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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 382 374
Rank change year-on-year +81 -8 +192
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 76 77 102
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.50% 0.41% 0.49%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.85% 2.55% 3.22%
Number of salaries quoted 54 52 98
10th Percentile £59,045 £51,251 £45,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,578 £66,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.72% +3.12% -5.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £114,665 £84,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.16%

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 2,665 3,022 3,164
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.43% 16.07% 15.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,628 1,685 2,494
10th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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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

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NCSC over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

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 (21.05%) IIS
2 4 (5.26%) CMS
2 4 (5.26%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 29 (38.16%) Azure
2 12 (15.79%) PaaS
3 11 (14.47%) Entra ID
4 10 (13.16%) AWS
5 8 (10.53%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (9.21%) dbt
6 7 (9.21%) Google Workspace
7 4 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (3.95%) IaaS
9 2 (2.63%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.32%) AWS KMS
10 1 (1.32%) GCP
10 1 (1.32%) Mimecast
10 1 (1.32%) OCI
10 1 (1.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.53%) Broadband
1 8 (10.53%) Firewall
2 7 (9.21%) Network Security
3 4 (5.26%) 3GPP
3 4 (5.26%) DMZ
3 4 (5.26%) VPN
4 3 (3.95%) DNS
4 3 (3.95%) LAN
4 3 (3.95%) WAN
5 2 (2.63%) DHCP
5 2 (2.63%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.32%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.32%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.32%) Metasploit
General
1 15 (19.74%) Social Skills
2 9 (11.84%) Public Sector
3 8 (10.53%) Law
3 8 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (9.21%) Games
5 5 (6.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (5.26%) Telecoms
7 3 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.63%) Back Office
8 2 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Advertising
9 1 (1.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 25 (32.89%) Senior
2 22 (28.95%) Consultant
3 21 (27.63%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 21 (27.63%) Security Consultant
4 17 (22.37%) Senior Consultant
4 17 (22.37%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 17 (22.37%) Senior Security Consultant
5 9 (11.84%) Architect
5 9 (11.84%) Security Engineer
6 8 (10.53%) Lead
6 8 (10.53%) Security Manager
7 6 (7.89%) Applications Engineer
7 6 (7.89%) Security Architect
8 5 (6.58%) Chief Information Security Officer
8 5 (6.58%) Chief Security Officer
8 5 (6.58%) Developer
8 5 (6.58%) Information Security Officer
8 5 (6.58%) IT Manager
8 5 (6.58%) Security Officer
8 5 (6.58%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (11.84%) YAML
2 8 (10.53%) GraphQL
2 8 (10.53%) JSON
2 8 (10.53%) REST
2 8 (10.53%) SOAP
3 6 (7.89%) LDAP
3 6 (7.89%) OAuth
3 6 (7.89%) OpenID
3 6 (7.89%) React
3 6 (7.89%) SAML
3 6 (7.89%) Spring Boot
4 2 (2.63%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 19 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (21.05%) CESG
3 15 (19.74%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (10.53%) Cyberattack
5 6 (7.89%) PKI
5 6 (7.89%) Security Posture
6 5 (6.58%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (5.26%) Cloud Native
7 4 (5.26%) Cloud Security Posture
7 4 (5.26%) Data Centre
7 4 (5.26%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (5.26%) Operational Technology
8 3 (3.95%) Blog
8 3 (3.95%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (2.63%) Replication
10 1 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (1.32%) Private Cloud
10 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.26%) Windows
2 3 (3.95%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.32%) Kali Linux
3 1 (1.32%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (71.05%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (36.84%) Risk Management
3 22 (28.95%) Information Security
4 20 (26.32%) ISMS
4 20 (26.32%) Threat Modelling
5 17 (22.37%) Cloud Security
6 16 (21.05%) Active Listening
6 16 (21.05%) Creative Thinking
6 16 (21.05%) Information Assurance
6 16 (21.05%) Information Security Management
6 16 (21.05%) Innovative Thinking
6 16 (21.05%) Matrix Organization
6 16 (21.05%) Mentoring
6 16 (21.05%) OWASP
6 16 (21.05%) Security Management
7 15 (19.74%) Application Security
7 15 (19.74%) Security Architecture
7 15 (19.74%) Security Testing
8 14 (18.42%) Roadmaps
8 14 (18.42%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 17 (22.37%) PowerShell
2 8 (10.53%) Bash
3 6 (7.89%) Java
3 6 (7.89%) T-SQL
4 4 (5.26%) SQL
5 2 (2.63%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 23 (30.26%) CISM
2 22 (28.95%) CISSP
3 18 (23.68%) CESG Certified Professional
3 18 (23.68%) CISMP
4 16 (21.05%) IISP
5 11 (14.47%) Security Cleared
6 7 (9.21%) DV Cleared
7 6 (7.89%) SC Cleared
8 3 (3.95%) AWS Certification
8 3 (3.95%) Azure Certification
8 3 (3.95%) CRISC
8 3 (3.95%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.63%) Degree
9 2 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.32%) CISA
10 1 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.32%) MCSE
10 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (72.37%) NIST
2 28 (36.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (27.63%) JSP 440
4 16 (21.05%) GDPR
4 16 (21.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 16 (21.05%) NIST 800
4 16 (21.05%) RMADS
5 12 (15.79%) GRC
6 9 (11.84%) PCI DSS
7 7 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (6.58%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (5.26%) QA
10 1 (1.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (9.21%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.32%) Ansible
2 1 (1.32%) Nessus
2 1 (1.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.63%) CyberArk
2 2 (2.63%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.32%) arcserve
3 1 (1.32%) Forcepoint
3 1 (1.32%) Google
3 1 (1.32%) Sophos