Information Security Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 115 96
Rank change year-on-year -26 -19 +60
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 378 882 1,431
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.30% 2.60% 3.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 2.84% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 267 728 1,076
10th Percentile £39,000 £39,004 £37,198
25th Percentile £51,625 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -6.25% +2.40%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £83,215
90th Percentile £101,250 £91,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Information Security 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 15,361 31,014 40,730
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.62% 91.60% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 9,801 23,557 28,305
10th Percentile £29,913 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Information Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Information Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Information Security.

Information Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Information Security over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Information Security salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (6.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (5.29%) IIS
3 8 (2.12%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.85%) Apache
5 2 (0.53%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Drupal
6 1 (0.26%) nginx
6 1 (0.26%) Umbraco
Applications
1 35 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.38%) Acrobat
4 3 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 81 (21.43%) Azure
2 67 (17.72%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (15.34%) AWS
4 39 (10.32%) SaaS
5 16 (4.23%) Azure Sentinel
6 15 (3.97%) Entra ID
6 15 (3.97%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.38%) Google Workspace
8 7 (1.85%) PaaS
9 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.32%) IaaS
11 4 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.06%) GitHub
12 3 (0.79%) GCP
12 3 (0.79%) Serverless
13 2 (0.53%) Azure API Management
13 2 (0.53%) Cloudflare
13 2 (0.53%) Sentry
13 2 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 63 (16.67%) Firewall
2 27 (7.14%) Network Security
3 20 (5.29%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (4.76%) VPN
5 10 (2.65%) Intranet
5 10 (2.65%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.12%) DNS
7 4 (1.06%) Wireless
8 2 (0.53%) Cisco IPT
8 2 (0.53%) DHCP
8 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.26%) DMARC
9 1 (0.26%) Internet
9 1 (0.26%) IPv4
9 1 (0.26%) IPv6
9 1 (0.26%) LAN
9 1 (0.26%) SSH
9 1 (0.26%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.35%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.44%) Power BI
3 7 (1.85%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.53%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.26%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (4.23%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.32%) Git
3 4 (1.06%) GitLab
4 3 (0.79%) JIRA
5 2 (0.53%) ERwin
General
1 146 (38.62%) Social Skills
2 74 (19.58%) Finance
3 60 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (12.17%) Legal
5 38 (10.05%) Retail
6 24 (6.35%) German Language
6 24 (6.35%) Law
6 24 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (6.08%) Public Sector
8 19 (5.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.50%) Banking
10 16 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.91%) Marketing
12 8 (2.12%) Local Government
13 7 (1.85%) Back Office
13 7 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.85%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.79%) Advertising
15 3 (0.79%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 68 (17.99%) Analyst
2 57 (15.08%) Security Manager
3 50 (13.23%) Senior
4 40 (10.58%) Information Manager
5 39 (10.32%) Security Analyst
6 37 (9.79%) Lead
7 35 (9.26%) Information Security Manager
8 33 (8.73%) Security Engineer
9 27 (7.14%) Security Specialist
10 26 (6.88%) Architect
11 23 (6.08%) Information Security Specialist
11 23 (6.08%) Information Specialist
12 17 (4.50%) Information Analyst
13 15 (3.97%) Information Security Analyst
13 15 (3.97%) IT Manager
14 14 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 12 (3.17%) Security Architect
16 11 (2.91%) IT Security Manager
16 11 (2.91%) Senior Analyst
17 10 (2.65%) IT Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (9.79%) SailPoint
2 18 (4.76%) .NET
3 4 (1.06%) HTML
3 4 (1.06%) Leaflet
3 4 (1.06%) MACH
3 4 (1.06%) OAuth
4 3 (0.79%) .NET Core
4 3 (0.79%) .NET Framework
4 3 (0.79%) CSS
4 3 (0.79%) Laravel
4 3 (0.79%) Node.js
4 3 (0.79%) React
4 3 (0.79%) REST
5 2 (0.53%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.53%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.53%) LDAP
5 2 (0.53%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.53%) OpenID
5 2 (0.53%) Vue
5 2 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 118 (31.22%) Management Information System
2 43 (11.38%) Security Posture
3 22 (5.82%) Data Protection Act
3 22 (5.82%) Virtual Team
4 19 (5.03%) Client/Server
5 14 (3.70%) Private Cloud
6 13 (3.44%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (3.17%) e-Learning
7 12 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
8 9 (2.38%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.38%) Data Centre
9 8 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.12%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.85%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.59%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.59%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.59%) Product Ownership
12 5 (1.32%) Freedom of Information Act
12 5 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.99%) Windows
2 13 (3.44%) Linux
3 9 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.53%) Android
4 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.53%) VMS
5 1 (0.26%) Amazon Linux
5 1 (0.26%) Debian
5 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (39.15%) Cybersecurity
2 120 (31.75%) Risk Management
3 68 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (16.40%) SIEM
5 60 (15.87%) Incident Response
6 53 (14.02%) Mentoring
7 52 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (13.76%) Risk Assessment
8 51 (13.49%) Security Management
8 51 (13.49%) Security Operations
9 46 (12.17%) Information Security Management
10 44 (11.64%) Data Protection
11 43 (11.38%) ITIL
12 41 (10.85%) Identity Access Management
13 36 (9.52%) Cloud Security
13 36 (9.52%) ISMS
14 35 (9.26%) Collaborative Working
15 32 (8.47%) Incident Management
16 31 (8.20%) Project Delivery
17 29 (7.67%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 42 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.44%) SQL
3 12 (3.17%) Python
4 6 (1.59%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.06%) C#
5 4 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.79%) Java
7 2 (0.53%) Bicep
7 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.53%) PHP
7 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.53%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.53%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 86 (22.75%) Degree
2 85 (22.49%) CISSP
3 65 (17.20%) CISM
4 39 (10.32%) Security Cleared
5 25 (6.61%) SC Cleared
6 23 (6.08%) CRISC
7 21 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
8 19 (5.03%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (3.70%) ITIL Certification
10 12 (3.17%) CISA
11 10 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (2.65%) Master's Degree
11 10 (2.65%) SANS
12 9 (2.38%) CISMP
13 8 (2.12%) OSCP
14 7 (1.85%) CEH
14 7 (1.85%) DV Cleared
15 6 (1.59%) ISEB
16 5 (1.32%) CCNA
16 5 (1.32%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (39.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (19.58%) NIST
3 73 (19.31%) GDPR
4 65 (17.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 47 (12.43%) PCI DSS
6 37 (9.79%) GRC
7 22 (5.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (3.70%) SLA
9 10 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 10 (2.65%) SOC 2
10 9 (2.38%) COBIT
10 9 (2.38%) PERC
11 8 (2.12%) NCSC
12 7 (1.85%) NIST 800
13 5 (1.32%) QA
14 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
14 4 (1.06%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.79%) Accessibility
15 3 (0.79%) HIPAA
15 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 46 (12.17%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.06%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (3.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.91%) Ansible
3 8 (2.12%) Terraform
4 6 (1.59%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.32%) ZABBIX
6 2 (0.53%) Grafana
6 2 (0.53%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.53%) Puppet
6 2 (0.53%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.26%) CASB
7 1 (0.26%) Nessus
7 1 (0.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 98 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.47%) Salesforce
3 22 (5.82%) Okta
4 20 (5.29%) Oracle
5 17 (4.50%) VMware
6 13 (3.44%) OneTrust
6 13 (3.44%) Tenable
7 10 (2.65%) Google
8 9 (2.38%) Adobe
9 4 (1.06%) Cisco
9 4 (1.06%) SAP
10 3 (0.79%) Splunk
11 2 (0.53%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.53%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.53%) CrowdStrike
11 2 (0.53%) Databricks
11 2 (0.53%) Extreme Networks
11 2 (0.53%) Juniper
11 2 (0.53%) Netskope
11 2 (0.53%) New Relic