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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 304 369 473
Rank change year-on-year +65 +104 -53
Permanent jobs citing CISA 98 52 101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.53% 0.36% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.33% 1.16% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 52 25 80
10th Percentile £57,075 - £37,500
25th Percentile £74,375 £47,500 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -5.88% -4.85%
75th Percentile £122,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £128,500 £74,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £87,500 £72,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +20.69% +7.41% +1.50%

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 4,202 4,485 8,800
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.91% 30.86% 27.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,857 2,404 5,895
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,825 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -8.79%

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 May 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 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.02%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (10.20%) SaaS
2 8 (8.16%) Azure
3 3 (3.06%) AWS
4 2 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.02%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 23 (23.47%) CHAP
2 4 (4.08%) Firewall
3 1 (1.02%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.02%) DB2
General
1 78 (79.59%) Finance
2 61 (62.24%) Banking
3 31 (31.63%) Social Skills
4 30 (30.61%) Financial Institution
5 13 (13.27%) Retail
6 11 (11.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (10.20%) Law
8 9 (9.18%) Back Office
9 6 (6.12%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (4.08%) Aviation
10 4 (4.08%) Legal
11 2 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (1.02%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (25.51%) Auditor
2 23 (23.47%) Security Auditor
3 22 (22.45%) Internal Auditor
4 14 (14.29%) Analyst
4 14 (14.29%) Security Analyst
5 9 (9.18%) Risk Manager
6 8 (8.16%) Lead
7 7 (7.14%) Information Analyst
7 7 (7.14%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (6.12%) Information Manager
8 6 (6.12%) Senior
9 5 (5.10%) Senior Manager
9 5 (5.10%) Senior Risk Manager
10 4 (4.08%) Information Security Officer
10 4 (4.08%) Risk Analyst
10 4 (4.08%) Security Manager
10 4 (4.08%) Security Officer
10 4 (4.08%) Security Risk Analyst
11 3 (3.06%) Information Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.02%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 38 (38.78%) Management Information System
2 11 (11.22%) Blockchain
3 6 (6.12%) Security Posture
4 4 (4.08%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (4.08%) Linked Data
4 4 (4.08%) Operational Technology
4 4 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (3.06%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (2.04%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.04%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (2.04%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (1.02%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.02%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.02%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.04%) Unix
1 2 (2.04%) Windows
2 1 (1.02%) AIX
2 1 (1.02%) Linux
2 1 (1.02%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (84.69%) Information Security
2 80 (81.63%) Risk Management
3 60 (61.22%) Risk Assessment
4 42 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
5 36 (36.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 34 (34.69%) Process Improvement
7 32 (32.65%) Business Continuity
8 30 (30.61%) Data Protection
8 30 (30.61%) Due Diligence
9 29 (29.59%) Agile
10 28 (28.57%) Analytics
10 28 (28.57%) Business Continuity Management
10 28 (28.57%) Operations Management
10 28 (28.57%) Roadmaps
10 28 (28.57%) Supply Chain Management
11 27 (27.55%) Incident Response
11 27 (27.55%) Internal Audit
11 27 (27.55%) Project Management
12 25 (25.51%) Vulnerability Management
13 24 (24.49%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.02%) SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (88.78%) CISSP
2 54 (55.10%) CISM
3 48 (48.98%) CRISC
4 30 (30.61%) SANS
5 24 (24.49%) CGEIT
6 23 (23.47%) FFIEC
7 9 (9.18%) Degree
7 9 (9.18%) ISACA
8 8 (8.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 7 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (2.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (2.04%) CCSP
10 2 (2.04%) CEH
10 2 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.04%) DBS Check
10 2 (2.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (2.04%) SC Cleared
10 2 (2.04%) Security Cleared
11 1 (1.02%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (75.51%) NIST
2 41 (41.84%) PCI DSS
3 34 (34.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (31.63%) GDPR
5 30 (30.61%) COBIT
6 26 (26.53%) GRC
7 11 (11.22%) SOC 2
8 8 (8.16%) NIST 800
9 5 (5.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (5.10%) NCSC
10 4 (4.08%) Data Quality
10 4 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 4 (4.08%) SOC 1
11 3 (3.06%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (2.04%) ITGC
13 1 (1.02%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (1.02%) ISO 22301
13 1 (1.02%) JSP 440
13 1 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 8 (8.16%) RSA Archer
2 7 (7.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (3.06%) Oracle
1 3 (3.06%) SAP
2 2 (2.04%) Google
2 2 (2.04%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.04%) Palo Alto
2 2 (2.04%) Tenable
3 1 (1.02%) Citrix
3 1 (1.02%) Sage
3 1 (1.02%) Xero