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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 33 40
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,279 1,168 1,877
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.81% 7.79% 5.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.23% 8.20% 6.35%
Number of salaries quoted 820 699 1,259
10th Percentile £37,450 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £88,750 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year - +0.84% -8.46%

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 15,535 14,247 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,045 8,583 23,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +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 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

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 21 May 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 38 (2.97%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.47%) WordPress
4 4 (0.31%) CMS
5 2 (0.16%) Apache
5 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.16%) Drupal
5 2 (0.16%) nginx
5 2 (0.16%) SAS
6 1 (0.078%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.078%) IIS
6 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 77 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.88%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.23%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.16%) Shopify
6 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 334 (26.11%) Azure
2 171 (13.37%) AWS
3 170 (13.29%) Microsoft 365
4 161 (12.59%) Entra ID
5 69 (5.39%) GCP
6 54 (4.22%) Google Workspace
7 52 (4.07%) SaaS
8 31 (2.42%) Power Platform
9 29 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 28 (2.19%) Serverless
11 21 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (1.25%) Mimecast
13 15 (1.17%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (0.86%) Nutanix
15 10 (0.78%) OneDrive
15 10 (0.78%) PaaS
16 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
17 6 (0.47%) Datadog
17 6 (0.47%) GitHub
18 5 (0.39%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 141 (11.02%) Firewall
2 90 (7.04%) Broadband
3 70 (5.47%) Network Security
4 37 (2.89%) DNS
5 36 (2.81%) VPN
6 25 (1.95%) VLAN
7 24 (1.88%) Unified Communications
7 24 (1.88%) WAN
8 22 (1.72%) DHCP
9 20 (1.56%) CHAP
10 19 (1.49%) LAN
11 18 (1.41%) Intrusion Detection
12 15 (1.17%) SSL
13 14 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
14 13 (1.02%) TCP/IP
14 13 (1.02%) VoIP
15 10 (0.78%) BGP
16 9 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.70%) WebEx
17 8 (0.63%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.78%) Power BI
2 6 (0.47%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.39%) 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 (0.16%) MariaDB
5 2 (0.16%) Metadata
5 2 (0.16%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.16%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.078%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.078%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (1.95%) Snyk
2 8 (0.63%) GitLab
3 6 (0.47%) Git
4 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.39%) JMeter
4 5 (0.39%) Locust
4 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
5 4 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.23%) JIRA
7 2 (0.16%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.16%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.078%) GDB
8 1 (0.078%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.078%) WinDbg
General
1 360 (28.15%) Social Skills
2 165 (12.90%) Finance
3 136 (10.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 108 (8.44%) Public Sector
5 99 (7.74%) Analytical Skills
6 96 (7.51%) Marketing
7 75 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
8 68 (5.32%) Retail
9 58 (4.53%) Banking
10 53 (4.14%) Back Office
11 51 (3.99%) Games
12 48 (3.75%) Law
13 36 (2.81%) Legal
13 36 (2.81%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.19%) Aviation
15 21 (1.64%) Financial Institution
15 21 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (1.64%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.25%) Advertising
17 12 (0.94%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 255 (19.94%) Senior
2 160 (12.51%) Analyst
3 156 (12.20%) Architect
4 118 (9.23%) Security Architect
5 101 (7.90%) Security Manager
6 94 (7.35%) Consultant
7 89 (6.96%) Support Engineer
8 77 (6.02%) Security Analyst
9 76 (5.94%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 73 (5.71%) Senior Architect
11 69 (5.39%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 67 (5.24%) Lead
12 67 (5.24%) Security Consultant
13 54 (4.22%) Developer
14 53 (4.14%) Senior Security Architect
15 50 (3.91%) IT Manager
16 49 (3.83%) IT Support
16 49 (3.83%) Security Engineer
17 48 (3.75%) Desktop Support
17 48 (3.75%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.85%) LDAP
2 61 (4.77%) SAML
3 60 (4.69%) OAuth
3 60 (4.69%) REST
4 59 (4.61%) OpenID
5 54 (4.22%) SOAP
6 53 (4.14%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.70%) XMPP
8 7 (0.55%) Kafka
8 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.55%) RESTful
9 6 (0.47%) Regular Expression
9 6 (0.47%) SAP CAF
10 5 (0.39%) Gherkin
10 5 (0.39%) React
11 4 (0.31%) LangChain
11 4 (0.31%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.23%) Semantic Kernel
12 3 (0.23%) Spring Boot
12 3 (0.23%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 121 (9.46%) Cyber Threat
2 100 (7.82%) Security Posture
3 84 (6.57%) Cyberattack
4 79 (6.18%) Onboarding
5 77 (6.02%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.75%) Data Centre
7 45 (3.52%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.74%) Driving Licence
9 34 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
10 33 (2.58%) Blog
10 33 (2.58%) PKI
11 31 (2.42%) Cloud Native
12 29 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
12 29 (2.27%) Operational Technology
13 26 (2.03%) Cyber Security Posture
14 22 (1.72%) Low-Code
14 22 (1.72%) Public Cloud
15 16 (1.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 15 (1.17%) Security Operations Centre
17 13 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 150 (11.73%) Windows
2 55 (4.30%) Windows 10
3 53 (4.14%) Windows Server
4 42 (3.28%) Linux
5 18 (1.41%) Android
6 16 (1.25%) Mac OS
7 15 (1.17%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.078%) AIX
9 1 (0.078%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.078%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.078%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.078%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (16.34%) Continuous Improvement
2 167 (13.06%) Mentoring
3 161 (12.59%) Incident Response
4 158 (12.35%) Risk Management
5 154 (12.04%) Information Security
6 150 (11.73%) Problem-Solving
7 142 (11.10%) AI
8 136 (10.63%) Roadmaps
9 135 (10.56%) Vulnerability Management
10 118 (9.23%) Cloud Security
11 112 (8.76%) ITIL
12 107 (8.37%) Agile
13 106 (8.29%) Analytics
14 98 (7.66%) Security Operations
15 94 (7.35%) Security Architecture
15 94 (7.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 92 (7.19%) Identity Access Management
17 90 (7.04%) Threat Modelling
18 87 (6.80%) Project Management
18 87 (6.80%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 116 (9.07%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.74%) Python
3 59 (4.61%) Bash
4 52 (4.07%) T-SQL
5 40 (3.13%) SQL
6 28 (2.19%) Java
7 22 (1.72%) JavaScript
8 20 (1.56%) C++
9 17 (1.33%) C#
10 13 (1.02%) C
11 9 (0.70%) Go
12 5 (0.39%) PHP
12 5 (0.39%) Rust
13 3 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.078%) Bicep
15 1 (0.078%) Perl
15 1 (0.078%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 196 (15.32%) Security Cleared
2 163 (12.74%) SC Cleared
3 158 (12.35%) Degree
4 147 (11.49%) CISSP
5 113 (8.84%) CISM
6 55 (4.30%) AWS Certification
7 48 (3.75%) CTC Cleared
8 43 (3.36%) DV Cleared
9 39 (3.05%) CISA
10 32 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
11 28 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
11 28 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
11 28 (2.19%) SANS
12 26 (2.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 25 (1.95%) CREST Certified
14 24 (1.88%) CEH
15 22 (1.72%) Azure Certification
16 21 (1.64%) FFIEC
17 20 (1.56%) CGEIT
18 18 (1.41%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 237 (18.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 227 (17.75%) NIST
3 122 (9.54%) GDPR
4 96 (7.51%) GRC
5 89 (6.96%) NCSC
6 83 (6.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 64 (5.00%) SLA
8 59 (4.61%) PCI DSS
9 39 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 28 (2.19%) COBIT
11 21 (1.64%) QA
12 19 (1.49%) Accessibility
13 18 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
14 17 (1.33%) SOC 2
15 14 (1.09%) JSP 440
16 11 (0.86%) IEC 61508
16 11 (0.86%) ISO 22301
16 11 (0.86%) MISRA
16 11 (0.86%) MISRA C
17 7 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 141 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
2 27 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.95%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.49%) Docker
5 10 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.47%) Firmware
8 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.47%) vSphere
9 1 (0.078%) KVM
9 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 59 (4.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.50%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.11%) Terraform
4 21 (1.64%) Ansible
5 20 (1.56%) Grafana
6 11 (0.86%) Functional Safety
6 11 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
8 6 (0.47%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 5 (0.39%) FTK
9 5 (0.39%) QRadar
9 5 (0.39%) SCCM
10 4 (0.31%) CASB
10 4 (0.31%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.31%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.23%) RSA Archer
12 2 (0.16%) Graylog
12 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 319 (24.94%) Microsoft
2 83 (6.49%) Cisco
3 55 (4.30%) Apple
4 51 (3.99%) Adobe
5 47 (3.67%) VMware
6 44 (3.44%) Palo Alto
7 38 (2.97%) CrowdStrike
8 36 (2.81%) ServiceNow
8 36 (2.81%) Tenable
9 28 (2.19%) Google
10 27 (2.11%) Fortinet
11 22 (1.72%) Splunk
12 18 (1.41%) Salesforce
12 18 (1.41%) SAP
13 10 (0.78%) CheckPoint
13 10 (0.78%) Commvault
13 10 (0.78%) Qualys
14 9 (0.70%) Oracle
14 9 (0.70%) Sophos
15 6 (0.47%) NetApp