Hybrid/Remote SABSA Contract Job Trends

Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring SABSA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 298 318
Rank change year-on-year -18 +20 +78
Contract jobs citing SABSA 45 15 23
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.15% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.16% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 12 18
10th Percentile £489 £513 £525
25th Percentile £503 £653 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -6.90% -3.33%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £738
90th Percentile £740 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £675 £675 £725
% change year-on-year - -6.90% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £100.00 -
UK median hourly rate £104.00 £91.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year +14.29% +13.75% +45.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SABSA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,080 9,363 11,799
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.69% 91.78% 87.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,686 6,338 7,954
10th Percentile £354 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.84% -4.62% -2.33%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 663 278 433
10th Percentile £16.70 £12.62 £16.63
25th Percentile £31.97 £19.02 £30.16
Median hourly rate £55.00 £34.24 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.63% -20.37% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.95 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £71.77 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

SABSA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

SABSA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SABSA
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SABSA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SABSA

SABSA
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SABSA over the 6 months to 27 July 2026.

SABSA daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SABSA
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SABSA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SABSA

SABSA
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 (2.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 31 (68.89%) Azure
2 25 (55.56%) AWS
3 11 (24.44%) Entra ID
3 11 (24.44%) GCP
4 6 (13.33%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (4.44%) Akamai
6 2 (4.44%) GitHub
6 2 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (4.44%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.22%) IaaS
7 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (2.22%) PaaS
7 1 (2.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (24.44%) Network Security
2 5 (11.11%) Firewall
3 2 (4.44%) 4G
3 2 (4.44%) 5G
3 2 (4.44%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (2.22%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.44%) Big Data
2 1 (2.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (8.89%) Burp Suite
1 4 (8.89%) Snyk
2 2 (4.44%) GitLab
2 2 (4.44%) Jenkins
2 2 (4.44%) SonarQube
3 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 13 (28.89%) Social Skills
2 12 (26.67%) Finance
3 4 (8.89%) Retail
4 3 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 3 (6.67%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.44%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.22%) Banking
6 1 (2.22%) Military
6 1 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 34 (75.56%) Architect
2 29 (64.44%) Security Architect
3 6 (13.33%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 3 (6.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 3 (6.67%) Security Engineer
5 2 (4.44%) Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Consultant
5 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (4.44%) Enterprise Architect
5 2 (4.44%) Lead
5 2 (4.44%) Project Manager
5 2 (4.44%) Security Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Security Consultant
5 2 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (4.44%) Technical Manager
5 2 (4.44%) Technical Project Manager
6 1 (2.22%) Migration Architect
6 1 (2.22%) Telecoms Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) OAuth
1 1 (2.22%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.78%) Cloud Native
1 8 (17.78%) Management Information System
1 8 (17.78%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.89%) Data Centre
3 3 (6.67%) Enterprise Cloud
3 3 (6.67%) FMCG
3 3 (6.67%) Operational Technology
3 3 (6.67%) Public Cloud
4 2 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.22%) CCTV
5 1 (2.22%) CMDB
5 1 (2.22%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.22%) Insider Threat
5 1 (2.22%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.22%) PKI
5 1 (2.22%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.22%) Linux
1 1 (2.22%) Unix
1 1 (2.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (82.22%) Security Architecture
2 31 (68.89%) Threat Modelling
3 29 (64.44%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (64.44%) TOGAF
4 19 (42.22%) Cloud Security
5 17 (37.78%) Identity Access Management
6 15 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 14 (31.11%) Data Protection
8 13 (28.89%) Zero Trust
9 12 (26.67%) Enterprise Architecture
10 11 (24.44%) DevSecOps
10 11 (24.44%) Risk Management
11 10 (22.22%) Application Security
11 10 (22.22%) Migration
12 9 (20.00%) Architectural Patterns
12 9 (20.00%) Roadmaps
12 9 (20.00%) SIEM
13 8 (17.78%) Risk Assessment
14 7 (15.56%) Identity Management
15 6 (13.33%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (71.11%) CISSP
2 20 (44.44%) CISM
3 16 (35.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 16 (35.56%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 13 (28.89%) SC Cleared
6 9 (20.00%) GIAC
7 8 (17.78%) Azure Certification
7 8 (17.78%) CCSP
8 6 (13.33%) Degree
9 5 (11.11%) CEH
9 5 (11.11%) CRISC
10 4 (8.89%) AWS Certification
10 4 (8.89%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (6.67%) CISA
11 3 (6.67%) GPEN
11 3 (6.67%) OSCP
12 2 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (4.44%) SANS
13 1 (2.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (53.33%) NIST
2 20 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (22.22%) GDPR
4 4 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 4 (8.89%) NCSC
5 2 (4.44%) COBIT
5 2 (4.44%) NIST 800
5 2 (4.44%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (2.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (2.22%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 4 (8.89%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.44%) HP Fortify
1 2 (4.44%) Kubernetes
1 2 (4.44%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (4.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.89%) Zscaler
3 3 (6.67%) Google
3 3 (6.67%) Splunk
4 2 (4.44%) Checkmarx
4 2 (4.44%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (4.44%) Qualys
4 2 (4.44%) Tenable
4 2 (4.44%) Veracode
5 1 (2.22%) BMC
5 1 (2.22%) Dynatrace
5 1 (2.22%) Okta
5 1 (2.22%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.22%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.22%) ServiceNow