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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 36 45
Rank change year-on-year +8 +9 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,067 1,082 1,546
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.55% 6.96% 5.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.59% 7.34% 6.01%
Number of salaries quoted 645 633 1,230
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.84% -8.42%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -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 14,049 14,744 25,721
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.24% 94.88% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,091 8,753 21,329
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £34,758
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,080
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +9.18% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,504 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.10% +10.01% -12.00%

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 17 February 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 33 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.47%) Drupal
3 5 (0.47%) nginx
3 5 (0.47%) WordPress
4 4 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.094%) Confluence
Applications
1 80 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.78%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.094%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 7 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.47%) Shopify
3 4 (0.37%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.094%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 319 (29.90%) Azure
2 166 (15.56%) Microsoft 365
3 162 (15.18%) Entra ID
4 147 (13.78%) AWS
5 59 (5.53%) Google Workspace
6 32 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (3.00%) GCP
6 32 (3.00%) Power Platform
7 27 (2.53%) SaaS
8 22 (2.06%) Azure Sentinel
9 21 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
10 13 (1.22%) Nutanix
11 11 (1.03%) Mimecast
12 9 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (0.84%) GitHub
12 9 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (0.84%) PaaS
13 5 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (0.47%) OCI
13 5 (0.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 123 (11.53%) Firewall
2 71 (6.65%) Broadband
3 42 (3.94%) VPN
4 39 (3.66%) Network Security
5 29 (2.72%) DNS
6 19 (1.78%) DHCP
6 19 (1.78%) Intrusion Detection
7 18 (1.69%) CHAP
7 18 (1.69%) TCP/IP
7 18 (1.69%) VLAN
8 11 (1.03%) Unified Communications
9 10 (0.94%) VoIP
9 10 (0.94%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.84%) DMZ
10 9 (0.84%) LAN
10 9 (0.84%) WAN
11 8 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
12 7 (0.66%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.66%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.22%) Power BI
2 9 (0.84%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.66%) Tableau
4 5 (0.47%) MariaDB
5 4 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (0.37%) MS Access
5 4 (0.37%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.37%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.28%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.31%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.66%) GitLab
3 6 (0.56%) Git
4 4 (0.37%) Toad
5 3 (0.28%) JIRA
5 3 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.19%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.19%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.19%) Snyk
7 1 (0.094%) SonarQube
General
1 394 (36.93%) Social Skills
2 188 (17.62%) Finance
3 107 (10.03%) Public Sector
4 102 (9.56%) Analytical Skills
5 94 (8.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 92 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
7 72 (6.75%) Marketing
8 66 (6.19%) Back Office
9 64 (6.00%) Telecoms
10 59 (5.53%) Banking
11 55 (5.15%) Law
12 43 (4.03%) Legal
13 41 (3.84%) Games
14 36 (3.37%) Manufacturing
15 30 (2.81%) Electronics
15 30 (2.81%) Retail
16 22 (2.06%) Financial Institution
17 17 (1.59%) German Language
17 17 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
17 17 (1.59%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 216 (20.24%) Senior
2 106 (9.93%) Support Engineer
3 100 (9.37%) Architect
4 96 (9.00%) Analyst
5 92 (8.62%) Consultant
6 65 (6.09%) Security Architect
7 60 (5.62%) Desktop Engineer
7 60 (5.62%) Desktop Support
7 60 (5.62%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 59 (5.53%) Security Manager
9 56 (5.25%) Security Consultant
9 56 (5.25%) Site Engineer
10 53 (4.97%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 49 (4.59%) Hardware Engineer
11 49 (4.59%) Senior Hardware Engineer
12 47 (4.40%) Security Analyst
13 46 (4.31%) Developer
13 46 (4.31%) IT Engineer
13 46 (4.31%) IT Support
14 45 (4.22%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.81%) OAuth
1 62 (5.81%) OpenID
1 62 (5.81%) SAML
2 61 (5.72%) REST
3 60 (5.62%) GraphQL
3 60 (5.62%) SOAP
4 59 (5.53%) LDAP
5 26 (2.44%) SAP CAF
6 6 (0.56%) .NET
6 6 (0.56%) CSS
6 6 (0.56%) HTML
6 6 (0.56%) Node.js
7 4 (0.37%) Android NDK
7 4 (0.37%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.37%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.37%) RESTful
7 4 (0.37%) TensorFlow
7 4 (0.37%) WebSockets
8 3 (0.28%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.28%) React
Miscellaneous
1 105 (9.84%) Cyber Threat
2 75 (7.03%) Security Posture
3 70 (6.56%) Cyberattack
4 61 (5.72%) Management Information System
5 53 (4.97%) Onboarding
6 35 (3.28%) Blog
6 35 (3.28%) Data Centre
7 32 (3.00%) Hybrid Cloud
7 32 (3.00%) Public Cloud
8 31 (2.91%) Cloud Native
9 30 (2.81%) Driving Licence
10 28 (2.62%) Operational Technology
11 25 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
12 24 (2.25%) Security Operations Centre
13 22 (2.06%) Cyber Security Posture
13 22 (2.06%) PKI
14 21 (1.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 17 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
15 17 (1.59%) Product Ownership
16 15 (1.41%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 160 (15.00%) Windows
2 69 (6.47%) Windows 10
3 53 (4.97%) Windows Server
4 43 (4.03%) Linux
5 17 (1.59%) Android
6 13 (1.22%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.22%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.03%) Unix
8 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.094%) Debian
9 1 (0.094%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.094%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.094%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.094%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (18.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 145 (13.59%) Roadmaps
3 141 (13.21%) Risk Management
4 139 (13.03%) ITIL
5 133 (12.46%) Information Security
6 130 (12.18%) Mentoring
7 127 (11.90%) Analytics
8 125 (11.72%) Incident Response
9 124 (11.62%) Problem-Solving
10 119 (11.15%) AI
11 91 (8.53%) Agile
12 83 (7.78%) Cloud Security
13 82 (7.69%) Project Management
14 81 (7.59%) Customer Service
15 78 (7.31%) Identity Access Management
16 77 (7.22%) Stakeholder Management
17 76 (7.12%) Vulnerability Management
18 75 (7.03%) Customer Experience
19 73 (6.84%) DevOps
19 73 (6.84%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 115 (10.78%) PowerShell
2 71 (6.65%) Bash
2 71 (6.65%) Python
3 58 (5.44%) T-SQL
4 53 (4.97%) SQL
5 24 (2.25%) C++
6 21 (1.97%) C#
7 17 (1.59%) Java
7 17 (1.59%) JavaScript
8 13 (1.22%) C
9 8 (0.75%) Go
10 6 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.37%) Bicep
11 4 (0.37%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.37%) R
11 4 (0.37%) Rust
11 4 (0.37%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.37%) VB
12 3 (0.28%) PHP
13 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 208 (19.49%) Degree
2 180 (16.87%) Security Cleared
3 161 (15.09%) CISSP
4 151 (14.15%) SC Cleared
5 119 (11.15%) CISM
6 60 (5.62%) CTC Cleared
7 47 (4.40%) CISA
8 43 (4.03%) AWS Certification
8 43 (4.03%) Cisco Certification
9 41 (3.84%) Microsoft Certification
10 34 (3.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 32 (3.00%) CEH
12 31 (2.91%) DV Cleared
13 30 (2.81%) PMP
14 29 (2.72%) SANS
15 28 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
16 26 (2.44%) Azure Certification
17 21 (1.97%) CRISC
18 20 (1.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 20 (1.87%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 243 (22.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 234 (21.93%) NIST
3 91 (8.53%) GDPR
4 89 (8.34%) NCSC
5 81 (7.59%) GRC
6 73 (6.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 68 (6.37%) SLA
8 37 (3.47%) PCI DSS
9 33 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (2.53%) COBIT
11 15 (1.41%) JSP 440
12 13 (1.22%) ISO 22301
13 12 (1.12%) SOC 2
14 11 (1.03%) IEC 61508
14 11 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 11 (1.03%) MISRA
14 11 (1.03%) MISRA C
15 10 (0.94%) NIST 800
16 9 (0.84%) QA
17 8 (0.75%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 128 (12.00%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (1.97%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.50%) Docker
5 14 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.47%) Firmware
6 5 (0.47%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.47%) vSphere
7 3 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.094%) iptables
8 1 (0.094%) KVM
8 1 (0.094%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.094%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.094%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 59 (5.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.34%) Terraform
3 23 (2.16%) Ansible
4 17 (1.59%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.03%) Functional Safety
5 11 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.84%) Nessus
7 6 (0.56%) QRadar
8 5 (0.47%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 5 (0.47%) FTK
8 5 (0.47%) Grafana
9 4 (0.37%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.37%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.37%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.28%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.28%) Nagios
10 3 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 228 (21.37%) Microsoft
2 83 (7.78%) Cisco
3 52 (4.87%) VMware
4 35 (3.28%) SAP
5 29 (2.72%) Apple
6 25 (2.34%) Adobe
7 19 (1.78%) PayPal
8 17 (1.59%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.50%) Oracle
10 15 (1.41%) Google
10 15 (1.41%) Tenable
11 14 (1.31%) CrowdStrike
12 13 (1.22%) Fortinet
13 12 (1.12%) Commvault
13 12 (1.12%) Splunk
14 10 (0.94%) Draytek
15 9 (0.84%) Qualys
16 8 (0.75%) CheckPoint
16 8 (0.75%) Palo Alto
16 8 (0.75%) ServiceNow