Hybrid/Remote Threat Management Job Trends

Threat Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Threat Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 427 461
Rank change year-on-year +77 +34 +207
Permanent jobs citing Threat Management 24 14 28
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.085% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.091% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 23 12 25
10th Percentile £59,490 £67,875 £37,500
25th Percentile £86,250 £83,625 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £90,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +29.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £110,000 £93,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £122,500 - -
UK median annual salary £87,431 £80,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.29% +14.29% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Threat Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,245 15,409 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.79% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,423 9,065 16,344
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,781 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Threat Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Threat Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Threat Management
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Threat Management
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Threat Management over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Threat Management salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Threat Management
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 6 (25.00%) Azure
2 4 (16.67%) AWS
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (58.33%) CHAP
2 3 (12.50%) Firewall
2 3 (12.50%) Network Security
3 2 (8.33%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (8.33%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (8.33%) LAN
3 2 (8.33%) SD-WAN
3 2 (8.33%) WAN
3 2 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (8.33%) Wireless
3 2 (8.33%) WLAN
General
1 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 14 (58.33%) Banking
2 14 (58.33%) Finance
2 14 (58.33%) Financial Institution
3 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Auditor
1 14 (58.33%) Internal Auditor
1 14 (58.33%) Security Auditor
2 4 (16.67%) Head of IT
2 4 (16.67%) Head of IT Security
2 4 (16.67%) Head of Security
3 3 (12.50%) Head of Engineering
4 2 (8.33%) Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Network Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Senior
4 2 (8.33%) Senior Network Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Cyber Threat Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 1 (4.17%) Security Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Security Specialist
5 1 (4.17%) SOC Analyst
5 1 (4.17%) Threat and Vulnerability Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Vulnerability Manager
Miscellaneous
1 19 (79.17%) Management Information System
2 7 (29.17%) Blockchain
3 4 (16.67%) Onboarding
4 2 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (8.33%) Security Posture
5 1 (4.17%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (83.33%) Incident Response
2 20 (83.33%) Information Security
2 20 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 19 (79.17%) Risk Management
4 18 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 15 (62.50%) Analytics
5 15 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
6 14 (58.33%) Agile
6 14 (58.33%) Data Analytics
6 14 (58.33%) Data Protection
6 14 (58.33%) Internal Audit
6 14 (58.33%) PRINCE2
6 14 (58.33%) Project Management
6 14 (58.33%) Test Strategy
6 14 (58.33%) Validation
7 8 (33.33%) Security Operations
8 7 (29.17%) Coaching
8 7 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (29.17%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 15 (62.50%) CISM
1 15 (62.50%) CISSP
2 14 (58.33%) CGEIT
2 14 (58.33%) CISA
2 14 (58.33%) FFIEC
2 14 (58.33%) SANS
3 5 (20.83%) Degree
3 5 (20.83%) Master's Degree
3 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (16.67%) AWS Certification
4 4 (16.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 4 (16.67%) Azure Certification
4 4 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
6 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (66.67%) NIST
2 14 (58.33%) COBIT
2 14 (58.33%) GDPR
3 5 (20.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (4.17%) GRC
5 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) FortiGate
2 1 (4.17%) QRadar
Vendors
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) Cisco
2 2 (8.33%) Fortinet
2 2 (8.33%) LogRhythm
2 2 (8.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (4.17%) AlienVault
3 1 (4.17%) Splunk