Hybrid/Remote Due Diligence Job Trends

Due Diligence
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Due Diligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 400 421
Rank change year-on-year +148 +21 +141
Permanent jobs citing Due Diligence 123 41 68
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 0.25% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 0.27% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 49 17 39
10th Percentile £43,000 £42,938 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £56,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +6.12%
75th Percentile £80,000 £110,000 £84,875
90th Percentile £82,500 £115,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £74,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.41% +18.40% +4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Due Diligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Due Diligence
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Due Diligence job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Due Diligence
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Due Diligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Due Diligence over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Due Diligence salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Due Diligence
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 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (4.07%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.81%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.50%) SaaS
2 7 (5.69%) Azure
3 5 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (4.07%) GCP
4 3 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.63%) AWS
6 1 (0.81%) Azure AI
6 1 (0.81%) Azure App Service
6 1 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.81%) Azure Key Vault
6 1 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.81%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (0.81%) ClickUp
6 1 (0.81%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.81%) Firebase
6 1 (0.81%) GitHub
6 1 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.81%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.50%) Firewall
2 3 (2.44%) Cisco ISE
2 3 (2.44%) Ethernet
2 3 (2.44%) LAN
2 3 (2.44%) SD-WAN
2 3 (2.44%) WAN
3 1 (0.81%) DNS
3 1 (0.81%) Internet
3 1 (0.81%) Network Security
3 1 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (0.81%) SQL Server
General
1 95 (77.24%) Finance
2 58 (47.15%) Social Skills
3 47 (38.21%) Banking
4 34 (27.64%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (21.14%) Presentation Skills
6 24 (19.51%) Public Sector
7 16 (13.01%) Legal
8 10 (8.13%) Local Government
9 5 (4.07%) Law
10 2 (1.63%) Back Office
10 2 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.81%) Games
11 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (22.76%) Architect
2 24 (19.51%) Solutions Architect
3 9 (7.32%) Technical Director
4 6 (4.88%) Accountant
4 6 (4.88%) Finance Manager
5 5 (4.07%) Analyst
5 5 (4.07%) Coordinator
5 5 (4.07%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 5 (4.07%) Project Coordinator
5 5 (4.07%) Project Support Coordinator
6 4 (3.25%) Head of Security
6 4 (3.25%) Support Technician
7 3 (2.44%) Network Architect
7 3 (2.44%) Security Analyst
8 2 (1.63%) Head of Compliance
8 2 (1.63%) Information Manager
8 2 (1.63%) Information Security Manager
8 2 (1.63%) IT Analyst
8 2 (1.63%) IT Security Analyst
8 2 (1.63%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.44%) JSON
2 2 (1.63%) SLSA
3 1 (0.81%) .NET
3 1 (0.81%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.81%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (0.81%) ASP.NET Web Forms
3 1 (0.81%) OAuth
3 1 (0.81%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.81%) OpenID
3 1 (0.81%) React
3 1 (0.81%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 25 (20.33%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (19.51%) Virtual Team
3 6 (4.88%) Life Science
4 5 (4.07%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.44%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.44%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.44%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.63%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.81%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.81%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.81%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.81%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.81%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (52.85%) Risk Management
2 55 (44.72%) Information Security
3 52 (42.28%) Process Improvement
4 47 (38.21%) Risk Assessment
5 45 (36.59%) Business Continuity
5 45 (36.59%) Business Continuity Management
5 45 (36.59%) Operations Management
5 45 (36.59%) Roadmaps
5 45 (36.59%) Supply Chain Management
6 39 (31.71%) Project Management
7 34 (27.64%) Strategic Thinking
8 32 (26.02%) Problem-Solving
9 30 (24.39%) Business Development
10 29 (23.58%) AI
10 29 (23.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (19.51%) Analytics
11 24 (19.51%) B2B
11 24 (19.51%) Customer Insight
11 24 (19.51%) Financial Modelling
11 24 (19.51%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.44%) Python
2 1 (0.81%) C#
2 1 (0.81%) SQL
2 1 (0.81%) T-SQL
2 1 (0.81%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 55 (44.72%) CISSP
2 49 (39.84%) CISA
3 47 (38.21%) CRISC
4 20 (16.26%) Degree
5 12 (9.76%) ACCA
6 7 (5.69%) CISM
7 6 (4.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 5 (4.07%) CIMA
9 4 (3.25%) DBS Check
9 4 (3.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (2.44%) SC Cleared
10 3 (2.44%) Security Cleared
11 2 (1.63%) CEH
11 2 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.63%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (46.34%) NIST
2 49 (39.84%) PCI DSS
3 13 (10.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (8.94%) GDPR
5 9 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (4.88%) Accessibility
6 6 (4.88%) GAAP
7 5 (4.07%) GRC
7 5 (4.07%) PMO
8 3 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (2.44%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.63%) SLA
10 1 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.81%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (2.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (2.44%) Ansible
1 3 (2.44%) FortiGate
1 3 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (3.25%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.44%) Blue Coat
2 3 (2.44%) CheckPoint
2 3 (2.44%) Cisco
2 3 (2.44%) F5
2 3 (2.44%) Google
2 3 (2.44%) VMware
3 1 (0.81%) Foundry