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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 34 39
Rank change year-on-year +7 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,314 1,161 1,896
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.85% 7.82% 5.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.30% 8.25% 6.29%
Number of salaries quoted 868 661 1,258
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £88,148 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,085 £59,300
% change year-on-year +3.30% -2.05% -8.77%

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 15,829 14,071 30,131
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.52% 94.77% 89.76%
Number of salaries quoted 11,309 8,239 23,590
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 3 June 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 46 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.30%) WordPress
4 3 (0.23%) CMS
4 3 (0.23%) SAS
5 2 (0.15%) Apache
5 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.076%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.076%) IIS
6 1 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 80 (6.09%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (1.83%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.23%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 348 (26.48%) Azure
2 187 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
3 174 (13.24%) AWS
4 165 (12.56%) Entra ID
5 74 (5.63%) GCP
6 60 (4.57%) SaaS
7 54 (4.11%) Google Workspace
8 32 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
8 32 (2.44%) Power Platform
9 28 (2.13%) Serverless
10 20 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (1.14%) Mimecast
12 15 (1.14%) OneDrive
13 10 (0.76%) Nutanix
14 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
14 9 (0.68%) PaaS
15 6 (0.46%) Datadog
15 6 (0.46%) GitHub
16 5 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 150 (11.42%) Firewall
2 89 (6.77%) Broadband
3 82 (6.24%) Network Security
4 43 (3.27%) DNS
5 41 (3.12%) VPN
6 29 (2.21%) VLAN
6 29 (2.21%) WAN
7 28 (2.13%) DHCP
8 24 (1.83%) Unified Communications
9 21 (1.60%) LAN
10 20 (1.52%) CHAP
11 17 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
11 17 (1.29%) SSL
11 17 (1.29%) VoIP
12 15 (1.14%) TCP/IP
13 14 (1.07%) Cisco ASA
14 13 (0.99%) BGP
15 12 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
16 10 (0.76%) Internet
17 9 (0.68%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.76%) Power BI
2 6 (0.46%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.38%) Tableau
4 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.23%) Big Data
4 3 (0.23%) MySQL
4 3 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Metadata
5 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.15%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.076%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.076%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.076%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.076%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (1.90%) Snyk
2 8 (0.61%) GitLab
3 6 (0.46%) Git
4 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.38%) JIRA
4 5 (0.38%) JMeter
4 5 (0.38%) Locust
4 5 (0.38%) VersionOne
5 3 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.23%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.076%) GDB
6 1 (0.076%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.076%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.076%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.076%) WinDbg
General
1 371 (28.23%) Social Skills
2 160 (12.18%) Finance
3 132 (10.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 112 (8.52%) Public Sector
5 104 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
6 94 (7.15%) Marketing
7 77 (5.86%) Retail
8 75 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (4.26%) Banking
10 53 (4.03%) Back Office
11 51 (3.88%) Games
12 46 (3.50%) Law
13 38 (2.89%) Legal
14 36 (2.74%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.13%) Aviation
16 21 (1.60%) Financial Institution
17 19 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
18 18 (1.37%) Advertising
19 17 (1.29%) Manufacturing
20 14 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 240 (18.26%) Senior
2 166 (12.63%) Analyst
3 163 (12.40%) Architect
4 124 (9.44%) Security Architect
5 107 (8.14%) Security Manager
6 102 (7.76%) Consultant
7 99 (7.53%) Support Engineer
8 85 (6.47%) Security Analyst
9 84 (6.39%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 75 (5.71%) Security Consultant
11 74 (5.63%) Lead
12 71 (5.40%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 71 (5.40%) Senior Architect
13 60 (4.57%) IT Support
14 55 (4.19%) Developer
15 53 (4.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 52 (3.96%) IT Manager
17 51 (3.88%) Senior Security Architect
18 48 (3.65%) Desktop Support
18 48 (3.65%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.87%) SAML
2 63 (4.79%) OAuth
3 62 (4.72%) LDAP
4 59 (4.49%) OpenID
4 59 (4.49%) REST
5 53 (4.03%) SOAP
6 52 (3.96%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.68%) XMPP
8 8 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.53%) Kafka
10 6 (0.46%) Regular Expression
10 6 (0.46%) RESTful
11 5 (0.38%) Gherkin
11 5 (0.38%) LangChain
11 5 (0.38%) React
12 4 (0.30%) SailPoint
13 3 (0.23%) .NET
13 3 (0.23%) ModSecurity
13 3 (0.23%) Spring
13 3 (0.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 121 (9.21%) Cyber Threat
2 104 (7.91%) Security Posture
3 83 (6.32%) Cyberattack
4 80 (6.09%) Onboarding
5 79 (6.01%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.65%) Data Centre
7 45 (3.42%) Cyber Defence
8 36 (2.74%) PKI
8 36 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
9 35 (2.66%) Driving Licence
10 32 (2.44%) Cloud Native
11 31 (2.36%) Blog
12 28 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
12 28 (2.13%) Operational Technology
13 25 (1.90%) Cyber Security Posture
14 22 (1.67%) Low-Code
15 21 (1.60%) Public Cloud
16 18 (1.37%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 18 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
17 15 (1.14%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 164 (12.48%) Windows
2 61 (4.64%) Windows Server
3 55 (4.19%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.27%) Linux
5 19 (1.45%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.22%) Android
7 15 (1.14%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.076%) AIX
10 1 (0.076%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.076%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.076%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.076%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
2 172 (13.09%) Incident Response
3 167 (12.71%) Mentoring
4 165 (12.56%) Problem-Solving
5 163 (12.40%) Information Security
6 162 (12.33%) Risk Management
7 142 (10.81%) Vulnerability Management
8 136 (10.35%) AI
9 132 (10.05%) Roadmaps
10 130 (9.89%) Cloud Security
11 113 (8.60%) ITIL
12 111 (8.45%) Security Operations
13 110 (8.37%) Analytics
14 105 (7.99%) Agile
15 103 (7.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 98 (7.46%) Identity Access Management
17 97 (7.38%) SIEM
18 91 (6.93%) Threat Modelling
19 90 (6.85%) Security Architecture
20 88 (6.70%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 119 (9.06%) PowerShell
2 101 (7.69%) Python
3 59 (4.49%) Bash
4 52 (3.96%) T-SQL
5 42 (3.20%) SQL
6 28 (2.13%) Java
7 22 (1.67%) JavaScript
8 17 (1.29%) C#
8 17 (1.29%) C++
9 13 (0.99%) C
10 9 (0.68%) Go
11 7 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.38%) PHP
12 5 (0.38%) Rust
13 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.076%) Ada
14 1 (0.076%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.076%) Perl
14 1 (0.076%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.076%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 208 (15.83%) Security Cleared
2 174 (13.24%) SC Cleared
3 159 (12.10%) Degree
4 158 (12.02%) CISSP
5 114 (8.68%) CISM
6 54 (4.11%) AWS Certification
6 54 (4.11%) DV Cleared
7 48 (3.65%) CTC Cleared
8 38 (2.89%) CISA
9 37 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 32 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
11 28 (2.13%) Azure Certification
11 28 (2.13%) CREST Certified
11 28 (2.13%) SANS
12 27 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
13 26 (1.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 23 (1.75%) CEH
15 22 (1.67%) FFIEC
16 21 (1.60%) CRISC
17 20 (1.52%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 254 (19.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 237 (18.04%) NIST
3 132 (10.05%) GDPR
4 101 (7.69%) GRC
5 93 (7.08%) NCSC
6 86 (6.54%) Cyber Essentials
7 66 (5.02%) PCI DSS
7 66 (5.02%) SLA
8 38 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (2.13%) COBIT
10 21 (1.60%) Actionable Recommendations
10 21 (1.60%) QA
11 19 (1.45%) Accessibility
12 17 (1.29%) JSP 440
12 17 (1.29%) SOC 2
13 11 (0.84%) IEC 61508
13 11 (0.84%) MISRA
13 11 (0.84%) MISRA C
14 10 (0.76%) ISO 22301
15 8 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 151 (11.49%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (2.05%) Hyper-V
3 27 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.29%) Docker
5 10 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
6 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.46%) Firmware
7 6 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.46%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) ClearTrust
9 1 (0.076%) KVM
9 1 (0.076%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 67 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.05%) Terraform
4 20 (1.52%) Ansible
4 20 (1.52%) Grafana
5 15 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (0.84%) Functional Safety
7 9 (0.68%) Cisco CUCM
8 7 (0.53%) CASB
8 7 (0.53%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.46%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.46%) QRadar
10 5 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 5 (0.38%) FTK
10 5 (0.38%) SCCM
11 4 (0.30%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 4 (0.30%) CSIRT
12 3 (0.23%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.15%) Graylog
13 2 (0.15%) Nessus
Vendors
1 348 (26.48%) Microsoft
2 90 (6.85%) Cisco
3 54 (4.11%) Apple
4 51 (3.88%) Adobe
5 49 (3.73%) Palo Alto
5 49 (3.73%) VMware
6 38 (2.89%) CrowdStrike
7 36 (2.74%) ServiceNow
8 34 (2.59%) Tenable
9 29 (2.21%) Google
10 28 (2.13%) Fortinet
11 24 (1.83%) Splunk
12 20 (1.52%) Salesforce
13 15 (1.14%) SAP
14 10 (0.76%) CheckPoint
14 10 (0.76%) Oracle
14 10 (0.76%) Qualys
15 9 (0.68%) Commvault
15 9 (0.68%) Sophos
16 8 (0.61%) Veeam