Hybrid/Remote SANS Job Trends

SANS Institute
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for SANS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 403 560
Rank change year-on-year +18 +157 +13
Permanent jobs citing SANS 33 24 25
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.16% 0.072%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.77% 0.45% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 28 7 24
10th Percentile £85,000 £52,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £86,250 £58,750 £54,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £67,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +62.96% +1.89% -11.67%
75th Percentile £122,500 £77,500 £79,063
90th Percentile £128,750 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +20.69% -22.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

SANS 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 4,270 5,283 9,147
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.39% 34.41% 26.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,950 2,360 5,899
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

SANS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

SANS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SANS
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

SANS
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SANS over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

SANS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SANS
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (15.15%) AWS
1 5 (15.15%) Azure
1 5 (15.15%) Entra ID
1 5 (15.15%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (54.55%) CHAP
2 5 (15.15%) DHCP
2 5 (15.15%) DNS
3 2 (6.06%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Db2
Development Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Git
1 5 (15.15%) Jenkins
General
1 31 (93.94%) Finance
2 25 (75.76%) Social Skills
3 18 (54.55%) Banking
3 18 (54.55%) Financial Institution
4 6 (18.18%) Legal
5 5 (15.15%) Law
6 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (54.55%) Auditor
2 17 (51.52%) Internal Auditor
2 17 (51.52%) Security Auditor
3 5 (15.15%) Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Lead
3 5 (15.15%) Senior
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Manager
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Technical Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Technical Manager
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Technical Specialist
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
3 5 (15.15%) Technical Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Technical Manager
3 5 (15.15%) Technical Specialist
4 3 (9.09%) Information Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Information Risk Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Risk Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (15.15%) OAuth
1 5 (15.15%) OpenID
1 5 (15.15%) SAML
2 1 (3.03%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 9 (27.27%) Blockchain
3 5 (15.15%) Cloud Native
3 5 (15.15%) Cyberattack
4 2 (6.06%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (6.06%) Insider Threat
5 1 (3.03%) Learning Management System
5 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (15.15%) Linux
2 1 (3.03%) AIX
2 1 (3.03%) Unix
2 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (84.85%) Risk Management
2 27 (81.82%) Information Security
3 23 (69.70%) Agile
3 23 (69.70%) Project Management
4 22 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (63.64%) Incident Response
6 20 (60.61%) Validation
7 19 (57.58%) Analytics
7 19 (57.58%) Data Protection
7 19 (57.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 18 (54.55%) Data Analytics
8 18 (54.55%) Internal Audit
8 18 (54.55%) PRINCE2
8 18 (54.55%) Risk Assessment
8 18 (54.55%) Test Strategy
8 18 (54.55%) Threat Management
8 18 (54.55%) Vulnerability Management
9 15 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (42.42%) Coaching
11 9 (27.27%) Data Governance
Qualifications
1 33 (100.00%) CISSP
2 25 (75.76%) CISA
2 25 (75.76%) CISM
3 18 (54.55%) CGEIT
3 18 (54.55%) FFIEC
4 12 (36.36%) ISACA
5 7 (21.21%) GIAC
6 6 (18.18%) Degree
7 5 (15.15%) Security Cleared
8 4 (12.12%) CRISC
9 3 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (93.94%) NIST
2 19 (57.58%) GDPR
3 18 (54.55%) COBIT
4 8 (24.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (21.21%) GRC
5 7 (21.21%) NIST 800
6 1 (3.03%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (15.15%) Active Directory
1 5 (15.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (27.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (21.21%) RSA Archer
3 5 (15.15%) Ansible
3 5 (15.15%) Kubernetes
4 2 (6.06%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 5 (15.15%) ForgeRock
1 5 (15.15%) Google
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft
1 5 (15.15%) Okta
2 1 (3.03%) Citrix
2 1 (3.03%) Proofpoint