Hybrid/Remote Wireshark Job Trends

Wireshark
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Wireshark skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 398 481
Rank change year-on-year +68 +83 +143
Permanent jobs citing Wireshark 54 29 49
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.19% 0.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.25% 1.51% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 34 11 46
10th Percentile £31,241 £37,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £46,446 £41,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% -10.31% +6.19%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £72,188
90th Percentile £82,500 - £81,875
UK median annual salary £48,445 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.65% -18.18% -12.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Wireshark 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 1,661 1,924 3,700
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.10% 12.74% 13.41%
Number of salaries quoted 946 1,151 3,217
10th Percentile £28,125 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,222 £55,384 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.93% +2.56% -3.57%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

Wireshark
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Wireshark job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Wireshark
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Wireshark
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wireshark over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Wireshark salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Wireshark
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:

Cloud Services
1 38 (70.37%) Azure
2 16 (29.63%) AWS
3 15 (27.78%) OCI
4 3 (5.56%) GitHub
4 3 (5.56%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.85%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 39 (72.22%) Firewall
2 23 (42.59%) WAN
2 23 (42.59%) Wireless
3 22 (40.74%) SD-WAN
4 21 (38.89%) LAN
4 21 (38.89%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (27.78%) NGFW
5 15 (27.78%) VXLAN
6 5 (9.26%) VPN
7 4 (7.41%) BGP
7 4 (7.41%) Ethernet
7 4 (7.41%) VoIP
8 3 (5.56%) HTTP
8 3 (5.56%) MPLS
8 3 (5.56%) RTP
8 3 (5.56%) Unified Communications
9 2 (3.70%) DHCP
9 2 (3.70%) DNS
9 2 (3.70%) IPsec
9 2 (3.70%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.56%) MongoDB
1 3 (5.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) Git
2 1 (1.85%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.85%) Metasploit
General
1 30 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 25 (46.30%) Finance
3 23 (42.59%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (37.04%) Telecoms
5 16 (29.63%) Public Sector
6 4 (7.41%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (7.41%) Electronics
7 1 (1.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 21 (38.89%) Network Engineer
2 15 (27.78%) Network Manager
2 15 (27.78%) Network Operations Manager
2 15 (27.78%) Operations Manager
3 9 (16.67%) Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Data Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Network Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Network Support
4 4 (7.41%) Network Support Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Support Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Threat Hunter
5 3 (5.56%) Developer
5 3 (5.56%) Python Developer
6 2 (3.70%) Cisco Engineer
6 2 (3.70%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 1 (1.85%) Consultant
7 1 (1.85%) Incident Manager
7 1 (1.85%) Information Analyst
7 1 (1.85%) Information Security Analyst
7 1 (1.85%) Sales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.56%) Django
1 3 (5.56%) Flask
1 3 (5.56%) FreeSWITCH
1 3 (5.56%) Jinja
1 3 (5.56%) OAuth
1 3 (5.56%) OAuth2
1 3 (5.56%) pytest
1 3 (5.56%) REST
1 3 (5.56%) RFC 2833
1 3 (5.56%) SQLAlchemy
1 3 (5.56%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 39 (72.22%) Data Centre
2 20 (37.04%) Management Information System
3 15 (27.78%) PKI
4 6 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (9.26%) Security Posture
6 4 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (7.41%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (3.70%) Cloud Native
7 2 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.85%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.85%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.85%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (20.37%) Linux
2 8 (14.81%) Windows
3 4 (7.41%) Mac OS
4 3 (5.56%) Ubuntu
5 1 (1.85%) Android
5 1 (1.85%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (68.52%) Network Monitoring
2 35 (64.81%) Coaching
2 35 (64.81%) Load Balancing
3 22 (40.74%) Network Virtualisation
4 21 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (37.04%) Asset Management
5 20 (37.04%) Capacity Planning
5 20 (37.04%) Change Management
5 20 (37.04%) Customer Service
5 20 (37.04%) Network Planning
5 20 (37.04%) Problem Management
6 16 (29.63%) Mentoring
7 15 (27.78%) Creative Thinking
7 15 (27.78%) ITSM
8 8 (14.81%) SIEM
9 7 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (11.11%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 6 (11.11%) Forensic Analysis
10 6 (11.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 6 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 26 (48.15%) Python
2 7 (12.96%) C
2 7 (12.96%) C++
3 4 (7.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (9.26%) Degree
1 5 (9.26%) GIAC
1 5 (9.26%) OSCP
1 5 (9.26%) SC Cleared
1 5 (9.26%) Security Cleared
2 4 (7.41%) CEH
2 4 (7.41%) DV Cleared
2 4 (7.41%) GREM
3 3 (5.56%) CCNP
3 3 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (3.70%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.70%) GCFA
4 2 (3.70%) GCIA
4 2 (3.70%) GCIH
5 1 (1.85%) CCIE
5 1 (1.85%) CCNA
5 1 (1.85%) CHECK Team Member
5 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.85%) CREST Certified
5 1 (1.85%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (5.56%) NIST
2 3 (5.56%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.85%) GRC
System Software
1 3 (5.56%) Docker
1 3 (5.56%) Kamailio
1 3 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.70%) Firmware
3 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (31.48%) Terraform
2 15 (27.78%) Ansible
3 5 (9.26%) QRadar
4 4 (7.41%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 3 (5.56%) Argo
5 3 (5.56%) Kubernetes
6 2 (3.70%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (3.70%) FortiGate
7 1 (1.85%) Nessus
7 1 (1.85%) Nmap
7 1 (1.85%) OpenView
7 1 (1.85%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 25 (46.30%) Cisco
2 22 (40.74%) Meraki
2 22 (40.74%) Palo Alto
2 22 (40.74%) SolarWinds
3 20 (37.04%) CheckPoint
4 17 (31.48%) Aruba
5 15 (27.78%) Arista
5 15 (27.78%) NetScout
6 5 (9.26%) Fortinet
6 5 (9.26%) Splunk
7 4 (7.41%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (5.56%) BT
8 3 (5.56%) Microsoft
8 3 (5.56%) Mitel
8 3 (5.56%) VMware
9 2 (3.70%) Dell
9 2 (3.70%) Juniper
9 2 (3.70%) Zscaler
10 1 (1.85%) ArcSight
10 1 (1.85%) ExtraHop