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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 35 48
Rank change year-on-year -3 +13 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 878 1,265 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.76% 6.37% 5.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.33% 7.07% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 582 696 947
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,716 £36,800
25th Percentile £42,959 £47,500 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £79,750 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -3.85%

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 13,874 17,882 19,977
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.99% 89.98% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,773 10,763 16,162
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 26 November 2025.

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 27 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.94%) IIS
4 11 (1.25%) CMS
5 7 (0.80%) Confluence
6 6 (0.68%) Apache Solr
7 5 (0.57%) WordPress
8 4 (0.46%) Drupal
8 4 (0.46%) nginx
8 4 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.34%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.16%) Chatbot
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.80%) AutoCAD
4 7 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.11%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.57%) Shopify
3 4 (0.46%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 212 (24.15%) Azure
2 117 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
3 106 (12.07%) AWS
4 64 (7.29%) Entra ID
5 35 (3.99%) Power Platform
6 29 (3.30%) SaaS
7 22 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.28%) Azure Sentinel
9 18 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.37%) GitHub
11 11 (1.25%) GCP
12 10 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.03%) IaaS
13 9 (1.03%) Nutanix
14 8 (0.91%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.80%) dbt
15 7 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.80%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.80%) PaaS
16 6 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 99 (11.28%) Firewall
2 63 (7.18%) Network Security
3 55 (6.26%) VPN
4 26 (2.96%) TCP/IP
5 23 (2.62%) Intrusion Detection
5 23 (2.62%) LAN
5 23 (2.62%) VoIP
6 18 (2.05%) WAN
7 15 (1.71%) SD-WAN
8 14 (1.59%) Wireshark
9 13 (1.48%) Unified Communications
10 10 (1.14%) DNS
10 10 (1.14%) VLAN
11 9 (1.03%) Broadband
11 9 (1.03%) DHCP
11 9 (1.03%) DMZ
11 9 (1.03%) Modbus
12 8 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.80%) IP Telephony
14 6 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.28%) Power BI
1 20 (2.28%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.48%) Tableau
3 10 (1.14%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.68%) MySQL
5 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.46%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.46%) MariaDB
6 4 (0.46%) MS Access
6 4 (0.46%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (0.34%) Metadata
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.11%) GIS
8 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 11 (1.25%) Jenkins
1 11 (1.25%) JIRA
2 7 (0.80%) Git
3 6 (0.68%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.46%) Toad
5 3 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.34%) Snyk
6 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.23%) GitLab
6 2 (0.23%) Metasploit
General
1 316 (35.99%) Social Skills
2 179 (20.39%) Finance
3 142 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (12.64%) Telecoms
5 103 (11.73%) Public Sector
6 84 (9.57%) Marketing
7 82 (9.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 59 (6.72%) Electronics
9 57 (6.49%) Manufacturing
10 51 (5.81%) Law
11 45 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
12 42 (4.78%) Legal
13 39 (4.44%) Banking
14 26 (2.96%) Back Office
15 20 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
15 20 (2.28%) Retail
16 16 (1.82%) German Language
17 15 (1.71%) Financial Institution
18 14 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
19 12 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 130 (14.81%) Senior
2 103 (11.73%) Consultant
3 78 (8.88%) Security Consultant
4 75 (8.54%) Analyst
5 59 (6.72%) Support Engineer
6 50 (5.69%) Architect
6 50 (5.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 47 (5.35%) IT Manager
7 47 (5.35%) Security Engineer
8 40 (4.56%) Security Manager
9 38 (4.33%) Security Analyst
10 33 (3.76%) Hardware Engineer
10 33 (3.76%) IT Engineer
10 33 (3.76%) Senior Hardware Engineer
11 32 (3.64%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 32 (3.64%) IT Support
11 32 (3.64%) Lead
12 28 (3.19%) IT Support Engineer
13 27 (3.08%) Head of IT
14 23 (2.62%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.51%) SAP CAF
2 13 (1.48%) .NET
3 11 (1.25%) Node.js
4 10 (1.14%) REST
5 9 (1.03%) Web Services
6 8 (0.91%) OAuth
6 8 (0.91%) OpenID
6 8 (0.91%) SAML
7 7 (0.80%) GraphQL
7 7 (0.80%) SOAP
8 6 (0.68%) CSS
8 6 (0.68%) HTML
8 6 (0.68%) LDAP
8 6 (0.68%) XML
9 5 (0.57%) FreeSWITCH
9 5 (0.57%) JSON
9 5 (0.57%) PyTorch
9 5 (0.57%) React
9 5 (0.57%) TensorFlow
10 4 (0.46%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.52%) Management Information System
2 52 (5.92%) Cyber Threat
3 47 (5.35%) Data Centre
4 42 (4.78%) Security Posture
5 35 (3.99%) Analytical Mindset
6 30 (3.42%) Driving Licence
7 26 (2.96%) Security Operations Centre
8 25 (2.85%) Blog
8 25 (2.85%) Operational Technology
9 24 (2.73%) Cloud Native
9 24 (2.73%) Hybrid Cloud
10 22 (2.51%) Product Ownership
10 22 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
11 21 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (2.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 16 (1.82%) CESG
14 13 (1.48%) Cyberattack
15 12 (1.37%) Onboarding
15 12 (1.37%) PKI
15 12 (1.37%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 133 (15.15%) Windows
2 61 (6.95%) Linux
3 44 (5.01%) Windows Server
4 33 (3.76%) Windows 10
5 19 (2.16%) Unix
6 14 (1.59%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.03%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.68%) Debian
9 5 (0.57%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.46%) Android
11 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.23%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.11%) Check Point GAiA
13 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (16.74%) Risk Management
2 129 (14.69%) Information Security
3 128 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
4 120 (13.67%) AI
5 115 (13.10%) ITIL
6 112 (12.76%) Incident Response
7 108 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
8 90 (10.25%) Analytics
9 87 (9.91%) Roadmaps
9 87 (9.91%) Vulnerability Management
10 85 (9.68%) Mentoring
11 83 (9.45%) Agile
12 79 (9.00%) DevOps
13 78 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
13 78 (8.88%) SIEM
14 77 (8.77%) Project Management
15 70 (7.97%) Security Operations
16 61 (6.95%) Computer Science
17 58 (6.61%) Cloud Security
17 58 (6.61%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 57 (6.49%) Python
2 49 (5.58%) SQL
3 48 (5.47%) PowerShell
4 21 (2.39%) Bash
5 15 (1.71%) C#
6 10 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
6 10 (1.14%) T-SQL
7 9 (1.03%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.80%) C++
8 7 (0.80%) R
9 5 (0.57%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.46%) Java
10 4 (0.46%) VB
11 3 (0.34%) Bicep
11 3 (0.34%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.23%) Go
12 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 204 (23.23%) Degree
2 170 (19.36%) CISSP
3 148 (16.86%) Security Cleared
4 120 (13.67%) CISM
5 95 (10.82%) SC Cleared
6 56 (6.38%) CompTIA Security+
7 55 (6.26%) CEH
8 44 (5.01%) CISA
8 44 (5.01%) PMP
9 39 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
10 34 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
11 33 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
12 31 (3.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 27 (3.08%) CRISC
14 25 (2.85%) Azure Certification
15 24 (2.73%) AWS Certification
15 24 (2.73%) CCNP
15 24 (2.73%) CISMP
15 24 (2.73%) DV Cleared
16 23 (2.62%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (24.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 202 (23.01%) NIST
3 70 (7.97%) Cyber Essentials
4 68 (7.74%) GRC
5 63 (7.18%) GDPR
6 54 (6.15%) NCSC
7 48 (5.47%) PCI DSS
8 30 (3.42%) NIST 800
9 28 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (3.08%) JSP 440
11 26 (2.96%) SLA
12 17 (1.94%) RMADS
13 16 (1.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 15 (1.71%) COBIT
15 14 (1.59%) ISO 9001
15 14 (1.59%) SOC 2
16 13 (1.48%) QA
17 12 (1.37%) PMO
18 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 42001
19 6 (0.68%) SOC 1
System Software
1 60 (6.83%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (1.59%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.37%) Docker
6 11 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (1.03%) Firmware
8 7 (0.80%) vSphere
9 5 (0.57%) Kamailio
10 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.23%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.11%) iptables
12 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 50 (5.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.05%) Terraform
3 12 (1.37%) Ansible
4 8 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (0.91%) Nessus
4 8 (0.91%) QRadar
4 8 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.80%) RSA Archer
6 4 (0.46%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 4 (0.46%) Proxmox
7 3 (0.34%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.23%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.23%) Nagios
8 2 (0.23%) Nmap
8 2 (0.23%) Suricata
8 2 (0.23%) WSUS
8 2 (0.23%) ZENworks
9 1 (0.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.11%) Ganglia
Vendors
1 209 (23.80%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.26%) SAP
3 48 (5.47%) VMware
4 46 (5.24%) Cisco
5 33 (3.76%) Apple
6 31 (3.53%) Palo Alto
7 26 (2.96%) Adobe
8 19 (2.16%) Oracle
8 19 (2.16%) PayPal
9 18 (2.05%) Salesforce
10 15 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (1.25%) Splunk
12 10 (1.14%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.14%) Tenable
13 9 (1.03%) Fortinet
14 7 (0.80%) Avaya
14 7 (0.80%) Draytek
14 7 (0.80%) Google
14 7 (0.80%) Mitel
14 7 (0.80%) WatchGuard