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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 347 393
Rank change year-on-year +65 +46 +111
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 85 88 89
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.53% 0.43%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.19% 3.11% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 50 44 83
10th Percentile £63,078 £51,251 £45,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £74,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.01% +19.60% -10.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,625 £78,125
90th Percentile £108,395 £78,025 £89,500
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 2,668 2,830 3,088
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.61% 17.01% 14.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,630 1,528 2,425
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,600 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,250
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 £59,556
% change year-on-year -3.33% +0.75% +3.57%

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 8 January 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 16 (18.82%) IIS
2 4 (4.71%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 47 (55.29%) Azure
2 26 (30.59%) Entra ID
3 23 (27.06%) Google Workspace
4 13 (15.29%) AWS
5 10 (11.76%) PaaS
6 7 (8.24%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (7.06%) dbt
8 3 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (2.35%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (2.35%) IaaS
10 1 (1.18%) AWS KMS
10 1 (1.18%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 24 (28.24%) Broadband
2 8 (9.41%) Firewall
2 8 (9.41%) Network Security
3 5 (5.88%) DMZ
4 2 (2.35%) DHCP
4 2 (2.35%) DNS
4 2 (2.35%) LAN
4 2 (2.35%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.35%) VPN
4 2 (2.35%) WAN
General
1 24 (28.24%) Organisational Skills
1 24 (28.24%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.00%) Games
3 9 (10.59%) Public Sector
4 7 (8.24%) Law
5 6 (7.06%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.18%) Military
Job Titles
1 33 (38.82%) Senior
2 23 (27.06%) Consultant
3 21 (24.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 21 (24.71%) Security Consultant
4 17 (20.00%) Senior Consultant
4 17 (20.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 17 (20.00%) Senior Security Consultant
5 11 (12.94%) Architect
5 11 (12.94%) Developer
5 11 (12.94%) IAM Developer
6 9 (10.59%) Security Engineer
6 9 (10.59%) Senior Developer
7 8 (9.41%) Security Manager
8 7 (8.24%) Security Architect
9 6 (7.06%) Applications Engineer
10 4 (4.71%) Chief Information Security Officer
10 4 (4.71%) Chief Security Officer
10 4 (4.71%) Information Security Officer
10 4 (4.71%) IT Security Manager
10 4 (4.71%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (28.24%) GraphQL
1 24 (28.24%) REST
1 24 (28.24%) SOAP
2 22 (25.88%) LDAP
2 22 (25.88%) OAuth
2 22 (25.88%) OpenID
2 22 (25.88%) SAML
3 8 (9.41%) YAML
4 7 (8.24%) JSON
5 6 (7.06%) React
5 6 (7.06%) Spring Boot
6 2 (2.35%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 30 (35.29%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (28.24%) Cyberattack
3 19 (22.35%) Management Information System
4 16 (18.82%) CESG
5 10 (11.76%) PKI
6 7 (8.24%) Security Posture
7 6 (7.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (5.88%) Cloud Native
8 5 (5.88%) Cloud Security Posture
9 4 (4.71%) Blog
10 3 (3.53%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (2.35%) Data Centre
11 2 (2.35%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (2.35%) Replication
12 1 (1.18%) Cyber Defence
12 1 (1.18%) Operational Technology
12 1 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.35%) Windows
1 2 (2.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (77.65%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (36.47%) Mentoring
3 28 (32.94%) Risk Management
3 28 (32.94%) Roadmaps
4 24 (28.24%) Programme Delivery
5 23 (27.06%) Identity Access Management
6 22 (25.88%) Regulatory Compliance
7 21 (24.71%) Information Security
7 21 (24.71%) ISMS
7 21 (24.71%) Threat Modelling
8 20 (23.53%) Cloud Security
9 16 (18.82%) Active Listening
9 16 (18.82%) Creative Thinking
9 16 (18.82%) Information Assurance
9 16 (18.82%) Information Security Management
9 16 (18.82%) Innovative Thinking
9 16 (18.82%) Matrix Organization
9 16 (18.82%) Security Architecture
9 16 (18.82%) Security Management
10 14 (16.47%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 32 (37.65%) PowerShell
2 24 (28.24%) Bash
3 22 (25.88%) T-SQL
4 9 (10.59%) SQL
5 6 (7.06%) Java
6 2 (2.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 26 (30.59%) CISM
2 25 (29.41%) CISSP
3 18 (21.18%) CESG Certified Professional
3 18 (21.18%) CISMP
4 16 (18.82%) IISP
5 13 (15.29%) Security Cleared
6 8 (9.41%) SC Cleared
7 7 (8.24%) DV Cleared
8 6 (7.06%) AWS Certification
8 6 (7.06%) Azure Certification
8 6 (7.06%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (3.53%) CRISC
10 2 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.35%) Degree
10 2 (2.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (2.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 1 (1.18%) CISA
11 1 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.18%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (84.71%) NIST
2 33 (38.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (25.88%) JSP 440
4 19 (22.35%) GDPR
5 16 (18.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 16 (18.82%) NIST 800
5 16 (18.82%) RMADS
6 13 (15.29%) GRC
6 13 (15.29%) PCI DSS
7 6 (7.06%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 5 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (25.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (10.59%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.35%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.18%) Google