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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 42 50
Rank change year-on-year +15 +8 +23
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,706 1,779 1,993
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.10% 5.43% 5.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.72% 6.10% 5.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,020 1,115 1,457
10th Percentile £25,313 £36,750 £39,294
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% -11.11% +8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,125 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £51,900 £57,500 £64,625
% change year-on-year -9.74% -11.03% +0.98%

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 19,574 29,160 33,339
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 92.88% 89.07% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 10,359 21,452 24,510
10th Percentile £25,313 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £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 £75,772 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

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 16 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 33 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
1 33 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 14 (0.82%) CMS
3 12 (0.70%) IIS
3 12 (0.70%) Umbraco
4 9 (0.53%) Apache Solr
5 7 (0.41%) Apache
6 6 (0.35%) Confluence
7 5 (0.29%) nginx
8 3 (0.18%) SAS
8 3 (0.18%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.18%) WordPress
9 2 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.059%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 38 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.059%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 21 (1.23%) 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
1 205 (12.02%) Azure
2 169 (9.91%) AWS
3 147 (8.62%) Microsoft 365
4 85 (4.98%) AWS Lambda
4 85 (4.98%) Serverless
5 54 (3.17%) Entra ID
6 41 (2.40%) Power Platform
7 27 (1.58%) SaaS
8 25 (1.47%) GCP
9 23 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (1.11%) GitHub
11 17 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
12 16 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (0.94%) PowerApps
13 15 (0.88%) IaaS
14 11 (0.64%) Cloudflare
14 11 (0.64%) PaaS
15 10 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (0.59%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 129 (7.56%) Firewall
2 83 (4.87%) SSL
3 82 (4.81%) Broadband
3 82 (4.81%) SSH
4 79 (4.63%) Network Security
5 47 (2.75%) DNS
6 41 (2.40%) VPN
7 38 (2.23%) DHCP
8 26 (1.52%) TCP/IP
9 21 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
9 21 (1.23%) WAN
10 17 (1.00%) VoIP
11 16 (0.94%) VLAN
12 14 (0.82%) LAN
13 10 (0.59%) Wireless
14 9 (0.53%) 5G
14 9 (0.53%) Internet
14 9 (0.53%) Unified Communications
15 8 (0.47%) 3GPP
15 8 (0.47%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (1.47%) Power BI
2 24 (1.41%) SQL Server
3 14 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
4 13 (0.76%) MongoDB
5 11 (0.64%) BigQuery
6 10 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
6 10 (0.59%) MySQL
7 9 (0.53%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.35%) Metadata
9 5 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.23%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.12%) EDMS
13 1 (0.059%) Amazon Aurora
13 1 (0.059%) Big Data
13 1 (0.059%) Data Lake
13 1 (0.059%) GIS
13 1 (0.059%) Mixpanel
13 1 (0.059%) Neo4j
13 1 (0.059%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (1.06%) Git
2 15 (0.88%) JIRA
3 6 (0.35%) GitLab
4 4 (0.23%) SonarQube
4 4 (0.23%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.18%) Babel
5 3 (0.18%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.18%) gulp
5 3 (0.18%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.18%) webpack
6 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.12%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.059%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.059%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.059%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.059%) Snyk
7 1 (0.059%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.059%) Subversion
7 1 (0.059%) Zephyr
General
1 426 (24.97%) Social Skills
2 421 (24.68%) Presentation Skills
3 345 (20.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 330 (19.34%) Legal
5 322 (18.87%) Law
6 267 (15.65%) Finance
7 130 (7.62%) Analytical Skills
8 107 (6.27%) Banking
9 99 (5.80%) Telecoms
10 89 (5.22%) Public Sector
11 61 (3.58%) Marketing
12 51 (2.99%) Electronics
12 51 (2.99%) Manufacturing
13 30 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
14 24 (1.41%) Back Office
15 20 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
16 18 (1.06%) Aerospace
16 18 (1.06%) Retail
17 9 (0.53%) Automotive
17 9 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 408 (23.92%) Systems Engineer
2 115 (6.74%) Analyst
3 91 (5.33%) Cloud Engineer
3 91 (5.33%) DevOps Engineer
4 76 (4.45%) Senior
5 58 (3.40%) Architect
6 57 (3.34%) Graduate
7 56 (3.28%) Lead
8 49 (2.87%) Sales Executive
9 47 (2.75%) Security Engineer
10 46 (2.70%) Graduate Sales Executive
11 45 (2.64%) Security Analyst
12 44 (2.58%) IT Support
13 43 (2.52%) Consultant
14 37 (2.17%) Security Manager
15 35 (2.05%) IT Manager
16 34 (1.99%) Developer
17 28 (1.64%) IT Analyst
18 27 (1.58%) Security Consultant
19 25 (1.47%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (5.16%) Web Services
2 82 (4.81%) RESTful
3 60 (3.52%) Software Packaging
4 31 (1.82%) React
5 21 (1.23%) .NET
6 17 (1.00%) Node.js
7 16 (0.94%) CSS
8 15 (0.88%) Kafka
8 15 (0.88%) OAuth
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%) EDI
13 5 (0.29%) Express.js
14 4 (0.23%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 371 (21.75%) Cyberattack
2 165 (9.67%) Management Information System
3 115 (6.74%) Cyber Threat
4 106 (6.21%) Onboarding
5 92 (5.39%) Data Centre
6 87 (5.10%) PKI
7 43 (2.52%) Security Posture
8 26 (1.52%) Operational Technology
9 23 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
10 20 (1.17%) Driving Licence
10 20 (1.17%) PMI
11 18 (1.06%) FPGA
12 16 (0.94%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (0.88%) Product Ownership
14 14 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (0.76%) e-Learning
15 13 (0.76%) Social Media
16 12 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
17 11 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
18 10 (0.59%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 126 (7.39%) Windows
2 64 (3.75%) Windows Server
3 55 (3.22%) Linux
4 24 (1.41%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.64%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.59%) Android
7 5 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.18%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.12%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.12%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.059%) Check Point GAiA
11 1 (0.059%) Debian
11 1 (0.059%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.059%) Unix
11 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 476 (27.90%) Agile
2 412 (24.15%) Systems Engineering
3 400 (23.45%) MODAF
4 399 (23.39%) UML
5 398 (23.33%) SysML
6 369 (21.63%) Line Management
7 283 (16.59%) Creative Thinking
8 179 (10.49%) Artificial Intelligence
9 171 (10.02%) Problem-Solving
10 148 (8.68%) Information Security
11 143 (8.38%) Risk Management
12 138 (8.09%) DevOps
13 136 (7.97%) Roadmaps
14 103 (6.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 103 (6.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 98 (5.74%) Incident Response
16 97 (5.69%) Project Management
17 96 (5.63%) Software Engineering
18 89 (5.22%) ITIL
19 86 (5.04%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 398 (23.33%) MATLAB
2 150 (8.79%) Python
3 60 (3.52%) PowerShell
4 47 (2.75%) SQL
5 34 (1.99%) JavaScript
6 27 (1.58%) 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 6 (0.35%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.18%) C++
12 3 (0.18%) Go
12 3 (0.18%) Groovy
12 3 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.18%) Progress 4GL
12 3 (0.18%) R
12 3 (0.18%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.12%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 612 (35.87%) Degree
2 408 (23.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 164 (9.61%) Security Cleared
4 121 (7.09%) CISSP
5 78 (4.57%) SC Cleared
6 76 (4.45%) CISM
7 43 (2.52%) CompTIA Security+
7 43 (2.52%) PMI Certification
8 41 (2.40%) DV Cleared
9 36 (2.11%) CEH
10 33 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (1.52%) CRISC
12 24 (1.41%) PMP
13 22 (1.29%) CISA
14 21 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
14 21 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
15 18 (1.06%) Master's Degree
16 17 (1.00%) SANS
17 16 (0.94%) CTC Cleared
17 16 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 329 (19.28%) NCSC
2 239 (14.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 205 (12.02%) NIST
4 57 (3.34%) GDPR
5 52 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 36 (2.11%) PCI DSS
7 28 (1.64%) QA
8 26 (1.52%) GRC
9 25 (1.47%) SLA
10 21 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.82%) NIST 800
11 14 (0.82%) SOC 2
12 11 (0.64%) PMO
13 9 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 9 (0.53%) SOC 1
14 8 (0.47%) Data Quality
15 7 (0.41%) Accessibility
15 7 (0.41%) ISO 9001
16 6 (0.35%) Def Stans
17 5 (0.29%) HIPAA
System Software
1 161 (9.44%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.47%) Docker
4 24 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (1.35%) Hyper-V
6 11 (0.64%) Firmware
7 6 (0.35%) vSphere
8 5 (0.29%) Terminal Services
8 5 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.059%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.059%) Kamailio
9 1 (0.059%) pfSense
9 1 (0.059%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.059%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 94 (5.51%) Terraform
2 38 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
4 19 (1.11%) Kubernetes
5 17 (1.00%) Ansible
6 9 (0.53%) RSA Archer
7 5 (0.29%) Nessus
7 5 (0.29%) SCCM
7 5 (0.29%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.23%) Argo
8 4 (0.23%) SCOM
9 3 (0.18%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.18%) Progress Chef
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%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.12%) Puppet
10 2 (0.12%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.12%) SCSM
Vendors
1 287 (16.82%) Microsoft
2 82 (4.81%) Thales
3 54 (3.17%) Cisco
4 52 (3.05%) VMware
5 36 (2.11%) SAP
6 26 (1.52%) Tenable
7 20 (1.17%) Apple
7 20 (1.17%) Google
7 20 (1.17%) Qualys
8 18 (1.06%) Salesforce
9 17 (1.00%) Palo Alto
10 14 (0.82%) Meraki
11 13 (0.76%) Fortinet
12 12 (0.70%) Adobe
12 12 (0.70%) ServiceNow
13 9 (0.53%) SonicWALL
13 9 (0.53%) Splunk
13 9 (0.53%) WatchGuard
14 8 (0.47%) Oracle
14 8 (0.47%) Xero