Hybrid/Remote COBIT Job Trends

Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring COBIT skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 401 528
Rank change year-on-year -6 +127 +8
Permanent jobs citing COBIT 38 36 37
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.18% 0.22% 0.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.06% 1.22% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 27 32 28
10th Percentile £56,750 £47,500 £54,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £48,438 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £55,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +59.09% -24.14% +1.40%
75th Percentile £122,500 £67,500 £83,750
90th Percentile - £82,500 £101,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £57,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +39.13% -23.33% +7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

COBIT falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,570 2,940 4,095
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.70% 17.78% 12.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,301 1,650 3,001
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,089
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,883 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.67% +9.52% -8.70%

COBIT
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

COBIT job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

COBIT
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

COBIT
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing COBIT over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

COBIT salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

COBIT
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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (26.32%) SaaS
2 2 (5.26%) AWS
2 2 (5.26%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (34.21%) CHAP
2 3 (7.89%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Db2
General
1 33 (86.84%) Finance
2 24 (63.16%) Banking
3 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
4 13 (34.21%) Financial Institution
5 11 (28.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (26.32%) Retail
7 7 (18.42%) Back Office
7 7 (18.42%) Legal
8 4 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.63%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (42.11%) Auditor
2 12 (31.58%) Internal Auditor
2 12 (31.58%) Security Auditor
3 7 (18.42%) Information Officer
3 7 (18.42%) Information Security Officer
3 7 (18.42%) Security Officer
4 6 (15.79%) Senior
5 4 (10.53%) Compliance Manager
5 4 (10.53%) IT Auditor
6 3 (7.89%) IT Manager
6 3 (7.89%) Regulatory Compliance Manager
6 3 (7.89%) Technical Manager
7 2 (5.26%) Assistant IT Manager
7 2 (5.26%) Audit Manager
7 2 (5.26%) IT Assistant
7 2 (5.26%) IT Audit Manager
7 2 (5.26%) Senior Auditor
7 2 (5.26%) Senior IT Auditor
8 1 (2.63%) Architect
8 1 (2.63%) Information Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 22 (57.89%) Management Information System
2 8 (21.05%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (18.42%) Cloud Native
3 7 (18.42%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (18.42%) Freedom of Information
3 7 (18.42%) Freedom of Information Act
4 6 (15.79%) Blockchain
5 1 (2.63%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.63%) AIX
1 1 (2.63%) Unix
1 1 (2.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (78.95%) Information Security
2 27 (71.05%) Risk Management
3 25 (65.79%) Cybersecurity
4 22 (57.89%) Incident Response
5 21 (55.26%) Data Protection
5 21 (55.26%) Internal Audit
6 20 (52.63%) Agile
7 18 (47.37%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (47.37%) Vulnerability Management
8 16 (42.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (42.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 14 (36.84%) PRINCE2
10 13 (34.21%) Analytics
10 13 (34.21%) Data Analytics
10 13 (34.21%) Project Management
10 13 (34.21%) Risk Assessment
10 13 (34.21%) Test Strategy
10 13 (34.21%) Threat Management
10 13 (34.21%) Validation
11 12 (31.58%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 31 (81.58%) CISM
2 28 (73.68%) CISA
3 26 (68.42%) CISSP
4 16 (42.11%) FFIEC
5 13 (34.21%) CGEIT
5 13 (34.21%) SANS
6 10 (26.32%) CRISC
7 7 (18.42%) ISACA
8 6 (15.79%) Degree
9 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (81.58%) NIST
2 27 (71.05%) GDPR
3 20 (52.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (31.58%) PCI DSS
5 9 (23.68%) SOC 1
5 9 (23.68%) SOC 2
6 7 (18.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (10.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (7.89%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (2.63%) GRC
9 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (2.63%) ITGC
Vendors
1 2 (5.26%) Oracle
1 2 (5.26%) Sage
1 2 (5.26%) SAP
1 2 (5.26%) Xero
2 1 (2.63%) Citrix
2 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow