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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 34 35
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,778 1,107 1,389
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.15% 6.64% 6.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.89% 7.07% 7.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 559 652
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,250 £47,637
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £78,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 20,009 15,647 19,099
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 14,244 8,419 11,293
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,540
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,312 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 10 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 98 (5.51%) SharePoint
2 86 (4.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.62%) IIS
4 9 (0.51%) SAS
5 6 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.28%) Apache
7 4 (0.22%) WordPress
8 3 (0.17%) Confluence
9 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 49 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.17%) Trello
7 2 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 19 (1.07%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.17%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.056%) Magento
5 1 (0.056%) Odoo
5 1 (0.056%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.056%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.056%) Shopify
5 1 (0.056%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.056%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 441 (24.80%) Azure
2 265 (14.90%) Microsoft 365
3 243 (13.67%) Entra ID
4 217 (12.20%) AWS
5 102 (5.74%) SaaS
6 84 (4.72%) GCP
7 45 (2.53%) Power Platform
8 36 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
9 35 (1.97%) OneDrive
9 35 (1.97%) Serverless
10 26 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
11 22 (1.24%) GitHub
11 22 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
12 16 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
12 16 (0.90%) Mimecast
13 14 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
15 12 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (0.67%) IaaS
15 12 (0.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 251 (14.12%) Firewall
2 156 (8.77%) Network Security
3 92 (5.17%) DNS
4 90 (5.06%) VLAN
5 79 (4.44%) DHCP
6 74 (4.16%) VPN
7 68 (3.82%) WAN
8 54 (3.04%) TCP/IP
9 52 (2.92%) LAN
10 48 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
11 32 (1.80%) Broadband
12 29 (1.63%) VoIP
13 26 (1.46%) BGP
14 24 (1.35%) SSL
15 21 (1.18%) Cisco Nexus
15 21 (1.18%) HTTP
15 21 (1.18%) SD-WAN
16 18 (1.01%) MPLS
16 18 (1.01%) Wireless
17 16 (0.90%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.18%) SQL Server
2 16 (0.90%) Power BI
3 10 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (0.45%) Big Data
5 6 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (0.28%) Apache Iceberg
6 5 (0.28%) Metadata
6 5 (0.28%) Tableau
7 3 (0.17%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.17%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.11%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.056%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.056%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.056%) Pinecone
9 1 (0.056%) Power Query
9 1 (0.056%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 26 (1.46%) JIRA
2 22 (1.24%) Snyk
3 10 (0.56%) Burp Suite
3 10 (0.56%) Git
3 10 (0.56%) Metasploit
4 7 (0.39%) GitLab
4 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.28%) Poetry
6 4 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.17%) Maven
7 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.17%) VersionOne
8 2 (0.11%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.056%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.056%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio
General
1 641 (36.05%) Social Skills
2 204 (11.47%) Finance
3 166 (9.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 163 (9.17%) Public Sector
5 159 (8.94%) Analytical Skills
6 117 (6.58%) Legal
7 112 (6.30%) Marketing
8 99 (5.57%) Retail
9 84 (4.72%) Law
10 72 (4.05%) Telecoms
11 67 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
12 51 (2.87%) Banking
13 47 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
14 33 (1.86%) Aerospace
14 33 (1.86%) Police
15 30 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
16 28 (1.57%) Manufacturing
17 25 (1.41%) Games
18 24 (1.35%) Aviation
19 23 (1.29%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 352 (19.80%) Senior
2 211 (11.87%) Analyst
3 193 (10.85%) Consultant
4 168 (9.45%) Architect
5 141 (7.93%) Security Engineer
6 104 (5.85%) Lead
6 104 (5.85%) Security Consultant
7 100 (5.62%) Security Analyst
8 97 (5.46%) Security Architect
8 97 (5.46%) Security Manager
9 88 (4.95%) IT Support
9 88 (4.95%) Support Engineer
10 76 (4.27%) IT Manager
11 74 (4.16%) Senior Manager
12 71 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 71 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 70 (3.94%) Business Manager
14 68 (3.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 68 (3.82%) IT Engineer
15 67 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.59%) Terraform
2 31 (1.74%) OAuth
3 25 (1.41%) SAML
4 22 (1.24%) REST
5 20 (1.12%) .NET
6 19 (1.07%) LDAP
7 17 (0.96%) OpenID
8 11 (0.62%) SailPoint
9 10 (0.56%) JSON
10 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (0.39%) ModSecurity
10 7 (0.39%) Node.js
10 7 (0.39%) React
10 7 (0.39%) SOAP
11 6 (0.34%) Kafka
11 6 (0.34%) PySpark
11 6 (0.34%) RESTful
12 5 (0.28%) Middleware
12 5 (0.28%) XMPP
12 5 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 157 (8.83%) Cyber Threat
2 144 (8.10%) Security Posture
3 101 (5.68%) Management Information System
4 96 (5.40%) Onboarding
5 74 (4.16%) Driving Licence
6 59 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
7 55 (3.09%) Data Centre
8 50 (2.81%) Operational Technology
9 48 (2.70%) Cloud Native
10 45 (2.53%) Cyber Defence
11 36 (2.02%) Security Operations Centre
12 31 (1.74%) PKI
13 30 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
14 27 (1.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 26 (1.46%) Cyberattack
16 24 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
16 24 (1.35%) Social Media
17 22 (1.24%) AI Agents
18 21 (1.18%) Cyber Security Posture
19 19 (1.07%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 201 (11.30%) Windows
2 93 (5.23%) Windows Server
3 66 (3.71%) Linux
4 25 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 10 (0.56%) Android
5 10 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.51%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Unix
9 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.11%) Rocky
11 1 (0.056%) AIX
11 1 (0.056%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.056%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (20.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 348 (19.57%) AI
3 330 (18.56%) Information Security
4 303 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
5 250 (14.06%) Decision-Making
6 217 (12.20%) Risk Management
7 213 (11.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 208 (11.70%) Incident Response
9 206 (11.59%) Mentoring
10 201 (11.30%) Cloud Security
11 194 (10.91%) Vulnerability Management
12 189 (10.63%) Stakeholder Management
13 178 (10.01%) Security Operations
14 177 (9.96%) ITIL
15 167 (9.39%) Identity Access Management
16 162 (9.11%) SIEM
17 154 (8.66%) Service Delivery
18 150 (8.44%) Business Continuity
19 143 (8.04%) Roadmaps
20 142 (7.99%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 125 (7.03%) Python
2 80 (4.50%) PowerShell
3 43 (2.42%) SQL
4 27 (1.52%) C++
5 26 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
6 21 (1.18%) Java
7 19 (1.07%) JavaScript
8 18 (1.01%) Bash
8 18 (1.01%) TypeScript
9 17 (0.96%) C#
10 12 (0.67%) Go
10 12 (0.67%) Rust
11 9 (0.51%) Bicep
12 8 (0.45%) C
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%) MATLAB
15 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 300 (16.87%) Security Cleared
2 237 (13.33%) CISSP
3 221 (12.43%) SC Cleared
4 192 (10.80%) CISM
5 182 (10.24%) Degree
6 92 (5.17%) DV Cleared
7 60 (3.37%) A+ Certification
8 59 (3.32%) Network+ Certification
9 53 (2.98%) Azure Certification
10 52 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 50 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
12 47 (2.64%) AWS Certification
13 46 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
13 46 (2.59%) CRISC
14 40 (2.25%) CISA
15 37 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
16 30 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
16 30 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 29 (1.63%) GIAC
18 26 (1.46%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 324 (18.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 225 (12.65%) NIST
3 145 (8.16%) GDPR
4 142 (7.99%) GRC
5 140 (7.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 77 (4.33%) PCI DSS
7 67 (3.77%) NCSC
8 52 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 32 (1.80%) SLA
10 27 (1.52%) SOC 2
11 26 (1.46%) Accessibility
12 23 (1.29%) QA
13 21 (1.18%) NIST 800
14 19 (1.07%) COBIT
14 19 (1.07%) ISO 22301
15 18 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
16 17 (0.96%) JSP 440
17 15 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
18 12 (0.67%) Data Quality
18 12 (0.67%) PMO
System Software
1 207 (11.64%) Active Directory
2 60 (3.37%) Hyper-V
3 35 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 26 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (1.18%) Docker
6 17 (0.96%) Firmware
7 13 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.34%) VMware NSX
11 5 (0.28%) ClearTrust
11 5 (0.28%) vSphere
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) NFS
12 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.056%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.056%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 160 (9.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (1.97%) Kubernetes
3 32 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (1.18%) Ansible
5 15 (0.84%) CASB
5 15 (0.84%) FortiGate
5 15 (0.84%) Grafana
6 10 (0.56%) Nmap
7 8 (0.45%) Progress Chef
8 7 (0.39%) Functional Safety
8 7 (0.39%) QRadar
9 5 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 4 (0.22%) SCCM
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.11%) Graylog
12 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 578 (32.51%) Microsoft
2 84 (4.72%) Cisco
3 73 (4.11%) Palo Alto
4 71 (3.99%) CyberArk
5 55 (3.09%) VMware
6 40 (2.25%) CrowdStrike
7 34 (1.91%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.86%) Adobe
9 32 (1.80%) Salesforce
10 31 (1.74%) Apple
11 29 (1.63%) Google
11 29 (1.63%) Qualys
12 27 (1.52%) Fortinet
12 27 (1.52%) Splunk
12 27 (1.52%) Tenable
13 23 (1.29%) Aruba
14 17 (0.96%) Veeam
15 15 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 13 (0.73%) Okta
17 11 (0.62%) WatchGuard