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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 340 439
Rank change year-on-year +89 +99 -3
Permanent jobs citing CISA 123 92 50
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 0.56% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.49% 1.97% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 62 24 41
10th Percentile £51,375 £53,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,750 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.80% +4.17% -20.00%
75th Percentile £103,438 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £126,438 £82,100 £82,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +16.67% -19.56%

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 4,944 4,669 5,856
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.07% 28.41% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,457 2,383 4,210
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £59,528
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +3.56% -0.79%
75th Percentile £78,500 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,300 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,499 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% -

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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 12 January 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 7 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.76%) Power Platform
2 10 (8.13%) Azure
3 7 (5.69%) AWS
4 5 (4.07%) SaaS
5 3 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (1.63%) GCP
6 2 (1.63%) Serverless
7 1 (0.81%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (11.38%) CHAP
2 7 (5.69%) Firewall
3 3 (2.44%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.76%) Power BI
1 12 (9.76%) Tableau
General
1 80 (65.04%) Finance
2 66 (53.66%) Banking
3 39 (31.71%) Social Skills
4 25 (20.33%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (14.63%) Financial Institution
6 11 (8.94%) Law
7 9 (7.32%) Legal
8 8 (6.50%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (4.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.44%) Back Office
10 3 (2.44%) Retail
11 1 (0.81%) Advertising
11 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.81%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.81%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (21.95%) Auditor
2 25 (20.33%) Internal Auditor
3 15 (12.20%) Security Auditor
4 13 (10.57%) Senior
5 12 (9.76%) Security Manager
6 10 (8.13%) Analyst
7 9 (7.32%) IT Auditor
7 9 (7.32%) Security Analyst
8 8 (6.50%) IT Manager
8 8 (6.50%) Senior Manager
9 7 (5.69%) Audit Manager
9 7 (5.69%) Internal Audit Manager
9 7 (5.69%) IT Audit Manager
10 6 (4.88%) Risk Manager
11 5 (4.07%) Information Manager
11 5 (4.07%) Information Security Manager
11 5 (4.07%) Lead
12 4 (3.25%) Architecture Manager
12 4 (3.25%) IT Analyst
12 4 (3.25%) Senior Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.63%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 20 (16.26%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.69%) Blockchain
3 5 (4.07%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.25%) Linked Data
5 3 (2.44%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.63%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.81%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.81%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.32%) Linux
1 9 (7.32%) Windows
2 7 (5.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (73.17%) Information Security
2 86 (69.92%) Risk Management
3 65 (52.85%) Risk Assessment
4 49 (39.84%) Cybersecurity
4 49 (39.84%) Due Diligence
5 47 (38.21%) Business Continuity
5 47 (38.21%) Roadmaps
6 45 (36.59%) Business Continuity Management
6 45 (36.59%) Operations Management
6 45 (36.59%) Process Improvement
6 45 (36.59%) Supply Chain Management
7 35 (28.46%) Analytics
8 31 (25.20%) Internal Audit
9 26 (21.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 25 (20.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (20.33%) Data Analytics
11 24 (19.51%) Incident Response
12 22 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (14.63%) Data Protection
14 17 (13.82%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.32%) Python
2 7 (5.69%) R
2 7 (5.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 101 (82.11%) CISSP
2 70 (56.91%) CRISC
3 51 (41.46%) CISM
4 17 (13.82%) CGEIT
4 17 (13.82%) Degree
5 14 (11.38%) FFIEC
5 14 (11.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 14 (11.38%) SANS
6 8 (6.50%) ACCA
7 7 (5.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (5.69%) CIMA
7 7 (5.69%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (4.07%) GIAC
9 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (2.44%) CCSP
10 3 (2.44%) CEH
10 3 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.63%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.63%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (60.16%) NIST
2 54 (43.90%) PCI DSS
3 40 (32.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 28 (22.76%) GDPR
5 23 (18.70%) GRC
6 22 (17.89%) COBIT
7 9 (7.32%) Data Quality
8 8 (6.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (4.88%) ITGC
9 6 (4.88%) SOC 2
10 5 (4.07%) ISO 22301
11 3 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.63%) SLA
13 1 (0.81%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.81%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 2 (1.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.63%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.63%) Terraform
2 1 (0.81%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.81%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 9 (7.32%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.69%) Oracle
3 3 (2.44%) Google
3 3 (2.44%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.44%) Tenable