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 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 217 | 245 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -55 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP | 287 | 181 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.12% | 1.10% | 1.63% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.75% | 10.57% | 13.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 129 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £30,250 | £34,700 |
| 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 | £61,875 | £71,250 | £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% | +0.53% |
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 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 2,251 | 1,713 | 2,387 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 8.78% | 10.43% | 11.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,333 | 995 | 1,379 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £26,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -10.91% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £83,993 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £37,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.45% | -28.10% | +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 1 November 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 | 49.1% | 141 |
| 2 | Firewall | 47.0% | 135 |
| 3 | VPN | 39.7% | 114 |
| 4 | DHCP | 39.4% | 113 |
| 5 | VLAN | 22.0% | 63 |
| 6 | BGP | 17.1% | 49 |
| 7 | Network Security | 16.0% | 46 |
| 8 | LAN | 15.0% | 43 |
| 8 | WAN | 15.0% | 43 |
| 10 | Wireless | 7.3% | 21 |
| 11 | VoIP | 7.0% | 20 |
| 12 | OSPF | 6.3% | 18 |
| 13 | Wi-Fi | 5.9% | 17 |
| 14 | HTTP | 4.2% | 12 |
| 14 | SSL | 4.2% | 12 |
| 16 | Ethernet | 3.5% | 10 |
| 16 | SD-WAN | 3.5% | 10 |
| 18 | VXLAN | 3.1% | 9 |
| 19 | Cisco Nexus | 2.8% | 8 |
| 19 | EIGRP | 2.8% | 8 |