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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,769 1,111 1,389
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.14% 6.62% 6.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.87% 7.05% 7.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,166 563 653
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
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% -7.55%

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 19,953 15,755 19,120
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,223 8,440 11,340
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £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 £78,750 £80,000
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 9 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 98 (5.54%) SharePoint
2 86 (4.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.62%) IIS
4 9 (0.51%) SAS
5 5 (0.28%) Apache
5 5 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.23%) WordPress
7 3 (0.17%) Confluence
8 1 (0.057%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 49 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.17%) Trello
7 2 (0.11%) Simulink
7 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.07%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.17%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.057%) Magento
5 1 (0.057%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.057%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.057%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.057%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 438 (24.76%) Azure
2 262 (14.81%) Microsoft 365
3 242 (13.68%) Entra ID
4 213 (12.04%) AWS
5 100 (5.65%) SaaS
6 81 (4.58%) GCP
7 45 (2.54%) Power Platform
8 37 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
9 35 (1.98%) OneDrive
9 35 (1.98%) Serverless
10 26 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
11 22 (1.24%) GitHub
11 22 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
12 16 (0.90%) Mimecast
13 14 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
15 12 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (0.68%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 250 (14.13%) Firewall
2 155 (8.76%) Network Security
3 92 (5.20%) DNS
4 89 (5.03%) VLAN
5 79 (4.47%) DHCP
6 74 (4.18%) VPN
7 67 (3.79%) WAN
8 54 (3.05%) TCP/IP
9 51 (2.88%) LAN
10 48 (2.71%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.81%) Broadband
12 29 (1.64%) VoIP
13 26 (1.47%) BGP
14 24 (1.36%) SSL
15 21 (1.19%) Cisco Nexus
15 21 (1.19%) HTTP
15 21 (1.19%) SD-WAN
16 18 (1.02%) MPLS
16 18 (1.02%) Wireless
17 16 (0.90%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.19%) SQL Server
2 16 (0.90%) Power BI
3 10 (0.57%) 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%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.057%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.057%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.057%) Redis
9 1 (0.057%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.057%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 26 (1.47%) JIRA
2 22 (1.24%) Snyk
3 10 (0.57%) Git
4 9 (0.51%) Burp Suite
4 9 (0.51%) Metasploit
5 7 (0.40%) GitLab
5 7 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.28%) Poetry
7 4 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.17%) Maven
8 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.17%) VersionOne
9 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.057%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.057%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.057%) Visual Studio
General
1 633 (35.78%) Social Skills
2 205 (11.59%) Finance
3 165 (9.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 163 (9.21%) Public Sector
5 158 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
6 116 (6.56%) Legal
7 110 (6.22%) Marketing
8 98 (5.54%) Retail
9 82 (4.64%) Law
10 70 (3.96%) Telecoms
11 66 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
12 49 (2.77%) Banking
13 47 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
14 34 (1.92%) Police
15 33 (1.87%) Aerospace
16 30 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
17 28 (1.58%) Manufacturing
18 25 (1.41%) Games
19 24 (1.36%) Aviation
20 23 (1.30%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 354 (20.01%) Senior
2 209 (11.81%) Analyst
3 190 (10.74%) Consultant
4 167 (9.44%) Architect
5 139 (7.86%) Security Engineer
6 104 (5.88%) Lead
7 103 (5.82%) Security Consultant
8 100 (5.65%) Security Manager
9 99 (5.60%) Security Analyst
10 96 (5.43%) Security Architect
11 88 (4.97%) IT Support
11 88 (4.97%) Support Engineer
12 77 (4.35%) Senior Manager
13 76 (4.30%) IT Manager
14 74 (4.18%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 71 (4.01%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 70 (3.96%) Business Manager
17 69 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
18 68 (3.84%) IT Engineer
19 67 (3.79%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.49%) Terraform
2 31 (1.75%) OAuth
3 25 (1.41%) SAML
4 22 (1.24%) REST
5 20 (1.13%) .NET
6 19 (1.07%) LDAP
7 17 (0.96%) OpenID
8 10 (0.57%) JSON
8 10 (0.57%) SailPoint
9 7 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.40%) ModSecurity
9 7 (0.40%) Node.js
9 7 (0.40%) React
9 7 (0.40%) SOAP
10 6 (0.34%) Kafka
10 6 (0.34%) PySpark
10 6 (0.34%) RESTful
11 5 (0.28%) LangChain
11 5 (0.28%) LangGraph
11 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 157 (8.88%) Cyber Threat
2 145 (8.20%) Security Posture
3 102 (5.77%) Management Information System
4 95 (5.37%) Onboarding
5 73 (4.13%) Driving Licence
6 63 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
7 55 (3.11%) Data Centre
8 50 (2.83%) Operational Technology
9 48 (2.71%) Cloud Native
10 45 (2.54%) Cyber Defence
11 37 (2.09%) Security Operations Centre
12 31 (1.75%) PKI
13 29 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
14 27 (1.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 27 (1.53%) Cyberattack
15 24 (1.36%) Social Media
16 23 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
17 22 (1.24%) AI Agents
17 22 (1.24%) Cyber Security Posture
18 19 (1.07%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 197 (11.14%) Windows
2 92 (5.20%) Windows Server
3 63 (3.56%) Linux
4 25 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.51%) Android
7 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Unix
9 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.11%) Rocky
11 1 (0.057%) AIX
11 1 (0.057%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.057%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (20.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 347 (19.62%) AI
3 328 (18.54%) Information Security
4 301 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
5 246 (13.91%) Decision-Making
6 221 (12.49%) Risk Management
7 212 (11.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 209 (11.81%) Incident Response
9 207 (11.70%) Mentoring
10 197 (11.14%) Cloud Security
11 193 (10.91%) Vulnerability Management
12 186 (10.51%) Stakeholder Management
13 179 (10.12%) Security Operations
14 176 (9.95%) ITIL
15 166 (9.38%) SIEM
16 165 (9.33%) Identity Access Management
17 155 (8.76%) Service Delivery
18 151 (8.54%) Business Continuity
19 143 (8.08%) Agile
20 142 (8.03%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 124 (7.01%) Python
2 81 (4.58%) PowerShell
3 42 (2.37%) SQL
4 27 (1.53%) C++
5 26 (1.47%) Kusto Query Language
6 19 (1.07%) Java
7 18 (1.02%) Bash
7 18 (1.02%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.02%) TypeScript
8 17 (0.96%) C#
9 12 (0.68%) Go
9 12 (0.68%) 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%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 302 (17.07%) Security Cleared
2 236 (13.34%) CISSP
3 224 (12.66%) SC Cleared
4 190 (10.74%) CISM
5 181 (10.23%) Degree
6 90 (5.09%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.39%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.34%) Network+ Certification
9 53 (3.00%) Azure Certification
10 52 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
11 50 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
12 47 (2.66%) AWS Certification
13 46 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 46 (2.60%) CRISC
14 41 (2.32%) CISA
15 37 (2.09%) CompTIA Security+
16 30 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
17 29 (1.64%) GIAC
17 29 (1.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 26 (1.47%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 322 (18.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 225 (12.72%) NIST
3 145 (8.20%) GDPR
4 140 (7.91%) Cyber Essentials
4 140 (7.91%) GRC
5 78 (4.41%) PCI DSS
6 67 (3.79%) NCSC
7 52 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 32 (1.81%) SLA
9 27 (1.53%) SOC 2
10 26 (1.47%) Accessibility
11 22 (1.24%) QA
12 21 (1.19%) NIST 800
13 20 (1.13%) COBIT
14 19 (1.07%) ISO 22301
15 18 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
16 16 (0.90%) JSP 440
17 15 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
18 12 (0.68%) Data Quality
18 12 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 205 (11.59%) Active Directory
2 60 (3.39%) Hyper-V
3 34 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 26 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (1.19%) Docker
6 17 (0.96%) Firmware
7 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.23%) vSphere
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) NFS
12 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.057%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.057%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 160 (9.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (1.92%) Kubernetes
3 32 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (1.13%) Ansible
5 15 (0.85%) CASB
5 15 (0.85%) FortiGate
6 14 (0.79%) Grafana
7 9 (0.51%) Nmap
8 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.40%) Functional Safety
9 7 (0.40%) QRadar
10 4 (0.23%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.23%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 4 (0.23%) SCCM
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.11%) Graylog
12 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 574 (32.45%) Microsoft
2 83 (4.69%) Cisco
3 72 (4.07%) Palo Alto
4 70 (3.96%) CyberArk
5 54 (3.05%) VMware
6 40 (2.26%) CrowdStrike
7 34 (1.92%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.87%) Adobe
9 32 (1.81%) Salesforce
10 31 (1.75%) Apple
11 29 (1.64%) Qualys
12 28 (1.58%) Google
13 27 (1.53%) Tenable
14 26 (1.47%) Fortinet
14 26 (1.47%) Splunk
15 23 (1.30%) Aruba
16 17 (0.96%) Veeam
17 15 (0.85%) OpenAI
18 12 (0.68%) Okta
19 11 (0.62%) WatchGuard