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 or hybrid work requiring TCP/IP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 247 218
Rank change year-on-year -1 -29 +22
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP 174 187 496
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.88% 1.23% 1.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.99% 9.77% 9.66%
Number of salaries quoted 123 148 401
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £36,063 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £69,375 £71,622 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%

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 or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,178 1,914 5,134
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.03% 12.56% 14.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,111 1,146 3,327
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £74,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -6.86%

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 or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

TCP/IP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

TCP/IP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing TCP/IP.

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 13 June 2026.

TCP/IP salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

TCP/IP
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 44 (25.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 38 (21.84%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.45%) IIS
4 3 (1.72%) Confluence
4 3 (1.72%) SAS
5 1 (0.57%) OpenStack
Applications
1 16 (9.20%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 91 (52.30%) Azure
2 85 (48.85%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (32.18%) Entra ID
4 41 (23.56%) AWS
5 13 (7.47%) Google Workspace
6 11 (6.32%) OneDrive
7 10 (5.75%) Amazon ECS
8 9 (5.17%) GCP
9 8 (4.60%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (3.45%) OpenShift
11 5 (2.87%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (2.87%) Amazon ElastiCache
11 5 (2.87%) Amazon OpenSearch
11 5 (2.87%) AWS CodeBuild
11 5 (2.87%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (2.87%) dbt
11 5 (2.87%) PaaS
11 5 (2.87%) Pulumi
11 5 (2.87%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 99 (56.90%) DNS
2 79 (45.40%) DHCP
3 62 (35.63%) Firewall
4 59 (33.91%) VPN
5 56 (32.18%) WAN
6 49 (28.16%) LAN
7 26 (14.94%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (12.64%) VLAN
9 17 (9.77%) SD-WAN
10 13 (7.47%) BGP
10 13 (7.47%) VoIP
11 12 (6.90%) Network Security
12 9 (5.17%) OSPF
13 8 (4.60%) HTTP
14 5 (2.87%) Internet
14 5 (2.87%) VXLAN
15 4 (2.30%) FTP
15 4 (2.30%) SMTP
16 3 (1.72%) SNMP
16 3 (1.72%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.90%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (5.17%) SQL Server
3 8 (4.60%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (2.87%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.87%) Redis
5 4 (2.30%) NoSQL
5 4 (2.30%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.72%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.72%) MySQL
7 2 (1.15%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.57%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.57%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 10 (5.75%) JIRA
2 3 (1.72%) Git
3 2 (1.15%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.57%) Jenkins
General
1 71 (40.80%) Social Skills
2 47 (27.01%) Finance
3 29 (16.67%) Banking
4 19 (10.92%) Investment Banking
5 15 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (5.75%) Law
8 6 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.87%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.30%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.30%) Retail
11 3 (1.72%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.72%) Back Office
11 3 (1.72%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.72%) Games
11 3 (1.72%) Legal
12 2 (1.15%) Electronics
12 2 (1.15%) Military
12 2 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (29.31%) IT Support
2 46 (26.44%) Support Engineer
3 39 (22.41%) IT Engineer
4 38 (21.84%) IT Support Engineer
5 32 (18.39%) Senior
6 25 (14.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 22 (12.64%) Analyst
8 21 (12.07%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 21 (12.07%) 2nd Line Support
8 21 (12.07%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 21 (12.07%) Developer
9 19 (10.92%) C++ Developer
9 19 (10.92%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
9 19 (10.92%) Linux Developer
9 19 (10.92%) Linux Scripter
9 19 (10.92%) Low Latency C++ Developer
10 16 (9.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (6.32%) IT Analyst
11 11 (6.32%) Support Analyst
12 10 (5.75%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.45%) LDAP
1 6 (3.45%) Middleware
2 5 (2.87%) .NET
2 5 (2.87%) ARM Templates
2 5 (2.87%) Django
2 5 (2.87%) REST
3 4 (2.30%) ADO
3 4 (2.30%) RESTful
4 3 (1.72%) .NET Core
4 3 (1.72%) 802.1X
4 3 (1.72%) gRPC
4 3 (1.72%) React
5 2 (1.15%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.15%) COM
5 2 (1.15%) DCOM
5 2 (1.15%) Node.js
5 2 (1.15%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (1.15%) Vue
6 1 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.57%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.92%) FPGA
2 11 (6.32%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.75%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.60%) Linux Command Line
5 7 (4.02%) Cloud Native
6 6 (3.45%) Distributed Systems
6 6 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.45%) Security Posture
7 5 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (2.87%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (2.87%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.30%) CCTV
8 4 (2.30%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.72%) Blog
9 3 (1.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.72%) Life Science
9 3 (1.72%) PKI
10 2 (1.15%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 92 (52.87%) Windows
2 56 (32.18%) Windows Server
3 46 (26.44%) Linux
4 33 (18.97%) Windows 10
5 28 (16.09%) Mac OS
6 13 (7.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (6.90%) Apple iOS
7 12 (6.90%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (6.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (4.60%) Unix
10 5 (2.87%) Android
11 2 (1.15%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.57%) CentOS
12 1 (0.57%) Debian
12 1 (0.57%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.57%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (17.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 29 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 29 (16.67%) Infrastructure as Code
4 28 (16.09%) Customer Service
5 26 (14.94%) Agile
6 24 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (13.79%) ITIL
7 23 (13.22%) Incident Response
8 21 (12.07%) DevOps
8 21 (12.07%) ITSM
8 21 (12.07%) Service Delivery
9 20 (11.49%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (10.92%) Low Latency
10 19 (10.92%) Service Management
11 17 (9.77%) Containerisation
12 15 (8.62%) CI/CD
13 14 (8.05%) Roadmaps
14 13 (7.47%) Incident Management
14 13 (7.47%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 27 (15.52%) Java
1 27 (15.52%) PowerShell
2 22 (12.64%) C++
3 21 (12.07%) C
4 20 (11.49%) Python
5 14 (8.05%) SQL
6 7 (4.02%) C#
7 5 (2.87%) Bicep
7 5 (2.87%) PHP
8 4 (2.30%) Delphi
8 4 (2.30%) Pascal
9 3 (1.72%) Go
10 2 (1.15%) Bash
10 2 (1.15%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.57%) Ruby
11 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (13.79%) Degree
2 22 (12.64%) Security Cleared
3 16 (9.20%) SC Cleared
4 13 (7.47%) Azure Certification
5 8 (4.60%) CCNP
5 8 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (4.02%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (4.02%) CCNA
6 7 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (3.45%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.15%) CCIE
9 2 (1.15%) HND
9 2 (1.15%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.15%) MCSA
9 2 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.57%) CISM
10 1 (0.57%) CISSP
10 1 (0.57%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.57%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (12.07%) SLA
2 8 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.30%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.72%) GDPR
4 3 (1.72%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.57%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.57%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.57%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.57%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.57%) NIST
5 1 (0.57%) QA
System Software
1 77 (44.25%) Active Directory
2 30 (17.24%) Hyper-V
3 28 (16.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (4.02%) Docker
5 4 (2.30%) Firmware
6 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.15%) vSphere
8 1 (0.57%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.57%) KVM
8 1 (0.57%) QEMU
8 1 (0.57%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.57%) Xen
Systems Management
1 37 (21.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (14.37%) Terraform
3 16 (9.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 13 (7.47%) Kubernetes
5 10 (5.75%) FortiGate
6 7 (4.02%) Ansible
7 5 (2.87%) AWS Copilot
8 4 (2.30%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (2.30%) QRadar
8 4 (2.30%) SCCM
9 3 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (1.15%) Norton AntiVirus
10 2 (1.15%) OpenView
10 2 (1.15%) Tivoli
10 2 (1.15%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.57%) Dell DRAC
11 1 (0.57%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.57%) Puppet
Vendors
1 100 (57.47%) Microsoft
2 33 (18.97%) VMware
3 22 (12.64%) Cisco
4 19 (10.92%) ServiceNow
5 17 (9.77%) Google
6 12 (6.90%) Fortinet
7 7 (4.02%) Palo Alto
8 6 (3.45%) ArcSight
9 5 (2.87%) Apple
9 5 (2.87%) Freshdesk
9 5 (2.87%) Meraki
9 5 (2.87%) SolarWinds
9 5 (2.87%) Veeam
9 5 (2.87%) Zscaler
10 4 (2.30%) Citrix
10 4 (2.30%) Okta
10 4 (2.30%) OneLogin
10 4 (2.30%) SonicWALL
10 4 (2.30%) Splunk
11 3 (1.72%) Aruba