Hybrid/Remote CISA Job Trends

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 280 338 483
Rank change year-on-year +58 +145 -42
Permanent jobs citing CISA 118 52 103
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.39% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.79% 1.33% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 57 30 78
10th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £52,500 £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -4.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £122,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,250 £75,375 £87,500
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +7.69% -2.99%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CISA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,227 3,902 8,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.08% 29.58% 27.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,814 2,457 5,972
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,291
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.73% -4.52%
75th Percentile £78,797 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year +0.87% +5.50% -5.22%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

CISA 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 CISA.

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

CISA
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISA over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.

CISA salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

CISA
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:

Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.85%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.63%) Azure
1 9 (7.63%) SaaS
2 4 (3.39%) AWS
3 3 (2.54%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.85%) GCP
4 1 (0.85%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 25 (21.19%) CHAP
2 5 (4.24%) Firewall
3 1 (0.85%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.85%) DB2
General
1 97 (82.20%) Finance
2 79 (66.95%) Banking
3 32 (27.12%) Financial Institution
3 32 (27.12%) Social Skills
4 11 (9.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (9.32%) Law
5 8 (6.78%) Back Office
5 8 (6.78%) Retail
6 7 (5.93%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.08%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.54%) Legal
9 2 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.69%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.85%) Advertising
10 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (22.88%) Auditor
2 25 (21.19%) Security Auditor
3 24 (20.34%) Internal Auditor
4 11 (9.32%) Analyst
4 11 (9.32%) Security Analyst
5 10 (8.47%) Risk Manager
6 9 (7.63%) Lead
7 7 (5.93%) Information Analyst
7 7 (5.93%) Information Security Analyst
7 7 (5.93%) Senior
8 5 (4.24%) Information Manager
8 5 (4.24%) Security Manager
8 5 (4.24%) Senior Manager
8 5 (4.24%) Senior Risk Manager
9 4 (3.39%) Information Security Officer
9 4 (3.39%) Security Officer
10 3 (2.54%) Consultant
10 3 (2.54%) Information Risk Manager
10 3 (2.54%) IT Auditor
10 3 (2.54%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.85%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 34 (28.81%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.02%) Blockchain
3 6 (5.08%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.39%) Linked Data
5 3 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.85%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.85%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.85%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.85%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.69%) Unix
1 2 (1.69%) Windows
2 1 (0.85%) AIX
2 1 (0.85%) Linux
2 1 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (83.05%) Information Security
2 97 (82.20%) Risk Management
3 79 (66.95%) Risk Assessment
4 48 (40.68%) Business Continuity
5 47 (39.83%) Due Diligence
5 47 (39.83%) Process Improvement
6 45 (38.14%) Business Continuity Management
6 45 (38.14%) Operations Management
6 45 (38.14%) Roadmaps
6 45 (38.14%) Supply Chain Management
7 42 (35.59%) Cybersecurity
8 33 (27.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 30 (25.42%) Analytics
9 30 (25.42%) Data Protection
9 30 (25.42%) Internal Audit
10 28 (23.73%) Incident Response
11 27 (22.88%) Vulnerability Management
12 26 (22.03%) Agile
12 26 (22.03%) Threat Management
13 25 (21.19%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (88.14%) CISSP
2 66 (55.93%) CRISC
3 55 (46.61%) CISM
4 32 (27.12%) SANS
5 27 (22.88%) CGEIT
6 25 (21.19%) FFIEC
7 10 (8.47%) Degree
8 8 (6.78%) ISACA
9 7 (5.93%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (4.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 3 (2.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (2.54%) CCSP
11 3 (2.54%) CEH
11 3 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (2.54%) SC Cleared
11 3 (2.54%) Security Cleared
12 2 (1.69%) ACCA
12 2 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (1.69%) DBS Check
12 2 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (76.27%) NIST
2 59 (50.00%) PCI DSS
3 33 (27.97%) GDPR
4 32 (27.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 31 (26.27%) COBIT
6 25 (21.19%) GRC
7 10 (8.47%) SOC 2
8 8 (6.78%) NIST 800
9 6 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (3.39%) Data Quality
11 3 (2.54%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (2.54%) SOC 1
12 2 (1.69%) ITGC
12 2 (1.69%) NCSC
13 1 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.85%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.85%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 8 (6.78%) RSA Archer
2 7 (5.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (2.54%) Google
1 3 (2.54%) Microsoft
1 3 (2.54%) Oracle
1 3 (2.54%) Palo Alto
1 3 (2.54%) SAP
1 3 (2.54%) Tenable
2 1 (0.85%) Citrix
2 1 (0.85%) Sage
2 1 (0.85%) Xero