Hybrid/Remote PCI QSA Job Trends

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 407 466 494
Rank change year-on-year +59 +28 +311
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 1 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% 0.030% 0.018%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.016% 0.11% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £106,500 £46,250 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £113,000 £47,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +137.89% -40.63% +28.51%
75th Percentile £119,500 £71,875 £87,500
90th Percentile - £85,750 -
UK median annual salary £113,000 £67,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +67.41% -20.59% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,084 5,232 6,215
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.87% 26.41% 28.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,363 2,559 4,555
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +3.47%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PCI QSA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

PCI QSA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

PCI QSA
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PCI QSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PCI QSA

PCI QSA
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Associate Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS