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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 34 38
Rank change year-on-year +6 +4 +12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,289 1,143 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.83% 7.83% 5.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.25% 8.24% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 832 662 1,256
10th Percentile £37,500 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,688 £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 £91,592
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,700 £59,500
% change year-on-year +0.50% +0.34% -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 15,628 13,867 29,674
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.84% 94.93% 90.50%
Number of salaries quoted 11,147 8,130 23,403
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -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 25 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 78 (6.05%) 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 (25.91%) Azure
2 173 (13.42%) Microsoft 365
3 169 (13.11%) AWS
4 161 (12.49%) Entra ID
5 69 (5.35%) GCP
6 54 (4.19%) Google Workspace
6 54 (4.19%) SaaS
7 31 (2.40%) 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
1 142 (11.02%) Firewall
2 90 (6.98%) Broadband
3 75 (5.82%) 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 (1.78%) DHCP
10 20 (1.55%) CHAP
11 19 (1.47%) 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
1 361 (28.01%) Social Skills
2 163 (12.65%) Finance
3 133 (10.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 112 (8.69%) Public Sector
5 100 (7.76%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (7.29%) 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 35 (2.72%) Legal
13 35 (2.72%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.17%) Aviation
15 21 (1.63%) Financial Institution
15 21 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.47%) Manufacturing
17 16 (1.24%) Advertising
18 14 (1.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 256 (19.86%) Senior
2 162 (12.57%) Analyst
3 160 (12.41%) Architect
4 121 (9.39%) Security Architect
5 102 (7.91%) Security Manager
6 97 (7.53%) Consultant
7 90 (6.98%) Support Engineer
8 79 (6.13%) Security Analyst
9 78 (6.05%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 73 (5.66%) Senior Architect
11 71 (5.51%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 69 (5.35%) Lead
12 69 (5.35%) Security Consultant
13 54 (4.19%) Developer
14 53 (4.11%) Senior Security Architect
15 50 (3.88%) IT Manager
15 50 (3.88%) IT Support
16 48 (3.72%) Desktop Support
16 48 (3.72%) Security Engineer
16 48 (3.72%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.81%) LDAP
1 62 (4.81%) SAML
2 61 (4.73%) OAuth
3 60 (4.65%) REST
4 59 (4.58%) OpenID
5 54 (4.19%) SOAP
6 53 (4.11%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.70%) XMPP
8 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.54%) Kafka
10 6 (0.47%) Regular Expression
10 6 (0.47%) RESTful
11 5 (0.39%) Gherkin
11 5 (0.39%) React
12 4 (0.31%) LangChain
12 4 (0.31%) SailPoint
12 4 (0.31%) SAP CAF
13 3 (0.23%) .NET
13 3 (0.23%) Semantic Kernel
13 3 (0.23%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 123 (9.54%) Cyber Threat
2 100 (7.76%) Security Posture
3 84 (6.52%) Cyberattack
4 79 (6.13%) Onboarding
5 78 (6.05%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.72%) Data Centre
7 45 (3.49%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.72%) Driving Licence
8 35 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
9 33 (2.56%) PKI
10 31 (2.40%) Cloud Native
11 30 (2.33%) Blog
12 29 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
12 29 (2.25%) Operational Technology
13 26 (2.02%) Cyber Security Posture
14 22 (1.71%) Low-Code
14 22 (1.71%) Public Cloud
15 17 (1.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 16 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
17 13 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 153 (11.87%) Windows
2 55 (4.27%) Windows 10
3 54 (4.19%) Windows Server
4 42 (3.26%) Linux
5 17 (1.32%) 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
1 215 (16.68%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (12.88%) Mentoring
3 163 (12.65%) Incident Response
4 159 (12.34%) Risk Management
5 157 (12.18%) Information Security
6 154 (11.95%) Problem-Solving
7 137 (10.63%) AI
7 137 (10.63%) Vulnerability Management
8 135 (10.47%) Roadmaps
9 121 (9.39%) Cloud Security
10 113 (8.77%) ITIL
11 107 (8.30%) Analytics
12 106 (8.22%) Agile
13 100 (7.76%) Security Operations
14 95 (7.37%) Identity Access Management
14 95 (7.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 93 (7.21%) Security Architecture
16 92 (7.14%) Threat Modelling
17 89 (6.90%) SIEM
18 84 (6.52%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 117 (9.08%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.68%) Python
3 59 (4.58%) Bash
4 52 (4.03%) T-SQL
5 40 (3.10%) SQL
6 28 (2.17%) Java
7 22 (1.71%) JavaScript
8 19 (1.47%) 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%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.16%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.078%) Bicep
15 1 (0.078%) Perl
15 1 (0.078%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 200 (15.52%) Security Cleared
2 166 (12.88%) SC Cleared
3 153 (11.87%) Degree
4 151 (11.71%) CISSP
5 113 (8.77%) CISM
6 55 (4.27%) AWS Certification
7 48 (3.72%) CTC Cleared
7 48 (3.72%) DV Cleared
8 40 (3.10%) CISA
9 31 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
10 28 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
10 28 (2.17%) SANS
11 26 (2.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 26 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (2.02%) CREST Certified
12 24 (1.86%) CEH
13 22 (1.71%) Azure Certification
14 21 (1.63%) FFIEC
15 20 (1.55%) CGEIT
16 19 (1.47%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (18.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 232 (18.00%) NIST
3 127 (9.85%) GDPR
4 96 (7.45%) GRC
5 90 (6.98%) NCSC
6 85 (6.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 64 (4.97%) PCI DSS
7 64 (4.97%) SLA
8 40 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (2.17%) COBIT
10 21 (1.63%) QA
11 19 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
12 18 (1.40%) Accessibility
13 17 (1.32%) SOC 2
14 15 (1.16%) JSP 440
15 11 (0.85%) IEC 61508
15 11 (0.85%) ISO 22301
15 11 (0.85%) MISRA
15 11 (0.85%) MISRA C
16 7 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 142 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.09%) Virtual Machines
2 27 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.94%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.47%) 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 60 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.48%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.09%) 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
1 325 (25.21%) 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 (2.79%) ServiceNow
9 35 (2.72%) Tenable
10 28 (2.17%) Google
11 27 (2.09%) Fortinet
12 22 (1.71%) Splunk
13 19 (1.47%) 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