Hybrid/Remote Security Auditor Job Trends

Security Auditor
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Auditor salary for remote/hybrid work is £96,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 - 470
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Auditor 6 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.039% - 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 6
10th Percentile - - £33,500
25th Percentile £86,250 - £34,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £96,250 - £37,500
75th Percentile £107,500 - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £96,250 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -31.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,313 18,389 19,515
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 96.46% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9,142 11,505 15,926
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,394
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.65% -3.37%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Security Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Auditor' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Auditor job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Auditor
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Auditor job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Auditor job vacancies

Security Auditor
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Auditor over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Security Auditor salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Security Auditor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Auditor in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Agile
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 6 (100.00%) CHAP
1 6 (100.00%) CISA
1 6 (100.00%) CISM
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 6 (100.00%) FFIEC
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
1 6 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 6 (100.00%) Project Management
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 6 (100.00%) SANS
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 6 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
1 6 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 3 (50.00%) Coaching
2 3 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics

Security Auditor Skill Set
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 6 (100.00%) CHAP
General
1 6 (100.00%) Banking
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (50.00%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Agile
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 6 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 6 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 6 (100.00%) Project Management
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 6 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 6 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
1 6 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 3 (50.00%) Coaching
2 3 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 6 (100.00%) CISA
1 6 (100.00%) CISM
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
1 6 (100.00%) FFIEC
1 6 (100.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) NIST