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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 43 52
Rank change year-on-year +25 +9 +24
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,642 1,905 2,393
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.72% 5.63% 5.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.50% 6.14% 5.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,126 1,294 1,688
10th Percentile £25,313 £37,500 £39,294
25th Percentile £47,546 £45,000 £50,737
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -11.54% -
75th Percentile £64,400 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £94,650
UK median annual salary £53,688 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -6.63% -11.54% -

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 14,284 31,001 40,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.23% 91.62% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9,786 23,546 28,388
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,759 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

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 4 May 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 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.73%) Confluence
3 12 (0.73%) Umbraco
4 11 (0.67%) IIS
5 8 (0.49%) Apache
6 7 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.24%) CMS
7 4 (0.24%) nginx
8 3 (0.18%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.18%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.061%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.061%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.30%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.67%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.18%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.061%) CiviCRM
Cloud Services
1 228 (13.89%) Azure
2 126 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
3 92 (5.60%) AWS
4 36 (2.19%) Entra ID
5 32 (1.95%) SaaS
6 29 (1.77%) GCP
7 28 (1.71%) Azure Sentinel
7 28 (1.71%) Power Platform
8 20 (1.22%) GitHub
9 19 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
10 17 (1.04%) IaaS
10 17 (1.04%) PaaS
11 16 (0.97%) PowerApps
12 15 (0.91%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
14 10 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.37%) Amazon EC2
15 6 (0.37%) Google Docs
15 6 (0.37%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 144 (8.77%) Firewall
2 49 (2.98%) DNS
3 43 (2.62%) Network Security
4 38 (2.31%) DHCP
5 33 (2.01%) VPN
6 27 (1.64%) TCP/IP
7 26 (1.58%) 5G
8 22 (1.34%) 3GPP
8 22 (1.34%) WAN
9 21 (1.28%) VLAN
10 17 (1.04%) Intrusion Detection
11 16 (0.97%) LAN
12 12 (0.73%) SAN
13 11 (0.67%) Internet
14 10 (0.61%) VoIP
15 9 (0.55%) Wireless
16 7 (0.43%) Unified Communications
17 6 (0.37%) ADSL
17 6 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
18 5 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.34%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.04%) Power BI
3 13 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (0.67%) BigQuery
4 11 (0.67%) MongoDB
5 8 (0.49%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.43%) MySQL
7 6 (0.37%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.30%) Big Data
8 5 (0.30%) Metadata
9 4 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.12%) EDMS
11 1 (0.061%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.061%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.061%) Mixpanel
11 1 (0.061%) Neo4j
11 1 (0.061%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (1.40%) JIRA
2 15 (0.91%) Git
3 14 (0.85%) SonarQube
4 9 (0.55%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 7 (0.43%) GitLab
6 6 (0.37%) AppScan
7 4 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.12%) Babel
9 2 (0.12%) gulp
9 2 (0.12%) Maven
9 2 (0.12%) Subversion
9 2 (0.12%) webpack
10 1 (0.061%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.061%) Metasploit
10 1 (0.061%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.061%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.061%) TestComplete
10 1 (0.061%) Zephyr
General
1 481 (29.29%) Presentation Skills
2 356 (21.68%) Legal
3 328 (19.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 316 (19.24%) Law
5 282 (17.17%) Social Skills
6 266 (16.20%) Finance
7 121 (7.37%) Banking
8 111 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
9 70 (4.26%) Public Sector
10 58 (3.53%) Telecoms
11 45 (2.74%) Marketing
12 37 (2.25%) Manufacturing
13 36 (2.19%) Retail
14 32 (1.95%) Electronics
15 24 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
16 19 (1.16%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.61%) Games
17 10 (0.61%) Local Government
18 9 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
19 8 (0.49%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 469 (28.56%) Systems Engineer
2 118 (7.19%) Analyst
3 88 (5.36%) Senior
4 70 (4.26%) Graduate
5 67 (4.08%) Security Engineer
6 52 (3.17%) Lead
7 49 (2.98%) Security Analyst
7 49 (2.98%) Security Manager
8 48 (2.92%) Architect
8 48 (2.92%) Sales Executive
9 46 (2.80%) Graduate Sales Executive
10 36 (2.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 32 (1.95%) Consultant
11 32 (1.95%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (1.89%) IT Support
13 27 (1.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 27 (1.64%) Developer
14 25 (1.52%) IT Manager
15 24 (1.46%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 23 (1.40%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.65%) Software Packaging
2 31 (1.89%) React
3 18 (1.10%) Kafka
4 14 (0.85%) CSS
5 13 (0.79%) OAuth
6 12 (0.73%) SAML
7 11 (0.67%) Ajax
7 11 (0.67%) jQuery
7 11 (0.67%) Node.js
7 11 (0.67%) OpenID
8 10 (0.61%) .NET
9 8 (0.49%) ARM Templates
9 8 (0.49%) Azure Blueprints
9 8 (0.49%) Web Services
10 6 (0.37%) GraphQL
10 6 (0.37%) MERN Stack
11 5 (0.30%) Express.js
11 5 (0.30%) REST
12 4 (0.24%) COM
12 4 (0.24%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 293 (17.84%) Cyberattack
2 103 (6.27%) Management Information System
3 87 (5.30%) Data Centre
4 52 (3.17%) Security Posture
5 38 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
5 38 (2.31%) Onboarding
6 21 (1.28%) Mobile App
7 20 (1.22%) Learning Management System
7 20 (1.22%) PMI
8 19 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.04%) Hackathon
9 17 (1.04%) Operational Technology
10 16 (0.97%) Cyber Security Posture
11 15 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.73%) Virtual Team
14 11 (0.67%) NHS
14 11 (0.67%) Product Ownership
15 10 (0.61%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 110 (6.70%) Windows
2 55 (3.35%) Windows Server
3 50 (3.05%) Linux
4 9 (0.55%) Android
5 8 (0.49%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.49%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.12%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.061%) AIX
9 1 (0.061%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.061%) Solaris
9 1 (0.061%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 544 (33.13%) Agile
2 472 (28.75%) Systems Engineering
3 462 (28.14%) MODAF
3 462 (28.14%) SysML
3 462 (28.14%) UML
4 368 (22.41%) Line Management
5 284 (17.30%) Creative Thinking
6 179 (10.90%) Artificial Intelligence
7 163 (9.93%) Problem-Solving
8 147 (8.95%) Information Security
9 126 (7.67%) Software Engineering
10 117 (7.13%) Risk Management
11 112 (6.82%) Incident Response
12 104 (6.33%) SIEM
13 96 (5.85%) DevOps
14 93 (5.66%) Project Management
15 89 (5.42%) Fintech
16 84 (5.12%) ITIL
17 81 (4.93%) Continuous Improvement
18 77 (4.69%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 462 (28.14%) MATLAB
2 91 (5.54%) Python
3 72 (4.38%) PowerShell
4 49 (2.98%) SQL
5 47 (2.86%) JavaScript
6 34 (2.07%) C#
7 30 (1.83%) Java
8 20 (1.22%) TypeScript
9 19 (1.16%) Kotlin
10 16 (0.97%) Bash
11 10 (0.61%) Perl
12 7 (0.43%) C++
12 7 (0.43%) PHP
13 4 (0.24%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.18%) Go
14 3 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.18%) Progress 4GL
14 3 (0.18%) Ruby
15 2 (0.12%) R
15 2 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 652 (39.71%) Degree
2 474 (28.87%) BPSS Clearance
3 124 (7.55%) CISSP
4 121 (7.37%) Security Cleared
5 73 (4.45%) CISM
6 52 (3.17%) SC Cleared
7 40 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
8 38 (2.31%) DV Cleared
8 38 (2.31%) PMI Certification
9 29 (1.77%) CompTIA Security+
10 27 (1.64%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.46%) CEH
12 23 (1.40%) SANS
13 22 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
14 20 (1.22%) CISA
15 19 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
16 18 (1.10%) PhD
16 18 (1.10%) PMP
17 16 (0.97%) CRISC
18 15 (0.91%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 331 (20.16%) NCSC
2 136 (8.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 102 (6.21%) NIST
4 69 (4.20%) GDPR
5 48 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (1.46%) PCI DSS
7 22 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 22 (1.34%) GRC
8 17 (1.04%) QA
9 14 (0.85%) SLA
10 12 (0.73%) NIST 800
11 10 (0.61%) Def Stans
11 10 (0.61%) JSP 440
12 9 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 8 (0.49%) HIPAA
14 7 (0.43%) Data Quality
15 6 (0.37%) COBIT
15 6 (0.37%) ISO 9001
16 5 (0.30%) SOC 2
17 3 (0.18%) Accessibility
System Software
1 75 (4.57%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.77%) Docker
3 25 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (1.28%) Hyper-V
6 12 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.30%) Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.12%) vSphere
10 1 (0.061%) pfSense
10 1 (0.061%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.061%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 38 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
4 22 (1.34%) Ansible
5 14 (0.85%) Terraform
6 10 (0.61%) QRadar
7 8 (0.49%) Progress Chef
7 8 (0.49%) Puppet
8 7 (0.43%) Nessus
8 7 (0.43%) SCCM
9 5 (0.30%) SCOM
9 5 (0.30%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.24%) Argo
11 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.12%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 2 (0.12%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.12%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.12%) SCSM
12 1 (0.061%) Nmap
Vendors
1 254 (15.47%) Microsoft
2 52 (3.17%) VMware
3 40 (2.44%) Cisco
4 35 (2.13%) Google
5 34 (2.07%) Tenable
6 25 (1.52%) IBM
7 22 (1.34%) SAP
8 21 (1.28%) Qualys
9 20 (1.22%) Apple
10 17 (1.04%) Fortinet
11 15 (0.91%) CrowdStrike
11 15 (0.91%) Splunk
12 14 (0.85%) Adobe
13 11 (0.67%) Meraki
13 11 (0.67%) Salesforce
14 10 (0.61%) Palo Alto
15 9 (0.55%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.55%) SonicWALL
15 9 (0.55%) WatchGuard
16 8 (0.49%) Xero