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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 358 470
Rank change year-on-year +111 +112 -26
Permanent jobs citing CISA 135 82 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.86% 0.50% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.66% 1.76% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 72 22 50
10th Percentile £52,675 £53,750 £42,425
25th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,750 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.73% +2.08% -13.60%
75th Percentile £116,125 £80,000 £72,813
90th Percentile £126,875 £82,100 £83,000
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +16.67% -14.29%

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 5,068 4,661 6,920
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.15% 28.55% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,568 2,430 5,036
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £92,650 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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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 29 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 6 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.74%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.15%) Azure
2 10 (7.41%) Power Platform
3 8 (5.93%) AWS
3 8 (5.93%) SaaS
4 3 (2.22%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.22%) GCP
4 3 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
5 2 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
5 2 (1.48%) Serverless
6 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (12.59%) CHAP
2 7 (5.19%) Firewall
3 3 (2.22%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (7.41%) Power BI
1 10 (7.41%) Tableau
General
1 90 (66.67%) Finance
2 71 (52.59%) Banking
3 40 (29.63%) Social Skills
4 23 (17.04%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (17.04%) Financial Institution
5 13 (9.63%) Law
6 9 (6.67%) Legal
7 8 (5.93%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (3.70%) Back Office
9 5 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.70%) Retail
10 1 (0.74%) Advertising
10 1 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.74%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (20.74%) Auditor
2 26 (19.26%) Internal Auditor
3 18 (13.33%) Security Auditor
4 13 (9.63%) Senior
5 12 (8.89%) Analyst
5 12 (8.89%) Security Manager
6 11 (8.15%) Security Analyst
7 10 (7.41%) Lead
8 9 (6.67%) Risk Manager
9 8 (5.93%) Information Manager
9 8 (5.93%) IT Manager
9 8 (5.93%) Senior Manager
10 7 (5.19%) Audit Manager
10 7 (5.19%) IT Audit Manager
10 7 (5.19%) IT Auditor
11 5 (3.70%) Information Analyst
11 5 (3.70%) Information Security Analyst
11 5 (3.70%) Information Security Manager
11 5 (3.70%) Internal Audit Manager
12 4 (2.96%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.48%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.52%) Management Information System
2 9 (6.67%) Blockchain
3 4 (2.96%) Linked Data
3 4 (2.96%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.22%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.48%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.74%) Insider Threat
6 1 (0.74%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.19%) Linux
1 7 (5.19%) Windows
2 5 (3.70%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (76.30%) Information Security
2 98 (72.59%) Risk Management
3 70 (51.85%) Risk Assessment
4 52 (38.52%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (36.30%) Due Diligence
6 47 (34.81%) Business Continuity
6 47 (34.81%) Process Improvement
6 47 (34.81%) Roadmaps
7 45 (33.33%) Business Continuity Management
7 45 (33.33%) Operations Management
7 45 (33.33%) Supply Chain Management
8 36 (26.67%) Analytics
9 34 (25.19%) Internal Audit
10 29 (21.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 27 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
12 26 (19.26%) Data Analytics
13 25 (18.52%) Incident Response
14 21 (15.56%) Data Protection
14 21 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
15 18 (13.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.19%) Python
2 5 (3.70%) R
2 5 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 111 (82.22%) CISSP
2 76 (56.30%) CRISC
3 61 (45.19%) CISM
4 24 (17.78%) SANS
5 19 (14.07%) CGEIT
6 17 (12.59%) Degree
6 17 (12.59%) FFIEC
7 14 (10.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (5.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (5.19%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (5.19%) ISACA
9 6 (4.44%) ACCA
10 5 (3.70%) CIMA
10 5 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (3.70%) GIAC
11 3 (2.22%) CCSP
11 3 (2.22%) CEH
12 2 (1.48%) SC Cleared
12 2 (1.48%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (62.96%) NIST
2 56 (41.48%) PCI DSS
3 48 (35.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (24.44%) GRC
5 30 (22.22%) GDPR
6 26 (19.26%) COBIT
7 10 (7.41%) SOC 2
8 9 (6.67%) Data Quality
9 7 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (5.19%) NIST 800
10 6 (4.44%) ITGC
11 5 (3.70%) ISO 22301
12 3 (2.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (2.22%) SOC 1
13 2 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (1.48%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.48%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (5.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 8 (5.93%) RSA Archer
2 2 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.48%) Terraform
3 1 (0.74%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 7 (5.19%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.44%) Oracle
3 3 (2.22%) Google
3 3 (2.22%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.22%) Tenable
4 1 (0.74%) Sage
4 1 (0.74%) SAP
4 1 (0.74%) Xero