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 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 205 183
Rank change year-on-year -26 -22 +130
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 184 319 414
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.14% 1.59% 1.82%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.84% 13.20% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 162 211 356
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £76,875 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £89,875 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,750
% change year-on-year -11.54% +7.00% +5.65%

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 1,697 2,416 3,149
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 12.04% 13.85%
Number of salaries quoted 986 1,411 2,630
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,988
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £56,318
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -2.34% +2.40%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,977
UK median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +5.00% -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 26 October 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 6 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 63 (34.24%) Azure
2 43 (23.37%) AWS
3 17 (9.24%) GCP
4 9 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.80%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.80%) OCI
6 6 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.72%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (2.72%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.17%) GitHub
8 4 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.17%) SaaS
9 3 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.63%) PaaS
9 3 (1.63%) Serverless
10 2 (1.09%) AWS CodePipeline
10 2 (1.09%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (1.09%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 89 (48.37%) Firewall
2 35 (19.02%) VPN
3 29 (15.76%) WAN
4 27 (14.67%) LAN
5 23 (12.50%) TCP/IP
6 21 (11.41%) Wi-Fi
7 19 (10.33%) VLAN
8 16 (8.70%) DNS
8 16 (8.70%) SD-WAN
9 14 (7.61%) DHCP
10 13 (7.07%) Wireless
11 12 (6.52%) BGP
11 12 (6.52%) Unified Communications
12 10 (5.43%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (5.43%) OSPF
13 6 (3.26%) Cisco Wireless
13 6 (3.26%) HSRP
14 4 (2.17%) Cisco Firepower
14 4 (2.17%) MPLS
15 3 (1.63%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.09%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.17%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.63%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.54%) Git
3 1 (0.54%) GitLab
3 1 (0.54%) Maven
3 1 (0.54%) MSBuild
General
1 54 (29.35%) Social Skills
2 52 (28.26%) Finance
3 36 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (18.48%) Public Sector
5 32 (17.39%) Telecoms
6 28 (15.22%) Marketing
7 27 (14.67%) Manufacturing
8 25 (13.59%) Electronics
9 17 (9.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (9.24%) Legal
10 8 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (2.17%) Banking
13 3 (1.63%) Back Office
13 3 (1.63%) Financial Institution
13 3 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.63%) Retail
14 2 (1.09%) French Language
15 1 (0.54%) Law
Job Titles
1 40 (21.74%) Senior
2 35 (19.02%) Network Engineer
3 28 (15.22%) Consultant
3 28 (15.22%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 28 (15.22%) Security Consultant
4 27 (14.67%) Security Engineer
5 20 (10.87%) Architect
6 19 (10.33%) Lead
7 17 (9.24%) Security Architect
8 15 (8.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 13 (7.07%) Analyst
10 12 (6.52%) Bid Writer
10 12 (6.52%) Senior Bid Writer
11 9 (4.89%) Senior Security Engineer
12 8 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (4.35%) Principal Architect
12 8 (4.35%) Principal Security Architect
12 8 (4.35%) Security Analyst
12 8 (4.35%) Senior Network Engineer
13 7 (3.80%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.09%) Django
2 1 (0.54%) .NET
2 1 (0.54%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 25 (13.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 16 (8.70%) Security Operations Centre
3 14 (7.61%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (7.07%) Data Centre
5 11 (5.98%) Security Posture
6 10 (5.43%) Cloud Native
7 8 (4.35%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (2.17%) Blog
9 4 (2.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (2.17%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.63%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.63%) Private Cloud
10 3 (1.63%) SCADA
10 3 (1.63%) Web3
11 2 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
11 2 (1.09%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.96%) Windows
2 11 (5.98%) Linux
3 2 (1.09%) CentOS
3 2 (1.09%) Debian
3 2 (1.09%) Unix
3 2 (1.09%) VMS
3 2 (1.09%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.54%) Check Point GAiA
4 1 (0.54%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (41.85%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (22.28%) Mentoring
3 37 (20.11%) Vulnerability Management
4 33 (17.93%) SIEM
5 31 (16.85%) Incident Response
6 29 (15.76%) Security Architecture
7 27 (14.67%) Penetration Testing
7 27 (14.67%) Security Operations
8 26 (14.13%) Information Security
9 25 (13.59%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (13.59%) Cloud Security
9 25 (13.59%) Digital Marketing
9 25 (13.59%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (13.59%) Programme Management
10 22 (11.96%) Risk Management
11 21 (11.41%) Infrastructure as Code
12 20 (10.87%) ITIL
13 18 (9.78%) DevOps
14 17 (9.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 17 (9.24%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.70%) Python
2 8 (4.35%) Kusto Query Language
2 8 (4.35%) SQL
3 7 (3.80%) Bash
3 7 (3.80%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.63%) Go
5 2 (1.09%) C
5 2 (1.09%) C++
6 1 (0.54%) Bicep
6 1 (0.54%) C#
6 1 (0.54%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 49 (26.63%) Security Cleared
2 41 (22.28%) CISSP
3 37 (20.11%) CompTIA Security+
4 34 (18.48%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (15.22%) CEH
6 25 (13.59%) CCNP
7 22 (11.96%) SC Cleared
8 15 (8.15%) CCNA
9 13 (7.07%) CCIE
9 13 (7.07%) Degree
10 8 (4.35%) AWS Certification
10 8 (4.35%) Azure Certification
10 8 (4.35%) GCIA
10 8 (4.35%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (4.35%) SANS
11 6 (3.26%) CISM
12 4 (2.17%) CREST Certified
13 3 (1.63%) DV Cleared
13 3 (1.63%) GSEC
14 2 (1.09%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (38.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 61 (33.15%) NIST
3 32 (17.39%) PCI DSS
4 20 (10.87%) NCSC
5 8 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (4.35%) GDPR
5 8 (4.35%) QA
6 5 (2.72%) GRC
7 3 (1.63%) SOC 2
8 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 2 (1.09%) JSP 440
8 2 (1.09%) SLA
9 1 (0.54%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (7.61%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.72%) Firmware
3 4 (2.17%) Docker
3 4 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (10.33%) Terraform
2 13 (7.07%) Ansible
3 7 (3.80%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.26%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.63%) Cilium
5 3 (1.63%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.09%) Nagios
6 2 (1.09%) SCOM
7 1 (0.54%) Argo
7 1 (0.54%) Grafana
7 1 (0.54%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 43 (23.37%) Cisco
2 27 (14.67%) SAP
3 25 (13.59%) Microsoft
4 15 (8.15%) Fortinet
4 15 (8.15%) Palo Alto
5 14 (7.61%) Meraki
6 7 (3.80%) Extreme Networks
6 7 (3.80%) SolarWinds
7 6 (3.26%) CheckPoint
7 6 (3.26%) Juniper
8 5 (2.72%) VMware
9 4 (2.17%) HP
9 4 (2.17%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.63%) Dell
10 3 (1.63%) HubSpot
11 2 (1.09%) Arista
11 2 (1.09%) Aruba
11 2 (1.09%) F5
11 2 (1.09%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.54%) Ubiquiti