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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 34 41
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,320 1,179 1,900
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.78% 7.81% 5.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.27% 8.25% 6.24%
Number of salaries quoted 877 665 1,243
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,925 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.86% -4.35% -14.81%
75th Percentile £86,790 £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 15,967 14,283 30,442
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.05% 94.63% 89.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,428 8,372 23,637
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 9 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 41 (3.11%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.30%) WordPress
4 3 (0.23%) CMS
4 3 (0.23%) SAS
5 2 (0.15%) Apache
5 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.076%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.076%) IIS
6 1 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 76 (5.76%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (1.82%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.23%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 340 (25.76%) Azure
2 188 (14.24%) Microsoft 365
3 172 (13.03%) AWS
4 163 (12.35%) Entra ID
5 74 (5.61%) GCP
6 64 (4.85%) SaaS
7 53 (4.02%) Google Workspace
8 32 (2.42%) Azure Sentinel
9 28 (2.12%) Serverless
10 27 (2.05%) Power Platform
11 15 (1.14%) Mimecast
12 14 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.06%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (1.06%) OneDrive
13 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (0.68%) Nutanix
13 9 (0.68%) PaaS
14 6 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.45%) Datadog
14 6 (0.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 154 (11.67%) Firewall
2 93 (7.05%) Broadband
3 81 (6.14%) Network Security
4 45 (3.41%) DNS
5 42 (3.18%) VPN
6 33 (2.50%) WAN
7 31 (2.35%) DHCP
7 31 (2.35%) VLAN
8 24 (1.82%) LAN
8 24 (1.82%) Unified Communications
9 20 (1.52%) CHAP
10 18 (1.36%) SSL
11 17 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
11 17 (1.29%) VoIP
12 16 (1.21%) TCP/IP
13 15 (1.14%) BGP
13 15 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
14 14 (1.06%) Cisco ASA
15 11 (0.83%) Internet
16 10 (0.76%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.76%) Power BI
2 6 (0.45%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.38%) Tableau
4 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.23%) Big Data
4 3 (0.23%) MySQL
4 3 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Metadata
5 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.076%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.076%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.076%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (1.89%) Snyk
2 8 (0.61%) GitLab
3 6 (0.45%) Git
4 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.38%) JIRA
4 5 (0.38%) JMeter
4 5 (0.38%) Locust
4 5 (0.38%) VersionOne
5 4 (0.30%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.30%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.23%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.076%) GDB
7 1 (0.076%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.076%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.076%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.076%) WinDbg
General
1 375 (28.41%) Social Skills
2 158 (11.97%) Finance
3 121 (9.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 115 (8.71%) Public Sector
5 107 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
6 103 (7.80%) Marketing
7 80 (6.06%) Retail
8 74 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (4.24%) Banking
10 55 (4.17%) Games
11 53 (4.02%) Back Office
12 46 (3.48%) Law
13 39 (2.95%) Legal
14 37 (2.80%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.12%) Aviation
16 21 (1.59%) Financial Institution
17 19 (1.44%) Advertising
18 18 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
19 17 (1.29%) Manufacturing
20 14 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 234 (17.73%) Senior
2 167 (12.65%) Analyst
3 156 (11.82%) Architect
4 119 (9.02%) Security Architect
5 107 (8.11%) Security Manager
6 104 (7.88%) Consultant
7 99 (7.50%) Support Engineer
8 89 (6.74%) Security Analyst
9 83 (6.29%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 81 (6.14%) Lead
11 76 (5.76%) Security Consultant
12 63 (4.77%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 62 (4.70%) IT Support
14 59 (4.47%) Senior Architect
15 56 (4.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 54 (4.09%) IT Manager
17 50 (3.79%) Developer
18 49 (3.71%) Senior Analyst
19 48 (3.64%) Desktop Engineer
19 48 (3.64%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.85%) SAML
2 63 (4.77%) OAuth
3 60 (4.55%) LDAP
4 57 (4.32%) OpenID
4 57 (4.32%) REST
5 51 (3.86%) SOAP
6 50 (3.79%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.68%) XMPP
8 7 (0.53%) Kafka
8 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.53%) RESTful
9 6 (0.45%) LangChain
9 6 (0.45%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.38%) Gherkin
10 5 (0.38%) React
11 4 (0.30%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.23%) .NET
12 3 (0.23%) ModSecurity
12 3 (0.23%) Spring
12 3 (0.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 124 (9.39%) Cyber Threat
2 109 (8.26%) Security Posture
3 87 (6.59%) Cyberattack
4 79 (5.98%) Management Information System
5 69 (5.23%) Onboarding
6 48 (3.64%) Data Centre
7 42 (3.18%) Cyber Defence
8 38 (2.88%) PKI
9 37 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
10 35 (2.65%) Driving Licence
11 32 (2.42%) Cloud Native
12 31 (2.35%) Blog
13 27 (2.05%) Hybrid Cloud
14 25 (1.89%) Cyber Security Posture
14 25 (1.89%) Operational Technology
15 18 (1.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 18 (1.36%) Low-Code
15 18 (1.36%) Security Operations Centre
16 16 (1.21%) Social Media
16 16 (1.21%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 170 (12.88%) Windows
2 63 (4.77%) Windows Server
3 55 (4.17%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.26%) Linux
5 21 (1.59%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.21%) Android
7 15 (1.14%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.076%) AIX
10 1 (0.076%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.076%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.076%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.076%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (17.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 179 (13.56%) Information Security
3 174 (13.18%) Incident Response
4 168 (12.73%) Problem-Solving
4 168 (12.73%) Risk Management
5 164 (12.42%) Mentoring
6 145 (10.98%) Vulnerability Management
7 135 (10.23%) AI
8 133 (10.08%) Cloud Security
8 133 (10.08%) Roadmaps
9 114 (8.64%) Security Operations
10 113 (8.56%) Analytics
11 110 (8.33%) ITIL
12 105 (7.95%) Agile
12 105 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 104 (7.88%) Decision-Making
13 104 (7.88%) Identity Access Management
14 99 (7.50%) SIEM
14 99 (7.50%) Threat Modelling
15 91 (6.89%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 115 (8.71%) PowerShell
2 98 (7.42%) Python
3 58 (4.39%) Bash
4 50 (3.79%) T-SQL
5 40 (3.03%) SQL
6 28 (2.12%) Java
7 18 (1.36%) JavaScript
8 16 (1.21%) C++
9 13 (0.98%) C#
10 12 (0.91%) C
11 9 (0.68%) Go
12 8 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.38%) PHP
13 5 (0.38%) Rust
14 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
16 1 (0.076%) Bicep
16 1 (0.076%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.076%) Perl
16 1 (0.076%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 211 (15.98%) Security Cleared
2 178 (13.48%) SC Cleared
3 162 (12.27%) Degree
4 160 (12.12%) CISSP
5 115 (8.71%) CISM
6 54 (4.09%) DV Cleared
7 48 (3.64%) AWS Certification
7 48 (3.64%) CTC Cleared
8 39 (2.95%) CISA
9 38 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 34 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
11 30 (2.27%) Azure Certification
12 28 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
12 28 (2.12%) CREST Certified
13 26 (1.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 26 (1.97%) SANS
14 22 (1.67%) FFIEC
15 21 (1.59%) CEH
15 21 (1.59%) CRISC
16 20 (1.52%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (19.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 237 (17.95%) NIST
3 140 (10.61%) GDPR
4 103 (7.80%) GRC
5 94 (7.12%) NCSC
6 85 (6.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 67 (5.08%) PCI DSS
8 66 (5.00%) SLA
9 39 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 28 (2.12%) COBIT
11 22 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
12 21 (1.59%) QA
13 19 (1.44%) Accessibility
14 17 (1.29%) JSP 440
15 16 (1.21%) SOC 2
16 10 (0.76%) IEC 61508
16 10 (0.76%) MISRA
16 10 (0.76%) MISRA C
17 9 (0.68%) ISO 22301
17 9 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 151 (11.44%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (1.21%) Docker
6 10 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
9 6 (0.45%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.45%) vSphere
10 5 (0.38%) Firmware
11 4 (0.30%) ClearTrust
12 1 (0.076%) KVM
12 1 (0.076%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 68 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.35%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.05%) Terraform
4 20 (1.52%) Ansible
4 20 (1.52%) Grafana
5 15 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.76%) Functional Safety
7 9 (0.68%) CASB
7 9 (0.68%) Cisco CUCM
8 7 (0.53%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.45%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.45%) QRadar
10 5 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 5 (0.38%) FTK
10 5 (0.38%) SCCM
11 4 (0.30%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 4 (0.30%) CSIRT
12 3 (0.23%) Nmap
12 3 (0.23%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.15%) Nessus
Vendors
1 346 (26.21%) Microsoft
2 95 (7.20%) Cisco
3 54 (4.09%) Palo Alto
4 51 (3.86%) VMware
5 43 (3.26%) Apple
6 41 (3.11%) Adobe
7 38 (2.88%) CrowdStrike
8 36 (2.73%) ServiceNow
9 34 (2.58%) Tenable
10 30 (2.27%) Google
11 27 (2.05%) Fortinet
12 25 (1.89%) Splunk
13 21 (1.59%) Salesforce
14 15 (1.14%) SAP
15 12 (0.91%) Qualys
16 10 (0.76%) CheckPoint
16 10 (0.76%) Oracle
17 9 (0.68%) Sophos
18 8 (0.61%) Commvault
18 8 (0.61%) Veeam