Hybrid/Remote TCP/IP Job Trends
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote/hybrid jobs citing TCP/IP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 219 | 250 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -49 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP | 283 | 176 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.11% | 1.08% | 1.62% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.52% | 10.28% | 13.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 187 | 124 | 199 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £30,575 | £34,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.23% | -22.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £72,188 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,075 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | £37,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -21.05% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
TCP/IP 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/hybrid work options citing communications or computer networking skills.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 2,261 | 1,712 | 2,406 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 8.83% | 10.50% | 12.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,338 | 997 | 1,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £26,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,000 | £41,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,188 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £83,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.58% | -27.62% | +5.00% |
TCP/IP Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing TCP/IP and offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
TCP/IP Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing TCP/IP.
TCP/IP Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing TCP/IP over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
TCP/IP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNS | 50.2% | 142 |
| 2 | Firewall | 47.3% | 134 |
| 3 | DHCP | 40.3% | 114 |
| 4 | VPN | 38.9% | 110 |
| 5 | VLAN | 21.2% | 60 |
| 6 | BGP | 15.5% | 44 |
| 6 | LAN | 15.5% | 44 |
| 6 | Network Security | 15.5% | 44 |
| 6 | WAN | 15.5% | 44 |
| 10 | Wireless | 7.4% | 21 |
| 11 | VoIP | 7.1% | 20 |
| 12 | OSPF | 6.4% | 18 |
| 13 | Wi-Fi | 6.0% | 17 |
| 14 | HTTP | 4.2% | 12 |
| 14 | SSL | 4.2% | 12 |
| 16 | Ethernet | 3.5% | 10 |
| 16 | SD-WAN | 3.5% | 10 |
| 18 | VXLAN | 3.2% | 9 |
| 19 | Cisco Nexus | 2.8% | 8 |
| 19 | EIGRP | 2.8% | 8 |