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 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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
8,382
8,740
11,441
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option
41.19%
33.71%
39.70%
Number of salaries quoted
3,604
5,454
8,876
10th Percentile
£30,750
£34,750
£40,000
25th Percentile
£42,500
£45,000
£48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£61,500
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
-5.38%
-
75th Percentile
£85,000
£87,500
£85,000
90th Percentile
£115,000
£122,500
£106,289
UK median annual salary
£55,000
£57,500
£62,500
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-8.00%
-
Cybercrime Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybercrime as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybercrime Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Cybercrime.
Cybercrime Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Cybercrime job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number 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 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:
