Hybrid/Remote QRadar Job Trends

IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring QRadar skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 431 479
Rank change year-on-year +68 +48 +185
Permanent jobs citing QRadar 8 22 6
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.053% 0.13% 0.029%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.58% 0.95% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 6
10th Percentile £63,450 £57,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £54,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% +4.00% -26.47%
75th Percentile £82,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile - £70,375 £74,375
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +15.38% +6.12% -12.50%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

QRadar falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,375 2,311 3,275
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.15% 13.86% 15.64%
Number of salaries quoted 990 1,375 2,813
10th Percentile £37,450 £41,250 £40,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £69,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.47% +6.92% -6.40%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £68,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -3.70%

QRadar
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

QRadar job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

QRadar
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

QRadar
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing QRadar over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

QRadar salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

QRadar
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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (87.50%) Wireshark
2 4 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Analyst
2 4 (50.00%) Information Analyst
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security Analyst
2 4 (50.00%) Security Analyst
3 3 (37.50%) Threat Hunter
4 1 (12.50%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 3 (37.50%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (37.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Linux
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 8 (100.00%) SIEM
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Forensic Analysis
2 7 (87.50%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 7 (87.50%) Threat Intelligence
3 5 (62.50%) Analytics
3 5 (62.50%) Incident Response
4 4 (50.00%) Behavioural Analytics
4 4 (50.00%) Benchmarking
4 4 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 4 (50.00%) Information Security
4 4 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
4 4 (50.00%) Security Hardening
4 4 (50.00%) Security Monitoring
4 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (50.00%) Threat Detection
4 4 (50.00%) Use Case
4 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) PowerShell
1 3 (37.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) GIAC
2 4 (50.00%) GCFA
2 4 (50.00%) GCIA
2 4 (50.00%) GCIH
3 3 (37.50%) CEH
3 3 (37.50%) GREM
3 3 (37.50%) OSCP
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) NIST
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Splunk
2 3 (37.50%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (12.50%) LogRhythm
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft