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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 352 482
Rank change year-on-year +65 +130 -41
Permanent jobs citing CISA 122 50 99
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.37% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.85% 1.22% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 57 26 76
10th Percentile £54,550 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £48,750 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £122,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,250 £73,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% +3.70% +0.75%

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 4,288 4,114 8,732
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.62% 30.46% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,875 2,466 5,899
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.70% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,800 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,300 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £54,296
% change year-on-year +4.35% +5.90% -6.08%

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

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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 28 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 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.82%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.20%) SaaS
2 9 (7.38%) Azure
3 4 (3.28%) AWS
4 3 (2.46%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.82%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 27 (22.13%) CHAP
2 5 (4.10%) Firewall
3 1 (0.82%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.82%) DB2
General
1 99 (81.15%) Finance
2 82 (67.21%) Banking
3 35 (28.69%) Social Skills
4 34 (27.87%) Financial Institution
5 13 (10.66%) Retail
6 11 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (9.02%) Law
7 10 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (7.38%) Back Office
9 7 (5.74%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (3.28%) Aviation
10 4 (3.28%) Legal
11 2 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.82%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 29 (23.77%) Auditor
2 27 (22.13%) Security Auditor
3 26 (21.31%) Internal Auditor
4 15 (12.30%) Analyst
4 15 (12.30%) Security Analyst
5 9 (7.38%) Lead
5 9 (7.38%) Risk Manager
6 7 (5.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 7 (5.74%) Information Analyst
6 7 (5.74%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (5.74%) Senior
7 6 (4.92%) Information Manager
8 5 (4.10%) Information Security Officer
8 5 (4.10%) Security Officer
8 5 (4.10%) Senior Manager
8 5 (4.10%) Senior Risk Manager
9 4 (3.28%) Risk Analyst
9 4 (3.28%) Security Manager
9 4 (3.28%) Security Risk Analyst
10 3 (2.46%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.82%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 42 (34.43%) Management Information System
2 13 (10.66%) Blockchain
3 6 (4.92%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (3.28%) Linked Data
4 4 (3.28%) Operational Technology
4 4 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.64%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.64%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (1.64%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.82%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.82%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.64%) Unix
1 2 (1.64%) Windows
2 1 (0.82%) AIX
2 1 (0.82%) Linux
2 1 (0.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (86.07%) Information Security
2 102 (83.61%) Risk Management
3 81 (66.39%) Risk Assessment
4 51 (41.80%) Process Improvement
5 49 (40.16%) Business Continuity
6 47 (38.52%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (38.52%) Due Diligence
7 45 (36.89%) Business Continuity Management
7 45 (36.89%) Operations Management
7 45 (36.89%) Roadmaps
7 45 (36.89%) Supply Chain Management
8 40 (32.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 34 (27.87%) Data Protection
10 33 (27.05%) Agile
11 32 (26.23%) Analytics
11 32 (26.23%) Internal Audit
12 31 (25.41%) Incident Response
12 31 (25.41%) Project Management
13 29 (23.77%) Vulnerability Management
14 28 (22.95%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.82%) SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (90.16%) CISSP
2 66 (54.10%) CRISC
3 60 (49.18%) CISM
4 34 (27.87%) SANS
5 28 (22.95%) CGEIT
6 27 (22.13%) FFIEC
7 9 (7.38%) Degree
7 9 (7.38%) ISACA
8 8 (6.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 7 (5.74%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (2.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (2.46%) CCSP
10 3 (2.46%) CEH
10 3 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.64%) DBS Check
11 2 (1.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (1.64%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.64%) Security Cleared
12 1 (0.82%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (78.69%) NIST
2 59 (48.36%) PCI DSS
3 36 (29.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 35 (28.69%) GDPR
5 34 (27.87%) COBIT
6 28 (22.95%) GRC
7 11 (9.02%) SOC 2
8 8 (6.56%) NIST 800
9 6 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (4.10%) NCSC
11 4 (3.28%) Data Quality
11 4 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (3.28%) SOC 1
12 3 (2.46%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (1.64%) ITGC
13 2 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.82%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.82%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 8 (6.56%) RSA Archer
2 7 (5.74%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (2.46%) Google
1 3 (2.46%) Oracle
1 3 (2.46%) Palo Alto
1 3 (2.46%) SAP
1 3 (2.46%) Tenable
2 2 (1.64%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.82%) Citrix
3 1 (0.82%) Sage
3 1 (0.82%) Xero