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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 24 40
Rank change year-on-year -3 +16 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,283 1,196 1,891
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.07% 8.89% 5.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.55% 9.38% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 797 723 1,290
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -4.35% -13.40%
75th Percentile £88,750 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -8.42%

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 15,007 12,750 29,718
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.73% 94.76% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,534 8,864 23,587
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,881
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £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 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%

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 1 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 30 (2.34%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.70%) WordPress
4 5 (0.39%) Drupal
4 5 (0.39%) nginx
5 4 (0.31%) CMS
6 3 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.16%) Apache
7 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.078%) IIS
8 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 84 (6.55%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.47%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (1.25%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.23%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 3 (0.23%) Shopify
5 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 341 (26.58%) Azure
2 173 (13.48%) AWS
3 170 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
4 159 (12.39%) Entra ID
5 60 (4.68%) GCP
6 56 (4.36%) Google Workspace
7 53 (4.13%) SaaS
8 32 (2.49%) Azure Sentinel
9 30 (2.34%) Power Platform
10 20 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (1.56%) Serverless
11 15 (1.17%) Azure Logic Apps
11 15 (1.17%) Mimecast
12 13 (1.01%) Nutanix
13 10 (0.78%) PaaS
14 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (0.47%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.39%) Datadog
16 5 (0.39%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 143 (11.15%) Firewall
2 86 (6.70%) Broadband
3 62 (4.83%) Network Security
4 36 (2.81%) VPN
5 35 (2.73%) DNS
6 26 (2.03%) CHAP
7 25 (1.95%) VLAN
8 21 (1.64%) WAN
9 20 (1.56%) Unified Communications
10 19 (1.48%) DHCP
10 19 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
11 17 (1.33%) LAN
12 14 (1.09%) SSL
13 13 (1.01%) Cisco ASA
14 12 (0.94%) VoIP
15 10 (0.78%) TCP/IP
16 9 (0.70%) BGP
17 8 (0.62%) Cisco Firepower
17 8 (0.62%) DMZ
17 8 (0.62%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.94%) Power BI
2 6 (0.47%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
3 5 (0.39%) Tableau
4 4 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.23%) Metadata
5 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.23%) MySQL
5 3 (0.23%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.16%) Big Data
6 2 (0.16%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.078%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.078%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle Exadata
7 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 17 (1.33%) Snyk
2 8 (0.62%) GitLab
3 7 (0.55%) Git
3 7 (0.55%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.39%) JMeter
4 5 (0.39%) Locust
4 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.16%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.16%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.078%) GDB
6 1 (0.078%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.078%) WinDbg
General
1 397 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 175 (13.64%) Finance
3 132 (10.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 109 (8.50%) Public Sector
5 95 (7.40%) Analytical Skills
6 92 (7.17%) Marketing
7 81 (6.31%) Organisational Skills
8 68 (5.30%) Banking
8 68 (5.30%) Retail
9 64 (4.99%) Back Office
10 55 (4.29%) Law
11 52 (4.05%) Games
12 46 (3.59%) Telecoms
13 40 (3.12%) Legal
14 28 (2.18%) Aviation
15 27 (2.10%) Financial Institution
16 24 (1.87%) Manufacturing
17 20 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
18 14 (1.09%) Local Government
19 13 (1.01%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 271 (21.12%) Senior
2 150 (11.69%) Analyst
3 129 (10.05%) Architect
4 100 (7.79%) Security Manager
5 98 (7.64%) Support Engineer
6 96 (7.48%) Consultant
7 92 (7.17%) Security Architect
8 77 (6.00%) Security Analyst
9 72 (5.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 67 (5.22%) Security Consultant
11 61 (4.75%) Senior Architect
12 60 (4.68%) Desktop Engineer
12 60 (4.68%) Desktop Support
12 60 (4.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 58 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 56 (4.36%) Site Engineer
15 54 (4.21%) Developer
16 49 (3.82%) Hardware Engineer
16 49 (3.82%) Lead
16 49 (3.82%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (4.91%) LDAP
2 62 (4.83%) REST
2 62 (4.83%) SAML
3 61 (4.75%) OAuth
3 61 (4.75%) OpenID
4 57 (4.44%) SOAP
5 56 (4.36%) GraphQL
6 12 (0.94%) SAP CAF
7 8 (0.62%) XMPP
8 7 (0.55%) Kafka
8 7 (0.55%) RESTful
9 6 (0.47%) React
9 6 (0.47%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.39%) Gherkin
10 5 (0.39%) LangChain
11 4 (0.31%) SailPoint
11 4 (0.31%) Spring
11 4 (0.31%) Spring Boot
12 3 (0.23%) CSS
12 3 (0.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 119 (9.28%) Cyber Threat
2 100 (7.79%) Security Posture
3 86 (6.70%) Cyberattack
4 84 (6.55%) Management Information System
5 72 (5.61%) Onboarding
6 45 (3.51%) Cyber Defence
6 45 (3.51%) Data Centre
7 44 (3.43%) Blog
8 39 (3.04%) Driving Licence
9 33 (2.57%) Hybrid Cloud
9 33 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
10 31 (2.42%) Operational Technology
10 31 (2.42%) PKI
11 30 (2.34%) Cloud Native
12 25 (1.95%) Public Cloud
13 24 (1.87%) Cyber Security Posture
14 22 (1.71%) Low-Code
15 18 (1.40%) Security Operations Centre
16 15 (1.17%) Cloud Security Posture
17 13 (1.01%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 160 (12.47%) Windows
2 69 (5.38%) Windows 10
3 51 (3.98%) Windows Server
4 48 (3.74%) Linux
5 17 (1.33%) Android
6 16 (1.25%) Mac OS
7 14 (1.09%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.078%) AIX
9 1 (0.078%) Debian
9 1 (0.078%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.078%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.078%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.078%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.078%) Solaris
9 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (16.76%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (12.94%) Risk Management
3 160 (12.47%) Mentoring
4 159 (12.39%) Information Security
5 150 (11.69%) Incident Response
5 150 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
6 142 (11.07%) Roadmaps
7 138 (10.76%) AI
8 126 (9.82%) ITIL
9 118 (9.20%) Vulnerability Management
10 113 (8.81%) Analytics
11 112 (8.73%) Cloud Security
12 109 (8.50%) Agile
13 103 (8.03%) Project Management
14 96 (7.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 94 (7.33%) Identity Access Management
16 93 (7.25%) Security Operations
17 89 (6.94%) Customer Service
18 81 (6.31%) Security Architecture
18 81 (6.31%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 110 (8.57%) PowerShell
2 94 (7.33%) Python
3 63 (4.91%) Bash
4 55 (4.29%) T-SQL
5 41 (3.20%) SQL
6 26 (2.03%) Java
7 23 (1.79%) JavaScript
8 21 (1.64%) C++
9 18 (1.40%) C#
10 13 (1.01%) C
11 8 (0.62%) Go
12 5 (0.39%) PHP
12 5 (0.39%) Rust
13 4 (0.31%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.23%) Bicep
14 3 (0.23%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.078%) Perl
15 1 (0.078%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 207 (16.13%) Security Cleared
2 179 (13.95%) Degree
3 174 (13.56%) SC Cleared
4 163 (12.70%) CISSP
5 125 (9.74%) CISM
6 60 (4.68%) CTC Cleared
7 50 (3.90%) AWS Certification
8 47 (3.66%) CISA
9 41 (3.20%) DV Cleared
10 37 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 34 (2.65%) SANS
12 32 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
13 29 (2.26%) CEH
14 27 (2.10%) FFIEC
15 26 (2.03%) CGEIT
16 24 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
16 24 (1.87%) CREST Certified
17 20 (1.56%) OSCP
18 19 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 19 (1.48%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 240 (18.71%) NIST
2 238 (18.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 132 (10.29%) GDPR
4 91 (7.09%) GRC
5 86 (6.70%) NCSC
6 85 (6.63%) Cyber Essentials
7 73 (5.69%) SLA
8 57 (4.44%) PCI DSS
9 45 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 33 (2.57%) COBIT
11 21 (1.64%) QA
12 20 (1.56%) Accessibility
13 19 (1.48%) SOC 2
14 14 (1.09%) JSP 440
15 13 (1.01%) ISO 22301
16 12 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
17 11 (0.86%) IEC 61508
17 11 (0.86%) MISRA
17 11 (0.86%) MISRA C
18 7 (0.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 131 (10.21%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (2.03%) Hyper-V
4 21 (1.64%) Docker
5 19 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.47%) Firmware
7 6 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.47%) vSphere
8 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.078%) iptables
9 1 (0.078%) KVM
9 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 48 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 28 (2.18%) Terraform
3 23 (1.79%) Ansible
4 18 (1.40%) Grafana
5 12 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (0.86%) Functional Safety
7 8 (0.62%) Cisco CUCM
8 5 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 5 (0.39%) FTK
8 5 (0.39%) Nessus
8 5 (0.39%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.31%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.31%) QRadar
9 4 (0.31%) SCCM
10 3 (0.23%) CASB
10 3 (0.23%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 286 (22.29%) Microsoft
2 94 (7.33%) Cisco
3 51 (3.98%) VMware
4 49 (3.82%) Apple
5 44 (3.43%) Adobe
6 38 (2.96%) Palo Alto
7 30 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
7 30 (2.34%) Google
7 30 (2.34%) Tenable
8 28 (2.18%) ServiceNow
9 27 (2.10%) Fortinet
10 20 (1.56%) SAP
11 19 (1.48%) Splunk
12 14 (1.09%) Salesforce
13 12 (0.94%) Commvault
14 10 (0.78%) CheckPoint
15 9 (0.70%) Sophos
16 8 (0.62%) Qualys
17 7 (0.55%) Oracle
18 6 (0.47%) PayPal