Hybrid/Remote Banking Job Trends

Banking
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 24 54
Rank change year-on-year -46 +30 -31
Permanent jobs citing Banking 781 1,380 1,191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.53% 8.37% 4.48%
As % of the General category 5.90% 11.52% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 330 771 986
10th Percentile £31,500 £25,000 £60,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £25,313 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,250 £78,810 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.44% -28.35% +55.83%
75th Percentile £119,688 £115,000 £142,500
90th Percentile £135,125 £135,000 £165,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £85,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% +20.00%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Banking falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 13,236 11,975 16,290
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.75% 72.66% 61.24%
Number of salaries quoted 8,533 6,709 11,264
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Banking job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Banking
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Banking
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Banking over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Banking salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Banking
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 10 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.51%) Ethereum
2 4 (0.51%) SAS
3 3 (0.38%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 30 (3.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 32 (4.10%) Oracle Financials
2 19 (2.43%) Oracle ERP
3 18 (2.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 9 (1.15%) Oracle Applications
5 5 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.13%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.13%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 230 (29.45%) AWS
2 117 (14.98%) SaaS
3 112 (14.34%) GCP
4 80 (10.24%) Azure
5 59 (7.55%) Amazon EKS
6 22 (2.82%) Snowflake
7 18 (2.30%) OCI
8 17 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
9 15 (1.92%) Power Platform
10 12 (1.54%) Amazon Bedrock
10 12 (1.54%) Anthropic Claude
11 11 (1.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (1.41%) GitHub
12 10 (1.28%) Azure AI
12 10 (1.28%) Azure Machine Learning
12 10 (1.28%) GitHub Copilot
13 8 (1.02%) Amazon MSK
13 8 (1.02%) OpenShift
14 7 (0.90%) Datadog
14 7 (0.90%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.84%) HTTP
2 25 (3.20%) Broadband
3 24 (3.07%) Firewall
3 24 (3.07%) TCP/IP
4 18 (2.30%) LAN
4 18 (2.30%) WAN
5 12 (1.54%) Cisco Firepower
6 11 (1.41%) Cisco ASA
7 10 (1.28%) CHAP
7 10 (1.28%) Network Security
7 10 (1.28%) Unified Communications
7 10 (1.28%) VLAN
7 10 (1.28%) WebEx
8 6 (0.77%) SD-WAN
8 6 (0.77%) Software-Defined Networking
9 5 (0.64%) VPN
10 4 (0.51%) BGP
10 4 (0.51%) DHCP
10 4 (0.51%) DNS
11 3 (0.38%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 13 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (1.54%) Power BI
5 11 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.15%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.15%) Looker
7 6 (0.77%) Tableau
8 5 (0.64%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.38%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.38%) Metadata
9 3 (0.38%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.38%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.38%) SAS EBI
10 2 (0.26%) Db2
10 2 (0.26%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.26%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 50 (6.40%) TeamCity
2 12 (1.54%) Claude Code
3 8 (1.02%) Git
4 5 (0.64%) JIRA
4 5 (0.64%) JUnit
5 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.13%) Karma Test Runner
6 1 (0.13%) Maven
6 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 646 (82.71%) Finance
2 304 (38.92%) Social Skills
3 173 (22.15%) Retail
4 168 (21.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 144 (18.44%) Law
6 110 (14.08%) Financial Institution
7 106 (13.57%) Back Office
8 67 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
8 67 (8.58%) Investment Banking
9 60 (7.68%) Legal
10 53 (6.79%) Presentation Skills
11 43 (5.51%) Marketing
12 31 (3.97%) Front Office
13 20 (2.56%) Public Sector
14 19 (2.43%) Games
14 19 (2.43%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.92%) Polish Language
16 14 (1.79%) Italian Language
17 12 (1.54%) German Language
18 11 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (15.62%) Senior
2 112 (14.34%) Software Engineer
3 97 (12.42%) Lead
4 65 (8.32%) Analyst
5 50 (6.40%) Developer
5 50 (6.40%) Senior Manager
6 43 (5.51%) Engineering Manager
6 43 (5.51%) Product Manager
7 41 (5.25%) Software Engineering Manager
7 41 (5.25%) Software Manager
8 38 (4.87%) Architect
8 38 (4.87%) Lead Software Engineer
9 33 (4.23%) Development Engineer
9 33 (4.23%) Software Development Engineer
10 29 (3.71%) Senior Software Engineer
11 27 (3.46%) Product Owner
12 24 (3.07%) Consultant
12 24 (3.07%) Data Scientist
13 21 (2.69%) Java Engineer
14 20 (2.56%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.66%) REST
2 26 (3.33%) Spring
3 23 (2.94%) React
4 22 (2.82%) LangChain
4 22 (2.82%) LangGraph
5 12 (1.54%) AngularJS
5 12 (1.54%) Kafka
5 12 (1.54%) scikit-learn
6 11 (1.41%) PyTorch
6 11 (1.41%) TensorFlow
7 10 (1.28%) FIX Protocol
7 10 (1.28%) RESTful
7 10 (1.28%) XMPP
8 9 (1.15%) OpenAPI
8 9 (1.15%) Spring Boot
8 9 (1.15%) Swagger
9 8 (1.02%) .NET
9 8 (1.02%) AWS CDK
9 8 (1.02%) Node.js
10 6 (0.77%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 154 (19.72%) Product Ownership
2 121 (15.49%) Cloud Native
3 53 (6.79%) Public Cloud
4 39 (4.99%) Web Conferencing
5 36 (4.61%) Management Information System
6 32 (4.10%) Podcast
7 26 (3.33%) Blog
8 22 (2.82%) Fixed Income
9 21 (2.69%) Onboarding
10 19 (2.43%) Hedge funds
10 19 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (2.30%) AI Agents
12 16 (2.05%) Derivative
12 16 (2.05%) Security Posture
13 15 (1.92%) Credit Risk
13 15 (1.92%) FPGA
14 14 (1.79%) Distributed Architecture
15 13 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
15 13 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 11 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 46 (5.89%) Linux
2 24 (3.07%) Windows
3 13 (1.66%) Android
3 13 (1.66%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.15%) Unix
5 2 (0.26%) AIX
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (29.19%) Roadmaps
2 189 (24.20%) Software Engineering
3 139 (17.80%) Problem-Solving
4 125 (16.01%) Agile
5 117 (14.98%) Fintech
6 105 (13.44%) Test Automation
7 100 (12.80%) CI/CD
8 97 (12.42%) AI
9 91 (11.65%) Product Roadmap
10 84 (10.76%) Technical Leadership
11 78 (9.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 76 (9.73%) Coaching
13 71 (9.09%) Mentoring
14 70 (8.96%) DevOps
15 68 (8.71%) Risk Management
16 64 (8.19%) Analytics
17 63 (8.07%) Machine Learning
17 63 (8.07%) Microservices
18 60 (7.68%) Deployment Automation
19 57 (7.30%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 162 (20.74%) Java
2 103 (13.19%) Python
3 59 (7.55%) SQL
4 28 (3.59%) C++
5 27 (3.46%) Go
6 23 (2.94%) JavaScript
7 21 (2.69%) TypeScript
8 19 (2.43%) C
9 12 (1.54%) PowerShell
10 10 (1.28%) C#
10 10 (1.28%) R
11 8 (1.02%) Rust
12 5 (0.64%) Bash
12 5 (0.64%) VBA
13 3 (0.38%) Objective-C
13 3 (0.38%) Perl
13 3 (0.38%) Ruby
14 1 (0.13%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.13%) RPG
14 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 52 (6.66%) Degree
2 28 (3.59%) CISSP
3 27 (3.46%) ACCA
4 25 (3.20%) CIMA
5 24 (3.07%) CISM
6 22 (2.82%) CISA
7 12 (1.54%) CREST Certified
7 12 (1.54%) OSCP
8 11 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.41%) CRISC
9 10 (1.28%) CGEIT
9 10 (1.28%) FFIEC
9 10 (1.28%) SANS
10 9 (1.15%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.90%) ISACA
11 7 (0.90%) Security Cleared
12 6 (0.77%) CCNP
13 5 (0.64%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.51%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.89%) QA
2 32 (4.10%) NIST
3 26 (3.33%) GDPR
4 23 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (2.82%) Data Quality
5 22 (2.82%) PCI DSS
6 21 (2.69%) COBIT
7 15 (1.92%) FINREP
7 15 (1.92%) SOC 2
8 14 (1.79%) Accessibility
8 14 (1.79%) COREP
9 12 (1.54%) GRC
10 11 (1.41%) EMIR
10 11 (1.41%) MiFID
11 7 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.90%) SOC 1
12 6 (0.77%) IFRS
13 5 (0.64%) EU AI Act
14 4 (0.51%) GAAP
14 4 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
2 13 (1.66%) Docker
3 9 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.02%) Active Directory
5 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 7 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
5 7 (0.90%) vSphere
6 4 (0.51%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 88 (11.27%) Terraform
2 75 (9.60%) Kubernetes
3 66 (8.45%) Grafana
4 21 (2.69%) Ansible
5 10 (1.28%) Cisco CUCM
6 8 (1.02%) Istio
7 4 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.26%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.13%) Argo
10 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (7.04%) Oracle
2 51 (6.53%) Microsoft
3 31 (3.97%) ServiceNow
4 25 (3.20%) BT
5 24 (3.07%) Databricks
6 21 (2.69%) BMC
7 19 (2.43%) Cisco
8 18 (2.30%) Palo Alto
8 18 (2.30%) Remedy
9 16 (2.05%) Fortinet
10 14 (1.79%) Splunk
10 14 (1.79%) VMware
11 10 (1.28%) FIS
12 9 (1.15%) SunGard
13 8 (1.02%) Confluent
14 7 (0.90%) CheckPoint
14 7 (0.90%) NetApp
15 6 (0.77%) Google
15 6 (0.77%) SAP
15 6 (0.77%) Workday