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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 32 41
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,336 1,184 1,901
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.81% 7.83% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.29% 8.28% 6.23%
Number of salaries quoted 889 665 1,243
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -4.35% -13.40%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.04% -1.42% -10.00%

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 16,117 14,300 30,520
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.10% 94.60% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 11,559 8,372 23,726
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 11 June 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 42 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.30%) WordPress
4 3 (0.22%) CMS
4 3 (0.22%) SAS
5 2 (0.15%) Apache
5 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.075%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.075%) IIS
6 1 (0.075%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 76 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.075%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.80%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.37%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.22%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.075%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 343 (25.67%) Azure
2 190 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
3 172 (12.87%) AWS
4 165 (12.35%) Entra ID
5 74 (5.54%) GCP
6 69 (5.16%) SaaS
7 53 (3.97%) Google Workspace
8 32 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
9 28 (2.10%) Serverless
10 27 (2.02%) Power Platform
11 16 (1.20%) Mimecast
12 14 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
13 13 (0.97%) OneDrive
14 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
14 9 (0.67%) Nutanix
14 9 (0.67%) PaaS
15 6 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (0.45%) Datadog
15 6 (0.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 158 (11.83%) Firewall
2 92 (6.89%) Broadband
3 82 (6.14%) Network Security
4 44 (3.29%) DNS
4 44 (3.29%) VPN
5 35 (2.62%) WAN
6 31 (2.32%) DHCP
6 31 (2.32%) VLAN
7 26 (1.95%) LAN
8 23 (1.72%) Unified Communications
9 19 (1.42%) CHAP
10 18 (1.35%) SSL
10 18 (1.35%) TCP/IP
11 17 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
11 17 (1.27%) VoIP
12 16 (1.20%) BGP
13 15 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
14 14 (1.05%) Cisco ASA
15 11 (0.82%) Internet
15 11 (0.82%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.75%) Power BI
2 6 (0.45%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.37%) Tableau
4 3 (0.22%) Big Data
4 3 (0.22%) MySQL
4 3 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.075%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.075%) Metadata
6 1 (0.075%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.075%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (1.87%) Snyk
2 8 (0.60%) GitLab
3 6 (0.45%) Git
3 6 (0.45%) JIRA
4 5 (0.37%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.37%) JMeter
4 5 (0.37%) Locust
4 5 (0.37%) VersionOne
5 4 (0.30%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.30%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.15%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.075%) GDB
7 1 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.075%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.075%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.075%) WinDbg
General
1 384 (28.74%) Social Skills
2 157 (11.75%) Finance
3 121 (9.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 116 (8.68%) Public Sector
5 110 (8.23%) Analytical Skills
6 105 (7.86%) Marketing
7 80 (5.99%) Retail
8 74 (5.54%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (4.19%) Banking
10 55 (4.12%) Games
11 53 (3.97%) Back Office
12 47 (3.52%) Law
13 39 (2.92%) Legal
13 39 (2.92%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.10%) Aviation
15 20 (1.50%) Financial Institution
16 19 (1.42%) Advertising
17 18 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
17 18 (1.35%) Manufacturing
18 14 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 235 (17.59%) Senior
2 172 (12.87%) Analyst
3 155 (11.60%) Architect
4 118 (8.83%) Security Architect
5 107 (8.01%) Consultant
6 105 (7.86%) Security Manager
7 100 (7.49%) Support Engineer
8 94 (7.04%) Security Analyst
9 82 (6.14%) Lead
10 81 (6.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 79 (5.91%) Security Consultant
12 63 (4.72%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 63 (4.72%) IT Support
13 59 (4.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 58 (4.34%) Senior Architect
15 57 (4.27%) IT Manager
16 52 (3.89%) Senior Analyst
17 50 (3.74%) Developer
18 49 (3.67%) Security Engineer
19 48 (3.59%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.79%) SAML
2 63 (4.72%) LDAP
2 63 (4.72%) OAuth
3 57 (4.27%) OpenID
3 57 (4.27%) REST
4 51 (3.82%) SOAP
5 50 (3.74%) GraphQL
6 9 (0.67%) XMPP
7 7 (0.52%) Kafka
7 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Graph
7 7 (0.52%) RESTful
8 6 (0.45%) .NET
8 6 (0.45%) LangChain
8 6 (0.45%) Regular Expression
9 5 (0.37%) Gherkin
9 5 (0.37%) React
10 4 (0.30%) ModSecurity
10 4 (0.30%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.22%) Spring
11 3 (0.22%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 126 (9.43%) Cyber Threat
2 113 (8.46%) Security Posture
3 87 (6.51%) Cyberattack
4 78 (5.84%) Management Information System
5 68 (5.09%) Onboarding
6 48 (3.59%) Data Centre
7 41 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
8 38 (2.84%) PKI
9 37 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
10 35 (2.62%) Driving Licence
11 31 (2.32%) Blog
11 31 (2.32%) Cloud Native
12 26 (1.95%) Hybrid Cloud
12 26 (1.95%) Operational Technology
13 25 (1.87%) Cyber Security Posture
14 20 (1.50%) Security Operations Centre
15 18 (1.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 18 (1.35%) Low-Code
16 16 (1.20%) Web Conferencing
17 15 (1.12%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 168 (12.57%) Windows
2 62 (4.64%) Windows Server
3 55 (4.12%) Windows 10
4 42 (3.14%) Linux
5 22 (1.65%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.20%) Android
7 15 (1.12%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.075%) AIX
10 1 (0.075%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.075%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.075%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.075%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (17.59%) Continuous Improvement
2 183 (13.70%) Information Security
3 177 (13.25%) Incident Response
4 174 (13.02%) Problem-Solving
5 168 (12.57%) Risk Management
6 163 (12.20%) Mentoring
7 148 (11.08%) Vulnerability Management
8 138 (10.33%) Roadmaps
9 137 (10.25%) AI
10 134 (10.03%) Cloud Security
11 116 (8.68%) Security Operations
12 114 (8.53%) Analytics
13 112 (8.38%) ITIL
14 109 (8.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 108 (8.08%) Decision-Making
16 107 (8.01%) Agile
17 106 (7.93%) Identity Access Management
18 103 (7.71%) SIEM
19 101 (7.56%) Threat Modelling
20 90 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 114 (8.53%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.41%) Python
3 58 (4.34%) Bash
4 50 (3.74%) T-SQL
5 40 (2.99%) SQL
6 28 (2.10%) Java
7 18 (1.35%) JavaScript
8 15 (1.12%) C++
9 13 (0.97%) C#
10 11 (0.82%) C
11 9 (0.67%) Go
12 8 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.37%) PHP
13 5 (0.37%) Rust
14 3 (0.22%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.22%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
16 1 (0.075%) Bicep
16 1 (0.075%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.075%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 213 (15.94%) Security Cleared
2 180 (13.47%) SC Cleared
3 162 (12.13%) Degree
4 161 (12.05%) CISSP
5 116 (8.68%) CISM
6 55 (4.12%) DV Cleared
7 48 (3.59%) CTC Cleared
8 46 (3.44%) AWS Certification
9 39 (2.92%) CISA
10 35 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 34 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
12 29 (2.17%) Azure Certification
13 28 (2.10%) CREST Certified
14 27 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
15 25 (1.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 24 (1.80%) CRISC
16 24 (1.80%) SANS
17 21 (1.57%) CEH
17 21 (1.57%) FFIEC
18 20 (1.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 265 (19.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 239 (17.89%) NIST
3 145 (10.85%) GDPR
4 104 (7.78%) GRC
5 94 (7.04%) NCSC
6 83 (6.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 72 (5.39%) PCI DSS
8 67 (5.01%) SLA
9 39 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (2.02%) COBIT
11 22 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
11 22 (1.65%) QA
12 18 (1.35%) Accessibility
12 18 (1.35%) JSP 440
13 16 (1.20%) SOC 2
14 9 (0.67%) ISO 22301
14 9 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 9 (0.67%) MISRA
14 9 (0.67%) MISRA C
14 9 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 153 (11.45%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (2.25%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (1.20%) Docker
6 10 (0.75%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.52%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.45%) vSphere
10 4 (0.30%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.30%) Firmware
11 1 (0.075%) KVM
11 1 (0.075%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 67 (5.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.02%) Terraform
4 20 (1.50%) Ansible
4 20 (1.50%) Grafana
5 16 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.67%) CASB
6 9 (0.67%) Cisco CUCM
6 9 (0.67%) Functional Safety
7 7 (0.52%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.45%) QRadar
9 5 (0.37%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 5 (0.37%) FTK
9 5 (0.37%) SCCM
10 4 (0.30%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.30%) CSIRT
11 3 (0.22%) Nmap
11 3 (0.22%) RSA Archer
12 2 (0.15%) Nessus
Vendors
1 352 (26.35%) Microsoft
2 98 (7.34%) Cisco
3 57 (4.27%) Palo Alto
4 52 (3.89%) VMware
5 43 (3.22%) Apple
6 41 (3.07%) Adobe
7 39 (2.92%) CrowdStrike
8 36 (2.69%) ServiceNow
9 34 (2.54%) Tenable
10 30 (2.25%) Google
11 27 (2.02%) Fortinet
12 25 (1.87%) Splunk
13 21 (1.57%) Salesforce
14 15 (1.12%) SAP
15 13 (0.97%) Qualys
16 11 (0.82%) CheckPoint
17 10 (0.75%) Oracle
18 9 (0.67%) Sophos
19 8 (0.60%) Commvault
19 8 (0.60%) Veeam