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 1 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 355 368 460
Rank change year-on-year +13 +92 -47
Permanent jobs citing CISA 70 56 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.34% 0.35% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.60% 1.04% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 45 29 86
10th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £122,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,750 £80,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% +7.69%

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 4,362 5,372 8,908
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.05% 33.81% 26.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3,027 2,407 5,757
10th Percentile £33,250 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,300 £60,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +3.83% +6.15% -5.79%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.21% -12.04%

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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 1 July 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.86%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.43%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 19 (27.14%) SaaS
2 9 (12.86%) Azure
3 7 (10.00%) AWS
4 4 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.43%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (21.43%) CHAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.43%) Db2
General
1 49 (70.00%) Finance
2 29 (41.43%) Banking
3 23 (32.86%) Social Skills
4 21 (30.00%) Financial Institution
5 17 (24.29%) Retail
6 14 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (18.57%) Back Office
8 12 (17.14%) Legal
9 11 (15.71%) Law
10 6 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (5.71%) Aviation
11 4 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (24.29%) Auditor
2 14 (20.00%) Internal Auditor
2 14 (20.00%) Security Auditor
3 12 (17.14%) Senior
4 11 (15.71%) Analyst
4 11 (15.71%) Security Analyst
5 10 (14.29%) Information Manager
6 8 (11.43%) Consultant
6 8 (11.43%) Risk Manager
7 7 (10.00%) Information Analyst
7 7 (10.00%) Information Officer
7 7 (10.00%) Information Security Analyst
7 7 (10.00%) Information Security Manager
7 7 (10.00%) Information Security Officer
7 7 (10.00%) Security Consultant
7 7 (10.00%) Security Manager
7 7 (10.00%) Security Officer
8 6 (8.57%) Lead
9 5 (7.14%) Senior Manager
9 5 (7.14%) Senior Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.43%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (52.86%) Management Information System
2 8 (11.43%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (10.00%) Blockchain
3 7 (10.00%) Cloud Native
3 7 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
3 7 (10.00%) Freedom of Information Act
4 4 (5.71%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (5.71%) Linked Data
4 4 (5.71%) Operational Technology
5 3 (4.29%) Security Posture
6 2 (2.86%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.43%) CSOC
7 1 (1.43%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.86%) Unix
1 2 (2.86%) Windows
2 1 (1.43%) AIX
2 1 (1.43%) Linux
2 1 (1.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (81.43%) Information Security
2 50 (71.43%) Risk Management
3 43 (61.43%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (40.00%) Agile
4 28 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 28 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (35.71%) Data Protection
5 25 (35.71%) Internal Audit
6 22 (31.43%) Vulnerability Management
7 21 (30.00%) Risk Assessment
8 20 (28.57%) Analytics
9 19 (27.14%) Project Management
10 17 (24.29%) Problem-Solving
11 16 (22.86%) Threat Management
12 15 (21.43%) Data Analytics
12 15 (21.43%) PRINCE2
12 15 (21.43%) Test Strategy
12 15 (21.43%) Validation
13 13 (18.57%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (81.43%) CISSP
2 55 (78.57%) CISM
3 24 (34.29%) CRISC
4 22 (31.43%) SANS
5 15 (21.43%) CGEIT
5 15 (21.43%) FFIEC
6 14 (20.00%) ISACA
7 13 (18.57%) Degree
8 6 (8.57%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (8.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (5.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (4.29%) Master's Degree
11 2 (2.86%) Security Cleared
12 1 (1.43%) ACCA
12 1 (1.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 1 (1.43%) MBA
12 1 (1.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (65.71%) NIST
2 43 (61.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (57.14%) GDPR
4 28 (40.00%) COBIT
5 22 (31.43%) GRC
6 16 (22.86%) SOC 2
7 14 (20.00%) PCI DSS
8 10 (14.29%) NIST 800
9 9 (12.86%) SOC 1
10 8 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (7.14%) NCSC
12 4 (5.71%) Data Quality
12 4 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (2.86%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (2.86%) ITGC
14 1 (1.43%) JSP 440
14 1 (1.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 8 (11.43%) RSA Archer
2 7 (10.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 5 (7.14%) iManage
2 3 (4.29%) Oracle
2 3 (4.29%) SAP
3 1 (1.43%) Citrix
3 1 (1.43%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.43%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.43%) Sage
3 1 (1.43%) Xero