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 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 362 404
Rank change year-on-year -45 +42 +15
Permanent jobs citing CISA 60 62 100
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.38% 0.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.18% 1.08% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 34 35 59
10th Percentile £60,000 £51,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £70,313 £62,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £89,375 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £117,250 £104,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% -3.57%

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 5,092 5,720 6,377
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.78% 35.06% 27.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,205 2,338 3,073
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,000 £34,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,881
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.58% -4.48%

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 19 September 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (10.00%) SAS
Business Applications
1 5 (8.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (6.67%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.67%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (1.67%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (1.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 14 (23.33%) SaaS
2 11 (18.33%) AWS
3 6 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (8.33%) Azure
5 4 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.00%) CHAP
2 1 (1.67%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
General
1 33 (55.00%) Finance
2 21 (35.00%) Social Skills
3 13 (21.67%) Banking
3 13 (21.67%) Legal
3 13 (21.67%) Retail
4 11 (18.33%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (18.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (15.00%) Back Office
6 8 (13.33%) Law
7 5 (8.33%) Financial Institution
8 4 (6.67%) Automotive
8 4 (6.67%) Aviation
8 4 (6.67%) Manufacturing
9 3 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (5.00%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (28.33%) Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Senior
3 12 (20.00%) Security Consultant
4 10 (16.67%) Information Manager
4 10 (16.67%) Information Security Manager
4 10 (16.67%) Security Manager
5 8 (13.33%) Senior Consultant
6 7 (11.67%) Analyst
6 7 (11.67%) Information Officer
6 7 (11.67%) Information Security Officer
6 7 (11.67%) Security Analyst
6 7 (11.67%) Security Officer
6 7 (11.67%) Senior Security Consultant
7 6 (10.00%) Auditor
7 6 (10.00%) AWS Consultant
8 4 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 4 (6.67%) Risk Analyst
8 4 (6.67%) SAP Consultant
8 4 (6.67%) Security Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.67%) SailPoint
1 4 (6.67%) SAP Fiori
1 4 (6.67%) SAPUI5
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 30 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 10 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (11.67%) Cloud Native
3 7 (11.67%) Freedom of Information
3 7 (11.67%) Freedom of Information Act
3 7 (11.67%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (10.00%) Onboarding
5 5 (8.33%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (8.33%) Operational Technology
5 5 (8.33%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.67%) CSOC
6 1 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.67%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.33%) Unix
1 2 (3.33%) Windows
2 1 (1.67%) Linux
2 1 (1.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 42 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
2 42 (70.00%) Information Security
3 25 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (40.00%) Agile
5 19 (31.67%) Incident Response
6 17 (28.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 16 (26.67%) Business Continuity
7 16 (26.67%) Cyber Resilience
7 16 (26.67%) Internal Audit
7 16 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (25.00%) Data Protection
9 14 (23.33%) Disaster Recovery
9 14 (23.33%) SIEM
10 13 (21.67%) Risk Register
10 13 (21.67%) Strategic Thinking
10 13 (21.67%) Vulnerability Management
11 12 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
11 12 (20.00%) Project Management
11 12 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.67%) ABAP
2 2 (3.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (85.00%) CISSP
2 50 (83.33%) CISM
3 19 (31.67%) CRISC
4 10 (16.67%) Degree
5 7 (11.67%) ISACA
6 6 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 6 (10.00%) Master's Degree
7 4 (6.67%) SANS
8 3 (5.00%) CGEIT
8 3 (5.00%) FFIEC
9 2 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (3.33%) Security Cleared
10 1 (1.67%) ACCA
10 1 (1.67%) CIMA
10 1 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (61.67%) GDPR
3 32 (53.33%) NIST
4 18 (30.00%) GRC
5 16 (26.67%) COBIT
6 10 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (16.67%) PCI DSS
6 10 (16.67%) SOC 2
7 7 (11.67%) NIST 800
7 7 (11.67%) SOC 1
8 6 (10.00%) NCSC
9 5 (8.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (3.33%) ITGC
12 1 (1.67%) Accessibility
12 1 (1.67%) IFRS
12 1 (1.67%) ISAE 3402
12 1 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 4 (6.67%) IAG
2 1 (1.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (10.00%) iManage
1 6 (10.00%) SAP
2 2 (3.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle
3 1 (1.67%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.67%) Sage