Hybrid/Remote ADSL Job Trends

Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring ADSL skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 412 486 518
Rank change year-on-year +74 +32 +322
Permanent jobs citing ADSL 9 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.055% 0.038% 0.016%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.50% 0.24% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 4
10th Percentile - - £27,125
25th Percentile £37,500 - £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% -26.32%
75th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £37,031
90th Percentile - £48,250 £40,688
UK median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

ADSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,807 3,729 3,276
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.09% 15.91% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,041 1,618 2,743
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £69,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year -20.00% -0.50% -4.29%

ADSL
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing ADSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

ADSL trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing ADSL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing ADSL

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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 1 (11.11%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) VoIP
2 5 (55.56%) ADSL2+
2 5 (55.56%) Broadband
2 5 (55.56%) Ethernet
2 5 (55.56%) G.fast
2 5 (55.56%) PSTN
3 3 (33.33%) Internet
4 1 (11.11%) DHCP
4 1 (11.11%) DNS
4 1 (11.11%) Firewall
4 1 (11.11%) VLAN
4 1 (11.11%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) Amazon RDS
General
1 5 (55.56%) Telecoms
2 3 (33.33%) Advertising
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (11.11%) IT Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Software Asset Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Software Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) Incident Management
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (33.33%) ITSM
4 3 (33.33%) Service Management
5 2 (22.22%) Agile
5 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (22.22%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (22.22%) Line Management
5 2 (22.22%) Workflow
6 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
6 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
6 1 (11.11%) Software Asset Management
6 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
1 1 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Apple
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft