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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 352 395
Rank change year-on-year +81 +43 +89
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 91 91 93
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.61% 0.55% 0.43%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.44% 3.25% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 46 44 86
10th Percentile £60,389 £51,251 £45,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,692 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% +20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £78,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £78,025 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £66,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%

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 2,644 2,798 3,178
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.63% 16.96% 14.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,602 1,505 2,505
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,250 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.40% +4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £57,982
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.48% +0.84%

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 11 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 16 (17.58%) IIS
2 4 (4.40%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 55 (60.44%) Azure
2 35 (38.46%) Entra ID
3 32 (35.16%) Google Workspace
4 14 (15.38%) AWS
5 8 (8.79%) PaaS
6 6 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (4.40%) dbt
8 3 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (2.20%) IaaS
10 1 (1.10%) AWS KMS
10 1 (1.10%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 33 (36.26%) Broadband
2 9 (9.89%) Firewall
2 9 (9.89%) Network Security
3 6 (6.59%) DMZ
4 2 (2.20%) DHCP
4 2 (2.20%) DNS
4 2 (2.20%) LAN
4 2 (2.20%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.20%) VPN
4 2 (2.20%) WAN
General
1 33 (36.26%) Organisational Skills
2 27 (29.67%) Social Skills
3 21 (23.08%) Games
4 10 (10.99%) Public Sector
5 6 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (6.59%) Law
6 5 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.10%) Military
Job Titles
1 36 (39.56%) Senior
2 24 (26.37%) Consultant
3 22 (24.18%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 22 (24.18%) Security Consultant
4 17 (18.68%) Senior Consultant
4 17 (18.68%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 17 (18.68%) Senior Security Consultant
5 14 (15.38%) Developer
5 14 (15.38%) IAM Developer
6 11 (12.09%) Architect
7 10 (10.99%) Senior Developer
8 8 (8.79%) Security Engineer
8 8 (8.79%) Security Manager
8 8 (8.79%) Systems Engineer
9 7 (7.69%) Security Architect
10 6 (6.59%) Applications Engineer
11 4 (4.40%) IT Manager
11 4 (4.40%) IT Security Manager
11 4 (4.40%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 4 (4.40%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (36.26%) GraphQL
1 33 (36.26%) REST
1 33 (36.26%) SOAP
2 31 (34.07%) LDAP
2 31 (34.07%) OAuth
2 31 (34.07%) OpenID
2 31 (34.07%) SAML
3 6 (6.59%) JSON
3 6 (6.59%) React
3 6 (6.59%) Spring Boot
3 6 (6.59%) YAML
4 2 (2.20%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 37 (40.66%) Cyber Threat
2 33 (36.26%) Cyberattack
3 19 (20.88%) Management Information System
4 16 (17.58%) CESG
5 11 (12.09%) PKI
6 7 (7.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 7 (7.69%) Security Posture
7 6 (6.59%) Cloud Native
7 6 (6.59%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (5.49%) Blog
9 3 (3.30%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (2.20%) Data Centre
10 2 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (2.20%) Replication
11 1 (1.10%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (1.10%) Operational Technology
11 1 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.20%) Windows
1 2 (2.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (81.32%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 37 (40.66%) Roadmaps
4 33 (36.26%) Programme Delivery
5 32 (35.16%) Identity Access Management
6 31 (34.07%) Regulatory Compliance
7 27 (29.67%) Risk Management
8 22 (24.18%) ISMS
9 21 (23.08%) Threat Modelling
10 20 (21.98%) Cloud Security
11 19 (20.88%) Information Security
12 16 (17.58%) Active Listening
12 16 (17.58%) Creative Thinking
12 16 (17.58%) Information Assurance
12 16 (17.58%) Information Security Management
12 16 (17.58%) Innovative Thinking
12 16 (17.58%) Matrix Organization
12 16 (17.58%) Security Management
13 15 (16.48%) Security Architecture
14 13 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (42.86%) PowerShell
2 33 (36.26%) Bash
3 31 (34.07%) T-SQL
4 14 (15.38%) SQL
5 6 (6.59%) Java
6 2 (2.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 26 (28.57%) CISM
2 25 (27.47%) CISSP
3 18 (19.78%) CESG Certified Professional
3 18 (19.78%) CISMP
4 16 (17.58%) IISP
5 14 (15.38%) Security Cleared
6 8 (8.79%) DV Cleared
6 8 (8.79%) SC Cleared
7 6 (6.59%) AWS Certification
7 6 (6.59%) Azure Certification
7 6 (6.59%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (3.30%) CRISC
9 2 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.20%) Degree
9 2 (2.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (2.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.10%) CISA
10 1 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.10%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (85.71%) NIST
2 37 (40.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (25.27%) JSP 440
4 18 (19.78%) GDPR
5 16 (17.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 16 (17.58%) NIST 800
5 16 (17.58%) RMADS
6 14 (15.38%) GRC
6 14 (15.38%) PCI DSS
7 7 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 5 (5.49%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (34.07%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (8.79%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.20%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.10%) Google