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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 368 463
Rank change year-on-year +14 +95 -56
Permanent jobs citing CISA 66 55 110
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.36% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.55% 1.05% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 48 26 87
10th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £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 £127,000 £80,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +21.43% - +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 4,265 5,222 9,151
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.60% 34.26% 26.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,933 2,351 5,921
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +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 13 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 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.52%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (18.18%) SaaS
2 8 (12.12%) Azure
3 4 (6.06%) AWS
4 3 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (30.30%) CHAP
2 1 (1.52%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.52%) Db2
General
1 49 (74.24%) Finance
2 30 (45.45%) Banking
3 27 (40.91%) Social Skills
4 25 (37.88%) Financial Institution
5 13 (19.70%) Retail
6 10 (15.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (13.64%) Back Office
8 8 (12.12%) Law
9 7 (10.61%) Legal
10 5 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (6.06%) Aviation
11 4 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (33.33%) Auditor
2 19 (28.79%) Internal Auditor
2 19 (28.79%) Security Auditor
3 11 (16.67%) Analyst
3 11 (16.67%) Security Analyst
4 10 (15.15%) Senior
5 8 (12.12%) Information Manager
5 8 (12.12%) Risk Manager
6 7 (10.61%) Lead
7 6 (9.09%) Information Analyst
7 6 (9.09%) Information Security Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Information Security Manager
8 5 (7.58%) Security Manager
8 5 (7.58%) Senior Manager
8 5 (7.58%) Senior Risk Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Information Officer
9 4 (6.06%) Information Security Officer
9 4 (6.06%) Security Officer
9 4 (6.06%) Security Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.52%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 35 (53.03%) Management Information System
2 9 (13.64%) Blockchain
3 5 (7.58%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (7.58%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (6.06%) Cloud Native
4 4 (6.06%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (6.06%) Freedom of Information
4 4 (6.06%) Freedom of Information Act
4 4 (6.06%) Linked Data
4 4 (6.06%) Operational Technology
5 3 (4.55%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.52%) CSOC
6 1 (1.52%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.03%) Unix
1 2 (3.03%) Windows
2 1 (1.52%) AIX
2 1 (1.52%) Linux
2 1 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (77.27%) Information Security
2 46 (69.70%) Risk Management
3 41 (62.12%) Cybersecurity
4 33 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 28 (42.42%) Agile
5 28 (42.42%) Incident Response
5 28 (42.42%) Internal Audit
6 27 (40.91%) Data Protection
7 25 (37.88%) Analytics
7 25 (37.88%) Risk Assessment
7 25 (37.88%) Vulnerability Management
8 24 (36.36%) Project Management
9 22 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (31.82%) Threat Management
11 20 (30.30%) Data Analytics
11 20 (30.30%) PRINCE2
11 20 (30.30%) Test Strategy
11 20 (30.30%) Validation
12 16 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
13 13 (19.70%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (78.79%) CISM
1 52 (78.79%) CISSP
2 27 (40.91%) SANS
3 20 (30.30%) CGEIT
3 20 (30.30%) FFIEC
4 18 (27.27%) CRISC
5 11 (16.67%) Degree
5 11 (16.67%) ISACA
6 5 (7.58%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (7.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (3.03%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.52%) ACCA
8 1 (1.52%) CCSP
8 1 (1.52%) CEH
8 1 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.52%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.52%) MBA
8 1 (1.52%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (65.15%) NIST
2 35 (53.03%) GDPR
2 35 (53.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (46.97%) COBIT
4 20 (30.30%) GRC
5 11 (16.67%) SOC 2
6 10 (15.15%) PCI DSS
7 8 (12.12%) NIST 800
8 6 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (9.09%) SOC 1
9 5 (7.58%) NCSC
10 4 (6.06%) Data Quality
10 4 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (3.03%) ITGC
12 1 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.52%) JSP 440
12 1 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 8 (12.12%) RSA Archer
2 7 (10.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (4.55%) iManage
1 3 (4.55%) Oracle
1 3 (4.55%) SAP
2 1 (1.52%) Citrix
2 1 (1.52%) Google
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.52%) Palo Alto
2 1 (1.52%) Rapid7
2 1 (1.52%) Sage
2 1 (1.52%) Tenable
2 1 (1.52%) Xero