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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 50 79
Rank change year-on-year +7 +29 +29
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,912 2,165 3,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.42% 5.74% 4.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.04% 5.97% 4.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,243 1,543 1,727
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £66,400 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.40% +2.15% -1.58%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

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 31,654 36,235 73,335
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.73% 96.01% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 23,643 25,788 42,106
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
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 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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 9 June 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 73 (3.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 63 (3.29%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.20%) IIS
4 15 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.37%) Apache
6 5 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.26%) Luigi
7 4 (0.21%) Confluence
8 2 (0.10%) CMS
8 2 (0.10%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.10%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.10%) WordPress
9 1 (0.052%) nginx
Applications
1 52 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.31%) Trello
5 5 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.21%) Windchill
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.10%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 647 (33.84%) Azure
2 338 (17.68%) Entra ID
3 320 (16.74%) Microsoft 365
4 182 (9.52%) AWS
5 107 (5.60%) SaaS
6 69 (3.61%) GCP
7 43 (2.25%) IaaS
8 41 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
8 41 (2.14%) PaaS
9 39 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
10 38 (1.99%) Amazon S3
11 33 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
12 27 (1.41%) Serverless
13 26 (1.36%) GitHub
14 18 (0.94%) Power Platform
15 16 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
16 15 (0.78%) Amazon EC2
16 15 (0.78%) Google Workspace
17 14 (0.73%) Amazon SQS
17 14 (0.73%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 276 (14.44%) Firewall
2 225 (11.77%) Broadband
3 220 (11.51%) 5G
4 132 (6.90%) WAN
5 130 (6.80%) Network Security
6 82 (4.29%) SD-WAN
7 64 (3.35%) DNS
8 63 (3.29%) LAN
9 60 (3.14%) TCP/IP
10 59 (3.09%) Intrusion Detection
11 56 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
12 52 (2.72%) Wireless
13 38 (1.99%) Unified Communications
14 37 (1.94%) DHCP
14 37 (1.94%) Internet
15 33 (1.73%) Cisco Firepower
16 32 (1.67%) VPN
17 28 (1.46%) MPLS
17 28 (1.46%) Wireshark
18 17 (0.89%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (2.20%) SQL Server
2 35 (1.83%) Big Data
3 27 (1.41%) Elasticsearch
3 27 (1.41%) Hadoop
4 25 (1.31%) MongoDB
5 23 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (1.05%) Oracle Database
6 20 (1.05%) Relational Database
7 19 (0.99%) Redis
8 18 (0.94%) NoSQL
9 17 (0.89%) MySQL
10 14 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (0.73%) Power BI
11 13 (0.68%) Scylla
12 10 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.31%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
14 5 (0.26%) Bigtable
14 5 (0.26%) CouchDB
Development Applications
1 34 (1.78%) JIRA
2 26 (1.36%) Jenkins
3 19 (0.99%) Git
4 17 (0.89%) Oracle APEX
5 16 (0.84%) GitLab
5 16 (0.84%) SonarQube
6 9 (0.47%) Metasploit
6 9 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
7 6 (0.31%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.31%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.31%) Rational Team Concert
8 4 (0.21%) Terragrunt
9 3 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.10%) Apache Continuum
10 2 (0.10%) JUnit
10 2 (0.10%) Selenium
10 2 (0.10%) Subversion
10 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.052%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.052%) IntelliJ
General
1 499 (26.10%) Social Skills
2 368 (19.25%) Analytical Skills
3 362 (18.93%) Finance
4 283 (14.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 160 (8.37%) Legal
6 97 (5.07%) Law
7 92 (4.81%) Public Sector
8 72 (3.77%) Telecoms
9 66 (3.45%) Banking
10 59 (3.09%) Marketing
11 45 (2.35%) Military
12 41 (2.14%) Aerospace
13 40 (2.09%) Retail
14 37 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
15 31 (1.62%) Games
16 28 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
17 23 (1.20%) Manufacturing
18 16 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
18 16 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
19 15 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 490 (25.63%) Senior
2 250 (13.08%) Analyst
3 211 (11.04%) Linux Specialist
4 210 (10.98%) Technical Specialist
5 142 (7.43%) Architect
5 142 (7.43%) Security Engineer
6 141 (7.37%) Consultant
7 129 (6.75%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 128 (6.69%) Senior Linux Specialist
9 127 (6.64%) Lead
9 127 (6.64%) Senior Technical Specialist
9 127 (6.64%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
10 95 (4.97%) Software Engineer
11 89 (4.65%) Security Consultant
12 88 (4.60%) IT Manager
13 87 (4.55%) Security Analyst
14 77 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
15 76 (3.97%) Security Architect
16 72 (3.77%) Security Manager
17 68 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (1.99%) CSS
1 38 (1.99%) HTML
2 30 (1.57%) REST
3 27 (1.41%) JSON
4 25 (1.31%) Kafka
5 23 (1.20%) jQuery
6 21 (1.10%) Node.js
7 16 (0.84%) .NET
8 13 (0.68%) AngularJS
8 13 (0.68%) GraphQL
9 11 (0.58%) Flask
9 11 (0.58%) React
9 11 (0.58%) Web Services
10 10 (0.52%) ARM Templates
10 10 (0.52%) Azure Blueprints
10 10 (0.52%) Middleware
10 10 (0.52%) OAuth
11 9 (0.47%) Elastic Stack
11 9 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
11 9 (0.47%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 225 (11.77%) Management Information System
2 214 (11.19%) Social Media
3 174 (9.10%) Data Centre
4 88 (4.60%) Cyber Threat
5 75 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
6 65 (3.40%) Operational Technology
6 65 (3.40%) Security Posture
7 52 (2.72%) IoT
7 52 (2.72%) Onboarding
8 47 (2.46%) Security Operations Centre
9 45 (2.35%) Cyberattack
10 43 (2.25%) Public Cloud
11 40 (2.09%) Private Cloud
12 31 (1.62%) Client/Server
13 27 (1.41%) Product Ownership
14 26 (1.36%) Driving Licence
15 22 (1.15%) Data Structures
16 19 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 19 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
17 18 (0.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 361 (18.88%) Linux
2 310 (16.21%) Windows
3 216 (11.30%) Ubuntu
4 117 (6.12%) Windows Server
5 76 (3.97%) Windows 10
6 52 (2.72%) Embedded Linux
7 46 (2.41%) Unix
8 37 (1.94%) Apple iOS
9 34 (1.78%) Android
10 22 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
11 20 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
12 16 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
13 15 (0.78%) Mac OS X
14 14 (0.73%) Mac OS
15 12 (0.63%) VMS
16 6 (0.31%) Debian
16 6 (0.31%) Kali Linux
17 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
18 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (18.41%) Information Security
2 301 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
3 252 (13.18%) Artificial Intelligence
4 249 (13.02%) Security Operations
5 234 (12.24%) Incident Response
6 233 (12.19%) IT Strategy
7 227 (11.87%) CRM
8 225 (11.77%) Technology Strategy
9 204 (10.67%) SIEM
10 197 (10.30%) Mentoring
11 194 (10.15%) Agile
12 189 (9.88%) Presales
13 186 (9.73%) Risk Management
14 165 (8.63%) ITIL
15 146 (7.64%) Software Licensing
16 141 (7.37%) DevOps
17 136 (7.11%) Penetration Testing
17 136 (7.11%) Software Engineering
18 132 (6.90%) Roadmaps
19 128 (6.69%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 321 (16.79%) Bash
2 223 (11.66%) Python
3 156 (8.16%) SQL
4 139 (7.27%) PowerShell
5 62 (3.24%) C
6 56 (2.93%) Java
7 54 (2.82%) Rust
8 50 (2.62%) Embedded C
9 42 (2.20%) JavaScript
10 21 (1.10%) C#
10 21 (1.10%) Go
11 17 (0.89%) PL/SQL
12 14 (0.73%) Perl
13 13 (0.68%) C++
13 13 (0.68%) Scala
14 9 (0.47%) TypeScript
15 7 (0.37%) Ruby
16 6 (0.31%) R
17 5 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 340 (17.78%) Degree
2 282 (14.75%) Security Cleared
3 177 (9.26%) CISSP
4 119 (6.22%) SC Cleared
5 112 (5.86%) CISM
6 104 (5.44%) Cisco Certification
7 82 (4.29%) CCNA
8 76 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 70 (3.66%) CCNP
10 57 (2.98%) Microsoft Certification
11 53 (2.77%) CEH
12 47 (2.46%) DV Cleared
13 45 (2.35%) GIAC
14 43 (2.25%) Azure Certification
15 36 (1.88%) CRISC
16 35 (1.83%) CREST Certified
17 31 (1.62%) AWS Certification
18 30 (1.57%) MCP
18 30 (1.57%) OSCP
18 30 (1.57%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 235 (12.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 181 (9.47%) NIST
3 153 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 91 (4.76%) GDPR
5 89 (4.65%) NCSC
6 70 (3.66%) PCI DSS
7 50 (2.62%) GRC
8 43 (2.25%) SLA
9 42 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 41 (2.14%) QA
11 37 (1.94%) JSP 440
12 24 (1.26%) NIST 800
13 20 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 19 (0.99%) COBIT
15 18 (0.94%) SOC 2
16 15 (0.78%) Data Quality
17 12 (0.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 12 (0.63%) ISO 9001
18 11 (0.58%) Accessibility
18 11 (0.58%) RMADS
System Software
1 484 (25.31%) Active Directory
2 70 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 52 (2.72%) Docker
3 52 (2.72%) Hyper-V
4 50 (2.62%) RACF
5 20 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
6 19 (0.99%) vSphere
7 13 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
8 12 (0.63%) Firmware
9 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 9 (0.47%) Forefront TMG
10 9 (0.47%) VMware Workstation
11 8 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
12 5 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
12 5 (0.26%) XenApp
13 4 (0.21%) XenDesktop
14 2 (0.10%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.052%) Snort
Systems Management
1 311 (16.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (10.98%) Jamf Pro
3 64 (3.35%) Terraform
4 46 (2.41%) Ansible
4 46 (2.41%) Kubernetes
5 35 (1.83%) WSUS
6 33 (1.73%) Stealthwatch
7 23 (1.20%) Nessus
7 23 (1.20%) Puppet
8 22 (1.15%) CASB
9 21 (1.10%) vCenter Server
10 17 (0.89%) Nmap
10 17 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
11 15 (0.78%) QRadar
11 15 (0.78%) SCCM
12 10 (0.52%) FortiGate
13 9 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 9 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 9 (0.47%) SCOM
14 8 (0.42%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 775 (40.53%) Microsoft
2 267 (13.96%) CyberArk
3 210 (10.98%) Tanium
4 170 (8.89%) Apple
5 147 (7.69%) Adobe
6 138 (7.22%) Cisco
7 101 (5.28%) VMware
8 77 (4.03%) Meraki
9 74 (3.87%) Dell
10 61 (3.19%) Google
11 48 (2.51%) HP
12 47 (2.46%) Splunk
13 43 (2.25%) Fortinet
14 39 (2.04%) Qualys
15 34 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
16 33 (1.73%) Oracle
17 32 (1.67%) Samsung
18 28 (1.46%) ServiceNow
19 25 (1.31%) Intel
20 21 (1.10%) Darktrace