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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 36 48
Rank change year-on-year +7 +12 +8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,059 1,093 1,551
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.53% 6.99% 5.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.58% 7.37% 6.03%
Number of salaries quoted 638 640 1,235
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,637 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,814 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% +6.36% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -7.69%

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 13,968 14,831 25,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.17% 94.86% 92.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,052 8,817 21,328
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.13% -7.52%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,350 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.86% +9.73% -12.00%

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 16 February 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 33 (3.12%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.47%) Drupal
3 5 (0.47%) nginx
3 5 (0.47%) WordPress
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.094%) Confluence
Applications
1 80 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.79%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.094%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 7 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.47%) Shopify
3 4 (0.38%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.094%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 316 (29.84%) Azure
2 165 (15.58%) Microsoft 365
3 162 (15.30%) Entra ID
4 144 (13.60%) AWS
5 59 (5.57%) Google Workspace
6 32 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (3.02%) Power Platform
7 31 (2.93%) GCP
8 27 (2.55%) SaaS
9 22 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
10 21 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (1.04%) Mimecast
11 11 (1.04%) Nutanix
12 9 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
12 9 (0.85%) GitHub
12 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (0.85%) PaaS
13 5 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (0.47%) OCI
13 5 (0.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 121 (11.43%) Firewall
2 71 (6.70%) Broadband
3 41 (3.87%) VPN
4 39 (3.68%) Network Security
5 28 (2.64%) DNS
6 19 (1.79%) DHCP
6 19 (1.79%) Intrusion Detection
7 18 (1.70%) CHAP
7 18 (1.70%) TCP/IP
8 16 (1.51%) VLAN
9 10 (0.94%) Unified Communications
9 10 (0.94%) VoIP
9 10 (0.94%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.85%) DMZ
11 8 (0.76%) LAN
11 8 (0.76%) WAN
11 8 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
12 7 (0.66%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.57%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.23%) Power BI
2 9 (0.85%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.66%) Tableau
4 5 (0.47%) MariaDB
5 4 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (0.38%) MS Access
5 4 (0.38%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.28%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.32%) Jenkins
2 6 (0.57%) GitLab
3 4 (0.38%) Git
3 4 (0.38%) Toad
4 3 (0.28%) JIRA
4 3 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.19%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.19%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.19%) Snyk
6 1 (0.094%) SonarQube
General
1 394 (37.20%) Social Skills
2 187 (17.66%) Finance
3 106 (10.01%) Public Sector
4 100 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 94 (8.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 91 (8.59%) Organisational Skills
7 71 (6.70%) Marketing
8 66 (6.23%) Back Office
9 62 (5.85%) Telecoms
10 58 (5.48%) Banking
11 54 (5.10%) Law
12 43 (4.06%) Legal
13 41 (3.87%) Games
14 36 (3.40%) Manufacturing
15 30 (2.83%) Electronics
16 29 (2.74%) Retail
17 22 (2.08%) Financial Institution
18 17 (1.61%) German Language
18 17 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
18 17 (1.61%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 215 (20.30%) Senior
2 106 (10.01%) Support Engineer
3 100 (9.44%) Architect
4 96 (9.07%) Analyst
5 91 (8.59%) Consultant
6 65 (6.14%) Security Architect
7 60 (5.67%) Desktop Engineer
7 60 (5.67%) Desktop Support
7 60 (5.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 59 (5.57%) Security Manager
9 56 (5.29%) Security Consultant
9 56 (5.29%) Site Engineer
10 53 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 49 (4.63%) Hardware Engineer
11 49 (4.63%) Senior Hardware Engineer
12 47 (4.44%) Security Analyst
13 46 (4.34%) IT Engineer
13 46 (4.34%) IT Support
14 45 (4.25%) Developer
14 45 (4.25%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (5.85%) OAuth
1 62 (5.85%) OpenID
1 62 (5.85%) SAML
2 61 (5.76%) REST
3 60 (5.67%) GraphQL
3 60 (5.67%) SOAP
4 59 (5.57%) LDAP
5 26 (2.46%) SAP CAF
6 6 (0.57%) .NET
6 6 (0.57%) CSS
6 6 (0.57%) HTML
6 6 (0.57%) Node.js
7 4 (0.38%) Android NDK
7 4 (0.38%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.38%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.38%) RESTful
7 4 (0.38%) TensorFlow
7 4 (0.38%) WebSockets
8 3 (0.28%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.28%) React
Miscellaneous
1 105 (9.92%) Cyber Threat
2 74 (6.99%) Security Posture
3 70 (6.61%) Cyberattack
4 61 (5.76%) Management Information System
5 52 (4.91%) Onboarding
6 35 (3.31%) Blog
7 34 (3.21%) Data Centre
8 31 (2.93%) Cloud Native
8 31 (2.93%) Public Cloud
9 30 (2.83%) Driving Licence
9 30 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
10 27 (2.55%) Operational Technology
11 25 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
12 24 (2.27%) Security Operations Centre
13 22 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
13 22 (2.08%) PKI
14 21 (1.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 17 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
16 16 (1.51%) Product Ownership
17 15 (1.42%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 159 (15.01%) Windows
2 69 (6.52%) Windows 10
3 52 (4.91%) Windows Server
4 40 (3.78%) Linux
5 17 (1.61%) Android
6 13 (1.23%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.23%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.04%) Unix
8 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.094%) Debian
9 1 (0.094%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.094%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 145 (13.69%) Roadmaps
3 140 (13.22%) Risk Management
4 138 (13.03%) ITIL
5 133 (12.56%) Information Security
6 129 (12.18%) Mentoring
7 126 (11.90%) Analytics
8 125 (11.80%) Incident Response
9 122 (11.52%) Problem-Solving
10 119 (11.24%) AI
11 90 (8.50%) Agile
12 83 (7.84%) Cloud Security
13 82 (7.74%) Project Management
14 81 (7.65%) Customer Service
15 78 (7.37%) Identity Access Management
16 77 (7.27%) Stakeholder Management
17 75 (7.08%) Customer Experience
18 74 (6.99%) Vulnerability Management
19 73 (6.89%) DevOps
19 73 (6.89%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.67%) PowerShell
2 70 (6.61%) Bash
3 67 (6.33%) Python
4 58 (5.48%) T-SQL
5 53 (5.00%) SQL
6 24 (2.27%) C++
7 21 (1.98%) C#
8 17 (1.61%) Java
8 17 (1.61%) JavaScript
9 13 (1.23%) C
10 8 (0.76%) Go
11 6 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.38%) Bicep
12 4 (0.38%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.38%) R
12 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.38%) VB
13 3 (0.28%) Rust
14 2 (0.19%) PHP
14 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 206 (19.45%) Degree
2 178 (16.81%) Security Cleared
3 161 (15.20%) CISSP
4 149 (14.07%) SC Cleared
5 119 (11.24%) CISM
6 60 (5.67%) CTC Cleared
7 47 (4.44%) CISA
8 43 (4.06%) AWS Certification
8 43 (4.06%) Cisco Certification
9 41 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
10 34 (3.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 31 (2.93%) CEH
11 31 (2.93%) DV Cleared
12 30 (2.83%) PMP
13 29 (2.74%) SANS
14 28 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
15 26 (2.46%) Azure Certification
16 21 (1.98%) CRISC
17 20 (1.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 20 (1.89%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (22.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 233 (22.00%) NIST
3 91 (8.59%) GDPR
4 89 (8.40%) NCSC
5 80 (7.55%) GRC
6 73 (6.89%) Cyber Essentials
7 67 (6.33%) SLA
8 36 (3.40%) PCI DSS
9 33 (3.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 27 (2.55%) COBIT
11 15 (1.42%) JSP 440
12 12 (1.13%) ISO 22301
12 12 (1.13%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.04%) IEC 61508
13 11 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 11 (1.04%) MISRA
13 11 (1.04%) MISRA C
14 10 (0.94%) NIST 800
15 8 (0.76%) ISO 9001
15 8 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 128 (12.09%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.89%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.42%) Docker
5 14 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.47%) Firmware
7 4 (0.38%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.38%) vSphere
8 3 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.094%) iptables
9 1 (0.094%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 59 (5.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (2.08%) Terraform
3 20 (1.89%) Ansible
4 16 (1.51%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.04%) Functional Safety
5 11 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.85%) Nessus
7 6 (0.57%) QRadar
8 5 (0.47%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 5 (0.47%) FTK
9 4 (0.38%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.28%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.28%) Grafana
10 3 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.28%) Nagios
10 3 (0.28%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.28%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 226 (21.34%) Microsoft
2 82 (7.74%) Cisco
3 49 (4.63%) VMware
4 35 (3.31%) SAP
5 29 (2.74%) Apple
6 25 (2.36%) Adobe
7 19 (1.79%) PayPal
8 17 (1.61%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.51%) Oracle
10 15 (1.42%) Google
10 15 (1.42%) Tenable
11 14 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
12 12 (1.13%) Fortinet
13 11 (1.04%) Commvault
13 11 (1.04%) Splunk
14 10 (0.94%) Draytek
15 9 (0.85%) Qualys
16 8 (0.76%) Checkmarx
16 8 (0.76%) CheckPoint
16 8 (0.76%) ServiceNow