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 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 280 338 421
Rank change year-on-year +58 +83 +71
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 103 86 117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.55% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.62% 3.13% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 29 40 101
10th Percentile £53,484 £51,251 £42,547
25th Percentile £65,000 £65,938 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,750 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.33% +20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% -7.14%

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 2,845 2,748 3,872
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.53% 17.53% 13.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,664 1,521 3,021
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £43,742
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -0.74%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,186 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.36% +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

NCSC
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 14 February 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 4 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 82 (79.61%) Azure
2 62 (60.19%) Entra ID
3 59 (57.28%) Google Workspace
4 17 (16.50%) AWS
5 5 (4.85%) PaaS
6 3 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.94%) IaaS
8 1 (0.97%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.97%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 60 (58.25%) Broadband
2 9 (8.74%) Firewall
3 7 (6.80%) DMZ
3 7 (6.80%) Network Security
4 3 (2.91%) WAN
5 2 (1.94%) DHCP
5 2 (1.94%) DNS
5 2 (1.94%) LAN
5 2 (1.94%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.94%) VPN
6 1 (0.97%) SD-WAN
General
1 62 (60.19%) Organisational Skills
2 42 (40.78%) Social Skills
3 35 (33.98%) Games
4 12 (11.65%) Public Sector
5 9 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.91%) Law
7 2 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.97%) Military
Job Titles
1 35 (33.98%) Senior
2 23 (22.33%) Developer
2 23 (22.33%) IAM Developer
3 20 (19.42%) Architect
4 16 (15.53%) Systems Engineer
5 15 (14.56%) Senior Developer
6 9 (8.74%) Consultant
6 9 (8.74%) Security Architect
7 8 (7.77%) Senior Architect
7 8 (7.77%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 8 (7.77%) Systems Developer
8 7 (6.80%) Security Manager
9 6 (5.83%) Applications Engineer
9 6 (5.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 6 (5.83%) Security Consultant
9 6 (5.83%) Security Engineer
10 4 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 3 (2.91%) Security Assurance Manager
11 3 (2.91%) Senior Manager
12 2 (1.94%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (58.25%) GraphQL
1 60 (58.25%) REST
1 60 (58.25%) SOAP
2 58 (56.31%) LDAP
2 58 (56.31%) OAuth
2 58 (56.31%) OpenID
2 58 (56.31%) SAML
3 6 (5.83%) React
3 6 (5.83%) Spring Boot
4 3 (2.91%) JSON
4 3 (2.91%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (58.25%) Cyber Threat
1 60 (58.25%) Cyberattack
2 15 (14.56%) PKI
3 8 (7.77%) Cloud Native
3 8 (7.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 7 (6.80%) Cloud Security Posture
4 7 (6.80%) Security Posture
5 6 (5.83%) Blog
6 3 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.94%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.94%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.94%) Replication
8 1 (0.97%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.97%) SCADA
8 1 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.94%) Windows
1 2 (1.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (85.44%) Cybersecurity
2 63 (61.17%) Mentoring
3 61 (59.22%) Roadmaps
4 60 (58.25%) Identity Access Management
4 60 (58.25%) Programme Delivery
5 58 (56.31%) Regulatory Compliance
6 26 (25.24%) Stakeholder Management
7 25 (24.27%) Change Control
8 22 (21.36%) Threat Modelling
9 19 (18.45%) Cloud Security
10 16 (15.53%) Security Architecture
11 15 (14.56%) Cryptography
12 12 (11.65%) Decision-Making
13 11 (10.68%) Collaborative Culture
14 10 (9.71%) TOGAF
15 9 (8.74%) Application Security
15 9 (8.74%) OWASP
15 9 (8.74%) Risk Management
15 9 (8.74%) SABSA
15 9 (8.74%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 63 (61.17%) PowerShell
2 60 (58.25%) Bash
3 58 (56.31%) T-SQL
4 25 (24.27%) SQL
5 6 (5.83%) Java
Qualifications
1 20 (19.42%) Security Cleared
2 13 (12.62%) CISM
2 13 (12.62%) CISSP
2 13 (12.62%) SC Cleared
3 9 (8.74%) AWS Certification
3 9 (8.74%) Azure Certification
3 9 (8.74%) DV Cleared
3 9 (8.74%) TOGAF Certification
4 3 (2.91%) CREST Certified
4 3 (2.91%) CRISC
5 2 (1.94%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (1.94%) CISMP
5 2 (1.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (1.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.97%) CEH
6 1 (0.97%) CISA
6 1 (0.97%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.97%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (86.41%) NIST
2 53 (51.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (21.36%) GDPR
4 19 (18.45%) PCI DSS
5 15 (14.56%) GRC
6 8 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 8 (7.77%) JSP 440
7 6 (5.83%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.97%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.97%) SOC 2
System Software
1 58 (56.31%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.97%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.97%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (5.83%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.94%) CyberArk
3 1 (0.97%) Cisco
3 1 (0.97%) Google
3 1 (0.97%) Juniper