ansible
3 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (3.15%) Cilium
5 2 (1.57%) Nagios
5 2 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.57%) WSUS
6 1 (0.79%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 41 (32.28%) Cisco
2 17 (13.39%) Fortinet
2 17 (13.39%) Microsoft
3 16 (12.60%) Palo Alto
4 9 (7.09%) CheckPoint
5 8 (6.30%) Google
5 8 (6.30%) Meraki
6 7 (5.51%) Okta
7 6 (4.72%) F5
8 5 (3.94%) Zscaler
9 4 (3.15%) iManage
9 4 (3.15%) Sophos
9 4 (3.15%) VMware
10 3 (2.36%) Salesforce
10 3 (2.36%) SolarWinds
10 3 (2.36%) Splunk
10 3 (2.36%) Veeam
11 2 (1.57%) Tenable
12 1 (0.79%) Datto
12 1 (0.79%) Extreme Networks