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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 349 417
Rank change year-on-year +99 +68 +41
Permanent jobs citing CISA 118 91 51
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.78% 0.53% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.34% 1.91% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 55 26 40
10th Percentile £51,250 £51,455 £45,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £57,188 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% +2.08% -20.00%
75th Percentile £107,500 £80,000 £65,688
90th Percentile £126,875 £82,100 £82,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -20.00%

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 5,033 4,761 5,617
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.28% 27.95% 27.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,450 2,463 4,045
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,504
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £46,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.74% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,498 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.47% -

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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 1 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 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (10.17%) Power Platform
2 7 (5.93%) AWS
3 6 (5.08%) Azure
4 5 (4.24%) SaaS
5 3 (2.54%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (1.69%) GCP
6 2 (1.69%) Serverless
7 1 (0.85%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.17%) CHAP
2 7 (5.93%) Firewall
3 3 (2.54%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.17%) Power BI
1 12 (10.17%) Tableau
General
1 75 (63.56%) Finance
2 64 (54.24%) Banking
3 39 (33.05%) Social Skills
4 25 (21.19%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (13.56%) Financial Institution
6 11 (9.32%) Law
7 9 (7.63%) Legal
8 8 (6.78%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (4.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.54%) Back Office
10 3 (2.54%) Retail
11 1 (0.85%) Advertising
11 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.85%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (21.19%) Auditor
2 23 (19.49%) Internal Auditor
3 13 (11.02%) Security Auditor
4 12 (10.17%) Security Manager
5 10 (8.47%) Analyst
6 9 (7.63%) IT Auditor
6 9 (7.63%) Security Analyst
6 9 (7.63%) Senior
7 8 (6.78%) IT Manager
8 7 (5.93%) Audit Manager
8 7 (5.93%) Internal Audit Manager
8 7 (5.93%) IT Audit Manager
9 5 (4.24%) Information Manager
9 5 (4.24%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (3.39%) Architecture Manager
10 4 (3.39%) Consultant
10 4 (3.39%) Engineering Manager
10 4 (3.39%) IT Analyst
10 4 (3.39%) Lead
10 4 (3.39%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.69%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 18 (15.25%) Management Information System
2 6 (5.08%) Blockchain
3 5 (4.24%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.54%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.69%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.69%) Taxonomies
6 1 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.85%) Insider Threat
6 1 (0.85%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.63%) Linux
1 9 (7.63%) Windows
2 7 (5.93%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (76.27%) Information Security
2 86 (72.88%) Risk Management
3 63 (53.39%) Risk Assessment
4 49 (41.53%) Due Diligence
5 48 (40.68%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (39.83%) Business Continuity
6 47 (39.83%) Roadmaps
7 45 (38.14%) Business Continuity Management
7 45 (38.14%) Operations Management
7 45 (38.14%) Process Improvement
7 45 (38.14%) Supply Chain Management
8 29 (24.58%) Analytics
8 29 (24.58%) Internal Audit
9 24 (20.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (19.49%) Data Analytics
11 22 (18.64%) Incident Response
12 21 (17.80%) Problem-Solving
13 20 (16.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (13.56%) Data Protection
14 16 (13.56%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.63%) Python
2 7 (5.93%) R
2 7 (5.93%) SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (83.90%) CISSP
2 71 (60.17%) CRISC
3 50 (42.37%) CISM
4 15 (12.71%) CGEIT
4 15 (12.71%) Degree
5 14 (11.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (10.17%) FFIEC
6 12 (10.17%) SANS
7 8 (6.78%) ACCA
8 7 (5.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (5.93%) CIMA
8 7 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (4.24%) GIAC
10 4 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (2.54%) CCSP
11 3 (2.54%) CEH
11 3 (2.54%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (1.69%) DBS Check
12 2 (1.69%) SC Cleared
12 2 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (62.71%) NIST
2 54 (45.76%) PCI DSS
3 42 (35.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (20.34%) GRC
5 22 (18.64%) GDPR
6 19 (16.10%) COBIT
7 8 (6.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (6.78%) SOC 2
8 6 (5.08%) ITGC
9 5 (4.24%) Data Quality
9 5 (4.24%) ISO 22301
10 3 (2.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (2.54%) SOC 1
11 2 (1.69%) NIST 800
11 2 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.69%) SLA
12 1 (0.85%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 2 (1.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.69%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.69%) RSA Archer
1 2 (1.69%) Terraform
2 1 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.85%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 9 (7.63%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.93%) Oracle
3 3 (2.54%) Google
3 3 (2.54%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.54%) Tenable