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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 34 40
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,312 1,160 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.80% 7.80% 5.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.29% 8.24% 6.26%
Number of salaries quoted 870 661 1,251
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,875 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.59% -4.35% -14.18%
75th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.04% -1.42% -10.00%

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 15,830 14,077 30,138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.08% 94.70% 89.69%
Number of salaries quoted 11,320 8,261 23,558
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 5 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 45 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.13%) 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 78 (5.95%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (1.60%) 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
4 2 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 343 (26.14%) Azure
2 187 (14.25%) Microsoft 365
3 171 (13.03%) AWS
4 165 (12.58%) Entra ID
5 73 (5.56%) GCP
6 60 (4.57%) SaaS
7 55 (4.19%) Google Workspace
8 32 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
9 28 (2.13%) Power Platform
9 28 (2.13%) Serverless
10 16 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
11 15 (1.14%) Mimecast
11 15 (1.14%) OneDrive
12 10 (0.76%) Nutanix
13 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (0.69%) PaaS
14 6 (0.46%) Datadog
14 6 (0.46%) GitHub
15 5 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 151 (11.51%) Firewall
2 89 (6.78%) Broadband
3 81 (6.17%) Network Security
4 42 (3.20%) DNS
5 40 (3.05%) VPN
6 30 (2.29%) WAN
7 28 (2.13%) DHCP
7 28 (2.13%) VLAN
8 24 (1.83%) Unified Communications
9 22 (1.68%) LAN
10 20 (1.52%) CHAP
11 17 (1.30%) Intrusion Detection
11 17 (1.30%) VoIP
12 16 (1.22%) SSL
12 16 (1.22%) TCP/IP
13 14 (1.07%) Cisco ASA
14 13 (0.99%) BGP
14 13 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
15 10 (0.76%) Internet
16 9 (0.69%) 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 (1.91%) 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
1 370 (28.20%) Social Skills
2 159 (12.12%) Finance
3 127 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 111 (8.46%) Public Sector
5 102 (7.77%) Analytical Skills
6 98 (7.47%) Marketing
7 78 (5.95%) Retail
8 76 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (4.27%) Banking
10 53 (4.04%) Back Office
11 51 (3.89%) Games
12 46 (3.51%) Law
13 38 (2.90%) Legal
14 36 (2.74%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.13%) Aviation
16 21 (1.60%) Financial Institution
17 18 (1.37%) Advertising
17 18 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
18 16 (1.22%) Manufacturing
19 14 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 240 (18.29%) Senior
2 164 (12.50%) Analyst
3 160 (12.20%) Architect
4 123 (9.38%) Security Architect
5 107 (8.16%) Security Manager
6 102 (7.77%) Consultant
7 99 (7.55%) Support Engineer
8 87 (6.63%) Security Analyst
9 84 (6.40%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 75 (5.72%) Lead
10 75 (5.72%) Security Consultant
11 69 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 68 (5.18%) Senior Architect
13 61 (4.65%) IT Support
14 55 (4.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 55 (4.19%) IT Manager
15 52 (3.96%) Developer
16 48 (3.66%) Desktop Support
16 48 (3.66%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 48 (3.66%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.88%) SAML
2 63 (4.80%) OAuth
3 62 (4.73%) LDAP
4 59 (4.50%) OpenID
4 59 (4.50%) REST
5 53 (4.04%) SOAP
6 52 (3.96%) GraphQL
7 9 (0.69%) XMPP
8 8 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
9 7 (0.53%) Kafka
9 7 (0.53%) RESTful
10 6 (0.46%) Regular Expression
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 (9.22%) Cyber Threat
2 106 (8.08%) Security Posture
3 83 (6.33%) Cyberattack
4 80 (6.10%) Management Information System
5 74 (5.64%) Onboarding
6 48 (3.66%) Data Centre
7 44 (3.35%) Cyber Defence
8 37 (2.82%) PKI
9 35 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
10 34 (2.59%) Driving Licence
11 33 (2.52%) Cloud Native
12 31 (2.36%) Blog
13 28 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
14 27 (2.06%) Operational Technology
15 25 (1.91%) Cyber Security Posture
16 19 (1.45%) Low-Code
17 18 (1.37%) Public Cloud
17 18 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
18 17 (1.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
19 16 (1.22%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 165 (12.58%) Windows
2 61 (4.65%) Windows Server
3 55 (4.19%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.28%) Linux
5 20 (1.52%) 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 (17.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 174 (13.26%) Incident Response
3 167 (12.73%) Information Security
3 167 (12.73%) Mentoring
4 164 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 163 (12.42%) Risk Management
6 144 (10.98%) Vulnerability Management
7 133 (10.14%) AI
8 131 (9.98%) Cloud Security
9 130 (9.91%) Roadmaps
10 113 (8.61%) Security Operations
11 112 (8.54%) Analytics
11 112 (8.54%) ITIL
12 105 (8.00%) Agile
13 102 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 99 (7.55%) Identity Access Management
15 98 (7.47%) SIEM
16 93 (7.09%) Threat Modelling
17 92 (7.01%) Decision-Making
18 90 (6.86%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 120 (9.15%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.55%) Python
3 60 (4.57%) Bash
4 52 (3.96%) T-SQL
5 42 (3.20%) SQL
6 28 (2.13%) Java
7 19 (1.45%) JavaScript
8 16 (1.22%) C++
9 14 (1.07%) C#
10 12 (0.91%) C
11 9 (0.69%) Go
12 8 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.38%) PHP
13 5 (0.38%) Rust
14 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.15%) Search Processing Language
16 1 (0.076%) Bicep
16 1 (0.076%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.076%) Perl
16 1 (0.076%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 207 (15.78%) Security Cleared
2 174 (13.26%) SC Cleared
3 160 (12.20%) CISSP
4 159 (12.12%) Degree
5 115 (8.77%) CISM
6 53 (4.04%) DV Cleared
7 52 (3.96%) AWS Certification
8 48 (3.66%) CTC Cleared
9 38 (2.90%) CISA
9 38 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
10 33 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
11 30 (2.29%) Azure Certification
12 28 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
12 28 (2.13%) CREST Certified
13 27 (2.06%) SANS
14 26 (1.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 22 (1.68%) CEH
15 22 (1.68%) FFIEC
16 21 (1.60%) CRISC
17 20 (1.52%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 255 (19.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 237 (18.06%) NIST
3 132 (10.06%) GDPR
4 100 (7.62%) GRC
5 94 (7.16%) NCSC
6 85 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 67 (5.11%) PCI DSS
7 67 (5.11%) SLA
8 38 (2.90%) 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 (1.30%) JSP 440
13 16 (1.22%) SOC 2
14 10 (0.76%) IEC 61508
14 10 (0.76%) ISO 22301
14 10 (0.76%) MISRA
14 10 (0.76%) MISRA C
15 8 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 151 (11.51%) Active Directory
2 30 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (2.13%) Hyper-V
4 27 (2.06%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.30%) Docker
6 10 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.46%) Firmware
8 6 (0.46%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.46%) vSphere
9 3 (0.23%) ClearTrust
10 1 (0.076%) KVM
10 1 (0.076%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 67 (5.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.06%) Terraform
4 20 (1.52%) Ansible
4 20 (1.52%) Grafana
5 15 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.76%) Functional Safety
7 9 (0.69%) 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
1 346 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 91 (6.94%) Cisco
3 50 (3.81%) Palo Alto
3 50 (3.81%) VMware
4 49 (3.73%) Apple
5 46 (3.51%) Adobe
6 38 (2.90%) CrowdStrike
7 36 (2.74%) ServiceNow
8 34 (2.59%) Tenable
9 30 (2.29%) Google
10 28 (2.13%) Fortinet
11 25 (1.91%) Splunk
12 21 (1.60%) Salesforce
13 15 (1.14%) SAP
14 11 (0.84%) Qualys
15 10 (0.76%) CheckPoint
15 10 (0.76%) Oracle
16 9 (0.69%) Commvault
16 9 (0.69%) Sophos
17 8 (0.61%) Veeam