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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,779 1,097 1,348
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.10% 6.64% 6.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.80% 7.07% 7.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,170 553 640
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,100 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 20,211 15,506 18,481
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.62% 93.82% 88.04%
Number of salaries quoted 14,358 8,387 11,009
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,031 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 14 October 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
1 100 (5.62%) SharePoint
2 90 (5.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.62%) IIS
4 9 (0.51%) SAS
5 6 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.28%) Apache
7 4 (0.22%) WordPress
8 3 (0.17%) Confluence
9 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 48 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.17%) Trello
7 2 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (0.84%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.056%) Magento
5 1 (0.056%) Odoo
5 1 (0.056%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.056%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.056%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.056%) Shopify
5 1 (0.056%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.056%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 442 (24.85%) Azure
2 268 (15.06%) Microsoft 365
3 249 (14.00%) Entra ID
4 215 (12.09%) AWS
5 104 (5.85%) SaaS
6 81 (4.55%) GCP
7 48 (2.70%) Power Platform
8 36 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
9 35 (1.97%) OneDrive
10 31 (1.74%) Serverless
11 27 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
12 22 (1.24%) GitHub
12 22 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
13 18 (1.01%) Mimecast
14 16 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
16 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
16 13 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
16 13 (0.73%) IaaS
16 13 (0.73%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 257 (14.45%) Firewall
2 156 (8.77%) Network Security
3 98 (5.51%) DNS
4 94 (5.28%) VLAN
5 85 (4.78%) DHCP
6 79 (4.44%) VPN
7 71 (3.99%) WAN
8 58 (3.26%) TCP/IP
9 55 (3.09%) LAN
10 51 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.80%) Broadband
12 27 (1.52%) VoIP
13 26 (1.46%) BGP
14 24 (1.35%) SSL
15 23 (1.29%) Cisco Nexus
15 23 (1.29%) SD-WAN
16 21 (1.18%) HTTP
16 21 (1.18%) Wireless
17 18 (1.01%) MPLS
18 16 (0.90%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 17 (0.96%) Power BI
3 9 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (0.45%) Big Data
5 6 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
6 5 (0.28%) Metadata
6 5 (0.28%) Tableau
7 3 (0.17%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.17%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
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 (1.52%) JIRA
2 18 (1.01%) Snyk
3 10 (0.56%) Burp Suite
3 10 (0.56%) Git
3 10 (0.56%) Metasploit
4 8 (0.45%) GitLab
5 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.28%) Poetry
7 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.17%) Maven
8 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.056%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.056%) VersionOne
10 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio
General
1 646 (36.31%) Social Skills
2 207 (11.64%) Finance
3 164 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
3 164 (9.22%) Public Sector
4 156 (8.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 119 (6.69%) Legal
6 112 (6.30%) Marketing
7 97 (5.45%) Retail
8 83 (4.67%) Law
9 73 (4.10%) Telecoms
10 67 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
11 49 (2.75%) Banking
12 46 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (1.85%) Aerospace
13 33 (1.85%) Police
14 31 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
15 26 (1.46%) Manufacturing
16 25 (1.41%) Aviation
16 25 (1.41%) Games
17 23 (1.29%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 343 (19.28%) Senior
2 206 (11.58%) Analyst
3 192 (10.79%) Consultant
4 168 (9.44%) Architect
5 143 (8.04%) Security Engineer
6 108 (6.07%) Lead
7 103 (5.79%) Security Consultant
8 98 (5.51%) Security Analyst
9 96 (5.40%) Security Architect
10 93 (5.23%) Security Manager
11 90 (5.06%) IT Support
11 90 (5.06%) Support Engineer
12 75 (4.22%) IT Manager
13 73 (4.10%) Senior Manager
14 71 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 71 (3.99%) IT Engineer
15 70 (3.93%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 69 (3.88%) Business Manager
17 67 (3.77%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 64 (3.60%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (2.70%) Terraform
2 31 (1.74%) OAuth
3 27 (1.52%) SAML
4 23 (1.29%) REST
5 21 (1.18%) .NET
6 19 (1.07%) LDAP
7 17 (0.96%) OpenID
8 11 (0.62%) JSON
8 11 (0.62%) SailPoint
9 8 (0.45%) Node.js
9 8 (0.45%) React
10 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (0.39%) ModSecurity
10 7 (0.39%) SOAP
11 6 (0.34%) Kafka
11 6 (0.34%) PySpark
11 6 (0.34%) RESTful
12 5 (0.28%) Middleware
12 5 (0.28%) XMPP
12 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 159 (8.94%) Cyber Threat
2 145 (8.15%) Security Posture
3 103 (5.79%) Management Information System
4 96 (5.40%) Onboarding
5 79 (4.44%) Driving Licence
6 61 (3.43%) Self-Motivation
7 54 (3.04%) Data Centre
8 52 (2.92%) Operational Technology
9 48 (2.70%) Cloud Native
10 46 (2.59%) Cyber Defence
11 36 (2.02%) Security Operations Centre
12 31 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
13 30 (1.69%) PKI
14 28 (1.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 26 (1.46%) Cyberattack
16 25 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
17 24 (1.35%) Social Media
18 22 (1.24%) AI Agents
18 22 (1.24%) Cyber Security Posture
19 19 (1.07%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 206 (11.58%) Windows
2 99 (5.56%) Windows Server
3 68 (3.82%) Linux
4 25 (1.41%) macOS
5 11 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.51%) Android
6 9 (0.51%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Unix
9 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.11%) Rocky
11 1 (0.056%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (21.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 347 (19.51%) AI
3 329 (18.49%) Information Security
4 310 (17.43%) Problem-Solving
5 254 (14.28%) Decision-Making
6 218 (12.25%) Risk Management
7 214 (12.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 210 (11.80%) Incident Response
9 204 (11.47%) Mentoring
10 199 (11.19%) Cloud Security
11 195 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
12 194 (10.91%) Vulnerability Management
13 179 (10.06%) ITIL
14 177 (9.95%) Security Operations
15 168 (9.44%) Identity Access Management
16 161 (9.05%) SIEM
17 154 (8.66%) Business Continuity
18 153 (8.60%) Service Delivery
19 149 (8.38%) Roadmaps
20 143 (8.04%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 128 (7.20%) Python
2 82 (4.61%) PowerShell
3 42 (2.36%) SQL
4 28 (1.57%) C++
5 26 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
6 20 (1.12%) Java
6 20 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 19 (1.07%) TypeScript
8 18 (1.01%) Bash
8 18 (1.01%) C#
9 12 (0.67%) Go
9 12 (0.67%) Rust
10 9 (0.51%) Bicep
11 8 (0.45%) C
12 5 (0.28%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.17%) Ada
13 3 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
13 3 (0.17%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 302 (16.98%) Security Cleared
2 234 (13.15%) CISSP
3 222 (12.48%) SC Cleared
4 189 (10.62%) CISM
5 183 (10.29%) Degree
6 93 (5.23%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.37%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.32%) Network+ Certification
9 54 (3.04%) Microsoft Certification
10 53 (2.98%) Azure Certification
11 51 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
12 47 (2.64%) CRISC
13 45 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
14 43 (2.42%) AWS Certification
15 41 (2.30%) CISA
16 37 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
17 31 (1.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 30 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
19 29 (1.63%) CCNA
19 29 (1.63%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 326 (18.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 227 (12.76%) NIST
3 146 (8.21%) GDPR
4 142 (7.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 142 (7.98%) GRC
5 77 (4.33%) PCI DSS
6 69 (3.88%) NCSC
7 53 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 32 (1.80%) SLA
9 27 (1.52%) SOC 2
10 26 (1.46%) Accessibility
11 21 (1.18%) NIST 800
11 21 (1.18%) QA
12 20 (1.12%) COBIT
12 20 (1.12%) ISO 22301
13 18 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
14 17 (0.96%) JSP 440
15 15 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 13 (0.73%) Data Quality
17 12 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 213 (11.97%) Active Directory
2 65 (3.65%) Hyper-V
3 38 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 22 (1.24%) Docker
6 17 (0.96%) Firmware
7 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
11 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
11 5 (0.28%) vSphere
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) DFS Replication
12 2 (0.11%) NFS
12 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 166 (9.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (1.97%) Kubernetes
3 34 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (1.18%) Ansible
5 17 (0.96%) FortiGate
6 15 (0.84%) CASB
6 15 (0.84%) Grafana
7 10 (0.56%) Nmap
8 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.39%) Functional Safety
9 7 (0.39%) QRadar
10 5 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
11 4 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 4 (0.22%) SCCM
12 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.11%) Graylog
13 2 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 579 (32.55%) Microsoft
2 86 (4.83%) Cisco
3 71 (3.99%) CyberArk
4 69 (3.88%) Palo Alto
5 59 (3.32%) VMware
6 36 (2.02%) CrowdStrike
7 33 (1.85%) Salesforce
8 30 (1.69%) Google
9 29 (1.63%) Adobe
9 29 (1.63%) Fortinet
9 29 (1.63%) Qualys
9 29 (1.63%) ServiceNow
10 27 (1.52%) Apple
10 27 (1.52%) Aruba
10 27 (1.52%) Splunk
11 23 (1.29%) Tenable
12 18 (1.01%) Veeam
13 15 (0.84%) OpenAI
14 13 (0.73%) Okta
15 12 (0.67%) Draytek