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 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 40 53 78
Rank change year-on-year +13 +25 +32
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,888 2,233 3,240
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.58% 5.50% 4.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.12% 5.73% 4.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,259 1,586 1,717
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £39,000
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 £76,250 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £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 30,838 38,971 69,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.21% 96.04% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 23,338 27,094 41,652
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 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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 20 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 75 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (3.02%) SharePoint
3 27 (1.43%) IIS
4 24 (1.27%) 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 56 (2.97%) 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
Cloud Services
1 634 (33.58%) Azure
2 320 (16.95%) Entra ID
3 312 (16.53%) Microsoft 365
4 181 (9.59%) AWS
5 139 (7.36%) SaaS
6 93 (4.93%) GCP
7 51 (2.70%) PaaS
8 49 (2.60%) Amazon S3
8 49 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
9 45 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
10 41 (2.17%) IaaS
11 35 (1.85%) GitHub
12 31 (1.64%) Azure Sentinel
13 30 (1.59%) Serverless
14 23 (1.22%) Amazon SQS
14 23 (1.22%) Slack
15 22 (1.17%) Google Docs
15 22 (1.17%) Lucidchart
15 22 (1.17%) Miro
16 21 (1.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 278 (14.72%) Firewall
2 224 (11.86%) Broadband
3 219 (11.60%) 5G
4 124 (6.57%) WAN
5 116 (6.14%) Network Security
6 74 (3.92%) SD-WAN
7 67 (3.55%) DNS
8 65 (3.44%) LAN
8 65 (3.44%) TCP/IP
9 58 (3.07%) Wi-Fi
10 54 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
11 48 (2.54%) Wireless
12 38 (2.01%) Unified Communications
13 37 (1.96%) DHCP
13 37 (1.96%) Internet
14 33 (1.75%) VPN
15 28 (1.48%) Cisco Firepower
16 27 (1.43%) Wireshark
17 26 (1.38%) MPLS
18 17 (0.90%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (2.44%) SQL Server
2 36 (1.91%) Big Data
3 35 (1.85%) Elasticsearch
4 33 (1.75%) Hadoop
5 26 (1.38%) Redis
6 23 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.22%) MongoDB
6 23 (1.22%) Oracle Database
7 22 (1.17%) Scylla
8 18 (0.95%) MySQL
9 17 (0.90%) Power BI
10 15 (0.79%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.74%) Relational Database
12 12 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
13 9 (0.48%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.37%) Tableau
15 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
16 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 3 (0.16%) Bigtable
Development Applications
1 44 (2.33%) Jenkins
2 32 (1.69%) JIRA
3 23 (1.22%) Git
4 17 (0.90%) GitLab
4 17 (0.90%) Oracle APEX
5 15 (0.79%) 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
10 3 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.16%) Subversion
10 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.11%) JUnit
11 2 (0.11%) Selenium
General
1 498 (26.38%) Social Skills
2 366 (19.39%) Analytical Skills
3 355 (18.80%) Finance
4 289 (15.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 145 (7.68%) Legal
6 103 (5.46%) Law
7 91 (4.82%) Public Sector
8 70 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 65 (3.44%) Marketing
10 61 (3.23%) Banking
11 52 (2.75%) Military
12 48 (2.54%) Aerospace
13 43 (2.28%) Retail
14 37 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
15 31 (1.64%) Games
16 26 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.38%) Manufacturing
17 20 (1.06%) Aviation
18 19 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
19 16 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 452 (23.94%) Senior
2 249 (13.19%) Analyst
3 212 (11.23%) Linux Specialist
4 210 (11.12%) Technical Specialist
5 137 (7.26%) Security Engineer
6 135 (7.15%) Consultant
7 130 (6.89%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 129 (6.83%) Senior Linux Specialist
9 127 (6.73%) Senior Technical Specialist
9 127 (6.73%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
10 126 (6.67%) Architect
11 125 (6.62%) Lead
12 111 (5.88%) Software Engineer
13 96 (5.08%) Security Analyst
14 83 (4.40%) IT Manager
14 83 (4.40%) Security Consultant
15 75 (3.97%) Security Manager
16 67 (3.55%) Security Architect
17 63 (3.34%) Cybersecurity Analyst
18 62 (3.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (1.96%) HTML
2 36 (1.91%) CSS
3 31 (1.64%) Kafka
4 30 (1.59%) JSON
5 28 (1.48%) REST
6 22 (1.17%) GraphQL
6 22 (1.17%) jQuery
7 16 (0.85%) Node.js
8 15 (0.79%) .NET
8 15 (0.79%) OAuth
9 14 (0.74%) Flask
10 12 (0.64%) Django
11 11 (0.58%) AngularJS
11 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Graph
11 11 (0.58%) OpenID
11 11 (0.58%) SAML
11 11 (0.58%) Web Services
12 10 (0.53%) Elastic Stack
12 10 (0.53%) Middleware
12 10 (0.53%) React
Miscellaneous
1 215 (11.39%) Social Media
2 206 (10.91%) Management Information System
3 164 (8.69%) Data Centre
4 92 (4.87%) Cyber Threat
5 73 (3.87%) Security Posture
5 73 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
6 64 (3.39%) Operational Technology
7 59 (3.13%) Public Cloud
8 54 (2.86%) Onboarding
9 53 (2.81%) IoT
10 48 (2.54%) Security Operations Centre
11 44 (2.33%) Cyberattack
12 40 (2.12%) Private Cloud
13 39 (2.07%) Product Ownership
14 33 (1.75%) Data Structures
15 29 (1.54%) Client/Server
16 27 (1.43%) Driving Licence
17 24 (1.27%) Virtual Team
18 23 (1.22%) Algorithms
19 19 (1.01%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 371 (19.65%) Linux
2 328 (17.37%) Windows
3 216 (11.44%) Ubuntu
4 122 (6.46%) Windows Server
5 78 (4.13%) Windows 10
6 52 (2.75%) Embedded Linux
7 48 (2.54%) Unix
8 40 (2.12%) Apple iOS
9 37 (1.96%) Android
10 26 (1.38%) Mac OS
11 24 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
12 20 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
13 18 (0.95%) Mac OS X
13 18 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
14 12 (0.64%) VMS
15 6 (0.32%) Debian
16 5 (0.26%) Kali Linux
17 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
18 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (17.53%) Information Security
2 299 (15.84%) Problem-Solving
3 250 (13.24%) Artificial Intelligence
4 239 (12.66%) Security Operations
5 235 (12.45%) IT Strategy
6 233 (12.34%) Incident Response
7 228 (12.08%) CRM
8 227 (12.02%) Technology Strategy
9 211 (11.18%) SIEM
10 201 (10.65%) Mentoring
11 185 (9.80%) Agile
12 182 (9.64%) Presales
13 169 (8.95%) Risk Management
14 163 (8.63%) ITIL
15 156 (8.26%) DevOps
16 151 (8.00%) Software Engineering
17 149 (7.89%) Software Licensing
18 148 (7.84%) Penetration Testing
19 137 (7.26%) Cloud Security
20 129 (6.83%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 335 (17.74%) Bash
2 243 (12.87%) Python
3 125 (6.62%) SQL
4 115 (6.09%) PowerShell
5 67 (3.55%) Java
6 64 (3.39%) C
7 57 (3.02%) Rust
8 50 (2.65%) Embedded C
9 44 (2.33%) JavaScript
10 32 (1.69%) Go
11 25 (1.32%) C#
12 22 (1.17%) Scala
13 17 (0.90%) C++
13 17 (0.90%) PL/SQL
14 16 (0.85%) Perl
15 10 (0.53%) Ruby
16 9 (0.48%) R
16 9 (0.48%) TypeScript
17 5 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 321 (17.00%) Degree
2 274 (14.51%) Security Cleared
3 189 (10.01%) CISSP
4 118 (6.25%) CISM
5 112 (5.93%) SC Cleared
6 104 (5.51%) Cisco Certification
7 73 (3.87%) CCNA
8 67 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 64 (3.39%) CCNP
10 58 (3.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 54 (2.86%) CEH
12 45 (2.38%) GIAC
13 44 (2.33%) DV Cleared
14 43 (2.28%) Azure Certification
15 40 (2.12%) CRISC
16 34 (1.80%) CompTIA Security+
17 33 (1.75%) SSCP
18 32 (1.69%) CREST Certified
19 31 (1.64%) AWS Certification
20 29 (1.54%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (12.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 185 (9.80%) NIST
3 143 (7.57%) Cyber Essentials
4 88 (4.66%) NCSC
5 87 (4.61%) GDPR
6 73 (3.87%) PCI DSS
7 52 (2.75%) GRC
8 44 (2.33%) QA
9 42 (2.22%) SLA
10 39 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 39 (2.07%) JSP 440
11 23 (1.22%) NIST 800
12 22 (1.17%) SOC 2
13 19 (1.01%) 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 13 (0.69%) ISO 9001
17 12 (0.64%) Accessibility
17 12 (0.64%) RMADS
System Software
1 464 (24.58%) Active Directory
2 71 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 67 (3.55%) Docker
4 48 (2.54%) Hyper-V
5 28 (1.48%) RACF
6 22 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 16 (0.85%) vSphere
8 14 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
9 12 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
10 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 10 (0.53%) Firmware
12 9 (0.48%) Forefront TMG
12 9 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
13 7 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
14 4 (0.21%) XenApp
15 2 (0.11%) Terminal Services
15 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
16 1 (0.053%) Snort
Systems Management
1 318 (16.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (11.12%) Jamf Pro
3 77 (4.08%) Terraform
4 66 (3.50%) Kubernetes
5 47 (2.49%) Ansible
6 35 (1.85%) WSUS
7 24 (1.27%) Puppet
7 24 (1.27%) Stealthwatch
8 22 (1.17%) CASB
8 22 (1.17%) vCenter Server
9 21 (1.11%) Nessus
10 20 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
11 18 (0.95%) Nmap
12 15 (0.79%) QRadar
12 15 (0.79%) SCCM
13 10 (0.53%) Grafana
14 9 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
14 9 (0.48%) Graphite
14 9 (0.48%) HAProxy
14 9 (0.48%) SCOM
Vendors
1 758 (40.15%) Microsoft
2 245 (12.98%) CyberArk
3 210 (11.12%) Tanium
4 172 (9.11%) Apple
5 150 (7.94%) Adobe
6 129 (6.83%) Cisco
7 102 (5.40%) VMware
8 90 (4.77%) Dell
9 84 (4.45%) Google
10 67 (3.55%) Meraki
11 48 (2.54%) HP
12 46 (2.44%) Splunk
13 42 (2.22%) Qualys
14 41 (2.17%) Oracle
15 36 (1.91%) Fortinet
16 34 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
17 32 (1.69%) Samsung
18 28 (1.48%) ServiceNow
19 25 (1.32%) Intel
20 20 (1.06%) IBM