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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 346 415
Rank change year-on-year +62 +69 +82
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 95 89 114
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.55% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.43% 3.22% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 33 39 102
10th Percentile £55,406 £51,251 £42,547
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,625 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £62,641
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +19.73% -10.51%
75th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £94,500 £84,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £74,463 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.99% +14.56% -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 2,770 2,767 3,819
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.56% 17.23% 13.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,630 1,495 2,998
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +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 2 February 2026.

NCSC salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 5 (5.26%) IIS
2 4 (4.21%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 71 (74.74%) Azure
2 50 (52.63%) Entra ID
3 47 (49.47%) Google Workspace
4 18 (18.95%) AWS
5 5 (5.26%) PaaS
6 3 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (2.11%) dbt
7 2 (2.11%) IaaS
8 1 (1.05%) AWS KMS
8 1 (1.05%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 48 (50.53%) Broadband
2 10 (10.53%) Firewall
2 10 (10.53%) Network Security
3 7 (7.37%) DMZ
4 3 (3.16%) WAN
5 2 (2.11%) DHCP
5 2 (2.11%) DNS
5 2 (2.11%) LAN
5 2 (2.11%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.11%) VPN
6 1 (1.05%) SD-WAN
General
1 48 (50.53%) Organisational Skills
2 35 (36.84%) Social Skills
3 29 (30.53%) Games
4 12 (12.63%) Public Sector
5 8 (8.42%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.16%) Law
8 2 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.05%) Military
Job Titles
1 34 (35.79%) Senior
2 19 (20.00%) Developer
2 19 (20.00%) IAM Developer
3 18 (18.95%) Architect
4 14 (14.74%) Consultant
5 13 (13.68%) Senior Developer
6 12 (12.63%) Systems Engineer
7 11 (11.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 11 (11.58%) Security Consultant
8 9 (9.47%) Security Architect
9 8 (8.42%) Security Engineer
10 6 (6.32%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (6.32%) Senior Architect
10 6 (6.32%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (6.32%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
10 6 (6.32%) Senior Security Consultant
10 6 (6.32%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 6 (6.32%) Systems Developer
11 5 (5.26%) Security Manager
12 3 (3.16%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (50.53%) GraphQL
1 48 (50.53%) REST
1 48 (50.53%) SOAP
2 46 (48.42%) LDAP
2 46 (48.42%) OAuth
2 46 (48.42%) OpenID
2 46 (48.42%) SAML
3 6 (6.32%) React
3 6 (6.32%) Spring Boot
4 3 (3.16%) JSON
4 3 (3.16%) YAML
5 2 (2.11%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 50 (52.63%) Cyber Threat
2 48 (50.53%) Cyberattack
3 14 (14.74%) PKI
4 8 (8.42%) Cloud Native
4 8 (8.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 8 (8.42%) Management Information System
4 8 (8.42%) Security Posture
5 7 (7.37%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (6.32%) Blog
7 5 (5.26%) CESG
8 3 (3.16%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (3.16%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (2.11%) Data Centre
9 2 (2.11%) Replication
10 1 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (1.05%) Operational Technology
10 1 (1.05%) SCADA
10 1 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.11%) Windows
1 2 (2.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (84.21%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (54.74%) Roadmaps
3 51 (53.68%) Mentoring
4 48 (50.53%) Programme Delivery
5 47 (49.47%) Identity Access Management
6 46 (48.42%) Regulatory Compliance
7 22 (23.16%) Threat Modelling
8 20 (21.05%) Cloud Security
8 20 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (20.00%) Change Control
10 16 (16.84%) Security Architecture
11 15 (15.79%) Risk Management
12 14 (14.74%) Cryptography
13 12 (12.63%) Decision-Making
13 12 (12.63%) ISMS
14 10 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
15 9 (9.47%) Application Security
15 9 (9.47%) SDLC
15 9 (9.47%) Security Testing
15 9 (9.47%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 51 (53.68%) PowerShell
2 48 (50.53%) Bash
3 46 (48.42%) T-SQL
4 21 (22.11%) SQL
5 6 (6.32%) Java
6 2 (2.11%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 19 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (17.89%) CISM
3 16 (16.84%) CISSP
4 12 (12.63%) SC Cleared
5 9 (9.47%) DV Cleared
6 8 (8.42%) AWS Certification
6 8 (8.42%) Azure Certification
6 8 (8.42%) TOGAF Certification
7 7 (7.37%) CESG Certified Professional
7 7 (7.37%) CISMP
8 5 (5.26%) IISP
9 3 (3.16%) CRISC
10 2 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.11%) Degree
10 2 (2.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (2.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 1 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (1.05%) CISA
11 1 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.05%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (85.26%) NIST
2 45 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (20.00%) GDPR
4 17 (17.89%) PCI DSS
5 15 (15.79%) GRC
6 13 (13.68%) JSP 440
7 8 (8.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 5 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (5.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (5.26%) NIST 800
8 5 (5.26%) RMADS
9 3 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.05%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (48.42%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.05%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (8.42%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.11%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.05%) Cisco
3 1 (1.05%) Google
3 1 (1.05%) Juniper