NCSC Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring NCSC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NCSC over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 482 484
Rank change year-on-year +292 +2 +204
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 356 111 145
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.82% 0.31% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.99% 2.52% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 41 86 128
10th Percentile £56,250 £50,000 £53,900
25th Percentile £64,509 £54,226 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,750 £61,351 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.84% -12.36% +6.87%
75th Percentile £86,776 £70,000 £85,244
90th Percentile £88,333 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +12.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,238 4,405 5,459
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.52% 12.31% 14.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,788 3,249 3,699
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +5.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

NCSC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

NCSC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing NCSC over the 6 months to 19 June 2025.

NCSC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 2 (0.56%) CMS
1 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 10 (2.81%) Azure
2 8 (2.25%) AWS
2 8 (2.25%) PaaS
3 7 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
3 7 (1.97%) IaaS
3 7 (1.97%) SaaS
4 5 (1.40%) GitHub
4 5 (1.40%) GitHub Actions
5 4 (1.12%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.56%) GCP
8 1 (0.28%) Akamai
8 1 (0.28%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (0.28%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.28%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.34%) 3GPP
2 17 (4.78%) 5G
3 15 (4.21%) Network Security
4 6 (1.69%) Firewall
5 3 (0.84%) VPN
6 2 (0.56%) DNS
6 2 (0.56%) LAN
6 2 (0.56%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.56%) WAN
6 2 (0.56%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.28%) MySQL
1 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.40%) SonarQube
2 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.28%) Git
2 1 (0.28%) Metasploit
General
1 301 (84.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 293 (82.30%) Legal
3 288 (80.90%) Law
4 23 (6.46%) Social Skills
5 21 (5.90%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.09%) Finance
7 9 (2.53%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.40%) Games
10 3 (0.84%) Back Office
10 3 (0.84%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.28%) Advertising
11 1 (0.28%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.28%) Aviation
11 1 (0.28%) Military
Job Titles
1 22 (6.18%) Architect
2 20 (5.62%) Security Architect
3 10 (2.81%) Lead
3 10 (2.81%) Senior
4 9 (2.53%) Principal Architect
4 9 (2.53%) Principal Security Architect
5 8 (2.25%) Automation Specialist
5 8 (2.25%) Lead Architect
5 8 (2.25%) Security Engineer
5 8 (2.25%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 7 (1.97%) Lead Security Architect
6 7 (1.97%) Tester
7 5 (1.40%) Analyst
7 5 (1.40%) DevOps Engineer
7 5 (1.40%) Security Tester
8 4 (1.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (0.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 3 (0.84%) Developer
9 3 (0.84%) IT Engineer
9 3 (0.84%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.40%) ARM Templates
1 5 (1.40%) Azure Blueprints
2 2 (0.56%) JSON
2 2 (0.56%) SailPoint
2 2 (0.56%) YAML
3 1 (0.28%) .NET
3 1 (0.28%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.28%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.28%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (0.28%) CSS
3 1 (0.28%) Entity Framework
3 1 (0.28%) HTML
3 1 (0.28%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.28%) Spring
3 1 (0.28%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 289 (81.18%) Cyberattack
2 10 (2.81%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.69%) Operational Technology
4 5 (1.40%) Data Centre
4 5 (1.40%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (0.84%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.56%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.28%) IoT
8 1 (0.28%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.84%) Windows
2 2 (0.56%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.28%) Kali Linux
3 1 (0.28%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (96.63%) Cybersecurity
2 285 (80.06%) Line Management
3 284 (79.78%) Creative Thinking
4 24 (6.74%) Risk Management
5 22 (6.18%) Information Security
6 19 (5.34%) Security Architecture
7 18 (5.06%) Penetration Testing
7 18 (5.06%) Security Management
8 17 (4.78%) Information Assurance
9 16 (4.49%) Architectural Patterns
9 16 (4.49%) SABSA
9 16 (4.49%) TOGAF
10 15 (4.21%) Information Security Management
10 15 (4.21%) Risk Assessment
11 14 (3.93%) Mentoring
12 12 (3.37%) Decision-Making
13 11 (3.09%) DevSecOps
13 11 (3.09%) Risk Analysis
14 9 (2.53%) Problem-Solving
14 9 (2.53%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.84%) Python
2 2 (0.56%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.56%) SQL
3 1 (0.28%) C#
3 1 (0.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 31 (8.71%) Security Cleared
2 25 (7.02%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.81%) CISSP
4 9 (2.53%) CISM
5 6 (1.69%) CISA
6 5 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.12%) GIAC
7 4 (1.12%) ISACA
7 4 (1.12%) SANS
8 3 (0.84%) SSCP
9 2 (0.56%) CCSAS
9 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.56%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.56%) Degree
9 2 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.56%) MCSE
9 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (8.15%) NIST
3 12 (3.37%) QA
4 7 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.40%) GRC
5 5 (1.40%) JSP 440
6 4 (1.12%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.84%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.56%) GDPR
8 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.28%) COBIT
9 1 (0.28%) GPG13
9 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.28%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (1.40%) Docker
2 3 (0.84%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (1.69%) Ansible
1 6 (1.69%) Terraform
2 5 (1.40%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.84%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (1.40%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.12%) ServiceNow
3 3 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (0.56%) arcserve
4 2 (0.56%) Forcepoint
4 2 (0.56%) Sophos
4 2 (0.56%) Tenable
5 1 (0.28%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.28%) Netskope
5 1 (0.28%) Okta
5 1 (0.28%) Zscaler