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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 34 34
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,789 1,139 1,453
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.17% 6.79% 6.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.86% 7.24% 7.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,187 586 655
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,375 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.25% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.73% -5.42% -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 20,199 15,729 19,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.99% 93.79% 88.04%
Number of salaries quoted 14,414 8,417 11,709
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,042
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%

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 30 September 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 96 (5.37%) SharePoint
2 81 (4.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.61%) IIS
4 9 (0.50%) SAS
5 7 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.28%) Apache
6 5 (0.28%) WordPress
7 3 (0.17%) Confluence
8 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 50 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.17%) Trello
6 2 (0.11%) Simulink
7 1 (0.056%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (1.34%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.28%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.056%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.056%) Magento
6 1 (0.056%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.056%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.056%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.056%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.056%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 429 (23.98%) Azure
2 257 (14.37%) Microsoft 365
3 232 (12.97%) Entra ID
4 219 (12.24%) AWS
5 106 (5.93%) SaaS
6 84 (4.70%) GCP
7 42 (2.35%) Power Platform
8 41 (2.29%) Serverless
9 38 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
10 35 (1.96%) OneDrive
11 24 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
12 20 (1.12%) GitHub
13 19 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
14 14 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (0.78%) Mimecast
15 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
16 12 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (0.61%) dbt
18 10 (0.56%) Azure Monitor
18 10 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 249 (13.92%) Firewall
2 158 (8.83%) Network Security
3 89 (4.97%) VLAN
4 86 (4.81%) DNS
5 73 (4.08%) DHCP
6 69 (3.86%) VPN
7 66 (3.69%) WAN
8 53 (2.96%) TCP/IP
9 51 (2.85%) LAN
10 46 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.79%) Broadband
12 31 (1.73%) VoIP
13 26 (1.45%) BGP
14 23 (1.29%) SSL
15 22 (1.23%) HTTP
16 19 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
17 18 (1.01%) MPLS
17 18 (1.01%) SD-WAN
18 16 (0.89%) OSPF
18 16 (0.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.17%) SQL Server
2 15 (0.84%) Power BI
3 10 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (0.39%) Big Data
5 6 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.34%) Tableau
6 5 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
6 5 (0.28%) Metadata
7 3 (0.17%) MySQL
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 (0.056%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.056%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.056%) Power Query
9 1 (0.056%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 27 (1.51%) Snyk
2 26 (1.45%) JIRA
3 10 (0.56%) Git
4 7 (0.39%) Burp Suite
4 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.39%) Metasploit
5 6 (0.34%) GitLab
6 5 (0.28%) Poetry
6 5 (0.28%) VersionOne
7 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.17%) Maven
8 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.056%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio
General
1 629 (35.16%) Social Skills
2 201 (11.24%) Finance
3 175 (9.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 166 (9.28%) Public Sector
5 153 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
6 116 (6.48%) Marketing
7 115 (6.43%) Legal
8 101 (5.65%) Retail
9 84 (4.70%) Law
10 70 (3.91%) Telecoms
11 67 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
12 51 (2.85%) Banking
13 46 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (1.96%) Police
15 32 (1.79%) Aerospace
16 29 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
17 28 (1.57%) Manufacturing
18 26 (1.45%) Games
19 23 (1.29%) Advertising
19 23 (1.29%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 367 (20.51%) Senior
2 218 (12.19%) Analyst
3 188 (10.51%) Consultant
4 173 (9.67%) Architect
5 137 (7.66%) Security Engineer
6 107 (5.98%) Security Manager
7 106 (5.93%) Security Architect
8 104 (5.81%) Security Analyst
8 104 (5.81%) Security Consultant
9 100 (5.59%) Lead
10 89 (4.97%) IT Support
11 87 (4.86%) Support Engineer
12 83 (4.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 77 (4.30%) Senior Manager
14 76 (4.25%) IT Manager
15 74 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
16 72 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 70 (3.91%) Business Manager
18 68 (3.80%) IT Engineer
19 66 (3.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.12%) Terraform
2 31 (1.73%) OAuth
3 24 (1.34%) SAML
4 22 (1.23%) REST
5 21 (1.17%) LDAP
6 19 (1.06%) .NET
7 17 (0.95%) OpenID
8 10 (0.56%) SailPoint
9 9 (0.50%) JSON
10 8 (0.45%) Kafka
10 8 (0.45%) Regular Expression
11 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
11 7 (0.39%) ModSecurity
11 7 (0.39%) React
11 7 (0.39%) SOAP
12 6 (0.34%) Node.js
12 6 (0.34%) PySpark
12 6 (0.34%) RESTful
13 5 (0.28%) XMPP
13 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 146 (8.16%) Cyber Threat
2 140 (7.83%) Security Posture
3 104 (5.81%) Management Information System
4 101 (5.65%) Onboarding
5 71 (3.97%) Driving Licence
6 61 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
7 58 (3.24%) Data Centre
8 47 (2.63%) Operational Technology
9 46 (2.57%) Cloud Native
10 41 (2.29%) Cyber Defence
10 41 (2.29%) Security Operations Centre
11 32 (1.79%) PKI
12 31 (1.73%) Cyberattack
13 28 (1.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 27 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
15 25 (1.40%) Social Media
16 24 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
17 22 (1.23%) AI Agents
17 22 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
18 19 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 196 (10.96%) Windows
2 88 (4.92%) Windows Server
3 63 (3.52%) Linux
4 23 (1.29%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.50%) Android
6 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.17%) Unix
8 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.056%) AIX
10 1 (0.056%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.056%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 360 (20.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 347 (19.40%) AI
3 327 (18.28%) Information Security
4 292 (16.32%) Problem-Solving
5 241 (13.47%) Decision-Making
6 221 (12.35%) Risk Management
7 216 (12.07%) Mentoring
7 216 (12.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 211 (11.79%) Incident Response
9 197 (11.01%) Cloud Security
10 191 (10.68%) Vulnerability Management
11 185 (10.34%) Security Operations
12 182 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 170 (9.50%) ITIL
14 168 (9.39%) SIEM
15 161 (9.00%) Identity Access Management
16 150 (8.38%) Service Delivery
17 144 (8.05%) Business Continuity
18 143 (7.99%) Agile
19 136 (7.60%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 126 (7.04%) Python
2 82 (4.58%) PowerShell
3 41 (2.29%) SQL
4 25 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
5 23 (1.29%) C++
6 19 (1.06%) Java
7 18 (1.01%) Bash
8 15 (0.84%) C#
8 15 (0.84%) JavaScript
8 15 (0.84%) TypeScript
9 12 (0.67%) Go
10 11 (0.61%) Rust
11 8 (0.45%) C
12 7 (0.39%) Bicep
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%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 309 (17.27%) Security Cleared
2 239 (13.36%) CISSP
3 231 (12.91%) SC Cleared
4 191 (10.68%) CISM
5 182 (10.17%) Degree
6 90 (5.03%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.35%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.30%) Network+ Certification
9 52 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
10 51 (2.85%) AWS Certification
11 47 (2.63%) Azure Certification
11 47 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
11 47 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 45 (2.52%) CRISC
13 42 (2.35%) CISA
14 37 (2.07%) CompTIA Security+
15 33 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
16 29 (1.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 28 (1.57%) GIAC
18 27 (1.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 320 (17.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 227 (12.69%) NIST
3 156 (8.72%) GDPR
4 144 (8.05%) GRC
5 140 (7.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 81 (4.53%) PCI DSS
7 66 (3.69%) NCSC
8 53 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 32 (1.79%) SLA
10 28 (1.57%) Accessibility
11 26 (1.45%) SOC 2
12 24 (1.34%) QA
13 21 (1.17%) COBIT
14 20 (1.12%) NIST 800
15 18 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
16 17 (0.95%) ISO 22301
17 16 (0.89%) JSP 440
18 15 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
19 12 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
20 11 (0.61%) PMO
System Software
1 202 (11.29%) Active Directory
2 58 (3.24%) Hyper-V
3 32 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (0.95%) Docker
5 17 (0.95%) Firmware
6 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.22%) vSphere
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.11%) NFS
11 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.056%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 157 (8.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 29 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (1.17%) Ansible
5 15 (0.84%) CASB
6 13 (0.73%) FortiGate
6 13 (0.73%) Grafana
7 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
8 7 (0.39%) Nmap
8 7 (0.39%) QRadar
9 5 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
9 5 (0.28%) Functional Safety
10 4 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.17%) SCCM
12 2 (0.11%) Graylog
12 2 (0.11%) WMI
13 1 (0.056%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 571 (31.92%) Microsoft
2 80 (4.47%) Cisco
3 79 (4.42%) Palo Alto
4 70 (3.91%) CyberArk
5 51 (2.85%) VMware
6 45 (2.52%) CrowdStrike
7 39 (2.18%) Adobe
7 39 (2.18%) ServiceNow
8 36 (2.01%) Apple
9 34 (1.90%) Tenable
10 30 (1.68%) Salesforce
11 29 (1.62%) Qualys
12 28 (1.57%) Splunk
13 27 (1.51%) Fortinet
14 25 (1.40%) Google
15 19 (1.06%) Aruba
16 17 (0.95%) Veeam
17 15 (0.84%) OpenAI
18 12 (0.67%) SAP
19 10 (0.56%) Mitel