Hybrid/Remote CISSP Job Trends

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 263 282
Rank change year-on-year +69 +19 -84
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 248 166 366
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.25% 1.08% 1.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.83% 3.15% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 187 121 262
10th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £40,475
25th Percentile £65,186 £57,670 £56,809
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% - +4.40%
75th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £84,919
90th Percentile £122,500 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - +3.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CISSP 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 5,273 9,154
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.43% 34.44% 26.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,934 2,364 5,904
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,385 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £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 £88,333 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CISSP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CISSP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISSP over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

CISSP salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

CISSP
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 4 (1.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 97 (39.11%) Azure
2 62 (25.00%) AWS
3 32 (12.90%) GCP
4 28 (11.29%) SaaS
5 26 (10.48%) Entra ID
6 23 (9.27%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (3.23%) PaaS
8 7 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (2.02%) Power Platform
9 5 (2.02%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.61%) ChatGPT
10 4 (1.61%) IaaS
10 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.61%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (1.21%) Serverless
11 3 (1.21%) Vertex AI
12 2 (0.81%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
13 1 (0.40%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 45 (18.15%) Network Security
2 34 (13.71%) Firewall
3 20 (8.06%) CHAP
4 10 (4.03%) Kerberos
5 7 (2.82%) Intrusion Detection
6 6 (2.42%) DNS
7 5 (2.02%) DHCP
8 2 (0.81%) SSL
9 1 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.40%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.40%) VPN
9 1 (0.40%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.40%) Db2
Development Applications
1 5 (2.02%) Burp Suite
1 5 (2.02%) Git
1 5 (2.02%) Jenkins
1 5 (2.02%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.40%) JIRA
General
1 101 (40.73%) Finance
2 90 (36.29%) Social Skills
3 38 (15.32%) Legal
4 37 (14.92%) Banking
4 37 (14.92%) Public Sector
5 36 (14.52%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (13.71%) Law
7 30 (12.10%) Retail
8 29 (11.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 26 (10.48%) Financial Institution
10 10 (4.03%) Back Office
11 9 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (2.82%) Aviation
12 7 (2.82%) Manufacturing
13 5 (2.02%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.81%) Electronics
15 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.81%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 51 (20.56%) Architect
2 37 (14.92%) Senior
3 34 (13.71%) Security Architect
4 33 (13.31%) Analyst
4 33 (13.31%) Consultant
5 31 (12.50%) Security Analyst
5 31 (12.50%) Security Manager
6 25 (10.08%) Security Consultant
7 23 (9.27%) Lead
8 21 (8.47%) Auditor
8 21 (8.47%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 19 (7.66%) Internal Auditor
9 19 (7.66%) Security Auditor
10 18 (7.26%) Senior Manager
11 16 (6.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 14 (5.65%) Information Analyst
12 14 (5.65%) Information Security Analyst
12 14 (5.65%) Security Engineer
13 13 (5.24%) Information Manager
14 10 (4.03%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.06%) OAuth
1 20 (8.06%) OpenID
2 16 (6.45%) SAML
3 10 (4.03%) LDAP
4 6 (2.42%) REST
4 6 (2.42%) RESTful
5 4 (1.61%) ModSecurity
6 3 (1.21%) JSON
7 2 (0.81%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.81%) SAP CAF
8 1 (0.40%) Kafka
8 1 (0.40%) Middleware
8 1 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (28.23%) Management Information System
2 56 (22.58%) Security Posture
3 16 (6.45%) Cloud Native
3 16 (6.45%) Cyber Security Posture
4 11 (4.44%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.63%) Blockchain
7 8 (3.23%) Blog
7 8 (3.23%) PKI
8 7 (2.82%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.42%) Insider Threat
10 5 (2.02%) Cyberattack
10 5 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 5 (2.02%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.61%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (1.61%) Freedom of Information Act
11 4 (1.61%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 2 (0.81%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.44%) Windows
2 8 (3.23%) Linux
3 4 (1.61%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.40%) AIX
4 1 (0.40%) Android
4 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.40%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (68.15%) Cybersecurity
2 133 (53.63%) Information Security
3 109 (43.95%) Risk Management
4 100 (40.32%) Incident Response
5 72 (29.03%) Cloud Security
6 65 (26.21%) Vulnerability Management
7 64 (25.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 61 (24.60%) Security Architecture
9 58 (23.39%) Agile
10 57 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
11 56 (22.58%) SIEM
12 55 (22.18%) Continuous Improvement
13 49 (19.76%) Roadmaps
14 48 (19.35%) Identity Access Management
15 46 (18.55%) Risk Assessment
16 45 (18.15%) Data Protection
17 39 (15.73%) Threat Modelling
18 37 (14.92%) TOGAF
19 35 (14.11%) Coaching
20 34 (13.71%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.27%) PowerShell
2 9 (3.63%) Python
3 5 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (1.61%) Bash
5 2 (0.81%) Search Processing Language
5 2 (0.81%) SQL
6 1 (0.40%) Bicep
6 1 (0.40%) C
6 1 (0.40%) C#
6 1 (0.40%) C++
6 1 (0.40%) Java
6 1 (0.40%) Perl
6 1 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 158 (63.71%) CISM
2 78 (31.45%) Security Cleared
3 64 (25.81%) Degree
4 60 (24.19%) SC Cleared
5 53 (21.37%) CISA
6 36 (14.52%) CRISC
7 35 (14.11%) Cisco Certification
7 35 (14.11%) SANS
8 28 (11.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 28 (11.29%) DV Cleared
9 26 (10.48%) CompTIA Security+
9 26 (10.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (9.68%) CEH
11 22 (8.87%) FFIEC
12 20 (8.06%) CGEIT
13 19 (7.66%) CCSP
13 19 (7.66%) GIAC
13 19 (7.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 18 (7.26%) Azure Certification
14 18 (7.26%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (60.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 136 (54.84%) NIST
3 67 (27.02%) GDPR
4 36 (14.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 36 (14.52%) GRC
4 36 (14.52%) PCI DSS
5 29 (11.69%) NCSC
6 28 (11.29%) COBIT
7 17 (6.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 14 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (5.65%) SOC 2
9 12 (4.84%) JSP 440
10 8 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (3.23%) NIST 800
11 7 (2.82%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (2.82%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (1.61%) SOC 1
14 3 (1.21%) Data Quality
15 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (8.87%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.02%) Docker
3 3 (1.21%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (7.66%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (3.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 8 (3.23%) RSA Archer
4 7 (2.82%) Kubernetes
5 5 (2.02%) Ansible
6 4 (1.61%) Nmap
7 3 (1.21%) CSIRT
7 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.21%) SCCM
7 3 (1.21%) Terraform
8 2 (0.81%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.40%) CASB
9 1 (0.40%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.40%) Nessus
9 1 (0.40%) QRadar
Vendors
1 54 (21.77%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.47%) Google
3 8 (3.23%) iManage
4 7 (2.82%) Splunk
5 5 (2.02%) Cisco
5 5 (2.02%) ForgeRock
5 5 (2.02%) Okta
6 4 (1.61%) CyberArk
6 4 (1.61%) Qualys
7 3 (1.21%) Forcepoint
7 3 (1.21%) Oracle
7 3 (1.21%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.21%) Rapid7
7 3 (1.21%) VMware
8 2 (0.81%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (0.81%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.81%) SAP
9 1 (0.40%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.40%) Citrix
9 1 (0.40%) Salesforce