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 18 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 360 442
Rank change year-on-year +121 +82 -16
Permanent jobs citing CISA 129 87 53
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.84% 0.53% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.58% 1.86% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 68 22 42
10th Percentile £52,125 £53,750 £42,075
25th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.61% +2.08% -20.00%
75th Percentile £116,125 £80,000 £65,375
90th Percentile £127,438 £82,100 £82,250
UK median annual salary £80,000 £68,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.36% +14.58% -17.24%

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 5,003 4,683 6,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.67% 28.49% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,507 2,397 4,457
10th Percentile £30,500 £33,750 £32,863
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +6.84% -2.50%
75th Percentile £78,312 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,509 £56,000
% change year-on-year -7.58% +6.27% -2.61%

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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 18 January 2026.

CISA salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 8 (6.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.78%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.30%) Power Platform
2 10 (7.75%) Azure
3 7 (5.43%) AWS
4 5 (3.88%) SaaS
5 3 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (1.55%) GCP
6 2 (1.55%) Serverless
7 1 (0.78%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.85%) CHAP
2 7 (5.43%) Firewall
3 3 (2.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.30%) Power BI
1 12 (9.30%) Tableau
General
1 84 (65.12%) Finance
2 66 (51.16%) Banking
3 39 (30.23%) Social Skills
4 25 (19.38%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (13.95%) Financial Institution
6 11 (8.53%) Law
7 9 (6.98%) Legal
8 8 (6.20%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.33%) Back Office
10 3 (2.33%) Retail
11 1 (0.78%) Advertising
11 1 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.78%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (20.93%) Auditor
2 25 (19.38%) Internal Auditor
3 15 (11.63%) Security Auditor
4 13 (10.08%) Senior
5 12 (9.30%) Security Manager
6 10 (7.75%) Analyst
6 10 (7.75%) Lead
7 9 (6.98%) IT Auditor
7 9 (6.98%) Security Analyst
8 8 (6.20%) IT Manager
8 8 (6.20%) Risk Manager
8 8 (6.20%) Senior Manager
9 7 (5.43%) Audit Manager
9 7 (5.43%) Information Manager
9 7 (5.43%) Internal Audit Manager
9 7 (5.43%) IT Audit Manager
10 5 (3.88%) Information Security Manager
11 4 (3.10%) Consultant
11 4 (3.10%) Engineering Manager
11 4 (3.10%) Senior Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.55%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 20 (15.50%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.43%) Blockchain
3 4 (3.10%) Linked Data
3 4 (3.10%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.33%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.55%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.78%) Insider Threat
6 1 (0.78%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.98%) Linux
1 9 (6.98%) Windows
2 7 (5.43%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (75.19%) Information Security
2 92 (71.32%) Risk Management
3 65 (50.39%) Risk Assessment
4 51 (39.53%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (37.98%) Due Diligence
6 47 (36.43%) Business Continuity
6 47 (36.43%) Process Improvement
6 47 (36.43%) Roadmaps
7 45 (34.88%) Business Continuity Management
7 45 (34.88%) Operations Management
7 45 (34.88%) Supply Chain Management
8 35 (27.13%) Analytics
9 31 (24.03%) Internal Audit
10 26 (20.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 25 (19.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (19.38%) Data Analytics
12 24 (18.60%) Incident Response
13 22 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
14 18 (13.95%) Data Protection
15 17 (13.18%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.98%) Python
2 7 (5.43%) R
2 7 (5.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (82.95%) CISSP
2 74 (57.36%) CRISC
3 57 (44.19%) CISM
4 20 (15.50%) SANS
5 17 (13.18%) Degree
6 16 (12.40%) CGEIT
7 14 (10.85%) FFIEC
7 14 (10.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 8 (6.20%) ACCA
9 7 (5.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (5.43%) CIMA
9 7 (5.43%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (4.65%) ISACA
11 5 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (3.88%) GIAC
12 3 (2.33%) CCSP
12 3 (2.33%) CEH
12 3 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (1.55%) AWS Certification
13 2 (1.55%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (62.02%) NIST
2 54 (41.86%) PCI DSS
3 46 (35.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (23.26%) GRC
5 27 (20.93%) GDPR
6 22 (17.05%) COBIT
7 9 (6.98%) Data Quality
8 7 (5.43%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (4.65%) ITGC
9 6 (4.65%) NIST 800
9 6 (4.65%) SOC 2
10 5 (3.88%) ISO 22301
11 3 (2.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.55%) SLA
13 1 (0.78%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (1.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (5.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 7 (5.43%) RSA Archer
2 2 (1.55%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.55%) Terraform
3 1 (0.78%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 9 (6.98%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.43%) Oracle
3 3 (2.33%) Google
3 3 (2.33%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.33%) Tenable