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 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 39 44
Rank change year-on-year +14 +5 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,161 915 1,770
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.74% 7.08% 5.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.08% 7.47% 6.09%
Number of salaries quoted 723 730 1,307
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,313 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,625 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -10.20%
75th Percentile £88,750 £73,852 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,763
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.40% -8.06%

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 14,365 12,253 29,055
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.40% 94.79% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 10,024 8,885 23,521
10th Percentile £31,788 £32,500 £33,769
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +9.09% -10.57%

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 9 April 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 27 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.52%) WordPress
4 5 (0.43%) Drupal
4 5 (0.43%) nginx
5 4 (0.34%) CMS
6 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.17%) Apache
7 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.086%) Confluence
8 1 (0.086%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (7.06%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 26 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (1.55%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.086%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.086%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.43%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.43%) Shopify
3 3 (0.26%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 331 (28.51%) Azure
2 168 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
3 164 (14.13%) AWS
4 156 (13.44%) Entra ID
5 58 (5.00%) Google Workspace
6 48 (4.13%) SaaS
7 46 (3.96%) GCP
8 28 (2.41%) Power Platform
9 26 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 24 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (1.29%) Mimecast
12 15 (1.29%) Nutanix
13 10 (0.86%) Serverless
14 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (0.60%) PaaS
16 5 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.43%) Datadog
16 5 (0.43%) dbt
16 5 (0.43%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 132 (11.37%) Firewall
2 78 (6.72%) Broadband
3 57 (4.91%) Network Security
4 35 (3.01%) VPN
5 29 (2.50%) DNS
6 24 (2.07%) CHAP
7 23 (1.98%) Intrusion Detection
7 23 (1.98%) VLAN
8 15 (1.29%) DHCP
9 13 (1.12%) WAN
10 12 (1.03%) LAN
10 12 (1.03%) Unified Communications
11 11 (0.95%) Cisco ASA
12 8 (0.69%) DMZ
12 8 (0.69%) VoIP
13 7 (0.60%) SSL
13 7 (0.60%) TCP/IP
14 6 (0.52%) BGP
14 6 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
14 6 (0.52%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.86%) Power BI
2 5 (0.43%) MariaDB
3 4 (0.34%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.34%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.26%) Metadata
4 3 (0.26%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.26%) MySQL
4 3 (0.26%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.26%) Tableau
5 1 (0.086%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.086%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.086%) Big Data
5 1 (0.086%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.086%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 9 (0.78%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.60%) Git
2 7 (0.60%) GitLab
2 7 (0.60%) Snyk
3 5 (0.43%) Cucumber
3 5 (0.43%) JMeter
3 5 (0.43%) Locust
4 2 (0.17%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.17%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.17%) VersionOne
5 1 (0.086%) GDB
5 1 (0.086%) JIRA
5 1 (0.086%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.086%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.086%) WinDbg
General
1 390 (33.59%) Social Skills
2 171 (14.73%) Finance
3 108 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 103 (8.87%) Public Sector
5 84 (7.24%) Organisational Skills
6 80 (6.89%) Analytical Skills
7 79 (6.80%) Marketing
8 63 (5.43%) Back Office
9 62 (5.34%) Law
10 61 (5.25%) Banking
11 52 (4.48%) Telecoms
12 51 (4.39%) Legal
13 48 (4.13%) Games
13 48 (4.13%) Retail
14 26 (2.24%) Financial Institution
14 26 (2.24%) Manufacturing
15 18 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
16 17 (1.46%) Electronics
17 14 (1.21%) Aviation
17 14 (1.21%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 230 (19.81%) Senior
2 115 (9.91%) Architect
3 111 (9.56%) Analyst
4 100 (8.61%) Support Engineer
5 89 (7.67%) Consultant
6 81 (6.98%) Security Manager
7 80 (6.89%) Security Architect
8 62 (5.34%) Security Consultant
9 60 (5.17%) Desktop Engineer
9 60 (5.17%) Desktop Support
9 60 (5.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 58 (5.00%) Security Analyst
11 56 (4.82%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 56 (4.82%) Site Engineer
12 55 (4.74%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 50 (4.31%) IT Manager
13 50 (4.31%) Senior Architect
14 49 (4.22%) Developer
14 49 (4.22%) Hardware Engineer
14 49 (4.22%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.34%) REST
2 60 (5.17%) LDAP
2 60 (5.17%) OAuth
2 60 (5.17%) OpenID
2 60 (5.17%) SAML
3 59 (5.08%) SOAP
4 58 (5.00%) GraphQL
5 15 (1.29%) SAP CAF
6 7 (0.60%) Kafka
7 6 (0.52%) XMPP
8 5 (0.43%) CSS
8 5 (0.43%) Gherkin
8 5 (0.43%) HTML
8 5 (0.43%) LangChain
8 5 (0.43%) React
8 5 (0.43%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.34%) Android NDK
9 4 (0.34%) Node.js
9 4 (0.34%) Regular Expression
9 4 (0.34%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 104 (8.96%) Cyber Threat
2 90 (7.75%) Security Posture
3 77 (6.63%) Cyberattack
4 70 (6.03%) Management Information System
5 61 (5.25%) Onboarding
6 50 (4.31%) Blog
7 36 (3.10%) Driving Licence
8 32 (2.76%) Data Centre
8 32 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 30 (2.58%) Cloud Native
10 28 (2.41%) Operational Technology
11 27 (2.33%) Public Cloud
12 25 (2.15%) Cyber Defence
12 25 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
13 22 (1.89%) Cyber Security Posture
14 21 (1.81%) PKI
15 20 (1.72%) Low-Code
16 19 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
17 15 (1.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
18 14 (1.21%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 163 (14.04%) Windows
2 70 (6.03%) Windows 10
3 52 (4.48%) Linux
4 49 (4.22%) Windows Server
5 18 (1.55%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.46%) Android
7 13 (1.12%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.17%) Unix
9 1 (0.086%) Debian
9 1 (0.086%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.086%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.086%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.086%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (16.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 151 (13.01%) Risk Management
3 142 (12.23%) Mentoring
4 140 (12.06%) Roadmaps
5 135 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
6 134 (11.54%) Incident Response
7 130 (11.20%) Information Security
8 126 (10.85%) ITIL
9 124 (10.68%) AI
10 112 (9.65%) Analytics
11 100 (8.61%) Vulnerability Management
12 96 (8.27%) Agile
12 96 (8.27%) Cloud Security
13 90 (7.75%) Project Management
14 88 (7.58%) Customer Service
15 82 (7.06%) Identity Access Management
16 80 (6.89%) Stakeholder Management
17 77 (6.63%) Security Architecture
17 77 (6.63%) Security Operations
17 77 (6.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 115 (9.91%) PowerShell
2 83 (7.15%) Python
3 64 (5.51%) Bash
4 56 (4.82%) T-SQL
5 45 (3.88%) SQL
6 24 (2.07%) Java
7 23 (1.98%) JavaScript
8 22 (1.89%) C++
9 20 (1.72%) C#
10 13 (1.12%) C
11 7 (0.60%) Go
12 5 (0.43%) PHP
12 5 (0.43%) Rust
13 4 (0.34%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.34%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.26%) Bicep
14 3 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.17%) R
16 1 (0.086%) Perl
16 1 (0.086%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 184 (15.85%) Security Cleared
2 183 (15.76%) Degree
3 154 (13.26%) SC Cleared
4 153 (13.18%) CISSP
5 112 (9.65%) CISM
6 60 (5.17%) CTC Cleared
7 42 (3.62%) CISA
8 39 (3.36%) AWS Certification
8 39 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
9 38 (3.27%) DV Cleared
10 35 (3.01%) CEH
10 35 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
11 30 (2.58%) SANS
12 27 (2.33%) CREST Certified
13 25 (2.15%) FFIEC
14 24 (2.07%) CGEIT
15 23 (1.98%) PMP
16 21 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
16 21 (1.81%) OSCP
17 19 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 233 (20.07%) NIST
2 230 (19.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 117 (10.08%) GDPR
4 86 (7.41%) NCSC
5 81 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 77 (6.63%) GRC
7 67 (5.77%) SLA
8 53 (4.57%) PCI DSS
9 41 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 30 (2.58%) COBIT
11 20 (1.72%) Accessibility
12 17 (1.46%) QA
12 17 (1.46%) SOC 2
13 15 (1.29%) ISO 22301
14 13 (1.12%) JSP 440
15 11 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
15 11 (0.95%) IEC 61508
15 11 (0.95%) MISRA
15 11 (0.95%) MISRA C
16 9 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 127 (10.94%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.15%) Hyper-V
3 22 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.81%) Docker
5 11 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.52%) Firmware
7 6 (0.52%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.52%) vSphere
8 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.086%) iptables
9 1 (0.086%) KVM
9 1 (0.086%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 50 (4.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.41%) Terraform
3 25 (2.15%) Kubernetes
4 23 (1.98%) Ansible
5 16 (1.38%) Grafana
6 11 (0.95%) Functional Safety
7 9 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.52%) Cisco CUCM
9 5 (0.43%) FTK
9 5 (0.43%) Nessus
9 5 (0.43%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.43%) QRadar
10 4 (0.34%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.34%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.34%) RSA Archer
10 4 (0.34%) SCCM
11 3 (0.26%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.17%) CASB
12 2 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 256 (22.05%) Microsoft
2 88 (7.58%) Cisco
3 50 (4.31%) VMware
4 38 (3.27%) Apple
5 30 (2.58%) Adobe
6 27 (2.33%) Google
7 25 (2.15%) Fortinet
8 22 (1.89%) Palo Alto
9 21 (1.81%) SAP
9 21 (1.81%) Tenable
10 19 (1.64%) ServiceNow
10 19 (1.64%) Splunk
11 18 (1.55%) CrowdStrike
11 18 (1.55%) PayPal
12 15 (1.29%) Salesforce
13 14 (1.21%) Commvault
14 10 (0.86%) CheckPoint
15 9 (0.78%) Qualys
15 9 (0.78%) Sophos
16 8 (0.69%) Draytek