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 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 384 477
Rank change year-on-year +32 +93 -58
Permanent jobs citing CISA 65 52 107
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.34% 0.35% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.53% 1.04% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 47 24 84
10th Percentile £63,111 - £37,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% - -6.40%
75th Percentile £122,500 £72,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £124,000 £77,625 £90,000
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% +3.70% -

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 4,256 5,012 8,990
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.19% 33.76% 26.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,903 2,308 5,903
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,451 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,092 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 3 June 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 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.54%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.38%) SaaS
2 6 (9.23%) Azure
3 2 (3.08%) AWS
4 1 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.54%) GCP
4 1 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 21 (32.31%) CHAP
2 2 (3.08%) Firewall
3 1 (1.54%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.54%) DB2
General
1 49 (75.38%) Finance
2 31 (47.69%) Banking
3 29 (44.62%) Social Skills
4 27 (41.54%) Financial Institution
5 13 (20.00%) Retail
6 11 (16.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (13.85%) Back Office
7 9 (13.85%) Law
8 6 (9.23%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (9.23%) Legal
9 4 (6.15%) Aviation
9 4 (6.15%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 24 (36.92%) Auditor
2 21 (32.31%) Security Auditor
3 20 (30.77%) Internal Auditor
4 12 (18.46%) Analyst
4 12 (18.46%) Security Analyst
5 9 (13.85%) Senior
6 8 (12.31%) Risk Manager
7 7 (10.77%) Information Analyst
7 7 (10.77%) Information Security Analyst
7 7 (10.77%) Lead
8 6 (9.23%) Information Manager
9 5 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 5 (7.69%) Senior Manager
9 5 (7.69%) Senior Risk Manager
10 4 (6.15%) IT Auditor
10 4 (6.15%) Risk Analyst
10 4 (6.15%) Security Risk Analyst
11 3 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
11 3 (4.62%) Information Security Officer
11 3 (4.62%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 36 (55.38%) Management Information System
2 10 (15.38%) Blockchain
3 5 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (6.15%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (6.15%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (6.15%) Linked Data
4 4 (6.15%) Operational Technology
4 4 (6.15%) Security Posture
5 3 (4.62%) Cloud Native
5 3 (4.62%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (4.62%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (1.54%) CSOC
6 1 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.54%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.08%) Unix
1 2 (3.08%) Windows
2 1 (1.54%) AIX
2 1 (1.54%) Linux
2 1 (1.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (76.92%) Information Security
2 47 (72.31%) Risk Management
3 38 (58.46%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (53.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 29 (44.62%) Risk Assessment
6 28 (43.08%) Agile
6 28 (43.08%) Internal Audit
7 27 (41.54%) Data Protection
8 26 (40.00%) Analytics
8 26 (40.00%) Incident Response
9 25 (38.46%) Project Management
10 24 (36.92%) Vulnerability Management
11 22 (33.85%) Threat Management
12 21 (32.31%) Continuous Improvement
12 21 (32.31%) Data Analytics
12 21 (32.31%) PRINCE2
12 21 (32.31%) Test Strategy
12 21 (32.31%) Validation
13 16 (24.62%) Problem-Solving
14 14 (21.54%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.54%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (80.00%) CISSP
2 50 (76.92%) CISM
3 28 (43.08%) SANS
4 21 (32.31%) CGEIT
4 21 (32.31%) FFIEC
5 17 (26.15%) CRISC
6 10 (15.38%) Degree
6 10 (15.38%) ISACA
7 8 (12.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 6 (9.23%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (3.08%) Security Cleared
10 1 (1.54%) ACCA
10 1 (1.54%) CCSP
10 1 (1.54%) CEH
10 1 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (1.54%) GIAC
10 1 (1.54%) MBA
10 1 (1.54%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (63.08%) NIST
2 33 (50.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (47.69%) GDPR
4 30 (46.15%) COBIT
5 22 (33.85%) GRC
6 11 (16.92%) SOC 2
7 10 (15.38%) PCI DSS
8 8 (12.31%) NIST 800
9 5 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (7.69%) NCSC
9 5 (7.69%) SOC 1
10 4 (6.15%) Data Quality
10 4 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (4.62%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (3.08%) ITGC
13 1 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (1.54%) JSP 440
13 1 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 8 (12.31%) RSA Archer
2 7 (10.77%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 3 (4.62%) Oracle
1 3 (4.62%) SAP
2 1 (1.54%) Citrix
2 1 (1.54%) Google
2 1 (1.54%) iManage
2 1 (1.54%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.54%) Palo Alto
2 1 (1.54%) Rapid7
2 1 (1.54%) Sage
2 1 (1.54%) Tenable
2 1 (1.54%) Xero