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 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 38 46
Rank change year-on-year +11 +8 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,047 963 1,603
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.30% 6.90% 5.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.39% 7.24% 5.81%
Number of salaries quoted 630 678 1,270
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,313 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,967 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £88,750 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,650 £91,934
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +4.17% -7.69%

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 14,163 13,299 27,577
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.18% 95.33% 92.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9,242 8,824 22,844
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,415 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

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 11 March 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 32 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.48%) Drupal
3 5 (0.48%) nginx
3 5 (0.48%) WordPress
4 3 (0.29%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.29%) CMS
5 2 (0.19%) Apache
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.096%) Confluence
6 1 (0.096%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (7.83%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.81%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.19%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.096%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.096%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.096%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.57%) Shopify
3 1 (0.096%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 315 (30.09%) Azure
2 165 (15.76%) Microsoft 365
3 157 (15.00%) Entra ID
4 151 (14.42%) AWS
5 58 (5.54%) Google Workspace
6 38 (3.63%) GCP
7 28 (2.67%) Power Platform
8 27 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (2.48%) SaaS
10 21 (2.01%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
11 15 (1.43%) Nutanix
12 14 (1.34%) Mimecast
13 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (0.57%) PaaS
15 5 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
15 5 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
15 5 (0.48%) GitHub
16 4 (0.38%) Datadog
16 4 (0.38%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 126 (12.03%) Firewall
2 76 (7.26%) Broadband
3 45 (4.30%) Network Security
4 39 (3.72%) VPN
5 27 (2.58%) DNS
6 22 (2.10%) CHAP
6 22 (2.10%) Intrusion Detection
7 20 (1.91%) VLAN
8 17 (1.62%) DHCP
9 11 (1.05%) TCP/IP
10 10 (0.96%) Unified Communications
11 9 (0.86%) WAN
12 8 (0.76%) Cisco ASA
12 8 (0.76%) DMZ
12 8 (0.76%) LAN
13 7 (0.67%) IP Telephony
13 7 (0.67%) VoIP
14 6 (0.57%) BGP
14 6 (0.57%) Internet
14 6 (0.57%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.86%) Power BI
2 5 (0.48%) MariaDB
2 5 (0.48%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.38%) Metadata
3 4 (0.38%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.29%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.29%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.29%) Tableau
5 1 (0.096%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.096%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.096%) Big Data
5 1 (0.096%) MySQL
5 1 (0.096%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.096%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 11 (1.05%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.67%) Git
2 7 (0.67%) GitLab
3 4 (0.38%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.38%) JMeter
3 4 (0.38%) Locust
4 2 (0.19%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.19%) JIRA
4 2 (0.19%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.096%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.096%) Snyk
5 1 (0.096%) SonarQube
General
1 371 (35.43%) Social Skills
2 177 (16.91%) Finance
3 98 (9.36%) Public Sector
4 91 (8.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 87 (8.31%) Organisational Skills
6 83 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
7 73 (6.97%) Marketing
8 66 (6.30%) Back Office
9 60 (5.73%) Banking
9 60 (5.73%) Telecoms
10 57 (5.44%) Law
11 48 (4.58%) Games
12 46 (4.39%) Legal
13 34 (3.25%) Manufacturing
14 33 (3.15%) Retail
15 25 (2.39%) Electronics
15 25 (2.39%) Financial Institution
16 16 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (1.24%) Local Government
18 9 (0.86%) German Language
Job Titles
1 203 (19.39%) Senior
2 102 (9.74%) Support Engineer
3 96 (9.17%) Analyst
3 96 (9.17%) Architect
4 83 (7.93%) Consultant
5 63 (6.02%) Security Architect
6 62 (5.92%) Security Manager
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Engineer
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Support
7 60 (5.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 56 (5.35%) Site Engineer
9 54 (5.16%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 53 (5.06%) Security Consultant
11 49 (4.68%) Hardware Engineer
11 49 (4.68%) Senior Hardware Engineer
12 48 (4.58%) IT Support
12 48 (4.58%) Security Analyst
13 47 (4.49%) Developer
14 46 (4.39%) IT Engineer
15 42 (4.01%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.92%) REST
2 61 (5.83%) OAuth
2 61 (5.83%) OpenID
2 61 (5.83%) SAML
3 60 (5.73%) SOAP
4 59 (5.64%) GraphQL
4 59 (5.64%) LDAP
5 23 (2.20%) SAP CAF
6 6 (0.57%) CSS
6 6 (0.57%) HTML
7 5 (0.48%) .NET
7 5 (0.48%) Kafka
8 4 (0.38%) Android NDK
8 4 (0.38%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.38%) RESTful
8 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
8 4 (0.38%) WebSockets
9 3 (0.29%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.29%) HTML5
9 3 (0.29%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 109 (10.41%) Cyber Threat
2 77 (7.35%) Security Posture
3 75 (7.16%) Cyberattack
4 63 (6.02%) Management Information System
5 52 (4.97%) Onboarding
6 39 (3.72%) Blog
7 32 (3.06%) Driving Licence
7 32 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 30 (2.87%) Public Cloud
9 28 (2.67%) Data Centre
10 26 (2.48%) Operational Technology
10 26 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
11 22 (2.10%) Cloud Native
11 22 (2.10%) PKI
12 19 (1.81%) Cyber Security Posture
12 19 (1.81%) Security Operations Centre
13 17 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
14 15 (1.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 15 (1.43%) Low-Code
15 14 (1.34%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 157 (15.00%) Windows
2 71 (6.78%) Windows 10
3 51 (4.87%) Windows Server
4 42 (4.01%) Linux
5 19 (1.81%) Android
6 15 (1.43%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.43%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.29%) Unix
8 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.096%) Debian
9 1 (0.096%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.096%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.096%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.096%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (17.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 138 (13.18%) Risk Management
3 133 (12.70%) ITIL
3 133 (12.70%) Roadmaps
4 131 (12.51%) Mentoring
5 128 (12.23%) Incident Response
6 126 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
7 125 (11.94%) Information Security
8 118 (11.27%) Analytics
9 113 (10.79%) AI
10 84 (8.02%) Customer Service
11 83 (7.93%) Agile
11 83 (7.93%) Identity Access Management
11 83 (7.93%) Vulnerability Management
12 82 (7.83%) Project Management
13 81 (7.74%) Cloud Security
14 75 (7.16%) Customer Experience
14 75 (7.16%) Stakeholder Management
15 73 (6.97%) Programme Delivery
16 70 (6.69%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (10.70%) PowerShell
2 76 (7.26%) Python
3 68 (6.49%) Bash
4 57 (5.44%) T-SQL
5 48 (4.58%) SQL
6 23 (2.20%) C++
6 23 (2.20%) JavaScript
7 21 (2.01%) C#
7 21 (2.01%) Java
8 13 (1.24%) C
9 7 (0.67%) Go
10 5 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.48%) PHP
10 5 (0.48%) Rust
11 4 (0.38%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.29%) Bicep
12 3 (0.29%) R
13 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.096%) Perl
14 1 (0.096%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 186 (17.77%) Degree
2 168 (16.05%) Security Cleared
3 152 (14.52%) CISSP
4 140 (13.37%) SC Cleared
5 109 (10.41%) CISM
6 60 (5.73%) CTC Cleared
7 41 (3.92%) AWS Certification
7 41 (3.92%) CISA
7 41 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 37 (3.53%) Cisco Certification
9 34 (3.25%) CEH
10 30 (2.87%) SANS
11 29 (2.77%) DV Cleared
12 26 (2.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 25 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
13 25 (2.39%) PMP
14 23 (2.20%) FFIEC
15 22 (2.10%) Azure Certification
15 22 (2.10%) CGEIT
16 21 (2.01%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 226 (21.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 221 (21.11%) NIST
3 96 (9.17%) GDPR
4 87 (8.31%) NCSC
5 71 (6.78%) Cyber Essentials
6 70 (6.69%) GRC
7 68 (6.49%) SLA
8 41 (3.92%) PCI DSS
9 35 (3.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (2.58%) COBIT
11 15 (1.43%) ISO 22301
12 13 (1.24%) Accessibility
13 12 (1.15%) JSP 440
13 12 (1.15%) QA
13 12 (1.15%) SOC 2
14 11 (1.05%) IEC 61508
14 11 (1.05%) MISRA
14 11 (1.05%) MISRA C
15 10 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 8 (0.76%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 128 (12.23%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.29%) Hyper-V
3 23 (2.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.91%) Docker
5 11 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.38%) Firmware
8 4 (0.38%) vSphere
9 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.096%) iptables
10 1 (0.096%) KVM
10 1 (0.096%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 53 (5.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.67%) Terraform
3 23 (2.20%) Ansible
4 22 (2.10%) Kubernetes
5 12 (1.15%) Grafana
6 11 (1.05%) Functional Safety
6 11 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.86%) Nessus
8 5 (0.48%) FTK
8 5 (0.48%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.38%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.38%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.38%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.38%) QRadar
9 4 (0.38%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.29%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.29%) SCCM
11 2 (0.19%) WSUS
Vendors
1 226 (21.59%) Microsoft
2 84 (8.02%) Cisco
3 53 (5.06%) VMware
4 30 (2.87%) Apple
5 26 (2.48%) SAP
6 24 (2.29%) Adobe
7 19 (1.81%) Google
7 19 (1.81%) PayPal
8 16 (1.53%) Fortinet
8 16 (1.53%) Splunk
9 15 (1.43%) ServiceNow
9 15 (1.43%) Tenable
10 14 (1.34%) Commvault
10 14 (1.34%) CrowdStrike
11 13 (1.24%) Salesforce
12 10 (0.96%) CheckPoint
12 10 (0.96%) Draytek
12 10 (0.96%) Palo Alto
13 9 (0.86%) Qualys
14 8 (0.76%) Oracle