Cybersecurity Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 43 51
Rank change year-on-year +26 +8 +26
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,604 1,902 2,408
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.73% 5.62% 5.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.51% 6.13% 5.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,107 1,290 1,691
10th Percentile £25,313 £36,750 £39,294
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £57,500 £66,400
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -13.40% +2.15%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.22% -11.54% -

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 13,930 31,014 41,082
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.15% 91.65% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,709 23,583 28,561
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,930 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 33 (2.06%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.75%) Confluence
3 12 (0.75%) Umbraco
4 11 (0.69%) IIS
5 8 (0.50%) Apache
6 7 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.25%) CMS
8 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.19%) nginx
8 3 (0.19%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.062%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.062%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.31%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.19%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.062%) CiviCRM
Cloud Services
1 231 (14.40%) Azure
2 126 (7.86%) Microsoft 365
3 90 (5.61%) AWS
4 36 (2.24%) Entra ID
5 32 (2.00%) SaaS
6 29 (1.81%) GCP
7 28 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 28 (1.75%) Power Platform
8 19 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (1.18%) GitHub
9 17 (1.06%) IaaS
9 17 (1.06%) PaaS
10 16 (1.00%) PowerApps
11 15 (0.94%) Power Automate
12 14 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
12 14 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.37%) Google Docs
14 6 (0.37%) Google Workspace
15 5 (0.31%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 144 (8.98%) Firewall
2 49 (3.05%) DNS
3 44 (2.74%) Network Security
4 38 (2.37%) DHCP
5 33 (2.06%) VPN
6 28 (1.75%) TCP/IP
7 26 (1.62%) 5G
8 22 (1.37%) 3GPP
8 22 (1.37%) WAN
9 21 (1.31%) VLAN
10 17 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
11 16 (1.00%) LAN
12 12 (0.75%) SAN
13 11 (0.69%) Internet
14 10 (0.62%) VoIP
14 10 (0.62%) Wireless
15 7 (0.44%) Unified Communications
16 6 (0.37%) ADSL
16 6 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
17 5 (0.31%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.37%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.06%) Power BI
3 13 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (0.69%) BigQuery
4 11 (0.69%) MongoDB
5 8 (0.50%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.44%) MySQL
7 6 (0.37%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.31%) Big Data
9 4 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.19%) Metadata
11 2 (0.12%) EDMS
12 1 (0.062%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.062%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.062%) Mixpanel
12 1 (0.062%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.062%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (1.43%) JIRA
2 14 (0.87%) Git
2 14 (0.87%) SonarQube
3 9 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 7 (0.44%) GitLab
5 6 (0.37%) AppScan
6 4 (0.25%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.19%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.12%) Maven
8 2 (0.12%) Subversion
9 1 (0.062%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.062%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.062%) gulp
9 1 (0.062%) Metasploit
9 1 (0.062%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.062%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.062%) TestComplete
9 1 (0.062%) webpack
9 1 (0.062%) Zephyr
General
1 440 (27.43%) Presentation Skills
2 356 (22.19%) Legal
3 331 (20.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 316 (19.70%) Law
5 283 (17.64%) Social Skills
6 263 (16.40%) Finance
7 119 (7.42%) Banking
8 112 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
9 70 (4.36%) Public Sector
10 59 (3.68%) Telecoms
11 45 (2.81%) Marketing
12 38 (2.37%) Retail
13 37 (2.31%) Manufacturing
14 32 (2.00%) Electronics
15 23 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
16 19 (1.18%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.62%) Games
17 10 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.62%) Local Government
18 8 (0.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 427 (26.62%) Systems Engineer
2 118 (7.36%) Analyst
3 93 (5.80%) Senior
4 70 (4.36%) Graduate
5 67 (4.18%) Security Engineer
6 53 (3.30%) Lead
7 51 (3.18%) Architect
7 51 (3.18%) Security Manager
8 49 (3.05%) Security Analyst
9 47 (2.93%) Sales Executive
10 46 (2.87%) Graduate Sales Executive
11 37 (2.31%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 35 (2.18%) Solutions Architect
13 33 (2.06%) Consultant
14 31 (1.93%) IT Support
15 27 (1.68%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 26 (1.62%) Developer
16 26 (1.62%) IT Manager
17 24 (1.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
18 23 (1.43%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.74%) Software Packaging
2 30 (1.87%) React
3 18 (1.12%) Kafka
4 13 (0.81%) CSS
5 12 (0.75%) OAuth
5 12 (0.75%) SAML
6 11 (0.69%) Ajax
6 11 (0.69%) jQuery
6 11 (0.69%) OpenID
7 10 (0.62%) Node.js
8 9 (0.56%) .NET
9 8 (0.50%) ARM Templates
9 8 (0.50%) Azure Blueprints
9 8 (0.50%) Web Services
10 6 (0.37%) GraphQL
10 6 (0.37%) MERN Stack
11 5 (0.31%) Express.js
12 4 (0.25%) COM
12 4 (0.25%) Leaflet
12 4 (0.25%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 293 (18.27%) Cyberattack
2 103 (6.42%) Management Information System
3 87 (5.42%) Data Centre
4 50 (3.12%) Security Posture
5 38 (2.37%) Cyber Threat
5 38 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 22 (1.37%) Mobile App
7 20 (1.25%) Learning Management System
7 20 (1.25%) PMI
8 19 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.06%) Hackathon
9 17 (1.06%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.00%) Cyber Security Posture
11 15 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
12 14 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (0.75%) Virtual Team
14 11 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
14 11 (0.69%) NHS
15 10 (0.62%) Driving Licence
15 10 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 108 (6.73%) Windows
2 54 (3.37%) Windows Server
3 47 (2.93%) Linux
4 9 (0.56%) Android
5 8 (0.50%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.50%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.062%) AIX
9 1 (0.062%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.062%) Solaris
9 1 (0.062%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.062%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 501 (31.23%) Agile
2 430 (26.81%) Systems Engineering
3 420 (26.18%) MODAF
3 420 (26.18%) SysML
3 420 (26.18%) UML
4 368 (22.94%) Line Management
5 284 (17.71%) Creative Thinking
6 178 (11.10%) Artificial Intelligence
7 161 (10.04%) Problem-Solving
8 150 (9.35%) Information Security
9 126 (7.86%) Software Engineering
10 117 (7.29%) Risk Management
11 112 (6.98%) Incident Response
12 105 (6.55%) SIEM
13 95 (5.92%) DevOps
14 92 (5.74%) Project Management
15 89 (5.55%) Fintech
16 87 (5.42%) ITIL
17 79 (4.93%) Continuous Improvement
17 79 (4.93%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 420 (26.18%) MATLAB
2 89 (5.55%) Python
3 72 (4.49%) PowerShell
4 49 (3.05%) SQL
5 46 (2.87%) JavaScript
6 34 (2.12%) C#
7 30 (1.87%) Java
8 20 (1.25%) TypeScript
9 19 (1.18%) Kotlin
10 16 (1.00%) Bash
11 9 (0.56%) Perl
12 7 (0.44%) C++
13 6 (0.37%) PHP
14 4 (0.25%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.19%) Go
15 3 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
15 3 (0.19%) Progress 4GL
15 3 (0.19%) Ruby
16 2 (0.12%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.062%) XAML
Qualifications
1 611 (38.09%) Degree
2 431 (26.87%) BPSS Clearance
3 127 (7.92%) CISSP
4 119 (7.42%) Security Cleared
5 71 (4.43%) CISM
6 51 (3.18%) SC Cleared
7 41 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (2.43%) PMI Certification
9 38 (2.37%) DV Cleared
10 30 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
11 25 (1.56%) Master's Degree
12 24 (1.50%) CEH
12 24 (1.50%) SANS
13 23 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.25%) CISA
15 19 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
15 19 (1.18%) PMP
16 18 (1.12%) PhD
17 16 (1.00%) OSCP
18 15 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 331 (20.64%) NCSC
2 136 (8.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 102 (6.36%) NIST
4 69 (4.30%) GDPR
5 50 (3.12%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (1.56%) PCI DSS
7 23 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 21 (1.31%) GRC
9 18 (1.12%) QA
10 14 (0.87%) SLA
11 10 (0.62%) Def Stans
11 10 (0.62%) JSP 440
11 10 (0.62%) NIST 800
12 9 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 8 (0.50%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.37%) COBIT
14 6 (0.37%) Data Quality
14 6 (0.37%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
16 3 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 75 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.81%) Docker
3 25 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (1.31%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.31%) Firmware
8 5 (0.31%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.12%) vSphere
10 1 (0.062%) pfSense
10 1 (0.062%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.062%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.062%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 38 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (2.18%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.50%) Single Sign-On
4 22 (1.37%) Ansible
5 14 (0.87%) Terraform
6 10 (0.62%) QRadar
7 8 (0.50%) Progress Chef
7 8 (0.50%) Puppet
8 7 (0.44%) SCCM
9 6 (0.37%) Nessus
10 5 (0.31%) SCOM
10 5 (0.31%) ZABBIX
11 4 (0.25%) Argo
12 3 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
13 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
13 2 (0.12%) SCOrch
13 2 (0.12%) SCSM
14 1 (0.062%) MaaS360
14 1 (0.062%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 259 (16.15%) Microsoft
2 51 (3.18%) VMware
3 41 (2.56%) Cisco
4 35 (2.18%) Google
5 34 (2.12%) Tenable
6 25 (1.56%) Apple
7 24 (1.50%) IBM
8 22 (1.37%) SAP
9 21 (1.31%) Qualys
10 19 (1.18%) Adobe
11 17 (1.06%) Fortinet
12 15 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
12 15 (0.94%) Splunk
13 11 (0.69%) Meraki
14 10 (0.62%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.62%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.56%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.56%) SonicWALL
15 9 (0.56%) WatchGuard
16 8 (0.50%) Xero