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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 34 39
Rank change year-on-year +6 +5 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,296 1,141 1,890
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.84% 7.84% 5.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.25% 8.27% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 836 659 1,256
10th Percentile £37,500 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,424 £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 £59,400 £59,500
% change year-on-year +1.01% -0.17% -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 15,706 13,805 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 94.87% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 11,181 8,074 23,429
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,231 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -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 26 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 40 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.39%) WordPress
4 3 (0.23%) CMS
4 3 (0.23%) SAS
5 2 (0.15%) Apache
5 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.077%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.077%) Drupal
6 1 (0.077%) IIS
6 1 (0.077%) nginx
6 1 (0.077%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 78 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.077%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.85%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.23%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.15%) Shopify
6 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 334 (25.77%) Azure
2 175 (13.50%) Microsoft 365
3 169 (13.04%) AWS
4 162 (12.50%) Entra ID
5 70 (5.40%) GCP
6 54 (4.17%) Google Workspace
6 54 (4.17%) SaaS
7 31 (2.39%) Power Platform
8 29 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
9 28 (2.16%) Serverless
10 21 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (1.23%) Mimecast
12 15 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
13 11 (0.85%) OneDrive
14 10 (0.77%) Nutanix
14 10 (0.77%) PaaS
15 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (0.46%) Datadog
16 6 (0.46%) GitHub
17 5 (0.39%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 143 (11.03%) Firewall
2 90 (6.94%) Broadband
3 76 (5.86%) Network Security
4 39 (3.01%) DNS
5 38 (2.93%) VPN
6 26 (2.01%) VLAN
7 25 (1.93%) WAN
8 24 (1.85%) DHCP
8 24 (1.85%) Unified Communications
9 20 (1.54%) CHAP
10 19 (1.47%) LAN
11 18 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
12 16 (1.23%) SSL
13 14 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
13 14 (1.08%) TCP/IP
13 14 (1.08%) VoIP
14 11 (0.85%) BGP
15 9 (0.69%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.69%) WebEx
16 8 (0.62%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.77%) Power BI
2 6 (0.46%) 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 (0.15%) Metadata
5 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.077%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.077%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.077%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.077%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.077%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.077%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (1.93%) Snyk
2 8 (0.62%) GitLab
3 6 (0.46%) 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
5 4 (0.31%) JIRA
6 2 (0.15%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.15%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.077%) GDB
7 1 (0.077%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.077%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.077%) WinDbg
General
1 363 (28.01%) Social Skills
2 164 (12.65%) Finance
3 134 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 113 (8.72%) Public Sector
5 100 (7.72%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (7.25%) Marketing
7 75 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
8 71 (5.48%) Retail
9 59 (4.55%) Banking
10 53 (4.09%) Back Office
11 51 (3.94%) Games
12 46 (3.55%) Law
13 35 (2.70%) Legal
13 35 (2.70%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.16%) Aviation
15 21 (1.62%) Financial Institution
15 21 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.47%) Manufacturing
17 16 (1.23%) Advertising
18 13 (1.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 257 (19.83%) Senior
2 163 (12.58%) Analyst
3 162 (12.50%) Architect
4 122 (9.41%) Security Architect
5 103 (7.95%) Security Manager
6 100 (7.72%) Consultant
7 90 (6.94%) Support Engineer
8 79 (6.10%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 79 (6.10%) Security Analyst
9 74 (5.71%) Senior Architect
10 72 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 72 (5.56%) Security Consultant
11 71 (5.48%) Lead
12 53 (4.09%) Developer
12 53 (4.09%) Senior Security Architect
13 51 (3.94%) IT Support
14 50 (3.86%) IT Manager
15 48 (3.70%) Desktop Engineer
15 48 (3.70%) Desktop Support
15 48 (3.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.78%) LDAP
1 62 (4.78%) SAML
2 61 (4.71%) OAuth
3 60 (4.63%) REST
4 59 (4.55%) OpenID
5 54 (4.17%) SOAP
6 53 (4.09%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.69%) XMPP
8 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.54%) Kafka
10 6 (0.46%) Regular Expression
10 6 (0.46%) 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%) Semantic Kernel
13 3 (0.23%) Spring
13 3 (0.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 123 (9.49%) Cyber Threat
2 101 (7.79%) Security Posture
3 84 (6.48%) Cyberattack
4 80 (6.17%) Onboarding
5 78 (6.02%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.70%) Data Centre
7 45 (3.47%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.78%) Driving Licence
9 35 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
10 34 (2.62%) PKI
11 31 (2.39%) Blog
11 31 (2.39%) Cloud Native
12 29 (2.24%) Operational Technology
13 28 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
14 26 (2.01%) Cyber Security Posture
15 22 (1.70%) Low-Code
15 22 (1.70%) Public Cloud
16 17 (1.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 16 (1.23%) Security Operations Centre
18 14 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 154 (11.88%) Windows
2 55 (4.24%) Windows 10
3 54 (4.17%) Windows Server
4 42 (3.24%) Linux
5 17 (1.31%) Android
6 15 (1.16%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.16%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.077%) AIX
8 1 (0.077%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.077%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.077%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.077%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (16.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (12.81%) Mentoring
3 164 (12.65%) Incident Response
4 160 (12.35%) Risk Management
5 157 (12.11%) Information Security
6 153 (11.81%) Problem-Solving
7 138 (10.65%) AI
8 137 (10.57%) Vulnerability Management
9 135 (10.42%) Roadmaps
10 122 (9.41%) Cloud Security
11 114 (8.80%) ITIL
12 107 (8.26%) Analytics
13 106 (8.18%) Agile
14 101 (7.79%) Security Operations
15 98 (7.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 96 (7.41%) Identity Access Management
17 93 (7.18%) Security Architecture
17 93 (7.18%) Threat Modelling
18 90 (6.94%) SIEM
19 84 (6.48%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (8.95%) PowerShell
2 98 (7.56%) Python
3 59 (4.55%) Bash
4 52 (4.01%) T-SQL
5 40 (3.09%) SQL
6 28 (2.16%) Java
7 22 (1.70%) JavaScript
8 18 (1.39%) C++
9 17 (1.31%) C#
10 13 (1.00%) C
11 9 (0.69%) Go
12 5 (0.39%) PHP
12 5 (0.39%) Rust
13 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.15%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.077%) Bicep
15 1 (0.077%) Perl
15 1 (0.077%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 203 (15.66%) Security Cleared
2 169 (13.04%) SC Cleared
3 154 (11.88%) Degree
4 152 (11.73%) CISSP
5 113 (8.72%) CISM
6 54 (4.17%) AWS Certification
7 51 (3.94%) DV Cleared
8 48 (3.70%) CTC Cleared
9 40 (3.09%) CISA
10 31 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
11 28 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
11 28 (2.16%) SANS
12 26 (2.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 26 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
12 26 (2.01%) CREST Certified
13 23 (1.77%) Azure Certification
13 23 (1.77%) CEH
14 21 (1.62%) FFIEC
15 20 (1.54%) CGEIT
16 19 (1.47%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (18.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 232 (17.90%) NIST
3 129 (9.95%) GDPR
4 97 (7.48%) GRC
5 91 (7.02%) NCSC
6 84 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 65 (5.02%) PCI DSS
7 65 (5.02%) SLA
8 39 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (2.16%) COBIT
10 21 (1.62%) QA
11 20 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 18 (1.39%) Accessibility
13 17 (1.31%) SOC 2
14 15 (1.16%) JSP 440
15 11 (0.85%) IEC 61508
15 11 (0.85%) MISRA
15 11 (0.85%) MISRA C
16 10 (0.77%) ISO 22301
17 7 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 143 (11.03%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
2 27 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (2.01%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.39%) Docker
5 10 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
6 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.46%) Firmware
7 6 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.46%) vSphere
8 1 (0.077%) ClearTrust
8 1 (0.077%) KVM
8 1 (0.077%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 61 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.47%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.08%) Terraform
4 21 (1.62%) Ansible
5 20 (1.54%) Grafana
6 15 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (0.85%) Functional Safety
8 9 (0.69%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (0.46%) 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 (0.15%) Graylog
13 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 329 (25.39%) Microsoft
2 85 (6.56%) Cisco
3 55 (4.24%) Apple
4 51 (3.94%) Adobe
5 46 (3.55%) VMware
6 45 (3.47%) Palo Alto
7 38 (2.93%) CrowdStrike
8 36 (2.78%) ServiceNow
9 35 (2.70%) Tenable
10 28 (2.16%) Google
11 27 (2.08%) Fortinet
12 22 (1.70%) Splunk
13 19 (1.47%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.31%) SAP
15 10 (0.77%) CheckPoint
15 10 (0.77%) Qualys
16 9 (0.69%) Commvault
16 9 (0.69%) Oracle
16 9 (0.69%) Sophos
17 6 (0.46%) NetApp