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 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 223 | 240 | 203 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -37 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP | 281 | 174 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.62% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.56% | 10.25% | 13.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 184 | 124 | 200 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £29,625 | £34,900 |
| 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 | £62,813 | £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 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 2,237 | 1,697 | 2,416 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 8.78% | 10.53% | 12.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,334 | 986 | 1,411 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £26,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | -2.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £83,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £37,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -28.57% | +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 26 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% | 141 |
| 2 | Firewall | 47.7% | 134 |
| 3 | DHCP | 40.2% | 113 |
| 4 | VPN | 39.5% | 111 |
| 5 | VLAN | 21.7% | 61 |
| 6 | WAN | 16.4% | 46 |
| 7 | LAN | 16.0% | 45 |
| 8 | BGP | 15.7% | 44 |
| 8 | Network Security | 15.7% | 44 |
| 10 | Wireless | 7.5% | 21 |
| 11 | VoIP | 7.1% | 20 |
| 12 | OSPF | 6.4% | 18 |
| 13 | Wi-Fi | 6.0% | 17 |
| 14 | HTTP | 4.3% | 12 |
| 14 | SSL | 4.3% | 12 |
| 16 | SD-WAN | 3.9% | 11 |
| 17 | Ethernet | 3.6% | 10 |
| 18 | VXLAN | 3.2% | 9 |
| 19 | Cisco Nexus | 2.8% | 8 |
| 19 | EIGRP | 2.8% | 8 |