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 12 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 348 465
Rank change year-on-year +74 +117 -18
Permanent jobs citing CISA 118 52 104
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.40% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.80% 1.33% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 57 30 77
10th Percentile £54,550 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £52,500 £38,750
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 £75,700 £88,500
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 4,219 3,902 8,374
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.25% 29.88% 26.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,806 2,483 5,957
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,813 £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 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,591 £57,500 £54,995
% change year-on-year +0.16% +4.55% -4.36%

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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 12 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 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 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
4 1 (0.85%) Power Platform
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
1 1 (0.85%) Power BI
1 1 (0.85%) Tableau
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%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (6.78%) Back Office
5 8 (6.78%) Retail
6 6 (5.08%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.54%) Legal
8 2 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.69%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.85%) Advertising
9 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (23.73%) Auditor
2 25 (21.19%) Internal Auditor
2 25 (21.19%) Security Auditor
3 11 (9.32%) Analyst
3 11 (9.32%) Security Analyst
4 10 (8.47%) Risk Manager
5 9 (7.63%) Lead
6 7 (5.93%) Information Analyst
6 7 (5.93%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (5.93%) Senior
7 5 (4.24%) Information Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Security Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Senior Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Senior Risk Manager
8 4 (3.39%) Information Security Officer
8 4 (3.39%) IT Auditor
8 4 (3.39%) IT Manager
8 4 (3.39%) Security Officer
9 3 (2.54%) Information Risk Manager
9 3 (2.54%) IT Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.85%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 34 (28.81%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.02%) Blockchain
3 5 (4.24%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.39%) Linked Data
5 3 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.85%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.85%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (0.85%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (0.85%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.54%) Unix
1 3 (2.54%) Windows
2 2 (1.69%) Linux
3 1 (0.85%) AIX
3 1 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (82.20%) Information Security
2 96 (81.36%) 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 31 (26.27%) Analytics
9 31 (26.27%) Internal Audit
10 29 (24.58%) Data Protection
10 29 (24.58%) Incident Response
11 27 (22.88%) Vulnerability Management
12 26 (22.03%) Agile
12 26 (22.03%) Data Analytics
12 26 (22.03%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.69%) SQL
2 1 (0.85%) Python
2 1 (0.85%) R
Qualifications
1 104 (88.14%) CISSP
2 66 (55.93%) CRISC
3 54 (45.76%) 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%) ACCA
11 3 (2.54%) CCSP
11 3 (2.54%) CEH
11 3 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (1.69%) DBS Check
12 2 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 2 (1.69%) SC Cleared
12 2 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (75.42%) NIST
2 59 (50.00%) PCI DSS
3 32 (27.12%) GDPR
3 32 (27.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (26.27%) COBIT
5 25 (21.19%) GRC
6 10 (8.47%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.93%) NIST 800
8 6 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (3.39%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.54%) SOC 1
11 2 (1.69%) ITGC
12 1 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.85%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.85%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 8 (6.78%) RSA Archer
2 7 (5.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 4 (3.39%) Microsoft
1 4 (3.39%) Oracle
2 3 (2.54%) Google
2 3 (2.54%) Palo Alto
2 3 (2.54%) SAP
2 3 (2.54%) Tenable
3 1 (0.85%) Citrix
3 1 (0.85%) Sage
3 1 (0.85%) Xero