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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 349 436
Rank change year-on-year +106 +87 +4
Permanent jobs citing CISA 122 90 51
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 0.55% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.43% 1.93% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 60 25 40
10th Percentile £51,250 £53,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £50,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.80% +4.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £95,313 £80,000 £65,125
90th Percentile £126,875 £82,100 £82,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% +16.67% -20.00%

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 5,011 4,675 5,725
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.19% 28.38% 27.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,480 2,395 4,108
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,142
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,754 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +3.69% -0.74%
75th Percentile £78,312 £77,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,550 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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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 9 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 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.84%) Power Platform
2 10 (8.20%) Azure
3 7 (5.74%) AWS
4 5 (4.10%) SaaS
5 3 (2.46%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (1.64%) GCP
6 2 (1.64%) Serverless
7 1 (0.82%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.84%) CHAP
2 7 (5.74%) Firewall
3 3 (2.46%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.84%) Power BI
1 12 (9.84%) Tableau
General
1 79 (64.75%) Finance
2 64 (52.46%) Banking
3 38 (31.15%) Social Skills
4 25 (20.49%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (13.11%) Financial Institution
6 11 (9.02%) Law
7 9 (7.38%) Legal
8 8 (6.56%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.46%) Back Office
10 3 (2.46%) Retail
11 1 (0.82%) Advertising
11 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.82%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (20.49%) Auditor
2 23 (18.85%) Internal Auditor
3 13 (10.66%) Security Auditor
3 13 (10.66%) Senior
4 12 (9.84%) Security Manager
5 10 (8.20%) Analyst
6 9 (7.38%) IT Auditor
6 9 (7.38%) Security Analyst
7 8 (6.56%) IT Manager
7 8 (6.56%) Senior Manager
8 7 (5.74%) Audit Manager
8 7 (5.74%) Internal Audit Manager
8 7 (5.74%) IT Audit Manager
9 6 (4.92%) Risk Manager
10 5 (4.10%) Information Manager
10 5 (4.10%) Information Security Manager
10 5 (4.10%) Lead
11 4 (3.28%) Architecture Manager
11 4 (3.28%) Consultant
11 4 (3.28%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.64%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.75%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.92%) Blockchain
3 5 (4.10%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.28%) Linked Data
5 3 (2.46%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.64%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.82%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.82%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.82%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.38%) Linux
1 9 (7.38%) Windows
2 7 (5.74%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (72.95%) Information Security
2 85 (69.67%) Risk Management
3 63 (51.64%) Risk Assessment
4 49 (40.16%) Due Diligence
5 48 (39.34%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (38.52%) Business Continuity
6 47 (38.52%) Roadmaps
7 45 (36.89%) Business Continuity Management
7 45 (36.89%) Operations Management
7 45 (36.89%) Process Improvement
7 45 (36.89%) Supply Chain Management
8 33 (27.05%) Analytics
9 29 (23.77%) Internal Audit
10 25 (20.49%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (19.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 23 (18.85%) Data Analytics
13 22 (18.03%) Incident Response
14 21 (17.21%) Problem-Solving
15 17 (13.93%) IT Audit
16 16 (13.11%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.38%) Python
2 7 (5.74%) R
2 7 (5.74%) SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (81.15%) CISSP
2 71 (58.20%) CRISC
3 50 (40.98%) CISM
4 18 (14.75%) Degree
5 15 (12.30%) CGEIT
6 14 (11.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 12 (9.84%) FFIEC
7 12 (9.84%) SANS
8 8 (6.56%) ACCA
9 7 (5.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (5.74%) CIMA
9 7 (5.74%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (4.10%) GIAC
11 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (2.46%) CCSP
12 3 (2.46%) CEH
12 3 (2.46%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (1.64%) DBS Check
13 2 (1.64%) SC Cleared
13 2 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (59.84%) NIST
2 54 (44.26%) PCI DSS
3 41 (33.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (21.31%) GDPR
5 24 (19.67%) GRC
6 20 (16.39%) COBIT
7 9 (7.38%) Data Quality
8 8 (6.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (5.74%) SOC 2
10 6 (4.92%) ITGC
11 5 (4.10%) ISO 22301
12 3 (2.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (1.64%) SLA
13 2 (1.64%) SOC 1
14 1 (0.82%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.82%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (1.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.64%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.64%) Terraform
2 1 (0.82%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.82%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (0.82%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 9 (7.38%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.74%) Oracle
3 3 (2.46%) Google
3 3 (2.46%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.46%) Tenable