Cyber Threat Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 320 447 466
Rank change year-on-year +127 +19 +120
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 77 145 212
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.51% 0.43% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.32% 1.21% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 56 123 138
10th Percentile £46,740 £37,500 £39,294
25th Percentile £56,625 £51,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,434 £65,000 £59,013
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +10.15% -15.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,777
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -14.29%

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 5,843 12,025 16,498
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.07% 35.54% 38.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,833 9,250 11,895
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,750 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Cyber Threat
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Threat trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Threat.

Cyber Threat salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Cyber Threat salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
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 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.30%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (37.66%) Azure
2 19 (24.68%) AWS
3 9 (11.69%) GCP
4 6 (7.79%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (7.79%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (5.19%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (5.19%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (5.19%) Datadog
6 3 (3.90%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.60%) IBM Cloud
8 1 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.30%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (31.17%) Firewall
2 9 (11.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (10.39%) VPN
4 6 (7.79%) LAN
4 6 (7.79%) Network Security
4 6 (7.79%) WAN
5 4 (5.19%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (2.60%) BGP
6 2 (2.60%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (2.60%) EIGRP
6 2 (2.60%) MPLS
6 2 (2.60%) OSPF
6 2 (2.60%) SD-WAN
6 2 (2.60%) VLAN
6 2 (2.60%) WLAN
7 1 (1.30%) DHCP
7 1 (1.30%) Ethernet
7 1 (1.30%) Modbus
7 1 (1.30%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.49%) SQL Server
General
1 31 (40.26%) Finance
2 23 (29.87%) Social Skills
3 11 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (14.29%) Banking
4 6 (7.79%) Legal
5 4 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.90%) Public Speaking
7 2 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.30%) Advertising
8 1 (1.30%) Law
8 1 (1.30%) Marketing
8 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (25.97%) Analyst
2 14 (18.18%) Security Engineer
3 12 (15.58%) Security Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Senior
4 9 (11.69%) Cyber Threat Analyst
5 7 (9.09%) Security Analyst
6 6 (7.79%) Cloud Engineer
6 6 (7.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 6 (7.79%) Data Manager
6 6 (7.79%) Information Manager
6 6 (7.79%) Information Security Manager
6 6 (7.79%) IT Manager
6 6 (7.79%) Lead
6 6 (7.79%) Resilience Manager
6 6 (7.79%) Senior Security Engineer
7 5 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.49%) Infrastructure Manager
8 4 (5.19%) Architect
8 4 (5.19%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.79%) Middleware
2 4 (5.19%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.29%) Security Posture
2 8 (10.39%) Cyber Defence
2 8 (10.39%) Management Information System
3 7 (9.09%) Data Centre
4 5 (6.49%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (5.19%) Clustering
5 4 (5.19%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (5.19%) Replication
5 4 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (3.90%) Cyberattack
7 2 (2.60%) Biopharmaceutical
7 2 (2.60%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (2.60%) Operational Technology
7 2 (2.60%) SCADA
8 1 (1.30%) Digital Wallet
8 1 (1.30%) IoT
8 1 (1.30%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.30%) Mobile Payment
8 1 (1.30%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 14 (18.18%) Windows
2 11 (14.29%) Linux
3 3 (3.90%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.60%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (49.35%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (31.17%) SIEM
3 21 (27.27%) Incident Response
4 18 (23.38%) Risk Management
5 17 (22.08%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (22.08%) Security Operations
6 16 (20.78%) Cloud Security
7 15 (19.48%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 15 (19.48%) Threat Intelligence
8 14 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (18.18%) Information Security
8 14 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
8 14 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
9 13 (16.88%) Data Loss Prevention
10 12 (15.58%) Data Security
10 12 (15.58%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 11 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 10 (12.99%) Analytics
13 9 (11.69%) Data Encryption
13 9 (11.69%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.79%) Python
2 4 (5.19%) Bash
2 4 (5.19%) JavaScript
2 4 (5.19%) TypeScript
3 2 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (22.08%) CISSP
1 17 (22.08%) Degree
2 8 (10.39%) CISM
3 5 (6.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (5.19%) OSCE
4 4 (5.19%) OSCP
5 3 (3.90%) Master's Degree
5 3 (3.90%) Security Cleared
5 3 (3.90%) SSCP
6 2 (2.60%) Azure Certification
6 2 (2.60%) CEH
6 2 (2.60%) CISA
6 2 (2.60%) CRISC
6 2 (2.60%) GIAC
6 2 (2.60%) ISSAP
6 2 (2.60%) SANS
7 1 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.30%) CREST Certified
7 1 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.30%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (22.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (18.18%) NIST
3 13 (16.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (14.29%) PCI DSS
5 8 (10.39%) GDPR
6 7 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (5.19%) NCSC
8 3 (3.90%) SOC 2
9 2 (2.60%) COBIT
9 2 (2.60%) Data Quality
9 2 (2.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (1.30%) Accessibility
10 1 (1.30%) GRC
10 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 7 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.79%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.19%) Docker
4 2 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.30%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (7.79%) Terraform
2 4 (5.19%) Failover Clustering
2 4 (5.19%) Kubernetes
2 4 (5.19%) Prometheus
3 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (3.90%) Nessus
3 3 (3.90%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (2.60%) Progress Chef
4 2 (2.60%) Puppet
5 1 (1.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 11 (14.29%) Splunk
2 9 (11.69%) VMware
3 6 (7.79%) ServiceNow
4 4 (5.19%) Cisco
5 3 (3.90%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (3.90%) Fortinet
5 3 (3.90%) Google
5 3 (3.90%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.60%) Aruba
6 2 (2.60%) IBM
6 2 (2.60%) Juniper
6 2 (2.60%) Qualys
6 2 (2.60%) SolarWinds
6 2 (2.60%) Sun
6 2 (2.60%) Tenable
7 1 (1.30%) Dell
7 1 (1.30%) EqualLogic
7 1 (1.30%) Rapid7
7 1 (1.30%) Red Hat