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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 343 404
Rank change year-on-year +75 +61 +90
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 100 93 102
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.57% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.62% 3.31% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 44 44 94
10th Percentile £59,045 £51,251 £42,547
25th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.49% +20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £86,250 £77,500 £81,563
90th Percentile £91,750 £81,225 £91,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £74,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.41% +9.63% -3.57%

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 2,764 2,812 3,470
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.78% 17.15% 14.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,653 1,509 2,726
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -2.08% +7.14% -2.61%

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 23 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 (16.00%) IIS
2 4 (4.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 66 (66.00%) Azure
2 44 (44.00%) Entra ID
3 41 (41.00%) Google Workspace
4 18 (18.00%) AWS
5 6 (6.00%) PaaS
6 4 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (3.00%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (2.00%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (2.00%) dbt
8 2 (2.00%) IaaS
9 1 (1.00%) AWS KMS
9 1 (1.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 42 (42.00%) Broadband
2 10 (10.00%) Firewall
2 10 (10.00%) Network Security
3 7 (7.00%) DMZ
4 3 (3.00%) WAN
5 2 (2.00%) DHCP
5 2 (2.00%) DNS
5 2 (2.00%) LAN
5 2 (2.00%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.00%) VPN
6 1 (1.00%) SD-WAN
General
1 42 (42.00%) Organisational Skills
2 33 (33.00%) Social Skills
3 27 (27.00%) Games
4 12 (12.00%) Public Sector
5 8 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.00%) Law
8 2 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 41 (41.00%) Senior
2 25 (25.00%) Consultant
3 22 (22.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 22 (22.00%) Security Consultant
4 17 (17.00%) Developer
4 17 (17.00%) IAM Developer
4 17 (17.00%) Senior Consultant
4 17 (17.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 17 (17.00%) Senior Security Consultant
5 16 (16.00%) Architect
6 12 (12.00%) Senior Developer
7 11 (11.00%) Systems Engineer
8 9 (9.00%) Security Architect
9 8 (8.00%) Security Engineer
10 6 (6.00%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (6.00%) Security Manager
11 5 (5.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 5 (5.00%) Systems Developer
12 4 (4.00%) Senior Architect
13 3 (3.00%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (42.00%) GraphQL
1 42 (42.00%) REST
1 42 (42.00%) SOAP
2 40 (40.00%) LDAP
2 40 (40.00%) OAuth
2 40 (40.00%) OpenID
2 40 (40.00%) SAML
3 6 (6.00%) React
3 6 (6.00%) Spring Boot
4 4 (4.00%) JSON
4 4 (4.00%) YAML
5 2 (2.00%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 44 (44.00%) Cyber Threat
2 42 (42.00%) Cyberattack
3 19 (19.00%) Management Information System
4 16 (16.00%) CESG
5 14 (14.00%) PKI
6 8 (8.00%) Cloud Native
6 8 (8.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 8 (8.00%) Security Posture
7 7 (7.00%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (6.00%) Blog
9 3 (3.00%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (3.00%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (2.00%) Data Centre
10 2 (2.00%) Replication
11 1 (1.00%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (1.00%) Operational Technology
11 1 (1.00%) SCADA
11 1 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.00%) Windows
1 2 (2.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (84.00%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (46.00%) Mentoring
2 46 (46.00%) Roadmaps
3 42 (42.00%) Programme Delivery
4 41 (41.00%) Identity Access Management
5 40 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
6 26 (26.00%) Risk Management
7 23 (23.00%) ISMS
7 23 (23.00%) Threat Modelling
8 21 (21.00%) Cloud Security
9 17 (17.00%) Information Security
10 16 (16.00%) Active Listening
10 16 (16.00%) Creative Thinking
10 16 (16.00%) Information Assurance
10 16 (16.00%) Information Security Management
10 16 (16.00%) Innovative Thinking
10 16 (16.00%) Matrix Organization
10 16 (16.00%) Security Architecture
10 16 (16.00%) Security Management
10 16 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (46.00%) PowerShell
2 42 (42.00%) Bash
3 40 (40.00%) T-SQL
4 17 (17.00%) SQL
5 6 (6.00%) Java
6 2 (2.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 28 (28.00%) CISM
2 27 (27.00%) CISSP
3 18 (18.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 18 (18.00%) CISMP
3 18 (18.00%) Security Cleared
4 16 (16.00%) IISP
5 11 (11.00%) SC Cleared
6 9 (9.00%) DV Cleared
7 8 (8.00%) AWS Certification
7 8 (8.00%) Azure Certification
7 8 (8.00%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (3.00%) CRISC
9 2 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.00%) Degree
9 2 (2.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (2.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (1.00%) CISA
10 1 (1.00%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.00%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (86.00%) NIST
2 42 (42.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (24.00%) JSP 440
4 19 (19.00%) GDPR
5 17 (17.00%) PCI DSS
6 16 (16.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (16.00%) NIST 800
6 16 (16.00%) RMADS
7 15 (15.00%) GRC
8 8 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (3.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 40 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (8.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.00%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.00%) Cisco
3 1 (1.00%) Google
3 1 (1.00%) Juniper