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

 6 months to
16 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 18 69
Rank change year-on-year +8 +51 +19
Permanent jobs citing AI 1,970 1,869 1,305
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.58% 12.62% 4.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.79% 13.27% 4.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,133 695 856
10th Percentile £39,390 £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,125 £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 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £115,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.64%

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 15,402 14,083 29,565
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.07% 91.04%
Number of salaries quoted 10,940 8,654 23,358
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,208 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +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% -9.97%

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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 16 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 53 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 43 (2.18%) CMS
3 39 (1.98%) Confluence
4 21 (1.07%) Apache Spark
5 19 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.51%) SAS
6 10 (0.51%) WordPress
7 8 (0.41%) Apache
8 7 (0.36%) JBoss
8 7 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 7 (0.36%) WebSphere
9 5 (0.25%) Palantir Foundry
10 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.10%) Apache Pulsar
12 2 (0.10%) Camunda
12 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Exchange
13 1 (0.051%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.051%) Moodle
Applications
1 40 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (1.52%) UserZoom
3 22 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
6 4 (0.20%) CapCut
6 4 (0.20%) Sketch
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.10%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.10%) Productboard
7 2 (0.10%) Trello
8 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.22%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.15%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.051%) HFM
8 1 (0.051%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.051%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.051%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.051%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 536 (27.21%) Azure
2 377 (19.14%) AWS
3 209 (10.61%) SaaS
4 183 (9.29%) Adobe Analytics
5 170 (8.63%) GCP
6 134 (6.80%) Power Platform
7 132 (6.70%) GitHub
8 128 (6.50%) Azure AI
9 107 (5.43%) Figma
10 93 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
11 90 (4.57%) Snowflake
12 89 (4.52%) Azure Machine Learning
13 87 (4.42%) GitHub Copilot
14 75 (3.81%) Serverless
15 68 (3.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 68 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
16 55 (2.79%) Contentsquare
17 48 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
18 32 (1.62%) Entra ID
19 30 (1.52%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 287 (14.57%) Broadband
2 25 (1.27%) Firewall
3 19 (0.96%) HTTP
4 10 (0.51%) Network Security
4 10 (0.51%) Unified Communications
4 10 (0.51%) VPN
5 9 (0.46%) DNS
6 7 (0.36%) DMZ
6 7 (0.36%) Internet
7 6 (0.30%) 5G
7 6 (0.30%) DHCP
8 4 (0.20%) Modbus
8 4 (0.20%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.15%) RTP
9 3 (0.15%) VoIP
9 3 (0.15%) Wireless
9 3 (0.15%) Wireshark
10 2 (0.10%) NGN
10 2 (0.10%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (4.92%) MongoDB
2 86 (4.37%) SQL Server
3 78 (3.96%) Power BI
4 62 (3.15%) Azure SQL Database
5 59 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
6 51 (2.59%) Metadata
7 42 (2.13%) Tableau
8 41 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
9 34 (1.73%) Big Data
10 25 (1.27%) NoSQL
11 23 (1.17%) BigQuery
12 22 (1.12%) Data Lake
12 22 (1.12%) Redis
13 20 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
13 20 (1.02%) Looker
14 14 (0.71%) Delta Lake
14 14 (0.71%) Semantic Layer
15 12 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
15 12 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
16 11 (0.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 53 (2.69%) Git
2 36 (1.83%) JIRA
3 25 (1.27%) Claude Code
4 24 (1.22%) Snyk
5 23 (1.17%) Jenkins
6 22 (1.12%) MLflow
7 13 (0.66%) GitLab
8 10 (0.51%) Cypress.io
8 10 (0.51%) Selenium
8 10 (0.51%) Visual Studio
9 7 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
9 7 (0.36%) SpecFlow
9 7 (0.36%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.30%) Storybook
11 4 (0.20%) Bitbucket
11 4 (0.20%) Maven
11 4 (0.20%) Postman
11 4 (0.20%) Subversion
12 3 (0.15%) JUnit
12 3 (0.15%) Mockito
General
1 466 (23.65%) Social Skills
2 408 (20.71%) Finance
3 270 (13.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 247 (12.54%) Analytical Skills
4 247 (12.54%) Games
5 202 (10.25%) Marketing
6 143 (7.26%) Public Sector
7 139 (7.06%) Legal
8 117 (5.94%) Law
9 67 (3.40%) Retail
10 53 (2.69%) Banking
11 47 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
12 43 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (1.93%) Automotive
14 27 (1.37%) Telecoms
15 25 (1.27%) Manufacturing
16 24 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
17 17 (0.86%) Advertising
18 13 (0.66%) Back Office
19 8 (0.41%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 405 (20.56%) Senior
2 295 (14.97%) Lead
3 214 (10.86%) Developer
4 173 (8.78%) Architect
5 109 (5.53%) Software Engineer
6 96 (4.87%) Analyst
7 80 (4.06%) Consultant
8 79 (4.01%) Engineering Manager
9 73 (3.71%) Designer
10 71 (3.60%) Solutions Architect
11 59 (2.99%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 59 (2.99%) Data Engineer
12 56 (2.84%) Product Manager
13 55 (2.79%) .NET Developer
14 51 (2.59%) Data Manager
14 51 (2.59%) Senior Software Engineer
15 49 (2.49%) Data Scientist
15 49 (2.49%) Lead Designer
15 49 (2.49%) Senior Architect
16 48 (2.44%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (7.31%) React
2 115 (5.84%) .NET
3 97 (4.92%) RESTful
4 86 (4.37%) REST
5 76 (3.86%) Node.js
6 67 (3.40%) CSS
7 62 (3.15%) HTML
8 56 (2.84%) .NET Core
9 51 (2.59%) ASP.NET
9 51 (2.59%) ASP.NET Core
10 49 (2.49%) ML.NET
11 47 (2.39%) PyTorch
12 41 (2.08%) Blazor
13 39 (1.98%) TensorFlow
14 36 (1.83%) LangChain
15 32 (1.62%) Vue
16 30 (1.52%) FastAPI
16 30 (1.52%) Spring
17 29 (1.47%) Kafka
18 28 (1.42%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 194 (9.85%) Social Media
2 147 (7.46%) Cloud Native
3 112 (5.69%) Product Ownership
4 86 (4.37%) Onboarding
5 76 (3.86%) AI Agents
6 53 (2.69%) Blog
6 53 (2.69%) Low-Code
7 51 (2.59%) Public Cloud
8 50 (2.54%) Mobile App
9 44 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
9 44 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
10 43 (2.18%) Virtual Team
11 41 (2.08%) Algorithms
12 39 (1.98%) Data Centre
13 37 (1.88%) Video\Live Streaming
14 29 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
15 27 (1.37%) Social Network
16 21 (1.07%) Podcast
17 20 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
17 20 (1.02%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 46 (2.34%) Android
2 28 (1.42%) Apple iOS
3 25 (1.27%) Linux
4 20 (1.02%) Windows
5 5 (0.25%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.20%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.20%) Unix
7 3 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
7 3 (0.15%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 566 (28.73%) Agile
2 515 (26.14%) Analytics
3 497 (25.23%) Roadmaps
4 457 (23.20%) Machine Learning
5 365 (18.53%) CI/CD
6 305 (15.48%) Customer Experience
7 271 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 263 (13.35%) Software Engineering
9 253 (12.84%) Mentoring
10 241 (12.23%) DevOps
11 238 (12.08%) Decision-Making
12 232 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
13 231 (11.73%) Product Roadmap
14 209 (10.61%) Storytelling
15 206 (10.46%) LLM
16 205 (10.41%) Full-Stack Development
17 196 (9.95%) Generative AI
18 187 (9.49%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
19 177 (8.98%) Digital Customer Experience
20 171 (8.68%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 405 (20.56%) Python
2 291 (14.77%) SQL
3 121 (6.14%) C#
4 115 (5.84%) Java
5 112 (5.69%) JavaScript
6 109 (5.53%) TypeScript
7 61 (3.10%) Go
8 27 (1.37%) C++
9 26 (1.32%) Bash
10 21 (1.07%) R
11 20 (1.02%) PowerShell
12 17 (0.86%) Bicep
12 17 (0.86%) Scala
13 13 (0.66%) PHP
14 12 (0.61%) Apex Code
15 10 (0.51%) PL/SQL
16 9 (0.46%) Kotlin
16 9 (0.46%) T-SQL
17 8 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (0.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 197 (10.00%) Degree
2 81 (4.11%) Security Cleared
3 51 (2.59%) AWS Certification
4 48 (2.44%) ACCA
5 47 (2.39%) SC Cleared
6 36 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (1.73%) DBS Check
8 31 (1.57%) Master's Degree
9 29 (1.47%) Azure Certification
9 29 (1.47%) DV Cleared
10 28 (1.42%) CIMA
11 24 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 21 (1.07%) PhD
13 17 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
14 12 (0.61%) CISSP
15 8 (0.41%) CISA
15 8 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
16 6 (0.30%) CISM
16 6 (0.30%) PMP
17 5 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 272 (13.81%) Accessibility
2 72 (3.65%) WCAG
3 71 (3.60%) Data Quality
4 56 (2.84%) QA
5 53 (2.69%) GDPR
6 52 (2.64%) GRC
7 25 (1.27%) IFRS
7 25 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (0.76%) PMO
9 14 (0.71%) NIST
10 13 (0.66%) PCI DSS
11 9 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 8 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 8 (0.41%) NCSC
12 8 (0.41%) SLA
13 7 (0.36%) JSP 440
14 6 (0.30%) GAAP
15 5 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 4 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 125 (6.35%) Docker
2 86 (4.37%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (1.02%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.15%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.10%) Firmware
5 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.051%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 102 (5.18%) Kubernetes
2 67 (3.40%) Terraform
3 19 (0.96%) Ansible
4 17 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.61%) Grafana
6 11 (0.56%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.36%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.30%) Kubeflow
9 5 (0.25%) Argo
9 5 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (0.10%) Podman
10 2 (0.10%) Puppet
10 2 (0.10%) Salt
11 1 (0.051%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 435 (22.08%) Microsoft
2 254 (12.89%) Adobe
3 121 (6.14%) Databricks
4 84 (4.26%) Google
5 57 (2.89%) Apple
6 50 (2.54%) Cisco
6 50 (2.54%) Salesforce
7 48 (2.44%) Dell
8 47 (2.39%) ServiceNow
9 41 (2.08%) OpenAI
10 28 (1.42%) CrowdStrike
11 26 (1.32%) Palo Alto
12 25 (1.27%) Tenable
13 24 (1.22%) Oracle
14 23 (1.17%) HubSpot
15 22 (1.12%) Foundry
16 16 (0.81%) SAP
17 14 (0.71%) Palantir
18 11 (0.56%) Instagram
18 11 (0.56%) Wrike
2,297 hybrid/remote AI jobs