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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 38 34
Rank change year-on-year +12 -4 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,788 1,006 1,351
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.10% 6.13% 6.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.80% 6.53% 7.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,175 559 655
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.25% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £77,625
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 20,307 15,402 18,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.66% 93.79% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,399 8,401 10,957
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,498
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.96% -3.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £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 16 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
1 102 (5.70%) SharePoint
2 91 (5.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.56%) IIS
4 9 (0.50%) SAS
5 6 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.28%) Apache
7 3 (0.17%) Confluence
7 3 (0.17%) WordPress
8 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 47 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
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%) Dynamics NAV
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
1 446 (24.94%) Azure
2 273 (15.27%) Microsoft 365
3 252 (14.09%) Entra ID
4 218 (12.19%) AWS
5 105 (5.87%) SaaS
6 82 (4.59%) GCP
7 48 (2.68%) Power Platform
8 36 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
9 35 (1.96%) OneDrive
10 31 (1.73%) Serverless
11 28 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
12 22 (1.23%) GitHub
12 22 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
13 19 (1.06%) Mimecast
14 16 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (0.78%) Power Automate
16 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
17 12 (0.67%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 258 (14.43%) Firewall
2 159 (8.89%) Network Security
3 100 (5.59%) DNS
4 94 (5.26%) VLAN
5 87 (4.87%) DHCP
6 82 (4.59%) VPN
7 70 (3.91%) WAN
8 58 (3.24%) TCP/IP
9 54 (3.02%) LAN
10 52 (2.91%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.79%) Broadband
12 28 (1.57%) VoIP
13 26 (1.45%) BGP
14 25 (1.40%) SSL
15 24 (1.34%) SD-WAN
16 23 (1.29%) Cisco Nexus
17 21 (1.17%) Wireless
18 20 (1.12%) HTTP
19 19 (1.06%) MPLS
20 16 (0.89%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 17 (0.95%) Power BI
3 9 (0.50%) 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 (1.51%) JIRA
2 18 (1.01%) Snyk
3 11 (0.62%) Burp Suite
3 11 (0.62%) Metasploit
4 10 (0.56%) Git
5 8 (0.45%) GitLab
6 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.28%) Poetry
8 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.17%) Maven
9 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
10 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.056%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.056%) VersionOne
11 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio
General
1 648 (36.24%) Social Skills
2 206 (11.52%) Finance
3 169 (9.45%) Public Sector
4 167 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
5 157 (8.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 120 (6.71%) Legal
7 109 (6.10%) Marketing
8 97 (5.43%) Retail
9 84 (4.70%) Law
10 76 (4.25%) Telecoms
11 67 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
12 49 (2.74%) Banking
13 46 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
14 33 (1.85%) Aerospace
14 33 (1.85%) Police
15 32 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
16 26 (1.45%) Manufacturing
17 25 (1.40%) Aviation
17 25 (1.40%) Games
18 22 (1.23%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 349 (19.52%) Senior
2 209 (11.69%) Analyst
3 191 (10.68%) Consultant
4 170 (9.51%) Architect
5 145 (8.11%) Security Engineer
6 110 (6.15%) Lead
7 101 (5.65%) Security Consultant
8 98 (5.48%) Security Analyst
8 98 (5.48%) Security Architect
9 94 (5.26%) Security Manager
10 91 (5.09%) IT Support
10 91 (5.09%) Support Engineer
11 80 (4.47%) IT Manager
12 74 (4.14%) Senior Manager
13 72 (4.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 72 (4.03%) IT Engineer
14 71 (3.97%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 68 (3.80%) Business Manager
15 68 (3.80%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 68 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (2.68%) Terraform
2 30 (1.68%) OAuth
3 26 (1.45%) SAML
4 22 (1.23%) REST
5 21 (1.17%) .NET
6 17 (0.95%) LDAP
7 16 (0.89%) 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%) LangChain
12 5 (0.28%) Middleware
12 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 156 (8.72%) Cyber Threat
2 149 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 103 (5.76%) Management Information System
4 97 (5.43%) Onboarding
5 81 (4.53%) Driving Licence
6 61 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
7 54 (3.02%) Data Centre
8 53 (2.96%) Operational Technology
9 49 (2.74%) Cloud Native
10 44 (2.46%) Cyber Defence
11 35 (1.96%) Security Operations Centre
12 31 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
13 30 (1.68%) PKI
14 28 (1.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 25 (1.40%) Cyberattack
16 24 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
17 23 (1.29%) Cyber Security Posture
17 23 (1.29%) Social Media
18 22 (1.23%) AI Agents
19 18 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 207 (11.58%) Windows
2 100 (5.59%) Windows Server
3 68 (3.80%) Linux
4 25 (1.40%) macOS
5 11 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.50%) Android
6 9 (0.50%) 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
1 379 (21.20%) Continuous Improvement
2 354 (19.80%) AI
3 327 (18.29%) Information Security
4 310 (17.34%) Problem-Solving
5 260 (14.54%) Decision-Making
6 217 (12.14%) Risk Management
6 217 (12.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 210 (11.74%) Incident Response
8 209 (11.69%) Mentoring
9 203 (11.35%) Cloud Security
10 199 (11.13%) Stakeholder Management
11 197 (11.02%) Vulnerability Management
12 180 (10.07%) ITIL
13 176 (9.84%) Security Operations
14 167 (9.34%) Identity Access Management
15 161 (9.00%) Service Delivery
15 161 (9.00%) SIEM
16 157 (8.78%) Business Continuity
17 156 (8.72%) Roadmaps
18 149 (8.33%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 125 (6.99%) Python
2 81 (4.53%) PowerShell
3 42 (2.35%) SQL
4 28 (1.57%) C++
5 26 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
6 20 (1.12%) Java
6 20 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 19 (1.06%) TypeScript
8 18 (1.01%) Bash
8 18 (1.01%) C#
9 12 (0.67%) Go
9 12 (0.67%) Rust
10 9 (0.50%) 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%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 306 (17.11%) Security Cleared
2 236 (13.20%) CISSP
3 226 (12.64%) SC Cleared
4 191 (10.68%) CISM
5 182 (10.18%) Degree
6 94 (5.26%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.36%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.30%) Network+ Certification
9 54 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
9 54 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 53 (2.96%) Azure Certification
11 48 (2.68%) CRISC
12 44 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 43 (2.40%) AWS Certification
14 41 (2.29%) CISA
15 35 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
16 32 (1.79%) CCNA
17 31 (1.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 30 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
19 28 (1.57%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 332 (18.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 234 (13.09%) NIST
3 145 (8.11%) GDPR
4 143 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 143 (8.00%) GRC
5 78 (4.36%) PCI DSS
6 71 (3.97%) NCSC
7 53 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 32 (1.79%) SLA
9 27 (1.51%) SOC 2
10 26 (1.45%) Accessibility
11 21 (1.17%) NIST 800
12 20 (1.12%) COBIT
12 20 (1.12%) ISO 22301
12 20 (1.12%) QA
13 19 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
14 17 (0.95%) JSP 440
15 16 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 13 (0.73%) Data Quality
17 12 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 213 (11.91%) Active Directory
2 66 (3.69%) Hyper-V
3 39 (2.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 22 (1.23%) Docker
6 17 (0.95%) Firmware
7 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
10 5 (0.28%) vSphere
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.11%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.11%) NFS
11 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 167 (9.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (1.90%) Kubernetes
2 34 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
3 20 (1.12%) Ansible
4 17 (0.95%) FortiGate
5 15 (0.84%) CASB
6 14 (0.78%) Grafana
7 11 (0.62%) Nmap
8 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.39%) Functional Safety
10 6 (0.34%) QRadar
11 4 (0.22%) Cisco CUCM
11 4 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 4 (0.22%) SCCM
12 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.11%) Autotask
13 2 (0.11%) Graylog
13 2 (0.11%) N-central
13 2 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 580 (32.44%) Microsoft
2 88 (4.92%) Cisco
3 71 (3.97%) CyberArk
4 70 (3.91%) Palo Alto
5 60 (3.36%) VMware
6 37 (2.07%) CrowdStrike
7 33 (1.85%) Salesforce
8 30 (1.68%) Google
9 29 (1.62%) Qualys
9 29 (1.62%) ServiceNow
10 28 (1.57%) Adobe
10 28 (1.57%) Fortinet
11 27 (1.51%) Apple
11 27 (1.51%) Aruba
12 25 (1.40%) Splunk
13 23 (1.29%) Tenable
14 18 (1.01%) Veeam
15 15 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 13 (0.73%) Okta
17 12 (0.67%) WatchGuard