Cybersecurity Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 50 72
Rank change year-on-year +12 +22 +34
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,561 1,890 3,836
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.59% 5.76% 4.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.31% 6.01% 5.03%
Number of salaries quoted 932 1,376 1,869
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,500 £48,000 £45,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,846 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.24% +6.95% -3.85%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £94,875 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £64,750 £64,000
% change year-on-year -11.20% +1.17% +2.40%

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 24,720 31,469 76,283
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.48% 95.89% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17,624 23,346 43,834
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.26% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 57 (3.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (3.01%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.58%) IIS
4 7 (0.45%) Apache
5 6 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.38%) CMS
6 5 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.32%) Luigi
7 4 (0.26%) Confluence
8 3 (0.19%) WordPress
9 2 (0.13%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.064%) Joomla!
10 1 (0.064%) nginx
10 1 (0.064%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 36 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.19%) Trello
5 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.064%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.13%) Primavera
1 2 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.064%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 545 (34.91%) Azure
2 321 (20.56%) Entra ID
3 247 (15.82%) Microsoft 365
4 160 (10.25%) AWS
5 63 (4.04%) SaaS
6 45 (2.88%) GCP
7 40 (2.56%) IaaS
8 35 (2.24%) PaaS
9 31 (1.99%) Azure Sentinel
10 29 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
11 22 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (1.41%) GitHub
12 20 (1.28%) Serverless
13 19 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
14 15 (0.96%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 15 (0.96%) dbt
15 14 (0.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 14 (0.90%) AWS CloudTrail
16 13 (0.83%) Google Workspace
16 13 (0.83%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 223 (14.29%) Broadband
2 220 (14.09%) 5G
3 197 (12.62%) Firewall
4 116 (7.43%) WAN
5 103 (6.60%) Network Security
6 78 (5.00%) SD-WAN
7 52 (3.33%) DNS
8 49 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
9 45 (2.88%) LAN
10 43 (2.75%) Intrusion Detection
11 40 (2.56%) Wireless
12 38 (2.43%) DHCP
13 36 (2.31%) Cisco Firepower
14 32 (2.05%) TCP/IP
15 31 (1.99%) VPN
16 22 (1.41%) Internet
17 21 (1.35%) Unified Communications
18 13 (0.83%) MPLS
19 10 (0.64%) NAS
19 10 (0.64%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 28 (1.79%) Big Data
3 23 (1.47%) Relational Database
4 21 (1.35%) MongoDB
5 20 (1.28%) Hadoop
6 19 (1.22%) NoSQL
7 16 (1.02%) MySQL
7 16 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (0.90%) Oracle Database
9 11 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
10 10 (0.64%) Redis
11 9 (0.58%) Power BI
12 7 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.32%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.32%) Bigtable
13 5 (0.32%) CouchDB
13 5 (0.32%) RethinkDB
14 4 (0.26%) Scylla
15 3 (0.19%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 28 (1.79%) JIRA
2 21 (1.35%) Git
2 21 (1.35%) SonarQube
3 13 (0.83%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.70%) Bitbucket
4 11 (0.70%) Oracle APEX
5 8 (0.51%) Metasploit
5 8 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.45%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.38%) Rational Team Concert
8 4 (0.26%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.26%) Terragrunt
9 3 (0.19%) GitLab
9 3 (0.19%) JUnit
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Continuum
10 2 (0.13%) Selenium
10 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.064%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.064%) Subversion
General
1 416 (26.65%) Social Skills
2 321 (20.56%) Analytical Skills
3 292 (18.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 239 (15.31%) Finance
5 144 (9.22%) Legal
6 94 (6.02%) Law
7 65 (4.16%) Public Sector
8 62 (3.97%) Banking
9 51 (3.27%) Telecoms
10 41 (2.63%) Marketing
11 29 (1.86%) Aerospace
12 28 (1.79%) Retail
13 27 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
15 20 (1.28%) Manufacturing
15 20 (1.28%) Military
16 17 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
17 14 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (0.83%) Games
19 9 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 424 (27.16%) Senior
2 210 (13.45%) Linux Specialist
2 210 (13.45%) Technical Specialist
3 189 (12.11%) Analyst
4 130 (8.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 127 (8.14%) Architect
5 127 (8.14%) Senior Linux Specialist
5 127 (8.14%) Senior Technical Specialist
5 127 (8.14%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
6 120 (7.69%) Security Engineer
7 109 (6.98%) Consultant
8 99 (6.34%) Lead
9 74 (4.74%) Software Engineer
10 73 (4.68%) Security Architect
11 71 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
12 70 (4.48%) IT Manager
13 68 (4.36%) Security Consultant
14 66 (4.23%) Senior Architect
15 61 (3.91%) Security Analyst
15 61 (3.91%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.07%) HTML
2 29 (1.86%) CSS
3 24 (1.54%) Node.js
4 19 (1.22%) REST
5 18 (1.15%) Kafka
6 15 (0.96%) ARM Templates
6 15 (0.96%) Azure Blueprints
6 15 (0.96%) Django
6 15 (0.96%) jQuery
7 13 (0.83%) JSON
8 12 (0.77%) .NET
9 9 (0.58%) React
10 8 (0.51%) PySpark
10 8 (0.51%) Web Services
11 7 (0.45%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.38%) AngularJS
12 6 (0.38%) HTML5
12 6 (0.38%) ModSecurity
12 6 (0.38%) Pandas
12 6 (0.38%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 214 (13.71%) Social Media
2 172 (11.02%) Data Centre
3 165 (10.57%) Management Information System
4 64 (4.10%) Cyber Threat
5 59 (3.78%) Operational Technology
6 49 (3.14%) Onboarding
7 45 (2.88%) Security Operations Centre
8 40 (2.56%) IoT
9 38 (2.43%) Security Posture
10 37 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
11 33 (2.11%) Cyberattack
12 28 (1.79%) Private Cloud
13 27 (1.73%) Driving Licence
14 23 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
15 20 (1.28%) Virtual Team
16 19 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
17 17 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
18 16 (1.02%) Public Cloud
19 15 (0.96%) Client/Server
19 15 (0.96%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 326 (20.88%) Linux
2 222 (14.22%) Windows
3 213 (13.65%) Ubuntu
4 85 (5.45%) Windows Server
5 68 (4.36%) Windows 10
6 46 (2.95%) Embedded Linux
7 21 (1.35%) Unix
8 16 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (0.90%) Apple iOS
10 12 (0.77%) Android
10 12 (0.77%) Mac OS
11 9 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
12 7 (0.45%) Kali Linux
12 7 (0.45%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
14 3 (0.19%) Debian
14 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
15 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (16.85%) Information Security
2 243 (15.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 239 (15.31%) CRM
4 223 (14.29%) IT Strategy
5 211 (13.52%) Technology Strategy
6 204 (13.07%) Problem-Solving
7 201 (12.88%) Security Operations
8 171 (10.95%) Incident Response
9 169 (10.83%) Presales
10 160 (10.25%) Risk Management
11 158 (10.12%) SIEM
12 147 (9.42%) Agile
13 144 (9.22%) Mentoring
14 140 (8.97%) Software Licensing
15 112 (7.17%) ITIL
16 109 (6.98%) Penetration Testing
17 105 (6.73%) Project Management
18 104 (6.66%) Software Engineering
19 100 (6.41%) Coaching
19 100 (6.41%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 291 (18.64%) Bash
2 171 (10.95%) Python
3 145 (9.29%) SQL
4 104 (6.66%) PowerShell
5 53 (3.40%) C
6 49 (3.14%) Rust
7 47 (3.01%) Java
8 46 (2.95%) Embedded C
9 34 (2.18%) JavaScript
10 20 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
11 14 (0.90%) C#
12 11 (0.70%) C++
12 11 (0.70%) PHP
12 11 (0.70%) PL/SQL
13 9 (0.58%) Go
14 7 (0.45%) Perl
14 7 (0.45%) Ruby
14 7 (0.45%) TypeScript
15 4 (0.26%) Scala
15 4 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 319 (20.44%) Degree
2 250 (16.02%) Security Cleared
3 126 (8.07%) CISSP
4 124 (7.94%) SC Cleared
5 91 (5.83%) CISM
6 84 (5.38%) Cisco Certification
7 78 (5.00%) CCNA
8 76 (4.87%) CCNP
9 53 (3.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 51 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
11 41 (2.63%) DV Cleared
12 35 (2.24%) Azure Certification
13 32 (2.05%) CEH
13 32 (2.05%) CREST Certified
14 30 (1.92%) MCP
15 28 (1.79%) CISA
16 27 (1.73%) CRISC
16 27 (1.73%) Master's Degree
17 25 (1.60%) OSCP
18 24 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 164 (10.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 123 (7.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 116 (7.43%) NIST
4 80 (5.12%) NCSC
5 62 (3.97%) GDPR
6 41 (2.63%) PCI DSS
7 40 (2.56%) SLA
8 36 (2.31%) GRC
9 33 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 24 (1.54%) JSP 440
11 20 (1.28%) QA
12 17 (1.09%) SOC 2
13 16 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 15 (0.96%) COBIT
15 14 (0.90%) NIST 800
16 12 (0.77%) Data Quality
17 9 (0.58%) ISO 9001
18 7 (0.45%) Accessibility
18 7 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
19 5 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 442 (28.32%) Active Directory
2 69 (4.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (3.20%) RACF
4 43 (2.75%) Hyper-V
5 39 (2.50%) Docker
6 15 (0.96%) vSphere
7 8 (0.51%) Firmware
8 6 (0.38%) Forefront TMG
8 6 (0.38%) VMware Workstation
9 5 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.32%) XenApp
10 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.26%) XenDesktop
11 3 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.064%) Snort
Systems Management
1 287 (18.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (13.45%) Jamf Pro
3 43 (2.75%) Terraform
4 38 (2.43%) Kubernetes
5 36 (2.31%) Ansible
5 36 (2.31%) Stealthwatch
6 20 (1.28%) CASB
6 20 (1.28%) Nessus
6 20 (1.28%) WSUS
7 13 (0.83%) Puppet
8 11 (0.70%) FortiGate
9 10 (0.64%) vCenter Server
10 9 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
11 7 (0.45%) Nmap
11 7 (0.45%) PaperCut
11 7 (0.45%) QRadar
12 6 (0.38%) SCCM
12 6 (0.38%) SCOM
13 5 (0.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 5 (0.32%) logstash
Vendors
1 695 (44.52%) Microsoft
2 270 (17.30%) CyberArk
3 210 (13.45%) Tanium
4 149 (9.55%) Apple
5 141 (9.03%) Adobe
6 135 (8.65%) Cisco
7 87 (5.57%) VMware
8 70 (4.48%) Meraki
9 63 (4.04%) Dell
10 46 (2.95%) HP
11 38 (2.43%) Splunk
12 37 (2.37%) Fortinet
12 37 (2.37%) Google
13 32 (2.05%) Samsung
14 22 (1.41%) Veeam
15 21 (1.35%) ServiceNow
16 17 (1.09%) CrowdStrike
16 17 (1.09%) Intel
16 17 (1.09%) Oracle
16 17 (1.09%) Qualys