Cybersecurity Jobs with Work from Home Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 52 78
Rank change year-on-year +10 +26 +28
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,892 2,271 3,122
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.60% 5.52% 4.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.13% 5.74% 4.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,279 1,619 1,683
10th Percentile £37,350 £39,294 £39,510
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +5.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,884 39,545 66,696
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.37% 96.08% 96.99%
Number of salaries quoted 23,455 27,516 41,159
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 77 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 28 (1.48%) IIS
4 26 (1.37%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.26%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) Confluence
7 3 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.16%) Luigi
8 2 (0.11%) CMS
8 2 (0.11%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.11%) nginx
8 2 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.053%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.32%) Trello
5 4 (0.21%) Windchill
6 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.053%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.11%) Primavera
2 2 (0.11%) SAP FI-GL
3 1 (0.053%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 642 (33.93%) Azure
2 318 (16.81%) Microsoft 365
3 297 (15.70%) Entra ID
4 189 (9.99%) AWS
5 143 (7.56%) SaaS
6 98 (5.18%) GCP
7 52 (2.75%) PaaS
8 51 (2.70%) Amazon S3
9 48 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
10 45 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
11 42 (2.22%) IaaS
12 34 (1.80%) GitHub
13 31 (1.64%) Azure Sentinel
14 29 (1.53%) Serverless
15 24 (1.27%) Amazon SQS
15 24 (1.27%) Slack
16 23 (1.22%) Google Docs
16 23 (1.22%) Lucidchart
16 23 (1.22%) Miro
17 21 (1.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 280 (14.80%) Firewall
2 224 (11.84%) Broadband
3 219 (11.58%) 5G
4 121 (6.40%) WAN
5 116 (6.13%) Network Security
6 73 (3.86%) SD-WAN
7 71 (3.75%) DNS
8 68 (3.59%) TCP/IP
9 65 (3.44%) LAN
10 58 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
11 54 (2.85%) Intrusion Detection
12 48 (2.54%) Wireless
13 40 (2.11%) DHCP
14 38 (2.01%) Unified Communications
15 37 (1.96%) Internet
16 34 (1.80%) VPN
17 27 (1.43%) Cisco Firepower
17 27 (1.43%) Wireshark
18 25 (1.32%) MPLS
19 19 (1.00%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (2.48%) SQL Server
2 38 (2.01%) Big Data
3 37 (1.96%) Elasticsearch
4 35 (1.85%) Hadoop
5 27 (1.43%) Redis
6 26 (1.37%) MongoDB
7 24 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
8 23 (1.22%) Scylla
9 22 (1.16%) Oracle Database
10 20 (1.06%) MySQL
11 17 (0.90%) Power BI
12 16 (0.85%) NoSQL
13 14 (0.74%) Relational Database
14 12 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
15 10 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
16 9 (0.48%) Data Lake
17 7 (0.37%) Tableau
18 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
19 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
20 3 (0.16%) GIS
Development Applications
1 45 (2.38%) Jenkins
2 32 (1.69%) JIRA
3 24 (1.27%) Git
4 17 (0.90%) GitLab
4 17 (0.90%) Oracle APEX
5 14 (0.74%) SonarQube
6 8 (0.42%) Metasploit
7 7 (0.37%) Bitbucket
7 7 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.21%) IBM UrbanCode
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.21%) Rational Team Concert
9 4 (0.21%) Terragrunt
9 4 (0.21%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.16%) JUnit
10 3 (0.16%) Subversion
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.11%) Selenium
General
1 519 (27.43%) Social Skills
2 367 (19.40%) Analytical Skills
3 341 (18.02%) Finance
4 289 (15.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 115 (6.08%) Legal
6 104 (5.50%) Law
7 91 (4.81%) Public Sector
8 69 (3.65%) Telecoms
9 67 (3.54%) Marketing
10 52 (2.75%) Military
11 51 (2.70%) Aerospace
12 43 (2.27%) Retail
13 37 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (1.85%) Banking
15 31 (1.64%) Games
16 28 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
18 25 (1.32%) Manufacturing
19 20 (1.06%) Aviation
20 16 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 431 (22.78%) Senior
2 240 (12.68%) Analyst
3 212 (11.21%) Linux Specialist
4 210 (11.10%) Technical Specialist
5 139 (7.35%) Consultant
6 137 (7.24%) Security Engineer
7 130 (6.87%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 129 (6.82%) Senior Linux Specialist
9 127 (6.71%) Senior Technical Specialist
9 127 (6.71%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
10 124 (6.55%) Architect
11 121 (6.40%) Lead
12 119 (6.29%) Software Engineer
13 99 (5.23%) Security Analyst
14 87 (4.60%) Security Consultant
15 82 (4.33%) IT Manager
16 73 (3.86%) Security Manager
17 65 (3.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
18 64 (3.38%) Security Architect
19 63 (3.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.11%) HTML
2 38 (2.01%) CSS
3 33 (1.74%) Kafka
4 32 (1.69%) JSON
5 28 (1.48%) REST
6 23 (1.22%) GraphQL
7 22 (1.16%) jQuery
8 18 (0.95%) Node.js
9 16 (0.85%) .NET
9 16 (0.85%) OAuth
10 15 (0.79%) Flask
11 13 (0.69%) Django
11 13 (0.69%) Web Services
12 12 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
12 12 (0.63%) OpenID
12 12 (0.63%) React
12 12 (0.63%) SAML
13 11 (0.58%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.58%) Elastic Stack
14 10 (0.53%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 215 (11.36%) Social Media
2 177 (9.36%) Management Information System
3 161 (8.51%) Data Centre
4 94 (4.97%) Cyber Threat
5 75 (3.96%) Security Posture
6 73 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
7 63 (3.33%) Operational Technology
8 59 (3.12%) Public Cloud
9 54 (2.85%) Onboarding
10 52 (2.75%) IoT
11 49 (2.59%) Security Operations Centre
12 45 (2.38%) Cyberattack
13 40 (2.11%) Private Cloud
13 40 (2.11%) Product Ownership
14 35 (1.85%) Data Structures
15 28 (1.48%) Client/Server
15 28 (1.48%) Driving Licence
16 26 (1.37%) Virtual Team
17 24 (1.27%) Algorithms
17 24 (1.27%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 379 (20.03%) Linux
2 337 (17.81%) Windows
3 216 (11.42%) Ubuntu
4 128 (6.77%) Windows Server
5 80 (4.23%) Windows 10
6 52 (2.75%) Embedded Linux
7 47 (2.48%) Unix
8 42 (2.22%) Apple iOS
9 39 (2.06%) Android
10 29 (1.53%) Mac OS
11 24 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
12 20 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
13 19 (1.00%) Mac OS X
14 18 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
15 12 (0.63%) VMS
16 6 (0.32%) Debian
17 5 (0.26%) Kali Linux
18 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
19 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
2 303 (16.01%) Information Security
3 249 (13.16%) Artificial Intelligence
4 246 (13.00%) IT Strategy
5 238 (12.58%) CRM
6 236 (12.47%) Incident Response
7 227 (12.00%) Technology Strategy
8 216 (11.42%) SIEM
9 213 (11.26%) Security Operations
10 202 (10.68%) Mentoring
11 182 (9.62%) Presales
12 170 (8.99%) Risk Management
13 165 (8.72%) ITIL
14 164 (8.67%) Agile
15 159 (8.40%) DevOps
16 158 (8.35%) Software Engineering
17 153 (8.09%) Penetration Testing
18 146 (7.72%) Software Licensing
19 139 (7.35%) Cloud Security
20 122 (6.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 342 (18.08%) Bash
2 251 (13.27%) Python
3 100 (5.29%) SQL
4 92 (4.86%) PowerShell
5 70 (3.70%) Java
6 64 (3.38%) C
7 57 (3.01%) Rust
8 50 (2.64%) Embedded C
9 46 (2.43%) JavaScript
10 34 (1.80%) Go
11 28 (1.48%) C#
12 24 (1.27%) Scala
13 19 (1.00%) C++
14 18 (0.95%) Perl
15 17 (0.90%) PL/SQL
16 10 (0.53%) Ruby
16 10 (0.53%) TypeScript
17 9 (0.48%) R
18 6 (0.32%) PHP
19 5 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 321 (16.97%) Degree
2 274 (14.48%) Security Cleared
3 194 (10.25%) CISSP
4 122 (6.45%) CISM
5 113 (5.97%) SC Cleared
6 103 (5.44%) Cisco Certification
7 70 (3.70%) CCNA
8 66 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 62 (3.28%) CCNP
10 59 (3.12%) Microsoft Certification
11 55 (2.91%) CEH
12 45 (2.38%) Azure Certification
12 45 (2.38%) DV Cleared
12 45 (2.38%) GIAC
13 42 (2.22%) CRISC
14 36 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
15 33 (1.74%) SSCP
16 32 (1.69%) CREST Certified
17 31 (1.64%) AWS Certification
18 29 (1.53%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 247 (13.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 188 (9.94%) NIST
3 144 (7.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 89 (4.70%) GDPR
5 84 (4.44%) NCSC
6 72 (3.81%) PCI DSS
7 57 (3.01%) QA
8 51 (2.70%) GRC
9 42 (2.22%) SLA
10 39 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 39 (2.06%) JSP 440
11 24 (1.27%) SOC 2
12 23 (1.22%) NIST 800
13 19 (1.00%) COBIT
14 18 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 15 (0.79%) Data Quality
15 15 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 12 (0.63%) Accessibility
16 12 (0.63%) ISO 9001
16 12 (0.63%) RMADS
System Software
1 440 (23.26%) Active Directory
2 72 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (3.70%) Docker
4 49 (2.59%) Hyper-V
5 22 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (0.85%) vSphere
7 14 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
8 13 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
9 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 10 (0.53%) Firmware
11 9 (0.48%) Forefront TMG
11 9 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
12 8 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
13 5 (0.26%) XenApp
14 2 (0.11%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.053%) Snort
Systems Management
1 322 (17.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (11.10%) Jamf Pro
3 78 (4.12%) Terraform
4 67 (3.54%) Kubernetes
5 47 (2.48%) Ansible
6 36 (1.90%) WSUS
7 25 (1.32%) Puppet
8 23 (1.22%) vCenter Server
9 22 (1.16%) CASB
10 21 (1.11%) Stealthwatch
11 20 (1.06%) Nessus
11 20 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
12 18 (0.95%) Nmap
13 15 (0.79%) QRadar
13 15 (0.79%) SCCM
14 11 (0.58%) Grafana
15 10 (0.53%) Graphite
15 10 (0.53%) HAProxy
15 10 (0.53%) Nagios
16 9 (0.48%) SCOM
Vendors
1 739 (39.06%) Microsoft
2 217 (11.47%) CyberArk
3 210 (11.10%) Tanium
4 169 (8.93%) Apple
5 147 (7.77%) Adobe
6 129 (6.82%) Cisco
7 103 (5.44%) VMware
8 96 (5.07%) Dell
9 89 (4.70%) Google
10 67 (3.54%) Meraki
11 48 (2.54%) HP
11 48 (2.54%) Splunk
12 43 (2.27%) Qualys
13 40 (2.11%) Oracle
14 37 (1.96%) Fortinet
15 34 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
16 32 (1.69%) Samsung
17 29 (1.53%) ServiceNow
18 25 (1.32%) Intel
19 20 (1.06%) IBM