Cybersecurity Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 52 77
Rank change year-on-year +8 +25 +29
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,889 2,313 3,128
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.58% 5.56% 4.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.10% 5.79% 4.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,278 1,639 1,672
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,859 £39,510
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £66,550 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +2.38% -3.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +5.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,965 39,955 66,612
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.45% 96.10% 96.96%
Number of salaries quoted 23,443 27,739 41,261
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 77 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (3.12%) SharePoint
3 28 (1.48%) IIS
4 26 (1.38%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.26%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) Confluence
7 3 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.16%) Luigi
8 2 (0.11%) CMS
8 2 (0.11%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.11%) nginx
8 2 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.053%) WordPress
Applications
1 61 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.32%) Trello
5 4 (0.21%) Windchill
6 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.053%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.11%) Primavera
2 2 (0.11%) SAP FI-GL
3 1 (0.053%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 642 (33.99%) Azure
2 315 (16.68%) Microsoft 365
3 296 (15.67%) Entra ID
4 189 (10.01%) AWS
5 144 (7.62%) SaaS
6 98 (5.19%) GCP
7 53 (2.81%) PaaS
8 51 (2.70%) Amazon S3
9 48 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
10 45 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
11 43 (2.28%) IaaS
12 34 (1.80%) GitHub
13 32 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
14 29 (1.54%) Serverless
15 24 (1.27%) Amazon SQS
15 24 (1.27%) Slack
16 23 (1.22%) Google Docs
16 23 (1.22%) Lucidchart
16 23 (1.22%) Miro
17 21 (1.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 280 (14.82%) Firewall
2 224 (11.86%) Broadband
3 220 (11.65%) 5G
4 118 (6.25%) WAN
5 117 (6.19%) Network Security
6 71 (3.76%) DNS
7 70 (3.71%) SD-WAN
8 68 (3.60%) TCP/IP
9 64 (3.39%) LAN
10 56 (2.96%) Wi-Fi
11 54 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
12 48 (2.54%) Wireless
13 40 (2.12%) DHCP
14 38 (2.01%) Unified Communications
15 36 (1.91%) Internet
16 34 (1.80%) VPN
17 27 (1.43%) Wireshark
18 25 (1.32%) MPLS
19 24 (1.27%) Cisco Firepower
20 19 (1.01%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (2.44%) SQL Server
2 38 (2.01%) Big Data
3 37 (1.96%) Elasticsearch
4 35 (1.85%) Hadoop
5 27 (1.43%) Redis
6 26 (1.38%) MongoDB
7 24 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
8 23 (1.22%) Scylla
9 21 (1.11%) Oracle Database
10 20 (1.06%) MySQL
11 17 (0.90%) Power BI
12 16 (0.85%) NoSQL
13 14 (0.74%) Relational Database
14 12 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
15 10 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
16 9 (0.48%) Data Lake
17 7 (0.37%) Tableau
18 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
19 3 (0.16%) Bigtable
19 3 (0.16%) RethinkDB
Development Applications
1 45 (2.38%) Jenkins
2 32 (1.69%) JIRA
3 24 (1.27%) Git
4 17 (0.90%) GitLab
4 17 (0.90%) Oracle APEX
5 14 (0.74%) SonarQube
6 8 (0.42%) Metasploit
7 7 (0.37%) Bitbucket
7 7 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.26%) Burp Suite
8 5 (0.26%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.21%) IBM UrbanCode
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.21%) Rational Team Concert
9 4 (0.21%) Terragrunt
10 3 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.16%) JUnit
10 3 (0.16%) Subversion
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.11%) Gradle
General
1 517 (27.37%) Social Skills
2 366 (19.38%) Analytical Skills
3 338 (17.89%) Finance
4 291 (15.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 117 (6.19%) Legal
6 108 (5.72%) Law
7 92 (4.87%) Public Sector
8 69 (3.65%) Telecoms
9 68 (3.60%) Marketing
10 52 (2.75%) Aerospace
10 52 (2.75%) Military
11 44 (2.33%) Retail
12 37 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
13 35 (1.85%) Banking
14 31 (1.64%) Games
15 28 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
16 26 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
17 25 (1.32%) Manufacturing
18 20 (1.06%) Aviation
19 17 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 429 (22.71%) Senior
2 238 (12.60%) Analyst
3 212 (11.22%) Linux Specialist
4 210 (11.12%) Technical Specialist
5 138 (7.31%) Consultant
5 138 (7.31%) Security Engineer
6 130 (6.88%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 129 (6.83%) Senior Linux Specialist
8 127 (6.72%) Senior Technical Specialist
8 127 (6.72%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
9 122 (6.46%) Lead
10 121 (6.41%) Architect
10 121 (6.41%) Software Engineer
11 98 (5.19%) Security Analyst
12 87 (4.61%) Security Consultant
13 82 (4.34%) IT Manager
14 72 (3.81%) Security Manager
15 64 (3.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 63 (3.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 62 (3.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.12%) HTML
2 38 (2.01%) CSS
3 33 (1.75%) Kafka
4 32 (1.69%) JSON
5 28 (1.48%) REST
6 23 (1.22%) GraphQL
7 22 (1.16%) jQuery
8 18 (0.95%) Node.js
9 16 (0.85%) .NET
9 16 (0.85%) OAuth
10 15 (0.79%) Flask
11 13 (0.69%) Django
11 13 (0.69%) Web Services
12 12 (0.64%) Microsoft Graph
12 12 (0.64%) OpenID
12 12 (0.64%) React
12 12 (0.64%) SAML
13 11 (0.58%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.58%) Elastic Stack
14 10 (0.53%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 215 (11.38%) Social Media
2 176 (9.32%) Management Information System
3 158 (8.36%) Data Centre
4 93 (4.92%) Cyber Threat
5 75 (3.97%) Security Posture
6 73 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
7 63 (3.34%) Operational Technology
8 59 (3.12%) Public Cloud
9 54 (2.86%) Onboarding
10 52 (2.75%) IoT
11 49 (2.59%) Security Operations Centre
12 44 (2.33%) Cyberattack
13 40 (2.12%) Private Cloud
13 40 (2.12%) Product Ownership
14 35 (1.85%) Data Structures
15 28 (1.48%) Client/Server
15 28 (1.48%) Driving Licence
16 26 (1.38%) Virtual Team
17 25 (1.32%) Cloud Native
18 24 (1.27%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 381 (20.17%) Linux
2 336 (17.79%) Windows
3 216 (11.43%) Ubuntu
4 129 (6.83%) Windows Server
5 79 (4.18%) Windows 10
6 52 (2.75%) Embedded Linux
7 46 (2.44%) Unix
8 42 (2.22%) Apple iOS
9 39 (2.06%) Android
10 30 (1.59%) Mac OS
11 24 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
12 19 (1.01%) Mac OS X
12 19 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
13 18 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
14 12 (0.64%) VMS
15 6 (0.32%) Debian
16 5 (0.26%) Kali Linux
17 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
18 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
2 302 (15.99%) Information Security
3 248 (13.13%) Artificial Intelligence
4 246 (13.02%) IT Strategy
5 238 (12.60%) CRM
6 237 (12.55%) Incident Response
7 227 (12.02%) Technology Strategy
8 215 (11.38%) SIEM
9 213 (11.28%) Security Operations
10 203 (10.75%) Mentoring
11 178 (9.42%) Presales
12 169 (8.95%) Risk Management
13 163 (8.63%) Agile
13 163 (8.63%) ITIL
14 160 (8.47%) Software Engineering
15 159 (8.42%) DevOps
16 155 (8.21%) Penetration Testing
17 143 (7.57%) Software Licensing
18 142 (7.52%) Cloud Security
19 120 (6.35%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 343 (18.16%) Bash
2 252 (13.34%) Python
3 99 (5.24%) SQL
4 93 (4.92%) PowerShell
5 70 (3.71%) Java
6 64 (3.39%) C
7 57 (3.02%) Rust
8 50 (2.65%) Embedded C
9 46 (2.44%) JavaScript
10 34 (1.80%) Go
11 28 (1.48%) C#
12 24 (1.27%) Scala
13 20 (1.06%) C++
14 19 (1.01%) Perl
15 17 (0.90%) PL/SQL
16 10 (0.53%) Ruby
16 10 (0.53%) TypeScript
17 9 (0.48%) R
18 6 (0.32%) PHP
19 5 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 317 (16.78%) Degree
2 274 (14.51%) Security Cleared
3 194 (10.27%) CISSP
4 122 (6.46%) CISM
5 113 (5.98%) SC Cleared
6 100 (5.29%) Cisco Certification
7 67 (3.55%) CCNA
8 66 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 59 (3.12%) CCNP
9 59 (3.12%) Microsoft Certification
10 55 (2.91%) CEH
11 46 (2.44%) Azure Certification
12 45 (2.38%) DV Cleared
12 45 (2.38%) GIAC
13 42 (2.22%) CRISC
14 36 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
15 34 (1.80%) CREST Certified
16 33 (1.75%) SSCP
17 31 (1.64%) AWS Certification
18 29 (1.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 248 (13.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 189 (10.01%) NIST
3 143 (7.57%) Cyber Essentials
4 88 (4.66%) GDPR
5 84 (4.45%) NCSC
6 72 (3.81%) PCI DSS
7 57 (3.02%) QA
8 53 (2.81%) GRC
9 42 (2.22%) SLA
10 39 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 39 (2.06%) JSP 440
11 24 (1.27%) SOC 2
12 23 (1.22%) NIST 800
13 19 (1.01%) COBIT
14 18 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 15 (0.79%) Data Quality
15 15 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 13 (0.69%) ISO 9001
17 12 (0.64%) Accessibility
17 12 (0.64%) RMADS
System Software
1 439 (23.24%) Active Directory
2 72 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (3.71%) Docker
4 49 (2.59%) Hyper-V
5 22 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (0.85%) vSphere
7 14 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
8 13 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
9 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 10 (0.53%) Firmware
11 9 (0.48%) Forefront TMG
11 9 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
12 8 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
13 5 (0.26%) XenApp
14 2 (0.11%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.053%) Snort
Systems Management
1 322 (17.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (11.12%) Jamf Pro
3 78 (4.13%) Terraform
4 67 (3.55%) Kubernetes
5 47 (2.49%) Ansible
6 36 (1.91%) WSUS
7 25 (1.32%) Puppet
8 23 (1.22%) vCenter Server
9 22 (1.16%) CASB
10 20 (1.06%) Nessus
10 20 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
11 18 (0.95%) Nmap
11 18 (0.95%) Stealthwatch
12 15 (0.79%) QRadar
12 15 (0.79%) SCCM
13 11 (0.58%) Grafana
14 10 (0.53%) Graphite
14 10 (0.53%) HAProxy
14 10 (0.53%) Nagios
15 9 (0.48%) SCOM
Vendors
1 732 (38.75%) Microsoft
2 217 (11.49%) CyberArk
3 210 (11.12%) Tanium
4 166 (8.79%) Apple
5 144 (7.62%) Adobe
6 124 (6.56%) Cisco
7 103 (5.45%) VMware
8 97 (5.13%) Dell
9 89 (4.71%) Google
10 63 (3.34%) Meraki
11 48 (2.54%) HP
11 48 (2.54%) Splunk
12 43 (2.28%) Qualys
13 39 (2.06%) Oracle
14 36 (1.91%) Fortinet
15 34 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
16 32 (1.69%) Samsung
17 28 (1.48%) ServiceNow
18 25 (1.32%) Intel
19 20 (1.06%) IBM