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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 365 407
Rank change year-on-year -29 +42 +36
Permanent jobs citing CISA 57 54 112
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.33% 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.26% 0.97% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 30 31 77
10th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £65,186 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.15% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £105,000 £74,375 £80,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £80,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% -13.33% +11.11%

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 4,532 5,559 7,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.70% 33.77% 26.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,031 2,466 4,303
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,469 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,844 £41,250 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,770 £74,258 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 29 July 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (10.53%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (1.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 16 (28.07%) SaaS
2 10 (17.54%) AWS
3 6 (10.53%) Cloud Computing
4 4 (7.02%) Azure
4 4 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.54%) CHAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.75%) Db2
1 1 (1.75%) Oracle Reports
General
1 36 (63.16%) Finance
2 22 (38.60%) Banking
3 20 (35.09%) Social Skills
4 15 (26.32%) Retail
5 14 (24.56%) Financial Institution
6 13 (22.81%) Legal
7 12 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (19.30%) Back Office
9 10 (17.54%) Law
10 6 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (7.02%) Aviation
11 4 (7.02%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (5.26%) Public Sector
13 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (24.56%) Auditor
1 14 (24.56%) Senior
2 12 (21.05%) Consultant
3 11 (19.30%) Security Consultant
4 9 (15.79%) Analyst
4 9 (15.79%) Internal Auditor
4 9 (15.79%) Security Analyst
4 9 (15.79%) Security Auditor
5 8 (14.04%) Information Manager
5 8 (14.04%) Information Security Manager
5 8 (14.04%) Security Manager
6 7 (12.28%) Information Officer
6 7 (12.28%) Information Security Officer
6 7 (12.28%) Security Officer
6 7 (12.28%) Senior Consultant
7 6 (10.53%) AWS Consultant
7 6 (10.53%) Senior Security Consultant
8 5 (8.77%) Information Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) Information Security Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.75%) Middleware
1 1 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 34 (59.65%) Management Information System
2 8 (14.04%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (14.04%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (12.28%) Cloud Native
3 7 (12.28%) Freedom of Information
3 7 (12.28%) Freedom of Information Act
4 6 (10.53%) Onboarding
5 5 (8.77%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (7.02%) Blockchain
6 4 (7.02%) Operational Technology
7 3 (5.26%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.75%) CSOC
8 1 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.26%) Unix
2 2 (3.51%) Windows
3 1 (1.75%) AIX
3 1 (1.75%) Linux
3 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (84.21%) Information Security
2 41 (71.93%) Risk Management
3 40 (70.18%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (47.37%) Agile
4 27 (47.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (42.11%) Incident Response
5 24 (42.11%) Internal Audit
6 20 (35.09%) Data Protection
7 19 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 18 (31.58%) Vulnerability Management
9 15 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (24.56%) Business Continuity
10 14 (24.56%) Disaster Recovery
10 14 (24.56%) Project Management
10 14 (24.56%) Risk Assessment
10 14 (24.56%) SIEM
11 13 (22.81%) Strategic Thinking
12 12 (21.05%) Security Operations
13 11 (19.30%) Analytics
13 11 (19.30%) Cyber Resilience
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (85.96%) CISM
2 48 (84.21%) CISSP
3 16 (28.07%) CRISC
4 12 (21.05%) Degree
5 10 (17.54%) CGEIT
5 10 (17.54%) FFIEC
5 10 (17.54%) SANS
6 7 (12.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (12.28%) ISACA
6 7 (12.28%) Master's Degree
7 6 (10.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (7.02%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (3.51%) Security Cleared
10 1 (1.75%) ACCA
10 1 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.75%) MBA
10 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (66.67%) GDPR
2 37 (64.91%) NIST
3 36 (63.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (42.11%) COBIT
5 15 (26.32%) GRC
6 12 (21.05%) PCI DSS
6 12 (21.05%) SOC 2
7 8 (14.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (12.28%) NIST 800
8 7 (12.28%) SOC 1
9 5 (8.77%) NCSC
10 4 (7.02%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (5.26%) ITGC
12 2 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (1.75%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (1.75%) ISAE 3402
13 1 (1.75%) JSP 440
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (10.53%) iManage
2 3 (5.26%) Oracle
2 3 (5.26%) SAP
3 1 (1.75%) Citrix
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.75%) Rapid7