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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 346 469
Rank change year-on-year +57 +123 -33
Permanent jobs citing CISA 120 51 103
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.38% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.81% 1.25% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 56 27 79
10th Percentile £54,000 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £50,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £122,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £127,500 £74,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +25.00% +5.66% -1.12%

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 4,269 4,073 8,723
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.79% 30.52% 26.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,852 2,480 5,945
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £42,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,790 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £54,296
% change year-on-year +2.17% +5.90% -6.08%

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 24 April 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 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.83%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.33%) SaaS
2 9 (7.50%) Azure
3 4 (3.33%) AWS
4 3 (2.50%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.50%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.83%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 26 (21.67%) CHAP
2 5 (4.17%) Firewall
3 1 (0.83%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.83%) DB2
General
1 98 (81.67%) Finance
2 81 (67.50%) Banking
3 33 (27.50%) Financial Institution
3 33 (27.50%) Social Skills
4 12 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (10.00%) Retail
5 11 (9.17%) Law
6 9 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (7.50%) Back Office
7 6 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (3.33%) Legal
9 3 (2.50%) Aviation
10 2 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.83%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (23.33%) Auditor
2 26 (21.67%) Security Auditor
3 25 (20.83%) Internal Auditor
4 14 (11.67%) Analyst
4 14 (11.67%) Security Analyst
5 9 (7.50%) Lead
5 9 (7.50%) Risk Manager
6 7 (5.83%) Information Analyst
6 7 (5.83%) Information Security Analyst
6 7 (5.83%) Senior
7 6 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (4.17%) Information Manager
8 5 (4.17%) Information Security Officer
8 5 (4.17%) Security Officer
8 5 (4.17%) Senior Manager
8 5 (4.17%) Senior Risk Manager
9 3 (2.50%) Consultant
9 3 (2.50%) IT Auditor
9 3 (2.50%) Risk Analyst
9 3 (2.50%) Security Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.83%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 39 (32.50%) Management Information System
2 13 (10.83%) Blockchain
3 5 (4.17%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.33%) Linked Data
4 4 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.50%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (2.50%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.67%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.67%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (1.67%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.83%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.67%) Unix
1 2 (1.67%) Windows
2 1 (0.83%) AIX
2 1 (0.83%) Linux
2 1 (0.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (85.00%) Information Security
2 100 (83.33%) Risk Management
3 80 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
4 50 (41.67%) Process Improvement
5 49 (40.83%) Business Continuity
6 47 (39.17%) Due Diligence
7 46 (38.33%) Cybersecurity
8 45 (37.50%) Business Continuity Management
8 45 (37.50%) Operations Management
8 45 (37.50%) Roadmaps
8 45 (37.50%) Supply Chain Management
9 37 (30.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 32 (26.67%) Data Protection
11 31 (25.83%) Agile
11 31 (25.83%) Analytics
11 31 (25.83%) Internal Audit
12 30 (25.00%) Incident Response
13 29 (24.17%) Project Management
14 27 (22.50%) Threat Management
14 27 (22.50%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.83%) SQL
Qualifications
1 108 (90.00%) CISSP
2 66 (55.00%) CRISC
3 58 (48.33%) CISM
4 33 (27.50%) SANS
5 27 (22.50%) CGEIT
6 26 (21.67%) FFIEC
7 9 (7.50%) Degree
7 9 (7.50%) ISACA
8 7 (5.83%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (5.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (2.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (2.50%) CCSP
9 3 (2.50%) CEH
9 3 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.67%) DBS Check
10 2 (1.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (1.67%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.67%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.83%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (78.33%) NIST
2 60 (50.00%) PCI DSS
3 35 (29.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (28.33%) GDPR
5 33 (27.50%) COBIT
6 27 (22.50%) GRC
7 11 (9.17%) SOC 2
8 8 (6.67%) NIST 800
9 6 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (3.33%) Data Quality
10 4 (3.33%) NCSC
10 4 (3.33%) SOC 1
11 3 (2.50%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (1.67%) ITGC
12 2 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.83%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.83%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 8 (6.67%) RSA Archer
2 7 (5.83%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (2.50%) Google
1 3 (2.50%) Oracle
1 3 (2.50%) Palo Alto
1 3 (2.50%) SAP
1 3 (2.50%) Tenable
2 2 (1.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.83%) Citrix
3 1 (0.83%) Sage
3 1 (0.83%) Xero