Hybrid/Remote CSIRT Job Trends

Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring CSIRT skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 465 493
Rank change year-on-year - +28 +286
Permanent jobs citing CSIRT 0 3 10
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.015% 0.045%
As % of the Systems Management category - 0.12% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 10
10th Percentile - - £66,250
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.69%
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £76,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.58% +9.29% +7.69%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

CSIRT falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,817 2,427 3,667
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.11% 12.13% 16.37%
Number of salaries quoted 993 1,401 3,158
10th Percentile £35,850 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% - -3.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £84,764
90th Percentile £98,600 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £61,250 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -9.26% +3.85% -3.70%

CSIRT
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

CSIRT job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CSIRT
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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