Hybrid/Remote Benchmarking Job Trends

Benchmarking
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Benchmarking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 393 426
Rank change year-on-year +100 +33 +161
Permanent jobs citing Benchmarking 81 47 60
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.54% 0.29% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.31% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 27 12 31
10th Percentile - £40,575 £47,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £47,813 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £53,699 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.29% -32.88% +23.08%
75th Percentile £120,000 £72,500 £91,934
90th Percentile £140,000 £80,000 -
UK median annual salary £77,500 £56,509 £54,825
% change year-on-year +37.15% +3.07% -0.32%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Benchmarking 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 13,144 15,339 20,307
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.43% 93.72% 93.52%
Number of salaries quoted 8,355 9,020 16,451
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,100 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Benchmarking
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Benchmarking job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Benchmarking
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Benchmarking
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Benchmarking over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Benchmarking salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Benchmarking
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.23%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 8 (9.88%) Azure
1 8 (9.88%) Azure DevOps
2 6 (7.41%) SaaS
3 3 (3.70%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.23%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.23%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.23%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.88%) Firewall
2 4 (4.94%) VPN
2 4 (4.94%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.88%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.70%) Power BI
3 1 (1.23%) KDB
3 1 (1.23%) Looker
3 1 (1.23%) Tick Data
General
1 21 (25.93%) Public Sector
2 18 (22.22%) Finance
3 17 (20.99%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (19.75%) Local Government
5 15 (18.52%) Billing
6 13 (16.05%) Law
7 12 (14.81%) Social Skills
8 7 (8.64%) Legal
8 7 (8.64%) Marketing
9 4 (4.94%) Banking
9 4 (4.94%) Manufacturing
10 3 (3.70%) Front Office
11 2 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (1.23%) Advertising
12 1 (1.23%) Electronics
12 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (40.74%) Audit Manager
2 28 (34.57%) Senior
3 18 (22.22%) Senior Audit Manager
3 18 (22.22%) Senior Manager
4 14 (17.28%) Lead
5 13 (16.05%) Quality Manager
5 13 (16.05%) Senior Quality Manager
6 9 (11.11%) Business Manager
7 8 (9.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (9.88%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (7.41%) Senior Service Manager
9 5 (6.17%) Analyst
9 5 (6.17%) Senior Business Manager
10 4 (4.94%) Azure Engineer
10 4 (4.94%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (4.94%) Information Analyst
10 4 (4.94%) Information Security Analyst
10 4 (4.94%) Pricing Manager
10 4 (4.94%) Security Analyst
11 3 (3.70%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.88%) .NET
2 4 (4.94%) Flash
3 3 (3.70%) FIX Protocol
3 3 (3.70%) Java Concurrency
3 3 (3.70%) Kafka
4 1 (1.23%) CSS
4 1 (1.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.52%) NHS
2 12 (14.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (13.58%) Cloud Native
4 7 (8.64%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (4.94%) Algorithms
5 4 (4.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (3.70%) Data Structures
6 3 (3.70%) Derivative
6 3 (3.70%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.64%) Windows
2 4 (4.94%) Linux
3 3 (3.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (23.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 18 (22.22%) Coaching
3 17 (20.99%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (19.75%) Analytics
4 16 (19.75%) Pricing Strategy
5 15 (18.52%) Roadmaps
6 14 (17.28%) Risk Management
7 13 (16.05%) Quality Management
8 12 (14.81%) Budget Management
8 12 (14.81%) ERP
8 12 (14.81%) IT Strategy
8 12 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (13.58%) Analytical Thinking
9 11 (13.58%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 11 (13.58%) Business Strategy
9 11 (13.58%) E-Commerce
9 11 (13.58%) Pricing Analytics
9 11 (13.58%) Software Delivery
9 11 (13.58%) Technology Roadmap
9 11 (13.58%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.88%) Bicep
2 3 (3.70%) Java
3 1 (1.23%) Python
3 1 (1.23%) R
3 1 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (51.85%) ACCA
2 9 (11.11%) Degree
3 4 (4.94%) CFA
3 4 (4.94%) CIMA
3 4 (4.94%) GCFA
3 4 (4.94%) GCIA
3 4 (4.94%) GCIH
3 4 (4.94%) GIAC
4 3 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.47%) MRICS
6 1 (1.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (40.74%) IFRS
2 20 (24.69%) GAAP
3 11 (13.58%) PMO
4 4 (4.94%) NIST
5 1 (1.23%) GRC
Systems Management
1 8 (9.88%) Terraform
2 4 (4.94%) QRadar
3 3 (3.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (9.88%) New Relic
2 4 (4.94%) AppDynamics
2 4 (4.94%) Progress
2 4 (4.94%) Splunk
3 1 (1.23%) Google
3 1 (1.23%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.23%) SAP