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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 33 39
Rank change year-on-year +5 +6 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,288 1,127 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.82% 7.77% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.24% 8.18% 6.38%
Number of salaries quoted 830 658 1,258
10th Percentile £36,925 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £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 £90,375
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 15,634 13,776 29,586
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.80% 94.93% 90.84%
Number of salaries quoted 11,154 8,069 23,338
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,742 £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 £80,248 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -9.84%

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 23 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 39 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.47%) WordPress
4 3 (0.23%) 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 (5.98%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.86%) 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 (1.86%) 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 (25.93%) Azure
2 172 (13.35%) Microsoft 365
3 170 (13.20%) AWS
4 161 (12.50%) Entra ID
5 69 (5.36%) GCP
6 54 (4.19%) Google Workspace
6 54 (4.19%) SaaS
7 31 (2.41%) Power Platform
8 29 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
9 28 (2.17%) Serverless
10 21 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (1.24%) Mimecast
12 15 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
13 11 (0.85%) Nutanix
13 11 (0.85%) OneDrive
14 10 (0.78%) PaaS
15 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (0.47%) Datadog
16 6 (0.47%) GitHub
17 5 (0.39%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 141 (10.95%) Firewall
2 90 (6.99%) Broadband
3 74 (5.75%) Network Security
4 38 (2.95%) DNS
5 37 (2.87%) VPN
6 26 (2.02%) VLAN
7 25 (1.94%) WAN
8 24 (1.86%) Unified Communications
9 23 (1.79%) DHCP
10 20 (1.55%) CHAP
11 19 (1.48%) LAN
12 18 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
13 16 (1.24%) SSL
14 14 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
14 14 (1.09%) VoIP
15 13 (1.01%) TCP/IP
16 11 (0.85%) BGP
17 9 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
17 9 (0.70%) WebEx
18 8 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
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 (1.94%) Snyk
2 8 (0.62%) 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
1 362 (28.11%) Social Skills
2 163 (12.66%) Finance
3 136 (10.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 110 (8.54%) Public Sector
5 100 (7.76%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (7.30%) Marketing
7 75 (5.82%) Organisational Skills
8 71 (5.51%) Retail
9 59 (4.58%) Banking
10 53 (4.11%) Back Office
11 50 (3.88%) Games
12 47 (3.65%) Law
13 36 (2.80%) Telecoms
14 35 (2.72%) Legal
15 28 (2.17%) Aviation
16 21 (1.63%) Financial Institution
16 21 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
17 19 (1.48%) Manufacturing
18 16 (1.24%) Advertising
19 14 (1.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 257 (19.95%) Senior
2 160 (12.42%) Analyst
3 159 (12.34%) Architect
4 120 (9.32%) Security Architect
5 101 (7.84%) Security Manager
6 97 (7.53%) Consultant
7 90 (6.99%) Support Engineer
8 77 (5.98%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 77 (5.98%) Security Analyst
9 73 (5.67%) Senior Architect
10 70 (5.43%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 69 (5.36%) Security Consultant
12 68 (5.28%) Lead
13 54 (4.19%) Developer
14 53 (4.11%) Senior Security Architect
15 50 (3.88%) IT Support
16 49 (3.80%) IT Manager
16 49 (3.80%) Security Engineer
17 48 (3.73%) Desktop Support
17 48 (3.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.81%) LDAP
1 62 (4.81%) SAML
2 61 (4.74%) OAuth
3 60 (4.66%) REST
4 59 (4.58%) OpenID
5 54 (4.19%) SOAP
6 53 (4.11%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.70%) XMPP
8 7 (0.54%) Kafka
8 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.54%) RESTful
9 6 (0.47%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.39%) Gherkin
10 5 (0.39%) React
11 4 (0.31%) LangChain
11 4 (0.31%) SailPoint
11 4 (0.31%) SAP CAF
12 3 (0.23%) Semantic Kernel
12 3 (0.23%) Spring Boot
12 3 (0.23%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 123 (9.55%) Cyber Threat
2 100 (7.76%) Security Posture
3 84 (6.52%) Cyberattack
4 79 (6.13%) Onboarding
5 78 (6.06%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.73%) Data Centre
7 45 (3.49%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.72%) Driving Licence
8 35 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
9 33 (2.56%) Blog
9 33 (2.56%) PKI
10 31 (2.41%) Cloud Native
11 29 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
11 29 (2.25%) Operational Technology
12 26 (2.02%) Cyber Security Posture
13 22 (1.71%) Low-Code
13 22 (1.71%) Public Cloud
14 17 (1.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 15 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
16 13 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 152 (11.80%) Windows
2 55 (4.27%) Windows 10
3 54 (4.19%) Windows Server
4 42 (3.26%) Linux
5 18 (1.40%) Android
6 16 (1.24%) Mac OS
7 15 (1.16%) 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
1 213 (16.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (12.89%) Mentoring
3 163 (12.66%) Incident Response
4 159 (12.34%) Risk Management
5 156 (12.11%) Information Security
6 154 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
7 141 (10.95%) AI
8 136 (10.56%) Roadmaps
8 136 (10.56%) Vulnerability Management
9 121 (9.39%) Cloud Security
10 113 (8.77%) ITIL
11 107 (8.31%) Analytics
12 106 (8.23%) Agile
13 99 (7.69%) Security Operations
14 95 (7.38%) Identity Access Management
15 94 (7.30%) Security Architecture
15 94 (7.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 93 (7.22%) Threat Modelling
17 88 (6.83%) SIEM
18 87 (6.75%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (9.01%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.69%) Python
3 59 (4.58%) Bash
4 52 (4.04%) T-SQL
5 40 (3.11%) SQL
6 28 (2.17%) Java
7 22 (1.71%) JavaScript
8 20 (1.55%) C++
9 17 (1.32%) C#
10 13 (1.01%) 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
1 198 (15.37%) Security Cleared
2 165 (12.81%) SC Cleared
3 157 (12.19%) Degree
4 150 (11.65%) CISSP
5 112 (8.70%) CISM
6 55 (4.27%) AWS Certification
7 48 (3.73%) CTC Cleared
8 47 (3.65%) DV Cleared
9 39 (3.03%) CISA
10 31 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
11 28 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
11 28 (2.17%) SANS
12 27 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
13 26 (2.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 26 (2.02%) CREST Certified
14 24 (1.86%) CEH
15 22 (1.71%) Azure Certification
16 21 (1.63%) FFIEC
17 20 (1.55%) CGEIT
18 19 (1.48%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (18.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 231 (17.93%) NIST
3 126 (9.78%) GDPR
4 95 (7.38%) GRC
5 89 (6.91%) NCSC
6 84 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials
7 64 (4.97%) PCI DSS
7 64 (4.97%) SLA
8 40 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (2.17%) COBIT
10 22 (1.71%) QA
11 18 (1.40%) Accessibility
11 18 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 17 (1.32%) SOC 2
13 15 (1.16%) JSP 440
14 11 (0.85%) IEC 61508
14 11 (0.85%) ISO 22301
14 11 (0.85%) MISRA
14 11 (0.85%) MISRA C
15 7 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 141 (10.95%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
2 27 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.94%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.48%) Docker
5 10 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.47%) Firmware
8 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.47%) vSphere
9 1 (0.078%) ClearTrust
9 1 (0.078%) KVM
9 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 59 (4.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.48%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.10%) Terraform
4 21 (1.63%) Ansible
5 20 (1.55%) Grafana
6 14 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (0.85%) Functional Safety
8 9 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (0.47%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.39%) CASB
10 5 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 5 (0.39%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.39%) FTK
10 5 (0.39%) QRadar
10 5 (0.39%) SCCM
11 4 (0.31%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 4 (0.31%) CSIRT
12 3 (0.23%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.16%) Graylog
13 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 322 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 84 (6.52%) Cisco
3 55 (4.27%) Apple
4 51 (3.96%) Adobe
5 47 (3.65%) VMware
6 45 (3.49%) Palo Alto
7 37 (2.87%) CrowdStrike
8 36 (2.80%) ServiceNow
9 35 (2.72%) Tenable
10 28 (2.17%) Google
11 27 (2.10%) Fortinet
12 22 (1.71%) Splunk
13 19 (1.48%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.32%) SAP
15 10 (0.78%) CheckPoint
15 10 (0.78%) Commvault
15 10 (0.78%) Qualys
16 9 (0.70%) Oracle
16 9 (0.70%) Sophos
17 6 (0.47%) NetApp