The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cybercrime in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybercrime over the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
368
-
434
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+136
Permanent jobs citing Cybercrime
6
0
42
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Cybercrime 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
5,384
7,167
7,918
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option
35.16%
37.60%
38.83%
Number of salaries quoted
3,482
4,129
6,216
10th Percentile
£27,750
£36,250
£37,500
25th Percentile
£38,750
£47,000
£48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£62,500
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
-3.85%
-
75th Percentile
£81,250
£85,000
£83,750
90th Percentile
£110,000
£115,000
£101,250
UK median annual salary
£54,285
£60,000
£62,500
% change year-on-year
-9.53%
-4.00%
-
Cybercrime Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybercrime and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cybercrime Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cybercrime.
Cybercrime Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Cybercrime job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Cybercrime.
Cybercrime 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:
