Hybrid/Remote Network+ Certification Job Trends

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 433 428
Rank change year-on-year +90 -5 +294
Permanent jobs citing Network+ Certification 35 20 48
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.23% 0.12% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.69% 0.42% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 28 13 45
10th Percentile £29,038 £26,250 -
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £29,000 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% +28.89% -57.14%
75th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £42,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £30,500 £38,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -20.78% +22.22% -3.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,049 4,787 5,636
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.23% 28.01% 27.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2,456 2,485 4,070
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,483
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,375
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £91,934
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network+ Certification and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Network+ Certification over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Network+ Certification salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Network+ Certification
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 (8.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 18 (51.43%) Azure
2 11 (31.43%) Entra ID
3 9 (25.71%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (14.29%) Azure Stack
5 4 (11.43%) AWS
5 4 (11.43%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (8.57%) OneDrive
7 1 (2.86%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (37.14%) DNS
2 11 (31.43%) DHCP
3 10 (28.57%) VPN
4 8 (22.86%) VLAN
5 7 (20.00%) Firewall
6 5 (14.29%) Network Security
6 5 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (11.43%) WAN
8 3 (8.57%) LAN
8 3 (8.57%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (8.57%) TCP/IP
9 2 (5.71%) Internet
9 2 (5.71%) IPsec
9 2 (5.71%) VoIP
10 1 (2.86%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.86%) Amazon RDS
General
1 23 (65.71%) Social Skills
2 5 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.86%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (31.43%) IT Engineer
2 10 (28.57%) 2nd Line Support
3 7 (20.00%) Support Engineer
4 6 (17.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 6 (17.14%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
4 6 (17.14%) IT Support
5 4 (11.43%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Data Centre Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Network Support
6 3 (8.57%) SOC Manager
7 2 (5.71%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Cabling Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) IT Support Technician
7 2 (5.71%) IT Technician
7 2 (5.71%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (5.71%) Network Technician
7 2 (5.71%) Support Technician
8 1 (2.86%) Network Support Analyst
8 1 (2.86%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (25.71%) Data Centre
2 8 (22.86%) Driving Licence
2 8 (22.86%) Onboarding
3 5 (14.29%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (11.43%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (11.43%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (48.57%) Windows
2 14 (40.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (14.29%) Linux
3 5 (14.29%) Rocky
3 5 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (2.86%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (54.29%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (45.71%) ITIL
3 15 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 15 (42.86%) Service Delivery
4 10 (28.57%) Customer Service
5 9 (25.71%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (17.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (17.14%) Process Improvement
7 5 (14.29%) Containerisation
8 4 (11.43%) Analytics
8 4 (11.43%) Incident Management
8 4 (11.43%) Incident Response
8 4 (11.43%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 4 (11.43%) Security Operations
8 4 (11.43%) SIEM
8 4 (11.43%) Threat Detection
8 4 (11.43%) Workflow
9 3 (8.57%) Client Onboarding
9 3 (8.57%) Customer Experience
9 3 (8.57%) Data Centre Operations
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) Kusto Query Language
1 4 (11.43%) SQL
2 2 (5.71%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.86%) Bash
3 1 (2.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (34.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (22.86%) MCITP
3 7 (20.00%) CCNA
3 7 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (17.14%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (17.14%) Degree
5 5 (14.29%) Azure Certification
5 5 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (14.29%) DV Cleared
5 5 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 5 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 4 (11.43%) A+ Certification
6 4 (11.43%) CREST Certified
7 3 (8.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (8.57%) MCP
8 2 (5.71%) MCSA
9 1 (2.86%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (31.43%) SLA
2 4 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (11.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (11.43%) NIST
System Software
1 14 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (28.57%) Hyper-V
3 2 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.86%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (2.86%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (17.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 12 (34.29%) Microsoft
2 8 (22.86%) Cisco
3 5 (14.29%) Dell
4 4 (11.43%) VMware
5 2 (5.71%) Nokia
5 2 (5.71%) TP-LINK
5 2 (5.71%) Ubiquiti
5 2 (5.71%) Veeam
6 1 (2.86%) Datto