Hybrid/Remote AI Job Trends

AI
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 18 69
Rank change year-on-year +8 +51 +22
Permanent jobs citing AI 1,959 1,602 1,318
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.68% 11.15% 4.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.91% 11.73% 4.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,115 706 846
10th Percentile £37,050 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,206 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% +5.93% -10.71%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,438 £82,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £115,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,177 13,659 29,626
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,750 8,839 23,447
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

AI job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing AI

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing AI over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

AI salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 52 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 45 (2.30%) CMS
3 38 (1.94%) Confluence
4 25 (1.28%) Apache Spark
5 20 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.51%) Apache
6 10 (0.51%) SAS
6 10 (0.51%) WordPress
7 9 (0.46%) JBoss
7 9 (0.46%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 5 (0.26%) Palantir Foundry
10 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.15%) Apache Pulsar
11 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
11 3 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.10%) Camunda
13 1 (0.051%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.051%) Moodle
Applications
1 41 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (1.94%) Chatbot
3 30 (1.53%) UserZoom
4 22 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
7 4 (0.20%) CapCut
8 3 (0.15%) Sketch
9 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.10%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.051%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.051%) Productboard
10 1 (0.051%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (1.12%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.10%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.10%) Sage 50
6 2 (0.10%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.10%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.10%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.10%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.051%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.051%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.051%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 512 (26.14%) Azure
2 367 (18.73%) AWS
3 209 (10.67%) SaaS
4 183 (9.34%) Adobe Analytics
5 171 (8.73%) GCP
6 129 (6.58%) GitHub
6 129 (6.58%) Power Platform
7 106 (5.41%) Azure AI
8 104 (5.31%) Figma
9 91 (4.65%) Azure Machine Learning
9 91 (4.65%) Snowflake
10 84 (4.29%) GitHub Copilot
11 83 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
12 71 (3.62%) Serverless
13 69 (3.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 67 (3.42%) Microsoft 365
15 55 (2.81%) Contentsquare
16 46 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
17 33 (1.68%) Azure Data Factory
18 32 (1.63%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 287 (14.65%) Broadband
2 24 (1.23%) Firewall
3 19 (0.97%) HTTP
4 11 (0.56%) Unified Communications
5 9 (0.46%) Network Security
5 9 (0.46%) VPN
6 7 (0.36%) DNS
7 6 (0.31%) 5G
7 6 (0.31%) DMZ
8 4 (0.20%) DHCP
8 4 (0.20%) Modbus
9 3 (0.15%) Internet
9 3 (0.15%) RTP
9 3 (0.15%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.15%) VoIP
9 3 (0.15%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.15%) Wireless
9 3 (0.15%) Wireshark
10 2 (0.10%) MPLS
10 2 (0.10%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (4.34%) SQL Server
2 80 (4.08%) MongoDB
3 76 (3.88%) Power BI
4 57 (2.91%) PostgreSQL
5 51 (2.60%) Metadata
6 47 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
7 46 (2.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 38 (1.94%) Tableau
9 33 (1.68%) Big Data
10 26 (1.33%) NoSQL
11 24 (1.23%) Data Lake
12 22 (1.12%) BigQuery
12 22 (1.12%) Redis
13 20 (1.02%) Looker
14 19 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
15 14 (0.71%) Delta Lake
16 12 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
16 12 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
16 12 (0.61%) Semantic Layer
17 11 (0.56%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 53 (2.71%) Git
2 36 (1.84%) JIRA
3 25 (1.28%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.12%) Claude Code
5 21 (1.07%) MLflow
5 21 (1.07%) Snyk
6 14 (0.71%) GitLab
7 10 (0.51%) Selenium
8 9 (0.46%) Cypress.io
8 9 (0.46%) Visual Studio
9 8 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
10 7 (0.36%) SpecFlow
10 7 (0.36%) WebDriver
11 6 (0.31%) Storybook
12 5 (0.26%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.26%) Subversion
13 4 (0.20%) Postman
14 3 (0.15%) Appium
14 3 (0.15%) ESLint
15 2 (0.10%) REST Assured
General
1 465 (23.74%) Social Skills
2 407 (20.78%) Finance
3 274 (13.99%) Analytical Skills
4 270 (13.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 247 (12.61%) Games
6 201 (10.26%) Marketing
7 137 (6.99%) Legal
7 137 (6.99%) Public Sector
8 114 (5.82%) Law
9 66 (3.37%) Retail
10 54 (2.76%) Banking
11 47 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (1.94%) Automotive
14 31 (1.58%) Telecoms
15 25 (1.28%) Manufacturing
16 23 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.71%) Advertising
18 13 (0.66%) Back Office
19 8 (0.41%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 396 (20.21%) Senior
2 293 (14.96%) Lead
3 194 (9.90%) Developer
4 169 (8.63%) Architect
5 102 (5.21%) Software Engineer
6 92 (4.70%) Analyst
7 78 (3.98%) Consultant
7 78 (3.98%) Engineering Manager
8 71 (3.62%) Designer
9 70 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
10 57 (2.91%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 56 (2.86%) Data Engineer
12 55 (2.81%) Product Manager
13 49 (2.50%) Lead Designer
14 48 (2.45%) Data Scientist
14 48 (2.45%) Senior Architect
15 47 (2.40%) Data Manager
15 47 (2.40%) Python Engineer
15 47 (2.40%) Senior Software Engineer
16 45 (2.30%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (6.53%) React
2 96 (4.90%) .NET
3 89 (4.54%) RESTful
4 85 (4.34%) REST
5 73 (3.73%) Node.js
6 59 (3.01%) CSS
7 54 (2.76%) HTML
8 49 (2.50%) PyTorch
9 41 (2.09%) TensorFlow
10 38 (1.94%) .NET Core
11 35 (1.79%) LangChain
12 33 (1.68%) Vue
13 32 (1.63%) ASP.NET
13 32 (1.63%) ASP.NET Core
14 30 (1.53%) FastAPI
14 30 (1.53%) Kafka
14 30 (1.53%) ML.NET
14 30 (1.53%) Spring
15 29 (1.48%) Blazor
15 29 (1.48%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 189 (9.65%) Social Media
2 149 (7.61%) Cloud Native
3 109 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 85 (4.34%) Onboarding
5 75 (3.83%) AI Agents
6 64 (3.27%) Blog
7 55 (2.81%) Low-Code
8 53 (2.71%) Public Cloud
9 45 (2.30%) Distributed Systems
9 45 (2.30%) Mobile App
10 44 (2.25%) Virtual Team
11 42 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
12 40 (2.04%) Algorithms
13 36 (1.84%) Data Centre
13 36 (1.84%) Video\Live Streaming
14 32 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
15 28 (1.43%) Social Network
16 21 (1.07%) Podcast
17 19 (0.97%) Management Information System
18 17 (0.87%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 43 (2.19%) Android
2 27 (1.38%) Apple iOS
3 22 (1.12%) Linux
4 18 (0.92%) Windows
5 5 (0.26%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.20%) Unix
7 3 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
7 3 (0.15%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.10%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 553 (28.23%) Agile
2 511 (26.08%) Analytics
3 500 (25.52%) Roadmaps
4 435 (22.21%) Machine Learning
5 353 (18.02%) CI/CD
6 308 (15.72%) Customer Experience
7 269 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 255 (13.02%) Software Engineering
9 249 (12.71%) Mentoring
10 237 (12.10%) DevOps
11 232 (11.84%) Decision-Making
12 230 (11.74%) Product Roadmap
13 227 (11.59%) Problem-Solving
14 209 (10.67%) Storytelling
15 202 (10.31%) LLM
16 198 (10.11%) Generative AI
17 187 (9.55%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 184 (9.39%) Full-Stack Development
19 177 (9.04%) Digital Customer Experience
20 170 (8.68%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 400 (20.42%) Python
2 278 (14.19%) SQL
3 115 (5.87%) Java
4 104 (5.31%) TypeScript
5 99 (5.05%) C#
6 96 (4.90%) JavaScript
7 64 (3.27%) Go
8 29 (1.48%) C++
9 23 (1.17%) Bash
10 21 (1.07%) R
11 18 (0.92%) Scala
12 16 (0.82%) Bicep
13 14 (0.71%) Apex Code
13 14 (0.71%) PowerShell
14 12 (0.61%) PHP
15 9 (0.46%) Kotlin
15 9 (0.46%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.46%) T-SQL
16 8 (0.41%) Rust
17 7 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 230 (11.74%) Degree
2 72 (3.68%) Security Cleared
3 52 (2.65%) Master's Degree
4 50 (2.55%) ACCA
5 48 (2.45%) AWS Certification
6 44 (2.25%) SC Cleared
7 42 (2.14%) PhD
8 38 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
8 38 (1.94%) DBS Check
9 28 (1.43%) CIMA
10 27 (1.38%) Azure Certification
11 24 (1.23%) DV Cleared
12 22 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 18 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
14 12 (0.61%) CISSP
15 9 (0.46%) PMP
16 8 (0.41%) CISA
16 8 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
17 6 (0.31%) CISM
18 5 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 273 (13.94%) Accessibility
2 70 (3.57%) WCAG
3 67 (3.42%) Data Quality
4 53 (2.71%) QA
5 49 (2.50%) GDPR
6 48 (2.45%) GRC
7 29 (1.48%) IFRS
8 24 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (0.71%) PMO
10 13 (0.66%) NIST
11 12 (0.61%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.51%) GAAP
13 8 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 7 (0.36%) NCSC
14 7 (0.36%) SLA
15 6 (0.31%) JSP 440
16 5 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 4 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
17 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 4 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 115 (5.87%) Docker
2 83 (4.24%) Virtual Machines
3 21 (1.07%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.15%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.051%) Firmware
6 1 (0.051%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 92 (4.70%) Kubernetes
2 63 (3.22%) Terraform
3 19 (0.97%) Ansible
4 18 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (0.56%) Grafana
6 10 (0.51%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.36%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.31%) Kubeflow
9 5 (0.26%) Argo
10 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.10%) Podman
11 2 (0.10%) Puppet
11 2 (0.10%) Salt
Vendors
1 407 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 251 (12.81%) Adobe
3 124 (6.33%) Databricks
4 77 (3.93%) Google
5 51 (2.60%) Apple
6 50 (2.55%) Cisco
6 50 (2.55%) Salesforce
7 48 (2.45%) Dell
8 41 (2.09%) ServiceNow
9 38 (1.94%) OpenAI
10 25 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (1.17%) Palo Alto
12 22 (1.12%) Oracle
12 22 (1.12%) Tenable
13 21 (1.07%) PayPal
14 20 (1.02%) Foundry
14 20 (1.02%) HubSpot
15 18 (0.92%) SAP
16 14 (0.71%) Palantir
17 11 (0.56%) Hootsuite