Hybrid/Remote NCSC Job Trends

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring NCSC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 350 416
Rank change year-on-year +79 +66 +72
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 99 90 102
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.55% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.56% 3.22% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 39 41 92
10th Percentile £56,622 £51,251 £42,547
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £79,688
90th Percentile £93,000 £82,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £74,463 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.99% +10.31% -3.57%

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 2,779 2,794 3,620
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.77% 17.21% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,650 1,494 2,844
10th Percentile £34,701 £37,101 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +0.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,514 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.81% +9.09% -4.35%

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

NCSC job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

NCSC
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NCSC over the 6 months to 27 January 2026.

NCSC salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

NCSC
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 11 (11.11%) IIS
2 4 (4.04%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 69 (69.70%) Azure
2 48 (48.48%) Entra ID
3 45 (45.45%) Google Workspace
4 18 (18.18%) AWS
5 5 (5.05%) PaaS
6 3 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (2.02%) dbt
7 2 (2.02%) IaaS
8 1 (1.01%) AWS KMS
8 1 (1.01%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 46 (46.46%) Broadband
2 10 (10.10%) Firewall
2 10 (10.10%) Network Security
3 7 (7.07%) DMZ
4 3 (3.03%) WAN
5 2 (2.02%) DHCP
5 2 (2.02%) DNS
5 2 (2.02%) LAN
5 2 (2.02%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.02%) VPN
6 1 (1.01%) SD-WAN
General
1 46 (46.46%) Organisational Skills
2 34 (34.34%) Social Skills
3 28 (28.28%) Games
4 12 (12.12%) Public Sector
5 8 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.03%) Law
8 2 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.01%) Military
Job Titles
1 38 (38.38%) Senior
2 20 (20.20%) Consultant
3 19 (19.19%) Developer
3 19 (19.19%) IAM Developer
4 17 (17.17%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 17 (17.17%) Security Consultant
5 16 (16.16%) Architect
6 13 (13.13%) Senior Developer
7 12 (12.12%) Senior Consultant
7 12 (12.12%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 12 (12.12%) Senior Security Consultant
7 12 (12.12%) Systems Engineer
8 9 (9.09%) Security Architect
9 8 (8.08%) Security Engineer
10 6 (6.06%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (6.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 6 (6.06%) Systems Developer
11 5 (5.05%) Security Manager
12 4 (4.04%) Senior Architect
13 3 (3.03%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (46.46%) GraphQL
1 46 (46.46%) REST
1 46 (46.46%) SOAP
2 44 (44.44%) LDAP
2 44 (44.44%) OAuth
2 44 (44.44%) OpenID
2 44 (44.44%) SAML
3 6 (6.06%) React
3 6 (6.06%) Spring Boot
4 3 (3.03%) JSON
4 3 (3.03%) YAML
5 2 (2.02%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 48 (48.48%) Cyber Threat
2 46 (46.46%) Cyberattack
3 14 (14.14%) Management Information System
3 14 (14.14%) PKI
4 11 (11.11%) CESG
5 8 (8.08%) Cloud Native
5 8 (8.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 8 (8.08%) Security Posture
6 7 (7.07%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (6.06%) Blog
8 3 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (3.03%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (2.02%) Data Centre
9 2 (2.02%) Replication
10 1 (1.01%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (1.01%) Operational Technology
10 1 (1.01%) SCADA
10 1 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.02%) Windows
1 2 (2.02%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (84.85%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (50.51%) Roadmaps
3 49 (49.49%) Mentoring
4 46 (46.46%) Programme Delivery
5 45 (45.45%) Identity Access Management
6 44 (44.44%) Regulatory Compliance
7 22 (22.22%) Threat Modelling
8 21 (21.21%) Risk Management
9 20 (20.20%) Cloud Security
10 19 (19.19%) Stakeholder Management
11 18 (18.18%) Change Control
11 18 (18.18%) ISMS
12 16 (16.16%) Security Architecture
13 14 (14.14%) Cryptography
14 12 (12.12%) Decision-Making
14 12 (12.12%) Information Assurance
14 12 (12.12%) Information Security
15 11 (11.11%) Active Listening
15 11 (11.11%) Creative Thinking
15 11 (11.11%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 49 (49.49%) PowerShell
2 46 (46.46%) Bash
3 44 (44.44%) T-SQL
4 20 (20.20%) SQL
5 6 (6.06%) Java
6 2 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 23 (23.23%) CISM
2 22 (22.22%) CISSP
3 19 (19.19%) Security Cleared
4 13 (13.13%) CESG Certified Professional
4 13 (13.13%) CISMP
5 12 (12.12%) SC Cleared
6 11 (11.11%) IISP
7 9 (9.09%) DV Cleared
8 8 (8.08%) AWS Certification
8 8 (8.08%) Azure Certification
8 8 (8.08%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (3.03%) CRISC
10 2 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.02%) Degree
10 2 (2.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (2.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 1 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (1.01%) CISA
11 1 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.01%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (85.86%) NIST
2 44 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (19.19%) GDPR
3 19 (19.19%) JSP 440
4 17 (17.17%) PCI DSS
5 15 (15.15%) GRC
6 11 (11.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 11 (11.11%) NIST 800
6 11 (11.11%) RMADS
7 8 (8.08%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 5 (5.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.01%) SOC 2
System Software
1 44 (44.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.01%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (8.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.02%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.01%) Cisco
3 1 (1.01%) Google
3 1 (1.01%) Juniper