Hybrid/Remote Security Posture Job Trends

Security Posture
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 328 432
Rank change year-on-year +79 +104 -3
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 209 98 76
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.92% 0.59% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.43% 1.38% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 138 89 58
10th Percentile £45,875 £44,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,125 £47,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% -13.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,688
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -6.90% +11.54%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,603 7,103 8,482
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.85% 42.75% 34.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,230 3,647 6,037
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,750 £34,243
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,813 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Security Posture job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Security Posture
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Security Posture
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

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

Security Posture
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 12 (5.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.87%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.48%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 89 (42.58%) Azure
2 49 (23.44%) AWS
3 33 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (11.00%) GCP
5 21 (10.05%) Entra ID
6 17 (8.13%) PaaS
7 14 (6.70%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (6.70%) IaaS
8 12 (5.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (5.74%) Azure Functions
8 12 (5.74%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (5.74%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (5.74%) GitHub
8 12 (5.74%) Serverless
9 8 (3.83%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (3.35%) SaaS
11 6 (2.87%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.91%) Mimecast
13 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 55 (26.32%) Firewall
2 44 (21.05%) Network Security
3 29 (13.88%) VPN
4 16 (7.66%) WAN
5 15 (7.18%) LAN
6 11 (5.26%) Wireless
7 10 (4.78%) DNS
8 9 (4.31%) DHCP
8 9 (4.31%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (3.35%) Cisco ISE
9 7 (3.35%) TCP/IP
9 7 (3.35%) VLAN
10 5 (2.39%) BGP
10 5 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (1.91%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (1.91%) DMZ
11 4 (1.91%) Internet
11 4 (1.91%) OSPF
11 4 (1.91%) TACACS
11 4 (1.91%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.70%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (1.91%) Power BI
2 4 (1.91%) Tableau
3 3 (1.44%) Data Lake
3 3 (1.44%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.96%) MySQL
5 1 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.48%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (7.18%) Git
2 7 (3.35%) Burp Suite
2 7 (3.35%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.44%) JIRA
General
1 86 (41.15%) Social Skills
2 35 (16.75%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (12.92%) Law
4 26 (12.44%) Finance
5 21 (10.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (9.09%) Public Sector
7 17 (8.13%) Retail
8 16 (7.66%) Banking
9 13 (6.22%) Legal
10 9 (4.31%) Aviation
10 9 (4.31%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.39%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.91%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.44%) Back Office
14 3 (1.44%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.96%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 54 (25.84%) Analyst
2 36 (17.22%) Senior
3 34 (16.27%) Security Analyst
4 26 (12.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 25 (11.96%) Lead
6 24 (11.48%) Security Manager
7 22 (10.53%) Security Engineer
8 20 (9.57%) Senior Analyst
9 19 (9.09%) Consultant
10 18 (8.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 14 (6.70%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
11 14 (6.70%) Senior Security Analyst
12 13 (6.22%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 13 (6.22%) Security Specialist
13 12 (5.74%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 12 (5.74%) Security Consultant
14 9 (4.31%) Information Manager
14 9 (4.31%) Information Security Manager
14 9 (4.31%) Penetration Tester
14 9 (4.31%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.35%) .NET
2 4 (1.91%) .NET Core
2 4 (1.91%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.91%) REST
3 3 (1.44%) gRPC
4 2 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.96%) React
4 2 (0.96%) Ruby on Rails
5 1 (0.48%) JSON
5 1 (0.48%) Kafka
5 1 (0.48%) VCL
5 1 (0.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (14.83%) Management Information System
2 22 (10.53%) Cloud Native
3 21 (10.05%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (8.61%) Cyber Security Posture
5 16 (7.66%) Public Cloud
6 15 (7.18%) Cloud Security Posture
7 12 (5.74%) Podcast
8 10 (4.78%) Blog
9 9 (4.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 9 (4.31%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (3.83%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (3.35%) Cyber Defence
11 7 (3.35%) Product Ownership
12 5 (2.39%) Mobile App
12 5 (2.39%) Security Operations Centre
13 4 (1.91%) Driving Licence
13 4 (1.91%) Insider Threat
13 4 (1.91%) PKI
14 3 (1.44%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 41 (19.62%) Windows
2 23 (11.00%) Linux
3 12 (5.74%) VMS
4 7 (3.35%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.87%) Android
5 6 (2.87%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.44%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.96%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.48%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.48%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (57.89%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (39.71%) Information Security
3 79 (37.80%) Incident Response
4 65 (31.10%) Cloud Security
5 62 (29.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 60 (28.71%) Risk Management
7 59 (28.23%) Vulnerability Management
8 51 (24.40%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (24.40%) SIEM
9 40 (19.14%) AI
10 37 (17.70%) Roadmaps
11 33 (15.79%) CI/CD
11 33 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
12 31 (14.83%) DevSecOps
12 31 (14.83%) Infrastructure as Code
12 31 (14.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 30 (14.35%) Threat Intelligence
14 29 (13.88%) Decision-Making
14 29 (13.88%) Threat Modelling
15 28 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (14.35%) PowerShell
2 29 (13.88%) Python
3 19 (9.09%) SQL
4 17 (8.13%) C#
5 16 (7.66%) Bash
6 14 (6.70%) Bicep
6 14 (6.70%) Java
6 14 (6.70%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (3.35%) Go
8 5 (2.39%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.39%) Ruby
9 3 (1.44%) C
9 3 (1.44%) C++
9 3 (1.44%) Objective-C
9 3 (1.44%) Perl
9 3 (1.44%) Rust
10 1 (0.48%) Delphi
10 1 (0.48%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 48 (22.97%) CISSP
2 44 (21.05%) Security Cleared
3 39 (18.66%) CISM
4 34 (16.27%) Degree
5 33 (15.79%) SC Cleared
6 18 (8.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (8.13%) Azure Certification
8 14 (6.70%) OSCP
9 13 (6.22%) CEH
9 13 (6.22%) CREST Certified
9 13 (6.22%) DV Cleared
10 11 (5.26%) CRISC
11 9 (4.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (4.31%) GIAC
11 9 (4.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (3.83%) CCNP
12 8 (3.83%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (3.83%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (2.87%) GSEC
14 5 (2.39%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (47.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (33.01%) NIST
3 30 (14.35%) GDPR
4 27 (12.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (9.09%) PCI DSS
6 18 (8.61%) GRC
7 14 (6.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (6.22%) NCSC
9 11 (5.26%) JSP 440
10 10 (4.78%) QA
11 7 (3.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (2.87%) Government Security Classifications
12 6 (2.87%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (2.39%) NIST 800
14 3 (1.44%) Accessibility
15 2 (0.96%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (0.96%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (11.00%) Active Directory
2 15 (7.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.70%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (5.74%) vSphere
5 6 (2.87%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.96%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.48%) KVM
Systems Management
1 19 (9.09%) Terraform
2 7 (3.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.35%) Nmap
3 5 (2.39%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.91%) FortiGate
4 4 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.96%) Nessus
6 1 (0.48%) Ansible
6 1 (0.48%) CASB
6 1 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.48%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.48%) QRadar
6 1 (0.48%) SCCM
Vendors
1 86 (41.15%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.09%) VMware
3 16 (7.66%) Cisco
4 12 (5.74%) ScienceLogic
5 11 (5.26%) Google
5 11 (5.26%) Palo Alto
6 10 (4.78%) Splunk
7 8 (3.83%) Tanium
8 7 (3.35%) Fortinet
8 7 (3.35%) Qualys
9 6 (2.87%) Capita
10 5 (2.39%) iManage
10 5 (2.39%) Meraki
10 5 (2.39%) Tenable
11 4 (1.91%) Aruba
11 4 (1.91%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (1.44%) Forcepoint
12 3 (1.44%) LogRhythm
12 3 (1.44%) New Relic
12 3 (1.44%) SolarWinds