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 27 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 324 461
Rank change year-on-year +51 +137 +13
Permanent jobs citing CISA 116 74 98
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 0.58% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.65% 1.98% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 57 31 72
10th Percentile £54,550 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £52,500 £42,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -4.00% -6.72%
75th Percentile £122,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,250 £82,000 £89,750
UK median annual salary £88,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +36.15% - -

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 4,374 3,739 8,197
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 25.99% 29.14% 26.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,647 2,447 5,942
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,900 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +5.51% -4.35%

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

CISA
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 27 March 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 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.86%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.76%) Azure
2 8 (6.90%) SaaS
3 4 (3.45%) AWS
4 3 (2.59%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.59%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.86%) GCP
5 1 (0.86%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 24 (20.69%) CHAP
2 5 (4.31%) Firewall
3 1 (0.86%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.59%) Power BI
1 3 (2.59%) Tableau
2 1 (0.86%) DB2
General
1 94 (81.03%) Finance
2 76 (65.52%) Banking
3 32 (27.59%) Social Skills
4 31 (26.72%) Financial Institution
5 11 (9.48%) Law
6 10 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (6.03%) Back Office
8 7 (6.03%) Retail
9 5 (4.31%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.72%) Legal
10 2 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.86%) Advertising
11 1 (0.86%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 29 (25.00%) Auditor
2 26 (22.41%) Internal Auditor
3 24 (20.69%) Security Auditor
4 11 (9.48%) Analyst
4 11 (9.48%) Security Analyst
5 10 (8.62%) Risk Manager
6 9 (7.76%) Lead
7 7 (6.03%) Information Analyst
7 7 (6.03%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (5.17%) IT Auditor
8 6 (5.17%) IT Manager
8 6 (5.17%) Senior
9 5 (4.31%) Audit Manager
9 5 (4.31%) IT Audit Manager
9 5 (4.31%) Senior Manager
9 5 (4.31%) Senior Risk Manager
10 4 (3.45%) Information Manager
10 4 (3.45%) Security Manager
11 3 (2.59%) Information Risk Manager
11 3 (2.59%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.86%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 31 (26.72%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.21%) Blockchain
3 4 (3.45%) Linked Data
3 4 (3.45%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.86%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.86%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.45%) Unix
1 4 (3.45%) Windows
2 3 (2.59%) Linux
3 1 (0.86%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (81.03%) Information Security
1 94 (81.03%) Risk Management
2 78 (67.24%) Risk Assessment
3 47 (40.52%) Business Continuity
3 47 (40.52%) Due Diligence
3 47 (40.52%) Process Improvement
4 45 (38.79%) Business Continuity Management
4 45 (38.79%) Operations Management
4 45 (38.79%) Roadmaps
4 45 (38.79%) Supply Chain Management
5 42 (36.21%) Cybersecurity
6 32 (27.59%) Analytics
6 32 (27.59%) Internal Audit
7 31 (26.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 29 (25.00%) Incident Response
9 27 (23.28%) Data Analytics
10 26 (22.41%) Data Protection
11 25 (21.55%) Threat Management
11 25 (21.55%) Vulnerability Management
12 24 (20.69%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.59%) Python
1 3 (2.59%) R
1 3 (2.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (88.79%) CISSP
2 65 (56.03%) CRISC
3 51 (43.97%) CISM
4 31 (26.72%) SANS
5 26 (22.41%) CGEIT
6 24 (20.69%) FFIEC
7 9 (7.76%) Degree
8 7 (6.03%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (6.03%) ISACA
9 5 (4.31%) ACCA
9 5 (4.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (2.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (2.59%) CCSP
10 3 (2.59%) CEH
10 3 (2.59%) CIMA
10 3 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (1.72%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (74.14%) NIST
2 58 (50.00%) PCI DSS
3 32 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (25.86%) GDPR
5 29 (25.00%) COBIT
6 25 (21.55%) GRC
7 9 (7.76%) SOC 2
8 7 (6.03%) NIST 800
9 5 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (3.45%) Data Quality
11 3 (2.59%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.72%) SOC 1
13 1 (0.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.86%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.86%) ITGC
13 1 (0.86%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 8 (6.90%) RSA Archer
2 7 (6.03%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 5 (4.31%) Microsoft
1 5 (4.31%) Oracle
2 3 (2.59%) Google
2 3 (2.59%) Palo Alto
2 3 (2.59%) Tenable
3 2 (1.72%) SAP
4 1 (0.86%) Citrix
4 1 (0.86%) Sage
4 1 (0.86%) Xero