Hybrid/Remote Cybersecurity Job Trends

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,765 1,119 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.12% 6.66% 6.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.83% 7.10% 7.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 566 657
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 19,983 15,760 19,273
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.57% 93.83% 88.14%
Number of salaries quoted 14,257 8,411 11,456
10th Percentile £33,900 £29,750 £35,134
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cybersecurity
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 98 (5.55%) SharePoint
2 86 (4.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.62%) IIS
4 9 (0.51%) SAS
5 5 (0.28%) Apache
5 5 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.23%) WordPress
7 3 (0.17%) Confluence
8 1 (0.057%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 49 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.17%) Trello
7 2 (0.11%) Simulink
7 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.08%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.17%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.057%) Magento
5 1 (0.057%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.057%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.057%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.057%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 438 (24.82%) Azure
2 263 (14.90%) Microsoft 365
3 243 (13.77%) Entra ID
4 214 (12.12%) AWS
5 99 (5.61%) SaaS
6 81 (4.59%) GCP
7 45 (2.55%) Power Platform
8 38 (2.15%) Azure Sentinel
9 35 (1.98%) OneDrive
9 35 (1.98%) Serverless
10 26 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
11 22 (1.25%) GitHub
11 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (0.91%) Azure Logic Apps
12 16 (0.91%) Mimecast
13 14 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
15 12 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (0.68%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 248 (14.05%) Firewall
2 153 (8.67%) Network Security
3 90 (5.10%) DNS
4 87 (4.93%) VLAN
5 77 (4.36%) DHCP
6 72 (4.08%) VPN
7 65 (3.68%) WAN
8 52 (2.95%) TCP/IP
9 49 (2.78%) LAN
10 46 (2.61%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.81%) Broadband
12 29 (1.64%) VoIP
13 26 (1.47%) BGP
14 24 (1.36%) SSL
15 21 (1.19%) HTTP
16 19 (1.08%) Cisco Nexus
16 19 (1.08%) SD-WAN
17 18 (1.02%) MPLS
18 16 (0.91%) OSPF
18 16 (0.91%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.19%) SQL Server
2 16 (0.91%) Power BI
3 10 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (0.45%) Big Data
5 6 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
6 5 (0.28%) Metadata
6 5 (0.28%) Tableau
7 3 (0.17%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.17%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.11%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.057%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.057%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.057%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.057%) Power Query
9 1 (0.057%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 26 (1.47%) JIRA
2 22 (1.25%) Snyk
3 10 (0.57%) Git
4 9 (0.51%) Burp Suite
4 9 (0.51%) Metasploit
5 7 (0.40%) GitLab
5 7 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.28%) Poetry
7 4 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.17%) Maven
8 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.17%) VersionOne
9 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.057%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.057%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.057%) Visual Studio
General
1 629 (35.64%) Social Skills
2 206 (11.67%) Finance
3 165 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 162 (9.18%) Public Sector
5 157 (8.90%) Analytical Skills
6 116 (6.57%) Legal
7 112 (6.35%) Marketing
8 98 (5.55%) Retail
9 81 (4.59%) Law
10 70 (3.97%) Telecoms
11 66 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
12 49 (2.78%) Banking
13 47 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
14 33 (1.87%) Aerospace
14 33 (1.87%) Police
15 30 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (1.59%) Manufacturing
17 25 (1.42%) Games
18 23 (1.30%) Advertising
18 23 (1.30%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 356 (20.17%) Senior
2 210 (11.90%) Analyst
3 190 (10.76%) Consultant
4 166 (9.41%) Architect
5 140 (7.93%) Security Engineer
6 104 (5.89%) Lead
7 103 (5.84%) Security Consultant
8 100 (5.67%) Security Manager
9 99 (5.61%) Security Analyst
10 95 (5.38%) Security Architect
11 88 (4.99%) IT Support
11 88 (4.99%) Support Engineer
12 77 (4.36%) Senior Manager
13 76 (4.31%) IT Manager
14 74 (4.19%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 71 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 70 (3.97%) Business Manager
17 68 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 68 (3.85%) IT Engineer
17 68 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (2.44%) Terraform
2 31 (1.76%) OAuth
3 25 (1.42%) SAML
4 22 (1.25%) REST
5 20 (1.13%) .NET
6 19 (1.08%) LDAP
7 17 (0.96%) OpenID
8 10 (0.57%) JSON
8 10 (0.57%) SailPoint
9 7 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.40%) ModSecurity
9 7 (0.40%) SOAP
10 6 (0.34%) Kafka
10 6 (0.34%) Node.js
10 6 (0.34%) PySpark
10 6 (0.34%) React
10 6 (0.34%) RESTful
11 5 (0.28%) LangChain
11 5 (0.28%) Middleware
11 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 154 (8.73%) Cyber Threat
2 146 (8.27%) Security Posture
3 102 (5.78%) Management Information System
4 95 (5.38%) Onboarding
5 73 (4.14%) Driving Licence
6 62 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
7 52 (2.95%) Data Centre
8 50 (2.83%) Operational Technology
9 48 (2.72%) Cloud Native
10 43 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
11 37 (2.10%) Security Operations Centre
12 31 (1.76%) PKI
13 29 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
14 27 (1.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 27 (1.53%) Cyberattack
15 24 (1.36%) Social Media
16 23 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
17 22 (1.25%) AI Agents
17 22 (1.25%) Cyber Security Posture
18 19 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 197 (11.16%) Windows
2 92 (5.21%) Windows Server
3 63 (3.57%) Linux
4 24 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.51%) Android
7 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Unix
9 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.11%) Rocky
11 1 (0.057%) AIX
11 1 (0.057%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.057%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (20.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 344 (19.49%) AI
3 328 (18.58%) Information Security
4 297 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
5 246 (13.94%) Decision-Making
6 221 (12.52%) Risk Management
7 212 (12.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 209 (11.84%) Incident Response
9 207 (11.73%) Mentoring
10 197 (11.16%) Cloud Security
11 193 (10.93%) Vulnerability Management
12 185 (10.48%) Stakeholder Management
13 182 (10.31%) Security Operations
14 173 (9.80%) ITIL
15 166 (9.41%) SIEM
16 165 (9.35%) Identity Access Management
17 154 (8.73%) Service Delivery
18 150 (8.50%) Business Continuity
19 142 (8.05%) Agile
19 142 (8.05%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 122 (6.91%) Python
2 81 (4.59%) PowerShell
3 42 (2.38%) SQL
4 26 (1.47%) C++
4 26 (1.47%) Kusto Query Language
5 19 (1.08%) Java
6 18 (1.02%) Bash
7 17 (0.96%) C#
7 17 (0.96%) JavaScript
8 16 (0.91%) TypeScript
9 12 (0.68%) Go
10 11 (0.62%) Rust
11 9 (0.51%) Bicep
12 8 (0.45%) C
13 5 (0.28%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.17%) Ada
14 3 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
14 3 (0.17%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 304 (17.22%) Security Cleared
2 236 (13.37%) CISSP
3 226 (12.80%) SC Cleared
4 190 (10.76%) CISM
5 180 (10.20%) Degree
6 90 (5.10%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.40%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.34%) Network+ Certification
9 53 (3.00%) Azure Certification
9 53 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 48 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
11 47 (2.66%) AWS Certification
12 46 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
12 46 (2.61%) CRISC
13 41 (2.32%) CISA
14 37 (2.10%) CompTIA Security+
15 31 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
16 29 (1.64%) GIAC
16 29 (1.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 24 (1.36%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 322 (18.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 225 (12.75%) NIST
3 145 (8.22%) GDPR
4 140 (7.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 140 (7.93%) GRC
5 78 (4.42%) PCI DSS
6 67 (3.80%) NCSC
7 52 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 32 (1.81%) SLA
9 27 (1.53%) SOC 2
10 26 (1.47%) Accessibility
11 22 (1.25%) QA
12 21 (1.19%) NIST 800
13 20 (1.13%) COBIT
14 18 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
14 18 (1.02%) ISO 22301
15 16 (0.91%) JSP 440
16 15 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
17 12 (0.68%) Data Quality
17 12 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 205 (11.61%) Active Directory
2 60 (3.40%) Hyper-V
3 34 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 26 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (1.13%) Docker
6 17 (0.96%) Firmware
7 13 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.23%) vSphere
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) NFS
12 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.057%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.057%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 161 (9.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.81%) Kubernetes
2 32 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
3 20 (1.13%) Ansible
4 15 (0.85%) CASB
4 15 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 14 (0.79%) Grafana
6 9 (0.51%) Nmap
7 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
8 7 (0.40%) Functional Safety
8 7 (0.40%) QRadar
9 4 (0.23%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.23%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 4 (0.23%) SCCM
10 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.11%) Graylog
11 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 575 (32.58%) Microsoft
2 81 (4.59%) Cisco
3 72 (4.08%) Palo Alto
4 70 (3.97%) CyberArk
5 54 (3.06%) VMware
6 40 (2.27%) CrowdStrike
7 34 (1.93%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.87%) Adobe
9 32 (1.81%) Salesforce
10 31 (1.76%) Apple
11 29 (1.64%) Qualys
12 27 (1.53%) Google
12 27 (1.53%) Tenable
13 26 (1.47%) Splunk
14 24 (1.36%) Fortinet
15 21 (1.19%) Aruba
16 17 (0.96%) Veeam
17 15 (0.85%) OpenAI
18 12 (0.68%) Okta
19 11 (0.62%) WatchGuard