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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 34 34
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,791 1,135 1,464
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.18% 6.75% 6.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.86% 7.19% 7.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,184 582 664
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,134 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.22% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.80% -4.58% -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 20,204 15,782 19,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.97% 93.81% 88.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,422 8,452 11,768
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,243
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%

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 October 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 96 (5.36%) SharePoint
2 81 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.61%) IIS
4 9 (0.50%) SAS
5 7 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.28%) Apache
6 5 (0.28%) WordPress
7 3 (0.17%) Confluence
8 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 50 (2.79%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.17%) Trello
6 2 (0.11%) Simulink
7 1 (0.056%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (1.34%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.28%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.056%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.056%) Magento
6 1 (0.056%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.056%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.056%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.056%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.056%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 433 (24.18%) Azure
2 259 (14.46%) Microsoft 365
3 234 (13.07%) Entra ID
4 221 (12.34%) AWS
5 106 (5.92%) SaaS
6 85 (4.75%) GCP
7 42 (2.35%) Power Platform
8 41 (2.29%) Serverless
9 38 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
10 35 (1.95%) OneDrive
11 24 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
12 20 (1.12%) GitHub
13 19 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
14 14 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (0.78%) Mimecast
15 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
16 12 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (0.61%) dbt
18 10 (0.56%) Azure Monitor
18 10 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 250 (13.96%) Firewall
2 156 (8.71%) Network Security
3 89 (4.97%) VLAN
4 86 (4.80%) DNS
5 73 (4.08%) DHCP
6 70 (3.91%) VPN
7 66 (3.69%) WAN
8 53 (2.96%) TCP/IP
9 51 (2.85%) LAN
10 46 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.79%) Broadband
12 31 (1.73%) VoIP
13 26 (1.45%) BGP
14 23 (1.28%) SSL
15 22 (1.23%) HTTP
16 19 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
17 18 (1.01%) MPLS
17 18 (1.01%) SD-WAN
18 16 (0.89%) OSPF
18 16 (0.89%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.17%) SQL Server
2 15 (0.84%) Power BI
3 10 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.45%) Big Data
5 7 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.34%) Tableau
7 5 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
7 5 (0.28%) Metadata
8 3 (0.17%) MySQL
8 3 (0.17%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.17%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.11%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.056%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.056%) Pinecone
10 1 (0.056%) Power Query
10 1 (0.056%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 27 (1.51%) Snyk
2 26 (1.45%) JIRA
3 10 (0.56%) Git
4 8 (0.45%) Burp Suite
4 8 (0.45%) Metasploit
5 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.34%) GitLab
7 5 (0.28%) Poetry
7 5 (0.28%) VersionOne
8 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.17%) Maven
9 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.056%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio
General
1 631 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 201 (11.22%) Finance
3 177 (9.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 166 (9.27%) Public Sector
5 155 (8.65%) Analytical Skills
6 118 (6.59%) Marketing
7 115 (6.42%) Legal
8 102 (5.70%) Retail
9 85 (4.75%) Law
10 70 (3.91%) Telecoms
11 67 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
12 51 (2.85%) Banking
13 46 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (1.95%) Police
15 33 (1.84%) Aerospace
16 28 (1.56%) Manufacturing
16 28 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
17 26 (1.45%) Games
18 24 (1.34%) Aviation
19 23 (1.28%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 368 (20.55%) Senior
2 216 (12.06%) Analyst
3 188 (10.50%) Consultant
4 173 (9.66%) Architect
5 139 (7.76%) Security Engineer
6 105 (5.86%) Security Architect
6 105 (5.86%) Security Manager
7 104 (5.81%) Security Consultant
8 102 (5.70%) Lead
8 102 (5.70%) Security Analyst
9 89 (4.97%) IT Support
10 87 (4.86%) Support Engineer
11 81 (4.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 78 (4.36%) Senior Manager
13 75 (4.19%) IT Manager
14 74 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
15 72 (4.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 70 (3.91%) Business Manager
17 68 (3.80%) IT Engineer
18 67 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (2.18%) Terraform
2 31 (1.73%) OAuth
3 24 (1.34%) SAML
4 22 (1.23%) REST
5 21 (1.17%) LDAP
6 19 (1.06%) .NET
7 17 (0.95%) OpenID
8 10 (0.56%) SailPoint
9 9 (0.50%) JSON
10 8 (0.45%) Kafka
10 8 (0.45%) Regular Expression
11 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
11 7 (0.39%) ModSecurity
11 7 (0.39%) Node.js
11 7 (0.39%) React
11 7 (0.39%) SOAP
12 6 (0.34%) PySpark
12 6 (0.34%) RESTful
13 5 (0.28%) XMPP
13 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 148 (8.26%) Cyber Threat
2 143 (7.98%) Security Posture
3 104 (5.81%) Management Information System
4 101 (5.64%) Onboarding
5 71 (3.96%) Driving Licence
6 61 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
7 58 (3.24%) Data Centre
8 47 (2.62%) Operational Technology
9 46 (2.57%) Cloud Native
10 43 (2.40%) Cyber Defence
11 41 (2.29%) Security Operations Centre
12 32 (1.79%) PKI
13 31 (1.73%) Cyberattack
14 28 (1.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 27 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
16 25 (1.40%) Social Media
17 24 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
18 23 (1.28%) Cyber Security Posture
19 22 (1.23%) AI Agents
20 19 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 197 (11.00%) Windows
2 89 (4.97%) Windows Server
3 64 (3.57%) Linux
4 24 (1.34%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.50%) Android
6 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.17%) Unix
8 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.11%) Rocky
10 1 (0.056%) AIX
10 1 (0.056%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.056%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 361 (20.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 349 (19.49%) AI
3 328 (18.31%) Information Security
4 296 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
5 244 (13.62%) Decision-Making
6 221 (12.34%) Risk Management
7 216 (12.06%) Mentoring
7 216 (12.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 212 (11.84%) Incident Response
9 199 (11.11%) Cloud Security
10 193 (10.78%) Vulnerability Management
11 186 (10.39%) Security Operations
12 183 (10.22%) Stakeholder Management
13 170 (9.49%) ITIL
14 169 (9.44%) SIEM
15 162 (9.05%) Identity Access Management
16 151 (8.43%) Service Delivery
17 145 (8.10%) Business Continuity
18 143 (7.98%) Agile
19 138 (7.71%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 127 (7.09%) Python
2 82 (4.58%) PowerShell
3 41 (2.29%) SQL
4 25 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
5 24 (1.34%) C++
6 18 (1.01%) Bash
6 18 (1.01%) Java
7 16 (0.89%) JavaScript
7 16 (0.89%) TypeScript
8 15 (0.84%) C#
9 12 (0.67%) Go
10 11 (0.61%) Rust
11 8 (0.45%) C
12 7 (0.39%) Bicep
13 5 (0.28%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.17%) Ada
14 3 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
14 3 (0.17%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.11%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 310 (17.31%) Security Cleared
2 239 (13.34%) CISSP
3 233 (13.01%) SC Cleared
4 191 (10.66%) CISM
5 183 (10.22%) Degree
6 89 (4.97%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.35%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.29%) Network+ Certification
9 52 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
10 51 (2.85%) AWS Certification
11 47 (2.62%) Azure Certification
11 47 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
11 47 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 45 (2.51%) CRISC
13 42 (2.35%) CISA
14 37 (2.07%) CompTIA Security+
15 33 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
16 29 (1.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 28 (1.56%) GIAC
18 27 (1.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 321 (17.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 227 (12.67%) NIST
3 154 (8.60%) GDPR
4 145 (8.10%) GRC
5 139 (7.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 80 (4.47%) PCI DSS
7 65 (3.63%) NCSC
8 51 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 32 (1.79%) SLA
10 28 (1.56%) Accessibility
11 25 (1.40%) SOC 2
12 23 (1.28%) QA
13 21 (1.17%) COBIT
14 20 (1.12%) NIST 800
15 18 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
15 18 (1.01%) ISO 22301
16 16 (0.89%) JSP 440
17 15 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
18 12 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
19 11 (0.61%) PMO
System Software
1 202 (11.28%) Active Directory
2 58 (3.24%) Hyper-V
3 32 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (1.01%) Docker
6 17 (0.95%) Firmware
7 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.22%) vSphere
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) NFS
12 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.056%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 157 (8.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.79%) Kubernetes
3 30 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (1.17%) Ansible
5 15 (0.84%) CASB
6 13 (0.73%) FortiGate
6 13 (0.73%) Grafana
7 8 (0.45%) Nmap
7 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
8 7 (0.39%) QRadar
9 5 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
9 5 (0.28%) Functional Safety
10 4 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.17%) SCCM
12 2 (0.11%) Graylog
12 2 (0.11%) WMI
13 1 (0.056%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 574 (32.05%) Microsoft
2 81 (4.52%) Cisco
3 80 (4.47%) Palo Alto
4 70 (3.91%) CyberArk
5 51 (2.85%) VMware
6 46 (2.57%) CrowdStrike
7 39 (2.18%) Adobe
7 39 (2.18%) ServiceNow
8 36 (2.01%) Apple
9 34 (1.90%) Tenable
10 30 (1.68%) Salesforce
11 29 (1.62%) Qualys
12 28 (1.56%) Splunk
13 26 (1.45%) Fortinet
13 26 (1.45%) Google
14 19 (1.06%) Aruba
15 17 (0.95%) Veeam
16 15 (0.84%) OpenAI
17 12 (0.67%) SAP
18 10 (0.56%) Mitel