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 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 347 474
Rank change year-on-year +75 +127 -15
Permanent jobs citing CISA 120 75 82
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 0.53% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.52% 1.83% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 61 29 59
10th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £72,500 £53,750 £52,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -4.00% -6.72%
75th Percentile £122,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £126,875 £82,020 £90,250
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £62,750
% change year-on-year +25.00% +11.55% -6.34%

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 4,762 4,101 8,029
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.77% 29.18% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,562 2,463 5,840
10th Percentile £30,987 £31,050 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,421 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,646 £73,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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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 9 March 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 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.83%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.17%) Azure
2 10 (8.33%) SaaS
3 6 (5.00%) AWS
4 3 (2.50%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.50%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.50%) GCP
4 3 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.50%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.83%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 21 (17.50%) CHAP
2 5 (4.17%) Firewall
3 1 (0.83%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.50%) Power BI
1 3 (2.50%) Tableau
2 1 (0.83%) DB2
General
1 92 (76.67%) Finance
2 73 (60.83%) Banking
3 35 (29.17%) Social Skills
4 29 (24.17%) Financial Institution
5 14 (11.67%) Law
6 11 (9.17%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.83%) Back Office
8 7 (5.83%) Legal
8 7 (5.83%) Retail
9 4 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Advertising
11 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.83%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (20.83%) Auditor
2 23 (19.17%) Internal Auditor
3 21 (17.50%) Security Auditor
4 14 (11.67%) Analyst
5 13 (10.83%) Security Analyst
6 10 (8.33%) Risk Manager
6 10 (8.33%) Senior
7 9 (7.50%) Lead
8 8 (6.67%) Senior Manager
9 7 (5.83%) Information Analyst
9 7 (5.83%) Information Security Analyst
9 7 (5.83%) Security Manager
10 6 (5.00%) IT Manager
11 5 (4.17%) Audit Manager
11 5 (4.17%) IT Audit Manager
11 5 (4.17%) IT Auditor
11 5 (4.17%) Senior Risk Manager
12 4 (3.33%) Information Manager
12 4 (3.33%) IT Analyst
13 3 (2.50%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.67%) SLSA
2 1 (0.83%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 28 (23.33%) Management Information System
2 12 (10.00%) Blockchain
3 4 (3.33%) Linked Data
3 4 (3.33%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.67%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.83%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.33%) Unix
1 4 (3.33%) Windows
2 3 (2.50%) Linux
3 1 (0.83%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (80.83%) Information Security
2 96 (80.00%) Risk Management
3 75 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
4 49 (40.83%) Due Diligence
5 47 (39.17%) Business Continuity
5 47 (39.17%) Process Improvement
6 45 (37.50%) Business Continuity Management
6 45 (37.50%) Operations Management
6 45 (37.50%) Roadmaps
6 45 (37.50%) Supply Chain Management
7 39 (32.50%) Cybersecurity
8 30 (25.00%) Internal Audit
9 29 (24.17%) Analytics
10 28 (23.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 26 (21.67%) Incident Response
12 24 (20.00%) Data Analytics
13 23 (19.17%) Data Protection
14 22 (18.33%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (18.33%) Threat Management
14 22 (18.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.50%) Python
1 3 (2.50%) R
1 3 (2.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (88.33%) CISSP
2 70 (58.33%) CRISC
3 52 (43.33%) CISM
4 28 (23.33%) SANS
5 23 (19.17%) CGEIT
6 21 (17.50%) FFIEC
7 12 (10.00%) Degree
8 9 (7.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 7 (5.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (5.83%) ISACA
10 6 (5.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (5.00%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (4.17%) ACCA
11 5 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (3.33%) GIAC
13 3 (2.50%) CCSP
13 3 (2.50%) CEH
13 3 (2.50%) CIMA
14 2 (1.67%) SC Cleared
14 2 (1.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (70.00%) NIST
2 58 (48.33%) PCI DSS
3 36 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (26.67%) GDPR
5 29 (24.17%) GRC
6 25 (20.83%) COBIT
7 11 (9.17%) SOC 2
8 7 (5.83%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (5.83%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.33%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.50%) ISO 22301
10 3 (2.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (1.67%) SLA
11 2 (1.67%) SOC 1
12 1 (0.83%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 8 (6.67%) RSA Archer
2 7 (5.83%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 5 (4.17%) Microsoft
1 5 (4.17%) Oracle
2 3 (2.50%) Google
2 3 (2.50%) Palo Alto
2 3 (2.50%) Tenable
3 2 (1.67%) SAP
4 1 (0.83%) Citrix
4 1 (0.83%) Sage
4 1 (0.83%) Xero