NCSC Jobs with Work from Home Options

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
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 NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 504 676
Rank change year-on-year +33 +172 -140
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 104 157 185
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.31% 0.39% 0.26%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.42% 2.66% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 82 138 121
10th Percentile £50,000 £48,325 £42,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,202 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% +3.70% +8.00%
75th Percentile £69,492 £83,438 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

NCSC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,299 5,906 11,455
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 14.55% 16.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,237 4,005 6,131
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +7.14% +6.67%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

NCSC trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

NCSC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing NCSC over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

NCSC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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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 6 (5.77%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (5.77%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 23 (22.12%) Azure
2 13 (12.50%) AWS
2 13 (12.50%) GitHub
2 13 (12.50%) GitHub Actions
3 10 (9.62%) IaaS
3 10 (9.62%) PaaS
4 9 (8.65%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (8.65%) SaaS
5 8 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (3.85%) AWS CodeBuild
6 4 (3.85%) GCP
6 4 (3.85%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (0.96%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 14 (13.46%) TCP/IP
2 10 (9.62%) Firewall
2 10 (9.62%) Network Security
3 6 (5.77%) Cisco IPT
3 6 (5.77%) Wireshark
4 2 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.96%) 4G
5 1 (0.96%) 5G
5 1 (0.96%) DNS
5 1 (0.96%) Internet
5 1 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.96%) NGN
Development Applications
1 9 (8.65%) JIRA
1 9 (8.65%) SonarQube
2 4 (3.85%) Terragrunt
General
1 27 (25.96%) Finance
2 19 (18.27%) Social Skills
3 18 (17.31%) Public Sector
4 14 (13.46%) Telecoms
5 11 (10.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (9.62%) Aerospace
7 8 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (7.69%) Military
8 5 (4.81%) Legal
9 3 (2.88%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.88%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.92%) Publishing
10 2 (1.92%) Retail
11 1 (0.96%) Law
11 1 (0.96%) Police
11 1 (0.96%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 22 (21.15%) Consultant
2 17 (16.35%) Security Consultant
3 15 (14.42%) Analyst
3 15 (14.42%) Security Analyst
4 14 (13.46%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 11 (10.58%) Lead
5 11 (10.58%) Managing Consultant
5 11 (10.58%) Senior
6 9 (8.65%) Product Owner
6 9 (8.65%) Security Manager
6 9 (8.65%) Senior Product Owner
7 6 (5.77%) Email Analyst
7 6 (5.77%) IT Analyst
7 6 (5.77%) IT Security Analyst
7 6 (5.77%) Security Officer
7 6 (5.77%) Vulnerability Analyst
7 6 (5.77%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
8 5 (4.81%) Development Manager
8 5 (4.81%) Security Specialist
8 5 (4.81%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (8.65%) ARM Templates
1 9 (8.65%) Azure Blueprints
2 6 (5.77%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 44 (42.31%) Management Information System
2 23 (22.12%) Operational Technology
3 14 (13.46%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (10.58%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (8.65%) Cyberattack
5 9 (8.65%) Onboarding
5 9 (8.65%) Product Ownership
6 6 (5.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (4.81%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.92%) NHS
9 1 (0.96%) CESG
9 1 (0.96%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.96%) PKI
9 1 (0.96%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.77%) Windows
2 4 (3.85%) Linux
3 1 (0.96%) Android
3 1 (0.96%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (45.19%) Mentoring
3 45 (43.27%) Risk Management
4 34 (32.69%) Information Security
5 27 (25.96%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (25.00%) SIEM
7 21 (20.19%) Agile
7 21 (20.19%) Security Architecture
8 20 (19.23%) Coaching
9 19 (18.27%) Project Management
9 19 (18.27%) Security Operations
10 17 (16.35%) Data Protection
10 17 (16.35%) Line Management
11 15 (14.42%) Project Delivery
12 14 (13.46%) Architectural Patterns
12 14 (13.46%) Information Assurance
12 14 (13.46%) Software Engineering
13 13 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (12.50%) Test Automation
14 12 (11.54%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.81%) C
1 5 (4.81%) Python
2 4 (3.85%) Bash
2 4 (3.85%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.85%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (50.96%) Security Cleared
2 40 (38.46%) SC Cleared
3 32 (30.77%) CISSP
4 31 (29.81%) CISM
5 23 (22.12%) Degree
6 19 (18.27%) CRISC
7 15 (14.42%) CEH
8 14 (13.46%) CASP
9 13 (12.50%) DV Cleared
10 11 (10.58%) CESG Certified Professional
11 10 (9.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (9.62%) CISA
12 5 (4.81%) MBCS
13 4 (3.85%) PCI QSA
14 3 (2.88%) ISACA
14 3 (2.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (2.88%) Master's Degree
15 2 (1.92%) DBS Check
16 1 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 1 (0.96%) CLAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (38.46%) NIST
2 35 (33.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (16.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (13.46%) GDPR
5 13 (12.50%) PCI DSS
6 11 (10.58%) GRC
7 9 (8.65%) NIST 800
8 8 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (7.69%) JSP 440
9 6 (5.77%) RMADS
10 4 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (2.88%) ISO 31000
12 2 (1.92%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.96%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.96%) QA
System Software
1 9 (8.65%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (12.50%) Terraform
2 9 (8.65%) Ansible
2 9 (8.65%) Kubernetes
3 6 (5.77%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.96%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 10 (9.62%) Splunk
2 9 (8.65%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.65%) ServiceNow
3 6 (5.77%) Qualys
4 2 (1.92%) Facebook
5 1 (0.96%) CA
5 1 (0.96%) Cisco
5 1 (0.96%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.96%) Juniper