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 10 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 379 482
Rank change year-on-year +31 +103 -87
Permanent jobs citing CISA 64 55 109
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.36% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.51% 1.08% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 47 26 86
10th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £73,750 £48,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% - -6.40%
75th Percentile £122,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,250 £80,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £68,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +23.64% -1.79% +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 4,246 5,112 9,107
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.83% 33.82% 26.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,907 2,349 5,923
10th Percentile £33,310 £27,319 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,333 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 10 June 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 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.56%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (17.19%) SaaS
2 7 (10.94%) Azure
3 3 (4.69%) AWS
4 2 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.56%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (31.25%) CHAP
2 1 (1.56%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.56%) Db2
General
1 48 (75.00%) Finance
2 30 (46.88%) Banking
3 27 (42.19%) Social Skills
4 26 (40.63%) Financial Institution
5 13 (20.31%) Retail
6 10 (15.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (14.06%) Back Office
8 8 (12.50%) Law
9 5 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (7.81%) Legal
10 4 (6.25%) Aviation
10 4 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (34.38%) Auditor
2 19 (29.69%) Internal Auditor
2 19 (29.69%) Security Auditor
3 12 (18.75%) Analyst
3 12 (18.75%) Security Analyst
4 10 (15.63%) Senior
5 8 (12.50%) Risk Manager
6 7 (10.94%) Information Analyst
6 7 (10.94%) Information Manager
6 7 (10.94%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (10.94%) Lead
7 5 (7.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 5 (7.81%) Senior Manager
7 5 (7.81%) Senior Risk Manager
8 4 (6.25%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (6.25%) Risk Analyst
8 4 (6.25%) Security Manager
8 4 (6.25%) Security Risk Analyst
9 3 (4.69%) Consultant
9 3 (4.69%) IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 35 (54.69%) Management Information System
2 9 (14.06%) Blockchain
3 4 (6.25%) Cyber Defence
3 4 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (6.25%) Linked Data
3 4 (6.25%) Operational Technology
3 4 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.69%) Cloud Native
4 3 (4.69%) Freedom of Information
4 3 (4.69%) Freedom of Information Act
4 3 (4.69%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.56%) CSOC
5 1 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.13%) Unix
1 2 (3.13%) Windows
2 1 (1.56%) AIX
2 1 (1.56%) Linux
2 1 (1.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (76.56%) Information Security
2 45 (70.31%) Risk Management
3 38 (59.38%) Cybersecurity
4 33 (51.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 28 (43.75%) Internal Audit
6 27 (42.19%) Agile
7 26 (40.63%) Data Protection
7 26 (40.63%) Incident Response
7 26 (40.63%) Risk Assessment
8 25 (39.06%) Analytics
9 24 (37.50%) Project Management
9 24 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
10 21 (32.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (32.81%) Threat Management
11 20 (31.25%) Data Analytics
11 20 (31.25%) PRINCE2
11 20 (31.25%) Test Strategy
11 20 (31.25%) Validation
12 15 (23.44%) Problem-Solving
13 13 (20.31%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (78.13%) CISSP
2 49 (76.56%) CISM
3 27 (42.19%) SANS
4 20 (31.25%) CGEIT
4 20 (31.25%) FFIEC
5 17 (26.56%) CRISC
6 11 (17.19%) Degree
7 10 (15.63%) ISACA
8 6 (9.38%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (7.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
11 1 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (1.56%) ACCA
11 1 (1.56%) CCSP
11 1 (1.56%) CEH
11 1 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
11 1 (1.56%) MBA
11 1 (1.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (64.06%) NIST
2 33 (51.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (50.00%) GDPR
4 30 (46.88%) COBIT
5 21 (32.81%) GRC
6 11 (17.19%) SOC 2
7 10 (15.63%) PCI DSS
8 8 (12.50%) NIST 800
9 5 (7.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (7.81%) NCSC
9 5 (7.81%) SOC 1
10 4 (6.25%) Data Quality
10 4 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (3.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (3.13%) ITGC
12 1 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.56%) JSP 440
12 1 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 8 (12.50%) RSA Archer
2 7 (10.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (4.69%) Oracle
1 3 (4.69%) SAP
2 2 (3.13%) iManage
3 1 (1.56%) Citrix
3 1 (1.56%) Google
3 1 (1.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.56%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.56%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.56%) Sage
3 1 (1.56%) Tenable
3 1 (1.56%) Xero