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 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 - 537
Rank change year-on-year - - +116
Permanent jobs citing CSIRT 4 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.024% - 0.032%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.26% - 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 10
10th Percentile - - £36,250
25th Percentile £52,421 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,292 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.52%
75th Percentile £60,832 - £57,500
90th Percentile £64,833 - £67,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +38.46% -

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 1,523 1,918 3,682
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.04% 14.84% 11.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,050 1,390 3,053
10th Percentile £36,475 £42,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,584 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £62,783
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +11.50% -8.78%
75th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% -11.11%

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

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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

CSIRT
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CSIRT over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

CSIRT salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) CSOC
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
2 3 (75.00%) Compliance Audit
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (75.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Security
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CEH
1 3 (75.00%) CISSP
1 3 (75.00%) GCIA
1 3 (75.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (75.00%) Data Quality
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (75.00%) NCSC
1 3 (75.00%) PCI DSS