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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
21 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 12 69
Rank change year-on-year +2 +57 +18
Permanent jobs citing AI 2,019 2,111 1,312
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.75% 14.08% 4.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.00% 14.82% 4.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,163 685 865
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £37,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,212 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% +5.94% -10.71%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £117,500 £101,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.67%

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 15,535 14,247 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,045 8,583 23,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +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 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -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 21 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 51 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 41 (2.03%) CMS
3 37 (1.83%) Confluence
4 21 (1.04%) Apache Spark
5 19 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.50%) SAS
6 10 (0.50%) WordPress
7 8 (0.40%) Apache
7 8 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 7 (0.35%) JBoss
8 7 (0.35%) WebSphere
9 5 (0.25%) Palantir Foundry
10 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.099%) Camunda
11 2 (0.099%) Microsoft Exchange
12 1 (0.050%) Apache Pulsar
12 1 (0.050%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.050%) Moodle
12 1 (0.050%) Umbraco
Applications
1 38 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (1.49%) UserZoom
3 22 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.84%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.25%) Sketch
7 4 (0.20%) CapCut
8 3 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.15%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.15%) InDesign
8 3 (0.15%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.15%) Productboard
9 2 (0.099%) Camtasia
9 2 (0.099%) Trello
10 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.19%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.15%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.099%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.099%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.099%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.050%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.050%) HFM
8 1 (0.050%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.050%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.050%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.050%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 553 (27.39%) Azure
2 384 (19.02%) AWS
3 206 (10.20%) SaaS
4 183 (9.06%) Adobe Analytics
5 174 (8.62%) GCP
6 141 (6.98%) Power Platform
7 130 (6.44%) Azure AI
7 130 (6.44%) GitHub
8 112 (5.55%) Figma
9 96 (4.75%) Azure DevOps
10 91 (4.51%) Snowflake
11 89 (4.41%) Azure Machine Learning
12 87 (4.31%) GitHub Copilot
13 79 (3.91%) Serverless
14 72 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
15 69 (3.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 55 (2.72%) Contentsquare
17 49 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
18 36 (1.78%) Anthropic Claude
19 35 (1.73%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 296 (14.66%) Broadband
2 24 (1.19%) Firewall
3 17 (0.84%) HTTP
4 12 (0.59%) DNS
4 12 (0.59%) VPN
5 10 (0.50%) Unified Communications
6 9 (0.45%) Network Security
7 8 (0.40%) DHCP
8 7 (0.35%) Internet
9 6 (0.30%) 5G
9 6 (0.30%) DMZ
9 6 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.20%) Modbus
10 4 (0.20%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.15%) RTP
11 3 (0.15%) VoIP
11 3 (0.15%) Wireless
11 3 (0.15%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.15%) WPA
12 2 (0.099%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (4.71%) MongoDB
2 88 (4.36%) SQL Server
3 81 (4.01%) Power BI
4 61 (3.02%) Azure SQL Database
5 60 (2.97%) PostgreSQL
6 55 (2.72%) Metadata
7 44 (2.18%) Tableau
8 42 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
9 34 (1.68%) Big Data
10 27 (1.34%) BigQuery
11 24 (1.19%) NoSQL
12 22 (1.09%) Data Lake
13 21 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
14 20 (0.99%) Looker
14 20 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
15 19 (0.94%) Redis
16 14 (0.69%) Delta Lake
17 13 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
18 12 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
18 12 (0.59%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 56 (2.77%) Git
2 37 (1.83%) JIRA
3 28 (1.39%) Claude Code
4 27 (1.34%) Jenkins
5 25 (1.24%) Snyk
6 23 (1.14%) MLflow
7 12 (0.59%) GitLab
8 10 (0.50%) Cypress.io
8 10 (0.50%) Selenium
8 10 (0.50%) Visual Studio
9 7 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
9 7 (0.35%) SpecFlow
9 7 (0.35%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.30%) Maven
10 6 (0.30%) Storybook
11 5 (0.25%) JUnit
11 5 (0.25%) Mockito
12 4 (0.20%) Postman
12 4 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
13 3 (0.15%) ESLint
General
1 479 (23.72%) Social Skills
2 419 (20.75%) Finance
3 278 (13.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 260 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
5 247 (12.23%) Games
6 207 (10.25%) Marketing
7 141 (6.98%) Public Sector
8 136 (6.74%) Legal
9 120 (5.94%) Law
10 71 (3.52%) Retail
11 53 (2.63%) Banking
12 46 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
12 46 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (1.88%) Automotive
14 26 (1.29%) Manufacturing
15 24 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
16 23 (1.14%) Telecoms
17 19 (0.94%) Advertising
18 13 (0.64%) Back Office
19 8 (0.40%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 414 (20.51%) Senior
2 302 (14.96%) Lead
3 213 (10.55%) Developer
4 181 (8.96%) Architect
5 114 (5.65%) Software Engineer
6 97 (4.80%) Analyst
7 84 (4.16%) Consultant
8 82 (4.06%) Engineering Manager
9 77 (3.81%) Designer
10 74 (3.67%) Solutions Architect
11 64 (3.17%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 61 (3.02%) Data Engineer
13 56 (2.77%) Product Manager
14 54 (2.67%) .NET Developer
15 53 (2.63%) Data Manager
16 52 (2.58%) Data Scientist
16 52 (2.58%) Senior Software Engineer
17 51 (2.53%) Senior Architect
18 50 (2.48%) Python Engineer
19 49 (2.43%) Lead Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (7.43%) React
2 113 (5.60%) .NET
3 97 (4.80%) RESTful
4 90 (4.46%) REST
5 81 (4.01%) Node.js
6 70 (3.47%) CSS
7 64 (3.17%) HTML
8 56 (2.77%) .NET Core
9 52 (2.58%) PyTorch
10 49 (2.43%) ASP.NET
10 49 (2.43%) ASP.NET Core
10 49 (2.43%) ML.NET
11 45 (2.23%) TensorFlow
12 41 (2.03%) Blazor
13 39 (1.93%) LangChain
14 32 (1.58%) Spring
15 31 (1.54%) FastAPI
15 31 (1.54%) Next.js
15 31 (1.54%) Vue
16 27 (1.34%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 198 (9.81%) Social Media
2 154 (7.63%) Cloud Native
3 118 (5.84%) Product Ownership
4 86 (4.26%) Onboarding
5 79 (3.91%) AI Agents
6 56 (2.77%) Low-Code
7 51 (2.53%) Mobile App
8 50 (2.48%) Blog
9 49 (2.43%) Public Cloud
10 46 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
11 44 (2.18%) Algorithms
11 44 (2.18%) Virtual Team
12 43 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
13 42 (2.08%) Video\Live Streaming
14 39 (1.93%) Data Centre
15 30 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
16 26 (1.29%) Social Network
17 23 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
18 22 (1.09%) Management Information System
19 21 (1.04%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 45 (2.23%) Android
2 28 (1.39%) Apple iOS
2 28 (1.39%) Linux
3 23 (1.14%) Windows
4 6 (0.30%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.25%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.20%) Unix
6 4 (0.20%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 582 (28.83%) Agile
2 525 (26.00%) Analytics
3 512 (25.36%) Roadmaps
4 464 (22.98%) Machine Learning
5 383 (18.97%) CI/CD
6 306 (15.16%) Customer Experience
7 277 (13.72%) Continuous Improvement
8 274 (13.57%) Software Engineering
9 266 (13.17%) Mentoring
10 247 (12.23%) Decision-Making
11 242 (11.99%) Problem-Solving
12 240 (11.89%) DevOps
13 229 (11.34%) Product Roadmap
14 218 (10.80%) LLM
15 209 (10.35%) Storytelling
16 206 (10.20%) Full-Stack Development
17 204 (10.10%) Generative AI
18 187 (9.26%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
19 177 (8.77%) Digital Customer Experience
20 174 (8.62%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 425 (21.05%) Python
2 295 (14.61%) SQL
3 123 (6.09%) C#
4 116 (5.75%) Java
5 115 (5.70%) JavaScript
6 113 (5.60%) TypeScript
7 59 (2.92%) Go
8 29 (1.44%) Bash
9 27 (1.34%) C++
9 27 (1.34%) PowerShell
10 19 (0.94%) R
11 17 (0.84%) Bicep
11 17 (0.84%) Scala
12 13 (0.64%) PHP
13 12 (0.59%) Apex Code
13 12 (0.59%) PL/SQL
14 9 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 9 (0.45%) Kotlin
14 9 (0.45%) T-SQL
15 8 (0.40%) C
Qualifications
1 189 (9.36%) Degree
2 85 (4.21%) Security Cleared
3 52 (2.58%) AWS Certification
3 52 (2.58%) SC Cleared
4 48 (2.38%) ACCA
5 33 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (1.54%) Master's Degree
7 30 (1.49%) Azure Certification
7 30 (1.49%) DBS Check
8 29 (1.44%) CIMA
9 28 (1.39%) DV Cleared
10 24 (1.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 22 (1.09%) PhD
12 18 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
13 12 (0.59%) CISSP
14 8 (0.40%) CISA
14 8 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
15 7 (0.35%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 6 (0.30%) CISM
16 6 (0.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 274 (13.57%) Accessibility
2 78 (3.86%) Data Quality
3 71 (3.52%) WCAG
4 57 (2.82%) QA
5 53 (2.63%) GDPR
5 53 (2.63%) GRC
6 24 (1.19%) IFRS
6 24 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (0.84%) NIST
8 15 (0.74%) PMO
9 12 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 10 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 9 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 9 (0.45%) SLA
12 8 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 7 (0.35%) NCSC
14 6 (0.30%) JSP 440
15 5 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.20%) GAAP
16 4 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 128 (6.34%) Docker
2 88 (4.36%) Virtual Machines
3 22 (1.09%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.15%) Firmware
4 3 (0.15%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.099%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.099%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.050%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 104 (5.15%) Kubernetes
2 68 (3.37%) Terraform
3 19 (0.94%) Ansible
4 16 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.59%) Grafana
6 11 (0.54%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.35%) Kubeflow
7 7 (0.35%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.30%) Argo
8 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.099%) Podman
9 2 (0.099%) Puppet
9 2 (0.099%) Salt
10 1 (0.050%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 451 (22.34%) Microsoft
2 258 (12.78%) Adobe
3 122 (6.04%) Databricks
4 85 (4.21%) Google
5 57 (2.82%) Apple
6 51 (2.53%) Salesforce
7 50 (2.48%) Cisco
7 50 (2.48%) ServiceNow
8 48 (2.38%) Dell
9 47 (2.33%) OpenAI
10 30 (1.49%) CrowdStrike
11 27 (1.34%) Oracle
11 27 (1.34%) Palo Alto
12 26 (1.29%) Tenable
13 24 (1.19%) Foundry
14 22 (1.09%) HubSpot
15 18 (0.89%) SAP
16 14 (0.69%) Palantir
17 11 (0.54%) Instagram
17 11 (0.54%) Wrike
1,772 hybrid/remote AI jobs