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 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 35 49
Rank change year-on-year -2 +14 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 881 1,226 1,209
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.77% 6.43% 5.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.40% 7.07% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 579 675 932
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,030 £37,000
25th Percentile £44,598 £46,731 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -2.39%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £92,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -3.85%

All Process and 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 13,761 17,334 19,519
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.19% 90.95% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,670 10,474 15,788
10th Percentile £29,475 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,312 £81,250 £80,250
90th Percentile £99,800 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 3 December 2025.

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 27 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.93%) IIS
3 16 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.25%) CMS
5 6 (0.68%) Apache Solr
5 6 (0.68%) Confluence
5 6 (0.68%) WordPress
6 5 (0.57%) Drupal
6 5 (0.57%) nginx
7 4 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.34%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.16%) Chatbot
3 12 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.79%) AutoCAD
4 7 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.11%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.57%) Shopify
3 4 (0.45%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 216 (24.52%) Azure
2 119 (13.51%) Microsoft 365
3 110 (12.49%) AWS
4 64 (7.26%) Entra ID
5 37 (4.20%) Power Platform
6 30 (3.41%) SaaS
7 23 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
9 18 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.36%) GCP
11 11 (1.25%) GitHub
12 10 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.02%) IaaS
13 9 (1.02%) Nutanix
14 8 (0.91%) PaaS
14 8 (0.91%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.79%) dbt
15 7 (0.79%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.79%) Mimecast
16 6 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 98 (11.12%) Firewall
2 63 (7.15%) Network Security
3 55 (6.24%) VPN
4 25 (2.84%) TCP/IP
5 23 (2.61%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (2.61%) LAN
5 23 (2.61%) VoIP
6 18 (2.04%) WAN
7 15 (1.70%) SD-WAN
8 14 (1.59%) Wireshark
9 13 (1.48%) Unified Communications
10 10 (1.14%) DNS
10 10 (1.14%) VLAN
11 9 (1.02%) Broadband
11 9 (1.02%) DMZ
11 9 (1.02%) Modbus
12 8 (0.91%) DHCP
12 8 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.79%) IP Telephony
14 6 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.50%) Power BI
2 20 (2.27%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.48%) Tableau
4 10 (1.14%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.68%) MySQL
6 5 (0.57%) MariaDB
6 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.45%) MS Access
7 4 (0.45%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.34%) Metadata
9 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.11%) DB2
9 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 12 (1.36%) Jenkins
2 11 (1.25%) JIRA
3 7 (0.79%) Git
4 5 (0.57%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.45%) Toad
6 3 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.34%) Snyk
7 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.23%) GitLab
7 2 (0.23%) Metasploit
General
1 318 (36.10%) Social Skills
2 182 (20.66%) Finance
3 140 (15.89%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (11.80%) Telecoms
5 102 (11.58%) Public Sector
6 83 (9.42%) Marketing
7 78 (8.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 60 (6.81%) Electronics
9 58 (6.58%) Manufacturing
10 47 (5.33%) Law
11 45 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
12 43 (4.88%) Legal
13 41 (4.65%) Banking
14 26 (2.95%) Back Office
15 21 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
16 18 (2.04%) Retail
17 16 (1.82%) German Language
18 14 (1.59%) Financial Institution
18 14 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
19 13 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 141 (16.00%) Senior
2 106 (12.03%) Consultant
3 80 (9.08%) Security Consultant
4 71 (8.06%) Analyst
5 59 (6.70%) Support Engineer
6 53 (6.02%) Architect
7 50 (5.68%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 50 (5.68%) Security Engineer
8 49 (5.56%) Hardware Engineer
8 49 (5.56%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 47 (5.33%) IT Manager
10 40 (4.54%) Security Manager
11 35 (3.97%) IT Engineer
12 34 (3.86%) Lead
12 34 (3.86%) Security Analyst
13 33 (3.75%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 31 (3.52%) IT Support
15 28 (3.18%) IT Support Engineer
16 27 (3.06%) Head of IT
17 24 (2.72%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.72%) SAP CAF
2 13 (1.48%) .NET
3 10 (1.14%) Node.js
4 9 (1.02%) REST
4 9 (1.02%) Web Services
5 8 (0.91%) OAuth
5 8 (0.91%) OpenID
5 8 (0.91%) SAML
6 7 (0.79%) GraphQL
6 7 (0.79%) SOAP
7 6 (0.68%) LDAP
7 6 (0.68%) XML
8 5 (0.57%) CSS
8 5 (0.57%) FreeSWITCH
8 5 (0.57%) HTML
8 5 (0.57%) JSON
8 5 (0.57%) PyTorch
8 5 (0.57%) React
8 5 (0.57%) TensorFlow
9 4 (0.45%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.38%) Management Information System
2 54 (6.13%) Cyber Threat
3 47 (5.33%) Data Centre
4 44 (4.99%) Security Posture
5 36 (4.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 31 (3.52%) Driving Licence
7 27 (3.06%) Operational Technology
8 26 (2.95%) Security Operations Centre
9 25 (2.84%) Blog
9 25 (2.84%) Hybrid Cloud
10 24 (2.72%) Cloud Native
11 23 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
12 21 (2.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 21 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (2.27%) Product Ownership
14 16 (1.82%) CESG
15 13 (1.48%) Onboarding
15 13 (1.48%) Public Cloud
16 12 (1.36%) Cyber Security Posture
16 12 (1.36%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 134 (15.21%) Windows
2 60 (6.81%) Linux
3 45 (5.11%) Windows Server
4 33 (3.75%) Windows 10
5 19 (2.16%) Unix
6 14 (1.59%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.02%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.68%) Debian
9 5 (0.57%) Android
9 5 (0.57%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.23%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
12 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (16.91%) Risk Management
2 134 (15.21%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (14.76%) Information Security
4 120 (13.62%) ITIL
5 119 (13.51%) AI
6 116 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 116 (13.17%) Incident Response
7 90 (10.22%) Roadmaps
8 88 (9.99%) Analytics
9 86 (9.76%) Vulnerability Management
10 85 (9.65%) Mentoring
11 82 (9.31%) Business Intelligence
12 77 (8.74%) DevOps
12 77 (8.74%) SIEM
13 76 (8.63%) Agile
14 69 (7.83%) Security Operations
15 67 (7.60%) Project Management
16 60 (6.81%) Cloud Security
17 59 (6.70%) ISMS
18 57 (6.47%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 56 (6.36%) Python
2 49 (5.56%) SQL
3 48 (5.45%) PowerShell
4 21 (2.38%) Bash
5 14 (1.59%) C#
6 10 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.14%) T-SQL
7 8 (0.91%) C++
7 8 (0.91%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.79%) R
9 5 (0.57%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.45%) Java
10 4 (0.45%) VB
11 3 (0.34%) Bicep
11 3 (0.34%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.23%) Go
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 199 (22.59%) Degree
2 172 (19.52%) CISSP
3 148 (16.80%) Security Cleared
4 124 (14.07%) CISM
5 95 (10.78%) SC Cleared
6 55 (6.24%) CEH
7 54 (6.13%) CompTIA Security+
8 45 (5.11%) CISA
9 40 (4.54%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (4.54%) PMP
10 34 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
11 33 (3.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 29 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
13 28 (3.18%) CRISC
14 25 (2.84%) AWS Certification
14 25 (2.84%) Azure Certification
14 25 (2.84%) CISMP
15 24 (2.72%) CCNP
16 23 (2.61%) DV Cleared
17 20 (2.27%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 217 (24.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 208 (23.61%) NIST
3 72 (8.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 72 (8.17%) GRC
4 67 (7.60%) GDPR
5 54 (6.13%) NCSC
6 48 (5.45%) PCI DSS
7 31 (3.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 30 (3.41%) NIST 800
9 27 (3.06%) JSP 440
9 27 (3.06%) SLA
10 17 (1.93%) RMADS
11 16 (1.82%) COBIT
11 16 (1.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 15 (1.70%) ISO 9001
12 15 (1.70%) SOC 2
13 13 (1.48%) QA
14 11 (1.25%) PMO
15 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 6 (0.68%) SOC 1
System Software
1 59 (6.70%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (1.70%) Hyper-V
3 15 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (1.48%) Docker
5 11 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.91%) Firmware
7 6 (0.68%) vSphere
8 5 (0.57%) Kamailio
9 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.23%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.11%) iptables
11 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 52 (5.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.04%) Terraform
3 13 (1.48%) Ansible
4 9 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (0.91%) Nessus
5 8 (0.91%) QRadar
5 8 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.79%) RSA Archer
7 4 (0.45%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 4 (0.45%) Proxmox
8 3 (0.34%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.23%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.23%) Nagios
9 2 (0.23%) Nmap
9 2 (0.23%) Suricata
9 2 (0.23%) WSUS
9 2 (0.23%) ZENworks
10 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.11%) Ganglia
10 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 203 (23.04%) Microsoft
2 57 (6.47%) SAP
3 47 (5.33%) VMware
4 46 (5.22%) Cisco
5 31 (3.52%) Palo Alto
6 30 (3.41%) Apple
7 22 (2.50%) Adobe
8 19 (2.16%) Oracle
8 19 (2.16%) PayPal
9 18 (2.04%) Salesforce
10 16 (1.82%) CrowdStrike
11 12 (1.36%) Tenable
12 11 (1.25%) Splunk
13 10 (1.14%) ServiceNow
14 9 (1.02%) Fortinet
15 7 (0.79%) Avaya
15 7 (0.79%) Draytek
15 7 (0.79%) Google
15 7 (0.79%) Mitel
15 7 (0.79%) WatchGuard