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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 374 420
Rank change year-on-year +59 +46 +130
Permanent jobs citing CISA 74 102 76
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.47% 0.52% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.26% 1.96% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 45 35 61
10th Percentile £51,750 £51,745 £45,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £90,000 £82,100 £75,000
90th Percentile £123,925 £90,000 £89,082
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% - -13.79%

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 5,850 5,213 6,069
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.29% 26.36% 28.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,446 2,571 4,444
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £41,313 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +2.68%

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

CISA
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 November 2025.

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 7 (9.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (9.46%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (16.22%) Power Platform
2 5 (6.76%) AWS
3 3 (4.05%) Azure
4 2 (2.70%) AWS CloudFormation
4 2 (2.70%) AWS Lambda
4 2 (2.70%) GCP
4 2 (2.70%) SaaS
4 2 (2.70%) Serverless
5 1 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.35%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.41%) CHAP
1 4 (5.41%) Firewall
2 2 (2.70%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (16.22%) Power BI
1 12 (16.22%) Tableau
General
1 34 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 31 (41.89%) Finance
3 23 (31.08%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (27.03%) Banking
5 9 (12.16%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (12.16%) Legal
6 7 (9.46%) Financial Institution
6 7 (9.46%) Law
7 6 (8.11%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (4.05%) Advertising
10 1 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (24.32%) Auditor
2 17 (22.97%) Internal Auditor
3 14 (18.92%) Senior
4 11 (14.86%) Security Manager
5 10 (13.51%) IT Auditor
6 9 (12.16%) IT Manager
7 8 (10.81%) Consultant
8 7 (9.46%) Audit Manager
8 7 (9.46%) Internal Audit Manager
8 7 (9.46%) IT Audit Manager
8 7 (9.46%) Senior Consultant
9 5 (6.76%) Analyst
9 5 (6.76%) Information Manager
9 5 (6.76%) Information Security Manager
9 5 (6.76%) IT Consultant
9 5 (6.76%) Senior IT Consultant
10 4 (5.41%) Engineering Manager
10 4 (5.41%) Security Analyst
10 4 (5.41%) Security Auditor
10 4 (5.41%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.70%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.86%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.70%) Blockchain
2 2 (2.70%) Cyberattack
2 2 (2.70%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.70%) Security Posture
2 2 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.70%) Taxonomies
3 1 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.35%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 14 (18.92%) Linux
1 14 (18.92%) Windows
2 12 (16.22%) Unix
3 5 (6.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (58.11%) Information Security
2 40 (54.05%) Cybersecurity
3 39 (52.70%) Risk Management
4 23 (31.08%) Internal Audit
5 21 (28.38%) Analytics
6 18 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (22.97%) IT Audit
7 17 (22.97%) Risk Assessment
8 16 (21.62%) Incident Response
9 15 (20.27%) Data Analytics
10 14 (18.92%) Roadmaps
11 12 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (16.22%) Data Visualisation
11 12 (16.22%) Decision-Making
11 12 (16.22%) Due Diligence
11 12 (16.22%) Visualisation
12 11 (14.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 10 (13.51%) Process Improvement
13 10 (13.51%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (16.22%) SQL
2 9 (12.16%) Python
3 7 (9.46%) R
Qualifications
1 50 (67.57%) CISSP
2 36 (48.65%) CISM
3 30 (40.54%) CRISC
4 20 (27.03%) Degree
5 11 (14.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 8 (10.81%) ACCA
7 7 (9.46%) CIMA
8 6 (8.11%) CGEIT
9 5 (6.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (6.76%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (6.76%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (5.41%) FFIEC
10 4 (5.41%) GIAC
10 4 (5.41%) SANS
11 2 (2.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (2.70%) CEH
11 2 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (2.70%) Master's Degree
11 2 (2.70%) SC Cleared
11 2 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (41.89%) NIST
3 19 (25.68%) GDPR
4 17 (22.97%) GRC
5 15 (20.27%) PCI DSS
6 11 (14.86%) ITGC
7 10 (13.51%) COBIT
8 6 (8.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (8.11%) SOC 2
9 5 (6.76%) Data Quality
10 4 (5.41%) ISO 22301
11 3 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (4.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (4.05%) SOC 1
12 2 (2.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (2.70%) NCSC
12 2 (2.70%) NIST 800
12 2 (2.70%) SLA
13 1 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 2 (2.70%) Docker
2 1 (1.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.70%) Kubernetes
1 2 (2.70%) RSA Archer
1 2 (2.70%) Terraform
2 1 (1.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.35%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 13 (17.57%) Microsoft
2 12 (16.22%) Oracle
3 5 (6.76%) SAP
4 1 (1.35%) Google
4 1 (1.35%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.35%) Tenable