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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 35 49
Rank change year-on-year -3 +14 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 882 1,267 1,249
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.77% 6.47% 5.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.31% 7.28% 6.13%
Number of salaries quoted 582 657 955
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,900 £36,600
25th Percentile £42,780 £48,750 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,125 £95,000 £92,274
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -3.85%

All Process and 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 13,987 17,399 20,381
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.56% 88.82% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,773 10,336 16,477
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 19 November 2025.

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 30 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.04%) IIS
4 10 (1.13%) CMS
5 7 (0.79%) Confluence
6 6 (0.68%) Apache Solr
7 5 (0.57%) WordPress
8 4 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.34%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.34%) Drupal
9 3 (0.34%) nginx
9 3 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 33 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.15%) Chatbot
3 13 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.79%) AutoCAD
4 7 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.11%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.57%) Shopify
3 4 (0.45%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 206 (23.36%) Azure
2 120 (13.61%) Microsoft 365
3 106 (12.02%) AWS
4 66 (7.48%) Entra ID
5 36 (4.08%) Power Platform
6 30 (3.40%) SaaS
7 22 (2.49%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (2.15%) Azure Sentinel
8 19 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.47%) GitHub
10 11 (1.25%) GCP
11 10 (1.13%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (1.02%) IaaS
12 9 (1.02%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.91%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (0.91%) Nutanix
14 7 (0.79%) dbt
14 7 (0.79%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.79%) PaaS
15 6 (0.68%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 95 (10.77%) Firewall
2 63 (7.14%) Network Security
3 56 (6.35%) VPN
4 26 (2.95%) TCP/IP
5 24 (2.72%) Intrusion Detection
6 23 (2.61%) VoIP
7 22 (2.49%) LAN
8 17 (1.93%) WAN
9 14 (1.59%) SD-WAN
9 14 (1.59%) Wireshark
10 13 (1.47%) Unified Communications
11 12 (1.36%) DNS
12 11 (1.25%) Broadband
13 10 (1.13%) DHCP
13 10 (1.13%) VLAN
14 9 (1.02%) DMZ
14 9 (1.02%) Modbus
15 8 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
16 7 (0.79%) IP Telephony
17 6 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.27%) Power BI
1 20 (2.27%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.47%) Tableau
3 10 (1.13%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.68%) MySQL
5 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.45%) MS Access
6 4 (0.45%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (0.34%) MariaDB
7 3 (0.34%) Metadata
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.11%) DB2
8 1 (0.11%) GIS
8 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 12 (1.36%) JIRA
2 10 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.79%) Git
3 7 (0.79%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.45%) Toad
5 3 (0.34%) GitLab
5 3 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.34%) Snyk
6 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.23%) Metasploit
General
1 322 (36.51%) Social Skills
2 178 (20.18%) Finance
3 142 (16.10%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (13.15%) Telecoms
5 100 (11.34%) Public Sector
6 82 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 82 (9.30%) Marketing
7 57 (6.46%) Electronics
8 55 (6.24%) Manufacturing
9 50 (5.67%) Law
10 48 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
11 43 (4.88%) Legal
12 36 (4.08%) Banking
13 27 (3.06%) Back Office
14 21 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
15 20 (2.27%) Retail
16 16 (1.81%) German Language
17 15 (1.70%) Financial Institution
17 15 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
18 13 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (14.06%) Senior
2 101 (11.45%) Consultant
3 76 (8.62%) Analyst
3 76 (8.62%) Security Consultant
4 60 (6.80%) Support Engineer
5 52 (5.90%) Architect
6 50 (5.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 47 (5.33%) Security Engineer
8 46 (5.22%) IT Manager
9 39 (4.42%) Security Manager
10 38 (4.31%) Security Analyst
11 34 (3.85%) IT Engineer
11 34 (3.85%) IT Support
11 34 (3.85%) Lead
12 33 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 29 (3.29%) IT Support Engineer
14 28 (3.17%) Tester
15 25 (2.83%) Head of IT
16 22 (2.49%) Desktop Support
16 22 (2.49%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.27%) SAP CAF
2 13 (1.47%) .NET
3 12 (1.36%) Node.js
4 11 (1.25%) Web Services
5 10 (1.13%) REST
6 9 (1.02%) OAuth
6 9 (1.02%) SAML
7 8 (0.91%) OpenID
8 7 (0.79%) GraphQL
8 7 (0.79%) SOAP
9 6 (0.68%) CSS
9 6 (0.68%) HTML
9 6 (0.68%) LDAP
9 6 (0.68%) XML
10 5 (0.57%) FreeSWITCH
10 5 (0.57%) JSON
10 5 (0.57%) PyTorch
10 5 (0.57%) React
10 5 (0.57%) TensorFlow
11 4 (0.45%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.94%) Management Information System
2 54 (6.12%) Cyber Threat
3 48 (5.44%) Data Centre
4 42 (4.76%) Security Posture
5 35 (3.97%) Analytical Mindset
6 31 (3.51%) Driving Licence
7 27 (3.06%) Operational Technology
8 25 (2.83%) Security Operations Centre
9 24 (2.72%) Cloud Native
10 23 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
11 22 (2.49%) Blog
11 22 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
11 22 (2.49%) Product Ownership
12 21 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (2.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 16 (1.81%) CESG
15 15 (1.70%) Cyberattack
15 15 (1.70%) Onboarding
16 14 (1.59%) PKI
17 12 (1.36%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 133 (15.08%) Windows
2 59 (6.69%) Linux
3 44 (4.99%) Windows Server
4 32 (3.63%) Windows 10
5 19 (2.15%) Unix
6 13 (1.47%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.25%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.68%) Debian
9 5 (0.57%) Android
9 5 (0.57%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.23%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
12 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (16.78%) Risk Management
2 130 (14.74%) Information Security
2 130 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
3 115 (13.04%) AI
3 115 (13.04%) ITIL
4 112 (12.70%) Incident Response
5 107 (12.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 91 (10.32%) Analytics
7 87 (9.86%) Roadmaps
8 86 (9.75%) Mentoring
8 86 (9.75%) Vulnerability Management
9 84 (9.52%) Agile
10 81 (9.18%) DevOps
11 77 (8.73%) SIEM
12 75 (8.50%) Business Intelligence
12 75 (8.50%) Project Management
13 71 (8.05%) Security Operations
14 59 (6.69%) Computer Science
15 58 (6.58%) Data Protection
16 57 (6.46%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 59 (6.69%) Python
2 50 (5.67%) SQL
3 49 (5.56%) PowerShell
4 21 (2.38%) Bash
5 16 (1.81%) C#
6 10 (1.13%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.13%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.13%) T-SQL
7 7 (0.79%) R
8 6 (0.68%) C++
9 5 (0.57%) Java
9 5 (0.57%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.45%) VB
11 3 (0.34%) Bicep
11 3 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.23%) Go
13 1 (0.11%) C
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 201 (22.79%) Degree
2 168 (19.05%) CISSP
3 149 (16.89%) Security Cleared
4 119 (13.49%) CISM
5 96 (10.88%) SC Cleared
6 56 (6.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 53 (6.01%) CEH
8 43 (4.88%) CISA
9 41 (4.65%) PMP
10 39 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
11 32 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 31 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 29 (3.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 27 (3.06%) CRISC
15 24 (2.72%) CCNP
15 24 (2.72%) CISMP
16 23 (2.61%) AWS Certification
16 23 (2.61%) Azure Certification
16 23 (2.61%) PMI Certification
17 22 (2.49%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (24.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 201 (22.79%) NIST
3 71 (8.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 65 (7.37%) GRC
5 64 (7.26%) GDPR
6 56 (6.35%) NCSC
7 47 (5.33%) PCI DSS
8 30 (3.40%) NIST 800
9 28 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (3.06%) JSP 440
11 26 (2.95%) SLA
12 17 (1.93%) RMADS
13 16 (1.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 15 (1.70%) COBIT
15 14 (1.59%) QA
15 14 (1.59%) SOC 2
16 12 (1.36%) ISO 9001
16 12 (1.36%) PMO
17 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 42001
18 6 (0.68%) SOC 1
System Software
1 65 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (1.70%) Hyper-V
5 11 (1.25%) Docker
5 11 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (1.02%) Firmware
7 8 (0.91%) vSphere
8 5 (0.57%) Kamailio
9 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.23%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.11%) iptables
11 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 51 (5.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.27%) Terraform
3 11 (1.25%) Ansible
4 9 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (0.91%) QRadar
6 7 (0.79%) RSA Archer
7 6 (0.68%) Nessus
8 5 (0.57%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.45%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 3 (0.34%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.34%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.23%) Nagios
11 2 (0.23%) Nmap
11 2 (0.23%) Suricata
11 2 (0.23%) ZENworks
12 1 (0.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.11%) Ganglia
12 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 214 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.01%) SAP
3 49 (5.56%) VMware
4 46 (5.22%) Cisco
5 34 (3.85%) Apple
6 31 (3.51%) Palo Alto
7 26 (2.95%) Adobe
8 20 (2.27%) Oracle
9 19 (2.15%) PayPal
9 19 (2.15%) Salesforce
10 14 (1.59%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (1.25%) Splunk
12 10 (1.13%) ServiceNow
13 9 (1.02%) Fortinet
13 9 (1.02%) Tenable
14 8 (0.91%) Google
15 7 (0.79%) Avaya
15 7 (0.79%) Draytek
15 7 (0.79%) Mitel
15 7 (0.79%) WatchGuard