Hybrid/Remote Information Assurance Job Trends

Information Assurance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Information Assurance 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 348 426 437
Rank change year-on-year +78 +11 +162
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 26 15 52
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.091% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.097% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 21 10 31
10th Percentile - £59,637 £50,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,686 £52,413
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +0.78% -7.86%
75th Percentile £71,250 £85,000 £74,375
90th Percentile £87,500 - £80,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £64,814 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.14% +5.39% -12.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Information Assurance 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%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Information Assurance job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Information Assurance
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Information Assurance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Information Assurance

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Information Assurance salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Information Assurance
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (61.54%) IIS
Business Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 6 (23.08%) SaaS
2 2 (7.69%) Azure
2 2 (7.69%) IaaS
2 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (7.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.69%) Data Lake
General
1 4 (15.38%) Public Sector
2 2 (7.69%) Finance
3 1 (3.85%) Marketing
3 1 (3.85%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (88.46%) Consultant
1 23 (88.46%) Security Consultant
2 19 (73.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (61.54%) Senior
3 16 (61.54%) Senior Consultant
3 16 (61.54%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (61.54%) Senior Security Consultant
4 2 (7.69%) Architect
4 2 (7.69%) Azure Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Head of Business Development
5 1 (3.85%) Head of Development
5 1 (3.85%) Head of IT
5 1 (3.85%) Head of IT Development
5 1 (3.85%) Head of Technology
Miscellaneous
1 17 (65.38%) Management Information System
2 16 (61.54%) CESG
3 2 (7.69%) Cloud Native
3 2 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 2 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (92.31%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (80.77%) Risk Management
3 20 (76.92%) Information Security
3 20 (76.92%) ISMS
3 20 (76.92%) Security Management
4 16 (61.54%) Active Listening
4 16 (61.54%) Creative Thinking
4 16 (61.54%) Information Security Management
4 16 (61.54%) Innovative Thinking
4 16 (61.54%) Matrix Organization
5 5 (19.23%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
6 4 (15.38%) Presales
7 2 (7.69%) AI
7 2 (7.69%) Analytics
7 2 (7.69%) Mentoring
7 2 (7.69%) Migration
7 2 (7.69%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) Bicep
1 2 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (76.92%) CISM
1 20 (76.92%) CISMP
1 20 (76.92%) CISSP
2 16 (61.54%) CESG Certified Professional
2 16 (61.54%) IISP
3 7 (26.92%) Security Cleared
4 6 (23.08%) SC Cleared
5 4 (15.38%) CRISC
5 4 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 4 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (3.85%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (80.77%) JSP 440
1 21 (80.77%) NIST
2 20 (76.92%) NIST 800
3 16 (61.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (61.54%) NCSC
3 16 (61.54%) RMADS
4 4 (15.38%) GRC
4 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27005