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 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 25 40
Rank change year-on-year -2 +15 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,276 1,194 1,882
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.03% 8.84% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.49% 9.33% 6.35%
Number of salaries quoted 791 720 1,280
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £36,565
25th Percentile £42,625 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,478 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.41% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £88,750 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -8.42%

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 15,038 12,797 29,634
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.83% 94.76% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,506 8,904 23,499
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.93%

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 28 April 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 30 (2.35%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.71%) WordPress
4 5 (0.39%) Drupal
4 5 (0.39%) nginx
5 4 (0.31%) CMS
6 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.16%) Apache
7 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.078%) IIS
8 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 84 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (0.94%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (1.10%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.31%) Shopify
5 3 (0.24%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 347 (27.19%) Azure
2 174 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
3 172 (13.48%) AWS
4 160 (12.54%) Entra ID
5 58 (4.55%) GCP
5 58 (4.55%) Google Workspace
6 52 (4.08%) SaaS
7 33 (2.59%) Azure Sentinel
8 30 (2.35%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (1.49%) Serverless
11 17 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (1.10%) Mimecast
13 13 (1.02%) Nutanix
14 10 (0.78%) PaaS
15 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
16 6 (0.47%) OneDrive
17 5 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
17 5 (0.39%) Datadog
17 5 (0.39%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 141 (11.05%) Firewall
2 82 (6.43%) Broadband
3 61 (4.78%) Network Security
4 35 (2.74%) DNS
4 35 (2.74%) VPN
5 26 (2.04%) CHAP
6 25 (1.96%) VLAN
7 21 (1.65%) WAN
8 20 (1.57%) Intrusion Detection
8 20 (1.57%) Unified Communications
9 19 (1.49%) DHCP
10 17 (1.33%) LAN
11 14 (1.10%) SSL
12 13 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
13 11 (0.86%) VoIP
14 10 (0.78%) TCP/IP
15 9 (0.71%) BGP
16 8 (0.63%) Cisco Firepower
16 8 (0.63%) DMZ
16 8 (0.63%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.94%) Power BI
2 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
2 5 (0.39%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.39%) Tableau
3 4 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.24%) Metadata
4 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.24%) MySQL
4 3 (0.24%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.24%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.16%) Big Data
6 1 (0.078%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.078%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (1.25%) Snyk
2 8 (0.63%) GitLab
3 7 (0.55%) Git
3 7 (0.55%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.39%) JMeter
4 5 (0.39%) Locust
4 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.16%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.16%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.078%) GDB
6 1 (0.078%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.078%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.078%) WinDbg
General
1 402 (31.50%) Social Skills
2 177 (13.87%) Finance
3 127 (9.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 109 (8.54%) Public Sector
5 93 (7.29%) Marketing
6 89 (6.97%) Analytical Skills
7 85 (6.66%) Organisational Skills
8 68 (5.33%) Banking
8 68 (5.33%) Retail
9 64 (5.02%) Back Office
10 59 (4.62%) Law
11 48 (3.76%) Games
12 47 (3.68%) Telecoms
13 46 (3.61%) Legal
14 28 (2.19%) Aviation
15 27 (2.12%) Financial Institution
16 24 (1.88%) Manufacturing
17 19 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
18 14 (1.10%) Local Government
19 13 (1.02%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 265 (20.77%) Senior
2 143 (11.21%) Analyst
3 128 (10.03%) Architect
4 98 (7.68%) Security Manager
5 97 (7.60%) Support Engineer
6 96 (7.52%) Consultant
7 92 (7.21%) Security Architect
8 76 (5.96%) Security Analyst
9 71 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 66 (5.17%) Security Consultant
11 60 (4.70%) Desktop Engineer
11 60 (4.70%) Desktop Support
11 60 (4.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 59 (4.62%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 59 (4.62%) Senior Architect
13 56 (4.39%) Site Engineer
14 53 (4.15%) Developer
15 49 (3.84%) Hardware Engineer
15 49 (3.84%) Senior Hardware Engineer
16 48 (3.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (5.02%) LDAP
1 64 (5.02%) REST
2 63 (4.94%) SAML
3 62 (4.86%) OAuth
3 62 (4.86%) OpenID
4 59 (4.62%) SOAP
5 58 (4.55%) GraphQL
6 12 (0.94%) SAP CAF
7 8 (0.63%) RESTful
7 8 (0.63%) XMPP
8 7 (0.55%) Kafka
9 6 (0.47%) React
9 6 (0.47%) Regular Expression
10 5 (0.39%) Gherkin
10 5 (0.39%) LangChain
11 4 (0.31%) Android NDK
11 4 (0.31%) SailPoint
11 4 (0.31%) Spring
11 4 (0.31%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.31%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 113 (8.86%) Cyber Threat
2 98 (7.68%) Security Posture
3 86 (6.74%) Management Information System
4 82 (6.43%) Cyberattack
5 72 (5.64%) Onboarding
6 45 (3.53%) Data Centre
7 44 (3.45%) Blog
7 44 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
8 39 (3.06%) Driving Licence
9 35 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
10 33 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
11 31 (2.43%) PKI
12 30 (2.35%) Cloud Native
12 30 (2.35%) Operational Technology
13 25 (1.96%) Cyber Security Posture
13 25 (1.96%) Public Cloud
14 22 (1.72%) Low-Code
15 19 (1.49%) Security Operations Centre
16 15 (1.18%) Cloud Security Posture
17 13 (1.02%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 159 (12.46%) Windows
2 68 (5.33%) Windows 10
3 49 (3.84%) Windows Server
4 48 (3.76%) Linux
5 18 (1.41%) Android
6 16 (1.25%) Mac OS
7 14 (1.10%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.078%) AIX
9 1 (0.078%) Debian
9 1 (0.078%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.078%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.078%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.078%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.078%) Solaris
9 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (16.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 167 (13.09%) Risk Management
3 162 (12.70%) Mentoring
4 154 (12.07%) Information Security
5 150 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 149 (11.68%) Incident Response
7 144 (11.29%) Roadmaps
8 136 (10.66%) AI
9 127 (9.95%) ITIL
10 115 (9.01%) Vulnerability Management
11 114 (8.93%) Analytics
12 110 (8.62%) Agile
12 110 (8.62%) Cloud Security
13 101 (7.92%) Project Management
14 94 (7.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 90 (7.05%) Security Operations
16 89 (6.97%) Customer Service
16 89 (6.97%) Identity Access Management
17 82 (6.43%) Security Architecture
18 79 (6.19%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 114 (8.93%) PowerShell
2 94 (7.37%) Python
3 66 (5.17%) Bash
4 56 (4.39%) T-SQL
5 42 (3.29%) SQL
6 26 (2.04%) Java
7 23 (1.80%) JavaScript
8 22 (1.72%) C++
9 19 (1.49%) C#
10 13 (1.02%) C
11 8 (0.63%) Go
12 5 (0.39%) PHP
12 5 (0.39%) Rust
13 4 (0.31%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.31%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.24%) Bicep
15 1 (0.078%) Perl
15 1 (0.078%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 204 (15.99%) Security Cleared
2 183 (14.34%) Degree
3 171 (13.40%) SC Cleared
4 167 (13.09%) CISSP
5 125 (9.80%) CISM
6 60 (4.70%) CTC Cleared
7 49 (3.84%) AWS Certification
8 47 (3.68%) CISA
9 40 (3.13%) DV Cleared
10 37 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
11 34 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
11 34 (2.66%) SANS
12 30 (2.35%) CEH
13 27 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
13 27 (2.12%) FFIEC
14 26 (2.04%) CGEIT
15 24 (1.88%) CREST Certified
16 21 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 21 (1.65%) Azure Certification
17 20 (1.57%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (18.89%) NIST
2 237 (18.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 125 (9.80%) GDPR
4 89 (6.97%) NCSC
5 87 (6.82%) GRC
6 85 (6.66%) Cyber Essentials
7 73 (5.72%) SLA
8 55 (4.31%) PCI DSS
9 45 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 33 (2.59%) COBIT
11 21 (1.65%) QA
12 20 (1.57%) Accessibility
13 19 (1.49%) SOC 2
14 14 (1.10%) JSP 440
15 13 (1.02%) ISO 22301
16 11 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
16 11 (0.86%) IEC 61508
16 11 (0.86%) MISRA
16 11 (0.86%) MISRA C
17 7 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 131 (10.27%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.96%) Hyper-V
4 21 (1.65%) Docker
5 19 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.47%) Firmware
7 6 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.47%) vSphere
8 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.078%) iptables
9 1 (0.078%) KVM
9 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.078%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 48 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.27%) Terraform
3 28 (2.19%) Kubernetes
4 23 (1.80%) Ansible
5 18 (1.41%) Grafana
6 11 (0.86%) Functional Safety
6 11 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.63%) Cisco CUCM
8 5 (0.39%) FTK
8 5 (0.39%) Nessus
8 5 (0.39%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 4 (0.31%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.31%) QRadar
9 4 (0.31%) SCCM
10 3 (0.24%) CASB
10 3 (0.24%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.24%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 287 (22.49%) Microsoft
2 93 (7.29%) Cisco
3 50 (3.92%) VMware
4 47 (3.68%) Apple
5 42 (3.29%) Adobe
6 36 (2.82%) Palo Alto
7 31 (2.43%) Google
8 29 (2.27%) Tenable
9 27 (2.12%) CrowdStrike
9 27 (2.12%) Fortinet
10 26 (2.04%) ServiceNow
11 20 (1.57%) SAP
11 20 (1.57%) Splunk
12 15 (1.18%) Salesforce
13 12 (0.94%) Commvault
13 12 (0.94%) PayPal
14 10 (0.78%) CheckPoint
15 9 (0.71%) Sophos
16 8 (0.63%) Qualys
17 7 (0.55%) Oracle