Hybrid/Remote Kali Linux Job Trends

Kali Linux
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Kali Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 424 524
Rank change year-on-year +38 +100 +181
Permanent jobs citing Kali Linux 1 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% 0.027% 0.014%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.071% 0.18% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £50,875 -
25th Percentile £85,000 £52,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £56,250 -
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £62,188 -
90th Percentile - £64,625 -
UK median annual salary £87,500 £56,250 £75,000
% change year-on-year +55.56% -25.00% +7.14%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Kali Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,406 2,171 4,029
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.55% 14.46% 14.56%
Number of salaries quoted 983 1,415 3,450
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,720 £85,600 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

Kali Linux
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Kali Linux job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Kali Linux
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Kali Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Kali Linux

Kali Linux
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) GPEN
1 1 (100.00%) GWAPT
1 1 (100.00%) GXPN
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus