Cybersecurity Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 45 50
Rank change year-on-year +19 +5 +25
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,707 1,829 2,074
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.45% 5.30% 5.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.06% 5.93% 6.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,028 1,169 1,504
10th Percentile £25,313 £36,713 £39,263
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £48,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -11.54% +0.78%
75th Percentile £66,063 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £64,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% -10.85% -0.77%

All Process and 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 18,835 30,834 34,578
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.27% 89.39% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 9,990 22,905 24,939
10th Percentile £25,313 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,250 £81,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,331
% change year-on-year - -8.84% +0.55%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.70%) Umbraco
4 11 (0.64%) IIS
5 10 (0.59%) CMS
6 7 (0.41%) Apache
7 6 (0.35%) Apache Solr
7 6 (0.35%) Confluence
8 5 (0.29%) nginx
9 3 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.18%) SAS
9 3 (0.18%) Skype for Business
9 3 (0.18%) WordPress
10 2 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.059%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 38 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.059%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.18%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.059%) CiviCRM
5 1 (0.059%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 197 (11.54%) Azure
2 165 (9.67%) AWS
3 145 (8.49%) Microsoft 365
4 86 (5.04%) Serverless
5 85 (4.98%) AWS Lambda
6 52 (3.05%) Entra ID
7 40 (2.34%) Power Platform
8 26 (1.52%) GCP
8 26 (1.52%) SaaS
9 22 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
11 18 (1.05%) GitHub
11 18 (1.05%) PowerApps
12 15 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (0.88%) IaaS
13 12 (0.70%) PaaS
13 12 (0.70%) Power Automate
14 11 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
16 8 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 128 (7.50%) Firewall
2 83 (4.86%) SSL
3 82 (4.80%) Broadband
3 82 (4.80%) SSH
4 63 (3.69%) Network Security
5 46 (2.69%) DNS
6 37 (2.17%) DHCP
7 36 (2.11%) VPN
8 21 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
8 21 (1.23%) TCP/IP
9 19 (1.11%) WAN
10 15 (0.88%) VLAN
11 13 (0.76%) VoIP
12 11 (0.64%) 5G
12 11 (0.64%) LAN
13 10 (0.59%) Internet
14 9 (0.53%) 3GPP
14 9 (0.53%) SAN
14 9 (0.53%) Wireless
15 8 (0.47%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.35%) Power BI
2 20 (1.17%) SQL Server
3 14 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
4 13 (0.76%) MongoDB
5 11 (0.64%) BigQuery
6 8 (0.47%) MySQL
6 8 (0.47%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
8 6 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.35%) Metadata
9 4 (0.23%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.18%) Big Data
11 2 (0.12%) EDMS
12 1 (0.059%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.059%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.059%) DB2
12 1 (0.059%) GIS
12 1 (0.059%) Mixpanel
12 1 (0.059%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.059%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 15 (0.88%) Git
2 14 (0.82%) JIRA
3 6 (0.35%) GitLab
3 6 (0.35%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.18%) Babel
4 3 (0.18%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.18%) gulp
4 3 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.18%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.18%) webpack
5 2 (0.12%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.12%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.12%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.059%) AppScan
6 1 (0.059%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.059%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.059%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.059%) Subversion
6 1 (0.059%) Zephyr
General
1 459 (26.89%) Presentation Skills
2 415 (24.31%) Social Skills
3 336 (19.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 330 (19.33%) Legal
5 320 (18.75%) Law
6 252 (14.76%) Finance
7 112 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
8 104 (6.09%) Banking
9 78 (4.57%) Telecoms
10 75 (4.39%) Public Sector
11 48 (2.81%) Marketing
12 37 (2.17%) Manufacturing
13 36 (2.11%) Electronics
14 28 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
15 24 (1.41%) Back Office
16 20 (1.17%) Retail
17 18 (1.05%) Aerospace
17 18 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
18 9 (0.53%) Automotive
18 9 (0.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 447 (26.19%) Systems Engineer
2 116 (6.80%) Analyst
3 90 (5.27%) DevOps Engineer
4 89 (5.21%) Cloud Engineer
5 70 (4.10%) Senior
6 57 (3.34%) Graduate
7 56 (3.28%) Lead
8 52 (3.05%) Architect
9 49 (2.87%) Sales Executive
9 49 (2.87%) Security Engineer
10 46 (2.69%) Graduate Sales Executive
10 46 (2.69%) Security Analyst
11 42 (2.46%) IT Support
12 38 (2.23%) Security Manager
13 35 (2.05%) Developer
13 35 (2.05%) IT Manager
14 30 (1.76%) Consultant
15 27 (1.58%) IT Analyst
16 25 (1.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 25 (1.46%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (5.10%) Web Services
2 82 (4.80%) RESTful
3 60 (3.51%) Software Packaging
4 31 (1.82%) React
5 20 (1.17%) .NET
6 16 (0.94%) CSS
6 16 (0.94%) Kafka
7 15 (0.88%) OAuth
8 14 (0.82%) Node.js
9 13 (0.76%) SAML
10 11 (0.64%) Ajax
10 11 (0.64%) jQuery
10 11 (0.64%) OpenID
11 9 (0.53%) REST
12 6 (0.35%) GraphQL
12 6 (0.35%) HTML
12 6 (0.35%) MERN Stack
13 5 (0.29%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.29%) Azure Blueprints
13 5 (0.29%) Express.js
Miscellaneous
1 374 (21.91%) Cyberattack
2 168 (9.84%) Management Information System
3 115 (6.74%) Cyber Threat
4 106 (6.21%) Onboarding
5 87 (5.10%) PKI
6 82 (4.80%) Data Centre
7 39 (2.28%) Security Posture
8 25 (1.46%) Operational Technology
9 21 (1.23%) PMI
10 16 (0.94%) FPGA
11 15 (0.88%) Driving Licence
11 15 (0.88%) Product Ownership
12 14 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
13 13 (0.76%) e-Learning
13 13 (0.76%) Social Media
14 12 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
14 12 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
14 12 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
15 11 (0.64%) NHS
16 10 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 120 (7.03%) Windows
2 59 (3.46%) Windows Server
3 50 (2.93%) Linux
4 23 (1.35%) Windows 10
5 10 (0.59%) Android
5 10 (0.59%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.18%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.12%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.059%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.059%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.059%) Unix
9 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 512 (29.99%) Agile
2 451 (26.42%) Systems Engineering
3 439 (25.72%) MODAF
4 438 (25.66%) UML
5 437 (25.60%) SysML
6 370 (21.68%) Line Management
7 283 (16.58%) Creative Thinking
8 168 (9.84%) Artificial Intelligence
9 160 (9.37%) Problem-Solving
10 143 (8.38%) Information Security
11 138 (8.08%) Roadmaps
12 136 (7.97%) DevOps
13 134 (7.85%) Risk Management
14 104 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
14 104 (6.09%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 99 (5.80%) Software Engineering
16 96 (5.62%) Project Management
17 94 (5.51%) Incident Response
18 87 (5.10%) Deployment Automation
19 86 (5.04%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 437 (25.60%) MATLAB
2 149 (8.73%) Python
3 62 (3.63%) PowerShell
4 42 (2.46%) SQL
5 31 (1.82%) JavaScript
6 26 (1.52%) C#
7 20 (1.17%) TypeScript
8 11 (0.64%) Bash
9 10 (0.59%) Perl
9 10 (0.59%) PHP
10 9 (0.53%) Java
11 4 (0.23%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.18%) C++
12 3 (0.18%) Go
12 3 (0.18%) Groovy
12 3 (0.18%) Progress 4GL
12 3 (0.18%) R
12 3 (0.18%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.12%) Bicep
13 2 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 629 (36.85%) Degree
2 448 (26.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 155 (9.08%) Security Cleared
4 110 (6.44%) CISSP
5 81 (4.75%) SC Cleared
6 70 (4.10%) CISM
7 44 (2.58%) PMI Certification
8 40 (2.34%) DV Cleared
9 32 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 25 (1.46%) CompTIA Security+
11 24 (1.41%) PMP
12 22 (1.29%) CEH
12 22 (1.29%) CISA
13 21 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
14 19 (1.11%) CRISC
15 18 (1.05%) SANS
16 17 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
17 16 (0.94%) CTC Cleared
17 16 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
18 13 (0.76%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 333 (19.51%) NCSC
2 215 (12.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 180 (10.54%) NIST
4 53 (3.10%) GDPR
5 43 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (1.70%) QA
7 26 (1.52%) SLA
8 24 (1.41%) GRC
8 24 (1.41%) PCI DSS
9 18 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (0.64%) NIST 800
11 10 (0.59%) PMO
12 9 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 9 (0.53%) JSP 440
13 8 (0.47%) Data Quality
13 8 (0.47%) SOC 2
14 7 (0.41%) Accessibility
15 6 (0.35%) Def Stans
16 5 (0.29%) HIPAA
16 5 (0.29%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 160 (9.37%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.35%) Docker
2 23 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
3 22 (1.29%) Hyper-V
3 22 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.53%) Firmware
5 5 (0.29%) Terminal Services
5 5 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.23%) vSphere
7 1 (0.059%) pfSense
7 1 (0.059%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.059%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 95 (5.57%) Terraform
2 37 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (1.29%) Kubernetes
4 20 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.11%) Ansible
6 8 (0.47%) Nessus
7 5 (0.29%) SCCM
7 5 (0.29%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.23%) Argo
8 4 (0.23%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.23%) RSA Archer
8 4 (0.23%) SCOM
9 3 (0.18%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.18%) Puppet
10 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.12%) Nmap
10 2 (0.12%) QRadar
10 2 (0.12%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.12%) SCSM
Vendors
1 263 (15.41%) Microsoft
2 82 (4.80%) Thales
3 50 (2.93%) Cisco
4 48 (2.81%) VMware
5 29 (1.70%) Tenable
6 23 (1.35%) SAP
7 21 (1.23%) Google
8 19 (1.11%) Qualys
9 16 (0.94%) Salesforce
10 12 (0.70%) ServiceNow
11 11 (0.64%) Apple
11 11 (0.64%) Fortinet
11 11 (0.64%) Meraki
12 10 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
12 10 (0.59%) Splunk
13 9 (0.53%) SonicWALL
13 9 (0.53%) WatchGuard
14 8 (0.47%) Oracle
14 8 (0.47%) Palo Alto
14 8 (0.47%) Xero