Hybrid/Remote VPN Job Trends

Virtual Private Network (VPN)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring VPN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
7 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 115 226
Rank change year-on-year -78 +111 -55
Permanent jobs citing VPN 307 477 341
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 2.89% 1.36%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 12.87% 24.13% 8.94%
Number of salaries quoted 227 164 249
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,688 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,450 £93,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -3.23% -7.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

VPN 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 2,386 1,977 3,814
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.55% 11.99% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,318 1,207 2,045
10th Percentile £29,713 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

VPN job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VPN

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VPN over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

VPN salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 63 (20.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (17.59%) SharePoint
3 22 (7.17%) IIS
4 5 (1.63%) Confluence
5 4 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.98%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.98%) AutoCAD
2 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.98%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.98%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.33%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.33%) Houdini
3 1 (0.33%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.65%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.65%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.65%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 184 (59.93%) Azure
2 144 (46.91%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (28.01%) Entra ID
4 74 (24.10%) AWS
5 25 (8.14%) IaaS
6 24 (7.82%) PaaS
7 23 (7.49%) GitHub
8 22 (7.17%) Azure Monitor
9 19 (6.19%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 17 (5.54%) Azure DevOps
10 17 (5.54%) Azure Key Vault
11 16 (5.21%) Serverless
12 15 (4.89%) OneDrive
13 13 (4.23%) Azure Functions
14 11 (3.58%) AWS CloudFormation
14 11 (3.58%) SaaS
15 10 (3.26%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (3.26%) GitHub Actions
16 9 (2.93%) Google Workspace
16 9 (2.93%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 184 (59.93%) Firewall
2 152 (49.51%) DNS
3 109 (35.50%) DHCP
4 91 (29.64%) WAN
5 80 (26.06%) LAN
6 74 (24.10%) TCP/IP
7 66 (21.50%) VLAN
8 53 (17.26%) Network Security
9 52 (16.94%) Wi-Fi
10 41 (13.36%) BGP
11 35 (11.40%) SD-WAN
12 29 (9.45%) MPLS
13 26 (8.47%) Wireless
14 24 (7.82%) OSPF
15 21 (6.84%) IPsec
15 21 (6.84%) VoIP
16 20 (6.51%) Cisco ISE
17 18 (5.86%) SSL
18 17 (5.54%) HTTP
19 15 (4.89%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (9.12%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.89%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.98%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.33%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 16 (5.21%) Git
2 15 (4.89%) JIRA
3 3 (0.98%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.65%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.33%) GitLab
General
1 148 (48.21%) Social Skills
2 29 (9.45%) Finance
3 22 (7.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 19 (6.19%) Law
5 17 (5.54%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (5.54%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (5.54%) Telecoms
6 13 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.93%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.61%) Retail
9 7 (2.28%) Marketing
9 7 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.63%) Advertising
10 5 (1.63%) Banking
10 5 (1.63%) Legal
11 4 (1.30%) Electronics
12 3 (0.98%) Games
12 3 (0.98%) Korean Language
13 2 (0.65%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.65%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (19.54%) Support Engineer
2 59 (19.22%) IT Support
3 56 (18.24%) Senior
4 52 (16.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 50 (16.29%) Analyst
6 47 (15.31%) IT Engineer
7 38 (12.38%) IT Support Engineer
8 32 (10.42%) Network Engineer
9 25 (8.14%) Support Analyst
10 21 (6.84%) Architect
11 20 (6.51%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 19 (6.19%) IT Analyst
13 18 (5.86%) Cloud Engineer
14 17 (5.54%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 16 (5.21%) Azure Engineer
16 14 (4.56%) Infrastructure Analyst
16 14 (4.56%) Network Architect
16 14 (4.56%) Senior Analyst
17 13 (4.23%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
18 12 (3.91%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.91%) ARM Templates
2 11 (3.58%) SAML
3 10 (3.26%) OAuth
4 8 (2.61%) Middleware
5 5 (1.63%) Web Services
6 3 (0.98%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.98%) FreeSWITCH
7 1 (0.33%) LDAP
7 1 (0.33%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.33%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.68%) Driving Licence
2 29 (9.45%) Security Posture
3 21 (6.84%) Data Centre
4 19 (6.19%) Hybrid Cloud
5 18 (5.86%) Onboarding
6 16 (5.21%) Public Cloud
6 16 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (4.23%) PKI
8 12 (3.91%) Podcast
9 10 (3.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 8 (2.61%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.95%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.95%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 6 (1.95%) Management Information System
12 4 (1.30%) iPad
12 4 (1.30%) Private Cloud
13 3 (0.98%) CCTV
13 3 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.98%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 171 (55.70%) Windows
2 90 (29.32%) Windows Server
3 34 (11.07%) Linux
4 23 (7.49%) Mac OS
5 17 (5.54%) Windows 10
6 12 (3.91%) VMS
7 5 (1.63%) Android
8 4 (1.30%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.30%) Unix
8 4 (1.30%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.98%) Debian
10 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.33%) FreeBSD
11 1 (0.33%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (32.90%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (22.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 58 (18.89%) Cybersecurity
4 54 (17.59%) Disaster Recovery
5 53 (17.26%) ITIL
6 50 (16.29%) Cloud Security
7 49 (15.96%) Customer Service
8 47 (15.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 46 (14.98%) Infrastructure as Code
10 42 (13.68%) Stakeholder Management
11 41 (13.36%) Mentoring
12 38 (12.38%) DevOps
13 37 (12.05%) CI/CD
14 36 (11.73%) Root Cause Analysis
15 28 (9.12%) AI
16 27 (8.79%) Analytics
17 26 (8.47%) High Availability
17 26 (8.47%) Project Delivery
17 26 (8.47%) Task Automation
17 26 (8.47%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 82 (26.71%) PowerShell
2 45 (14.66%) Python
3 40 (13.03%) SQL
4 33 (10.75%) Bash
5 29 (9.45%) Bicep
6 13 (4.23%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.98%) Delphi
7 3 (0.98%) Go
7 3 (0.98%) Pascal
7 3 (0.98%) PHP
8 2 (0.65%) Groovy
9 1 (0.33%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 36 (11.73%) Degree
2 35 (11.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 34 (11.07%) Azure Certification
4 33 (10.75%) Cisco Certification
5 26 (8.47%) CCNA
6 22 (7.17%) CCNP
7 18 (5.86%) Security Cleared
8 15 (4.89%) SC Cleared
9 12 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (2.93%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.61%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (2.28%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.95%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.95%) CISSP
14 4 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 2 (0.65%) CCSP
16 2 (0.65%) MCSE
16 2 (0.65%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (8.47%) Cyber Essentials
3 25 (8.14%) NIST
4 22 (7.17%) SLA
5 12 (3.91%) GDPR
6 11 (3.58%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.30%) GRC
8 2 (0.65%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.33%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 133 (43.32%) Active Directory
2 61 (19.87%) Hyper-V
3 55 (17.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (6.51%) vSphere
5 16 (5.21%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (3.26%) Docker
7 9 (2.93%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.61%) VMware NSX
8 8 (2.61%) VMware Server
9 6 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (1.63%) KVM
11 3 (0.98%) Firmware
11 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.98%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.33%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 47 (15.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (14.01%) Terraform
3 21 (6.84%) FortiGate
4 20 (6.51%) Kubernetes
5 16 (5.21%) Ansible
6 11 (3.58%) CASB
7 9 (2.93%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (2.61%) Proxmox
9 6 (1.95%) Grafana
10 5 (1.63%) SCCM
10 5 (1.63%) vCenter Server
11 4 (1.30%) Graylog
11 4 (1.30%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.98%) Autotask
12 3 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.98%) Prometheus
13 2 (0.65%) Endace
13 2 (0.65%) Podman
13 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
14 1 (0.33%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 211 (68.73%) Microsoft
2 83 (27.04%) VMware
3 79 (25.73%) Cisco
4 39 (12.70%) Palo Alto
5 38 (12.38%) Fortinet
6 23 (7.49%) Citrix
7 17 (5.54%) ServiceNow
7 17 (5.54%) SolarWinds
8 16 (5.21%) Meraki
9 15 (4.89%) CheckPoint
10 14 (4.56%) Veeam
11 12 (3.91%) ScienceLogic
12 11 (3.58%) Aruba
12 11 (3.58%) Google
13 9 (2.93%) Apple
13 9 (2.93%) Zscaler
14 8 (2.61%) SonicWALL
14 8 (2.61%) Sophos
14 8 (2.61%) Splunk
14 8 (2.61%) Ubiquiti
122 hybrid/remote VPN jobs