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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 346 428 450
Rank change year-on-year +82 +22 +233
Permanent jobs citing Wireshark 58 36 40
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.36% 0.18% 0.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.37% 1.50% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 32 17 35
10th Percentile £30,849 £45,000 £38,407
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +40.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £82,500 £118,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £89,750 - £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +14.29% -4.55%

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 1,723 2,402 3,058
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.76% 12.04% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,008 1,392 2,553
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,150
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% -0.27% +0.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -4.76%

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 7 November 2025.

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 32 (55.17%) Azure
2 4 (6.90%) AWS
3 3 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.72%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.72%) GCP
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (68.97%) Firewall
2 34 (58.62%) Wireless
3 33 (56.90%) SD-WAN
3 33 (56.90%) WAN
4 30 (51.72%) LAN
5 16 (27.59%) VPN
6 11 (18.97%) BGP
7 8 (13.79%) OSPF
7 8 (13.79%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (12.07%) DHCP
8 7 (12.07%) DNS
9 6 (10.34%) VLAN
10 5 (8.62%) BIG-IP
10 5 (8.62%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (8.62%) EIGRP
10 5 (8.62%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 5 (8.62%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 5 (8.62%) WLAN
11 4 (6.90%) Internet
11 4 (6.90%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Fiddler
General
1 39 (67.24%) Finance
2 36 (62.07%) Social Skills
3 28 (48.28%) Telecoms
4 10 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (10.34%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (8.62%) Electronics
7 2 (3.45%) Banking
7 2 (3.45%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.72%) Marketing
8 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 28 (48.28%) Network Engineer
2 16 (27.59%) Analyst
3 8 (13.79%) Network Analyst
3 8 (13.79%) Network Support
3 8 (13.79%) Network Support Analyst
3 8 (13.79%) Support Analyst
4 4 (6.90%) Data Analyst
4 4 (6.90%) Forensic Manager
4 4 (6.90%) Incident Manager
4 4 (6.90%) Information Analyst
4 4 (6.90%) Information Security Analyst
4 4 (6.90%) Security Analyst
5 3 (5.17%) 3rd Line Support
5 3 (5.17%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 3 (5.17%) Cisco Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Products Support Technician
5 3 (5.17%) Support Technician
5 3 (5.17%) Threat Hunter
6 2 (3.45%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.17%) FreeSWITCH
1 3 (5.17%) Node.js
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.72%) OAuth
2 1 (1.72%) OpenID
2 1 (1.72%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (51.72%) Data Centre
2 27 (46.55%) Management Information System
3 13 (22.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 5 (8.62%) Security Posture
5 4 (6.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (6.90%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (5.17%) Cloud Native
6 3 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.72%) PKI
8 1 (1.72%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 17 (29.31%) Windows
2 16 (27.59%) Linux
3 6 (10.34%) Unix
4 3 (5.17%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (51.72%) Load Balancing
2 28 (48.28%) Network Monitoring
3 27 (46.55%) Network Virtualisation
4 24 (41.38%) Asset Management
4 24 (41.38%) Capacity Planning
4 24 (41.38%) Change Management
4 24 (41.38%) Coaching
4 24 (41.38%) Customer Service
4 24 (41.38%) Network Planning
4 24 (41.38%) Problem Management
5 18 (31.03%) Incident Response
6 16 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (27.59%) SIEM
7 14 (24.14%) Cybersecurity
8 13 (22.41%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 13 (22.41%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 13 (22.41%) Threat Intelligence
9 11 (18.97%) Forensic Analysis
10 10 (17.24%) Security Monitoring
10 10 (17.24%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 13 (22.41%) Python
2 4 (6.90%) C
2 4 (6.90%) C++
2 4 (6.90%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (17.24%) GCFA
1 10 (17.24%) GCIA
1 10 (17.24%) GCIH
2 8 (13.79%) Degree
3 7 (12.07%) Azure Certification
3 7 (12.07%) CCNP
3 7 (12.07%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (12.07%) GIAC
4 5 (8.62%) SC Cleared
4 5 (8.62%) Security Cleared
5 4 (6.90%) DV Cleared
6 3 (5.17%) CEH
6 3 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (5.17%) GREM
6 3 (5.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (5.17%) OSCP
7 1 (1.72%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.72%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.97%) NIST
2 2 (3.45%) COBIT
3 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (10.34%) Firmware
3 1 (1.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (12.07%) QRadar
2 6 (10.34%) Ansible
3 4 (6.90%) Terraform
4 3 (5.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 3 (5.17%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (5.17%) FortiGate
5 2 (3.45%) Suricata
6 1 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (62.07%) Cisco
2 33 (56.90%) SolarWinds
3 32 (55.17%) Palo Alto
4 28 (48.28%) Meraki
5 24 (41.38%) CheckPoint
6 9 (15.52%) Aruba
7 7 (12.07%) Splunk
7 7 (12.07%) VMware
8 5 (8.62%) F5
9 4 (6.90%) Fortinet
9 4 (6.90%) Juniper
9 4 (6.90%) Microsoft
10 3 (5.17%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (5.17%) Dell
10 3 (5.17%) Zscaler
11 1 (1.72%) HP
11 1 (1.72%) Ruckus Wireless
11 1 (1.72%) SAP