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 17 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
401
-
463
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+120
Permanent jobs citing Cybercrime
6
0
41
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
6,708
7,083
9,618
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option
40.99%
34.77%
41.25%
Number of salaries quoted
3,432
4,118
7,607
10th Percentile
£29,000
£36,250
£38,856
25th Percentile
£38,953
£47,500
£49,996
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£65,000
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
-11.54%
-
-
75th Percentile
£82,241
£90,000
£84,056
90th Percentile
£115,000
£122,500
£102,500
UK median annual salary
£55,000
£60,000
£62,500
% change year-on-year
-8.33%
-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 17 October 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:
