Hybrid/Remote Cyber Threat Job Trends

Cyber Threats
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 363 431
Rank change year-on-year +103 +68 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 161 60 142
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 0.39% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.25% 0.88% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 67 48 115
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,125 £37,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £54,411 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £66,367 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% -0.94% +12.56%
75th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £92,000
90th Percentile - £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +9.20%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 7,141 6,825 12,102
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.16% 44.78% 35.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,400 3,431 9,338
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,860
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,625 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Threat and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Cyber Threat salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cyber Threat
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:

Applications
1 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 61 (37.89%) Azure
2 49 (30.43%) Entra ID
2 49 (30.43%) Google Workspace
3 8 (4.97%) AWS
4 7 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.11%) GCP
6 2 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.62%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 78 (48.45%) Broadband
2 16 (9.94%) Firewall
3 6 (3.73%) Network Security
4 5 (3.11%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.48%) FTP
5 4 (2.48%) HTTP
5 4 (2.48%) Internet
5 4 (2.48%) LAN
5 4 (2.48%) SMTP
5 4 (2.48%) SSH
5 4 (2.48%) SSL
5 4 (2.48%) WAN
6 2 (1.24%) DNS
6 2 (1.24%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 1 (0.62%) JIRA
General
1 66 (40.99%) Social Skills
2 49 (30.43%) Organisational Skills
3 44 (27.33%) Games
4 30 (18.63%) Finance
5 19 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (4.97%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.86%) Banking
7 3 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.24%) Local Government
8 2 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.62%) Law
9 1 (0.62%) Legal
Job Titles
1 37 (22.98%) Senior
2 28 (17.39%) Analyst
3 25 (15.53%) Developer
4 22 (13.66%) Security Manager
5 17 (10.56%) IAM Developer
6 16 (9.94%) Incident Manager
6 16 (9.94%) Systems Engineer
7 14 (8.70%) Architect
8 10 (6.21%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 10 (6.21%) Lead
9 9 (5.59%) Security Analyst
9 9 (5.59%) Security Incident Manager
9 9 (5.59%) Senior Developer
10 8 (4.97%) Cyber Threat Analyst
10 8 (4.97%) Security Specialist
10 8 (4.97%) Senior Architect
10 8 (4.97%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 8 (4.97%) Systems Developer
11 7 (4.35%) Information Manager
11 7 (4.35%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (32.92%) LDAP
2 49 (30.43%) GraphQL
2 49 (30.43%) OAuth
2 49 (30.43%) OpenID
2 49 (30.43%) REST
2 49 (30.43%) SAML
2 49 (30.43%) SOAP
3 4 (2.48%) RESTful
4 1 (0.62%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 78 (48.45%) Cyberattack
2 12 (7.45%) AI Agents
3 9 (5.59%) Cyber Defence
3 9 (5.59%) Management Information System
3 9 (5.59%) Security Posture
4 6 (3.73%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (3.73%) Social Media
5 5 (3.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (3.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (3.11%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.48%) PKI
7 3 (1.86%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.24%) Insider Threat
8 2 (1.24%) IoT
8 2 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.62%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.62%) CSOC
9 1 (0.62%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.62%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.35%) Windows
2 5 (3.11%) Linux
3 3 (1.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (78.88%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (39.75%) Mentoring
3 62 (38.51%) Programme Delivery
4 61 (37.89%) Identity Access Management
5 59 (36.65%) Roadmaps
6 52 (32.30%) Information Security
7 50 (31.06%) Regulatory Compliance
8 40 (24.84%) Incident Response
9 26 (16.15%) Stakeholder Management
10 25 (15.53%) SIEM
11 24 (14.91%) Change Control
11 24 (14.91%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 24 (14.91%) Threat Intelligence
12 22 (13.66%) Data Loss Prevention
13 17 (10.56%) Vulnerability Management
14 16 (9.94%) Penetration Testing
15 15 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
15 15 (9.32%) Decision-Making
15 15 (9.32%) Incident Management
16 14 (8.70%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 55 (34.16%) PowerShell
2 53 (32.92%) Bash
3 49 (30.43%) T-SQL
4 24 (14.91%) SQL
5 12 (7.45%) Python
6 7 (4.35%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.86%) C
7 3 (1.86%) C#
7 3 (1.86%) C++
7 3 (1.86%) Go
7 3 (1.86%) Java
7 3 (1.86%) Objective-C
7 3 (1.86%) Perl
7 3 (1.86%) Ruby
7 3 (1.86%) Rust
8 1 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 13 (8.07%) Security Cleared
2 12 (7.45%) Degree
3 11 (6.83%) CISSP
4 8 (4.97%) OSCP
5 7 (4.35%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (4.35%) OSCE
6 6 (3.73%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.48%) CISM
7 4 (2.48%) CREST Certified
8 3 (1.86%) CCSAM
8 3 (1.86%) GIAC
8 3 (1.86%) GPEN
8 3 (1.86%) GXPN
9 2 (1.24%) CEH
9 2 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.24%) SANS
10 1 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.62%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (37.27%) NIST
2 51 (31.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 49 (30.43%) NCSC
4 22 (13.66%) GDPR
5 13 (8.07%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (6.21%) Actionable Recommendations
6 10 (6.21%) PCI DSS
7 9 (5.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (2.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.62%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.62%) GRC
System Software
1 52 (32.30%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.24%) Firmware
2 2 (1.24%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.73%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 4 (2.48%) QRadar
3 3 (1.86%) Computer Incident Response Team
3 3 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.24%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.62%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 15 (9.32%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.35%) ServiceNow
3 6 (3.73%) Checkmarx
4 5 (3.11%) Splunk
5 4 (2.48%) ArcSight
5 4 (2.48%) Thales
6 2 (1.24%) ConnectWise
6 2 (1.24%) Draytek
6 2 (1.24%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.24%) VMware
7 1 (0.62%) Google
7 1 (0.62%) New Relic
7 1 (0.62%) Qualys
7 1 (0.62%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.62%) Tenable
7 1 (0.62%) Zerto