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 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 36 47
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,047 1,087 1,537
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.48% 6.93% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.52% 7.31% 6.00%
Number of salaries quoted 632 634 1,219
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,716 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £49,775 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,875 £65,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +9.20% -8.42%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -7.69%

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 13,929 14,866 25,619
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.27% 94.76% 92.68%
Number of salaries quoted 9,007 8,893 21,194
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £34,760
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £57,549
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +9.09% -7.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,700 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 13 February 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 32 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.48%) Drupal
3 5 (0.48%) nginx
3 5 (0.48%) WordPress
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.096%) Confluence
Applications
1 80 (7.64%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.81%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.096%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.096%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 7 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.48%) Shopify
3 4 (0.38%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.096%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 312 (29.80%) Azure
2 166 (15.85%) Microsoft 365
3 163 (15.57%) Entra ID
4 140 (13.37%) AWS
5 59 (5.64%) Google Workspace
6 31 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (2.96%) Power Platform
7 28 (2.67%) GCP
8 27 (2.58%) SaaS
9 22 (2.10%) Azure Sentinel
10 19 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (1.05%) Mimecast
11 11 (1.05%) Nutanix
12 10 (0.96%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (0.86%) GitHub
13 9 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (0.86%) PaaS
14 6 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (0.57%) OneDrive
15 5 (0.48%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 120 (11.46%) Firewall
2 71 (6.78%) Broadband
3 41 (3.92%) VPN
4 39 (3.72%) Network Security
5 28 (2.67%) DNS
6 19 (1.81%) DHCP
7 18 (1.72%) CHAP
7 18 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
7 18 (1.72%) TCP/IP
8 16 (1.53%) VLAN
9 10 (0.96%) Unified Communications
9 10 (0.96%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.86%) DMZ
10 9 (0.86%) LAN
10 9 (0.86%) VoIP
10 9 (0.86%) WAN
11 8 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.67%) IP Telephony
12 7 (0.67%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.57%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.24%) Power BI
2 9 (0.86%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.67%) Tableau
4 5 (0.48%) MariaDB
5 4 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (0.38%) MS Access
5 4 (0.38%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.29%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.096%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.096%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.34%) Jenkins
2 6 (0.57%) GitLab
3 4 (0.38%) Git
3 4 (0.38%) Toad
4 3 (0.29%) JIRA
4 3 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.29%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.19%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.19%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.19%) Snyk
6 1 (0.096%) SonarQube
General
1 391 (37.34%) Social Skills
2 181 (17.29%) Finance
3 100 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (9.36%) Public Sector
5 94 (8.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 93 (8.88%) Organisational Skills
7 71 (6.78%) Marketing
8 66 (6.30%) Back Office
9 62 (5.92%) Telecoms
10 57 (5.44%) Banking
11 54 (5.16%) Law
12 41 (3.92%) Games
13 39 (3.72%) Legal
14 35 (3.34%) Manufacturing
15 30 (2.87%) Electronics
16 28 (2.67%) Retail
17 22 (2.10%) Financial Institution
18 17 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
18 17 (1.62%) Local Government
19 16 (1.53%) German Language
Job Titles
1 205 (19.58%) Senior
2 108 (10.32%) Support Engineer
3 100 (9.55%) Architect
4 95 (9.07%) Analyst
5 90 (8.60%) Consultant
6 66 (6.30%) Security Architect
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Engineer
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Support
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 56 (5.35%) Security Consultant
8 56 (5.35%) Site Engineer
9 53 (5.06%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 53 (5.06%) Security Manager
10 49 (4.68%) Hardware Engineer
10 49 (4.68%) Senior Hardware Engineer
11 47 (4.49%) IT Engineer
11 47 (4.49%) Security Analyst
12 45 (4.30%) IT Support
13 44 (4.20%) Senior Architect
14 43 (4.11%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.92%) OAuth
1 62 (5.92%) OpenID
1 62 (5.92%) SAML
2 61 (5.83%) REST
3 60 (5.73%) GraphQL
3 60 (5.73%) SOAP
4 59 (5.64%) LDAP
5 26 (2.48%) SAP CAF
6 6 (0.57%) .NET
6 6 (0.57%) CSS
6 6 (0.57%) HTML
6 6 (0.57%) Node.js
7 4 (0.38%) Android NDK
7 4 (0.38%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.38%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.38%) RESTful
7 4 (0.38%) TensorFlow
7 4 (0.38%) WebSockets
8 3 (0.29%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.29%) React
Miscellaneous
1 106 (10.12%) Cyber Threat
2 73 (6.97%) Security Posture
3 70 (6.69%) Cyberattack
4 59 (5.64%) Management Information System
5 51 (4.87%) Onboarding
6 34 (3.25%) Blog
6 34 (3.25%) Data Centre
7 31 (2.96%) Public Cloud
8 30 (2.87%) Cloud Native
8 30 (2.87%) Hybrid Cloud
9 29 (2.77%) Driving Licence
10 28 (2.67%) Operational Technology
11 25 (2.39%) Security Operations Centre
12 24 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
13 23 (2.20%) Cyber Security Posture
14 22 (2.10%) PKI
15 21 (2.01%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 17 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
16 17 (1.62%) Product Ownership
17 15 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 158 (15.09%) Windows
2 70 (6.69%) Windows 10
3 51 (4.87%) Windows Server
4 40 (3.82%) Linux
5 15 (1.43%) Android
6 14 (1.34%) Mac OS
7 12 (1.15%) Apple iOS
8 11 (1.05%) Unix
9 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.096%) Debian
10 1 (0.096%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.096%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 146 (13.94%) Roadmaps
3 139 (13.28%) ITIL
3 139 (13.28%) Risk Management
4 133 (12.70%) Information Security
5 127 (12.13%) Analytics
6 123 (11.75%) Mentoring
7 122 (11.65%) Incident Response
8 121 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
9 119 (11.37%) AI
10 88 (8.40%) Agile
11 81 (7.74%) Cloud Security
11 81 (7.74%) Customer Service
12 76 (7.26%) Identity Access Management
13 75 (7.16%) Customer Experience
13 75 (7.16%) Project Management
13 75 (7.16%) Stakeholder Management
14 74 (7.07%) Security Operations
14 74 (7.07%) Vulnerability Management
15 71 (6.78%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 114 (10.89%) PowerShell
2 71 (6.78%) Bash
3 66 (6.30%) Python
4 58 (5.54%) T-SQL
5 53 (5.06%) SQL
6 24 (2.29%) C++
7 19 (1.81%) C#
8 16 (1.53%) Java
9 15 (1.43%) JavaScript
10 13 (1.24%) C
11 7 (0.67%) Go
12 6 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.38%) Bicep
13 4 (0.38%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.38%) R
13 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.38%) VB
14 3 (0.29%) Rust
15 2 (0.19%) PHP
15 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 207 (19.77%) Degree
2 175 (16.71%) Security Cleared
3 156 (14.90%) CISSP
4 146 (13.94%) SC Cleared
5 119 (11.37%) CISM
6 60 (5.73%) CTC Cleared
7 48 (4.58%) CISA
8 43 (4.11%) AWS Certification
8 43 (4.11%) Cisco Certification
9 41 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 34 (3.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 30 (2.87%) DV Cleared
12 29 (2.77%) CEH
12 29 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
12 29 (2.77%) PMP
12 29 (2.77%) SANS
13 26 (2.48%) Azure Certification
14 20 (1.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 20 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 20 (1.91%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 239 (22.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 232 (22.16%) NIST
3 90 (8.60%) GDPR
4 88 (8.40%) NCSC
5 80 (7.64%) GRC
6 71 (6.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 67 (6.40%) SLA
8 34 (3.25%) PCI DSS
9 33 (3.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (2.58%) COBIT
11 14 (1.34%) JSP 440
12 12 (1.15%) ISO 22301
12 12 (1.15%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.05%) IEC 61508
13 11 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 11 (1.05%) MISRA
13 11 (1.05%) MISRA C
14 10 (0.96%) NIST 800
15 8 (0.76%) ISO 9001
15 8 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 128 (12.23%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.91%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.43%) Docker
4 15 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.48%) Firmware
6 4 (0.38%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.38%) vSphere
7 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.096%) iptables
8 1 (0.096%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 61 (5.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.20%) Terraform
3 20 (1.91%) Ansible
4 15 (1.43%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.05%) Functional Safety
5 11 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.86%) Nessus
7 6 (0.57%) QRadar
8 5 (0.48%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 5 (0.48%) FTK
9 4 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.38%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.29%) Grafana
10 3 (0.29%) Nagios
10 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.29%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.29%) SCCM
11 2 (0.19%) Nmap
Vendors
1 223 (21.30%) Microsoft
2 82 (7.83%) Cisco
3 49 (4.68%) VMware
4 35 (3.34%) SAP
5 30 (2.87%) Apple
6 25 (2.39%) Adobe
7 19 (1.81%) PayPal
8 17 (1.62%) Salesforce
9 15 (1.43%) Oracle
9 15 (1.43%) Tenable
10 14 (1.34%) CrowdStrike
11 12 (1.15%) Fortinet
11 12 (1.15%) Google
12 11 (1.05%) Commvault
12 11 (1.05%) Splunk
13 10 (0.96%) Draytek
14 9 (0.86%) Qualys
15 8 (0.76%) Checkmarx
15 8 (0.76%) CheckPoint
15 8 (0.76%) ServiceNow