Hybrid/Remote Broadband Job Trends

Broadband
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Broadband skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 194 241 389
Rank change year-on-year +47 +148 +130
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 197 230 87
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.30% 1.35% 0.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.39% 10.26% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 59 18 51
10th Percentile - £20,500 -
25th Percentile - £30,156 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £41,250 £26,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.18% +55.66% -63.45%
75th Percentile £26,028 £52,188 £42,500
90th Percentile £35,000 £52,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £25,087 £39,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -35.67% +56.00% -60.47%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Broadband falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,369 2,242 2,845
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.01% 13.12% 13.87%
Number of salaries quoted 912 1,283 2,406
10th Percentile £27,540 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,238 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Broadband job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Broadband
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Broadband
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Broadband over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Broadband salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Broadband
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 2 (1.02%) CMS
1 2 (1.02%) Confluence
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.02%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.51%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 28 (14.21%) Azure
2 25 (12.69%) Entra ID
3 22 (11.17%) AWS
4 20 (10.15%) Google Workspace
5 8 (4.06%) Serverless
6 7 (3.55%) Pulumi
7 6 (3.05%) Adobe Analytics
7 6 (3.05%) AWS Lambda
7 6 (3.05%) Figma
7 6 (3.05%) GCP
8 5 (2.54%) Amazon S3
8 5 (2.54%) AWS Step Functions
9 4 (2.03%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.52%) npm
11 1 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.51%) Amazon ECS
11 1 (0.51%) AWS IoT
11 1 (0.51%) Contentsquare
11 1 (0.51%) GitHub
11 1 (0.51%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.15%) Wi-Fi
2 17 (8.63%) Ethernet
3 5 (2.54%) DHCP
4 3 (1.52%) DOCSIS
4 3 (1.52%) DSL
4 3 (1.52%) GPON
4 3 (1.52%) Internet
4 3 (1.52%) IPv4
4 3 (1.52%) IPv6
4 3 (1.52%) PPP
4 3 (1.52%) RTP
4 3 (1.52%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.52%) VoIP
4 3 (1.52%) WAN
5 2 (1.02%) DNS
5 2 (1.02%) NAS
5 2 (1.02%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.51%) 5G
6 1 (0.51%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.51%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.09%) NoSQL
2 7 (3.55%) RDBMS
2 7 (3.55%) Relational Database
3 5 (2.54%) Big Data
3 5 (2.54%) DynamoDB
4 3 (1.52%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (1.52%) MySQL
5 2 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.02%) Metadata
6 1 (0.51%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.51%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (14.72%) Jenkins
2 16 (8.12%) GitLab
3 15 (7.61%) SonarQube
4 12 (6.09%) TeamCity
5 7 (3.55%) Jaeger
6 6 (3.05%) JIRA
7 5 (2.54%) Cypress.io
8 4 (2.03%) Git
9 3 (1.52%) CircleCI
9 3 (1.52%) Mocha
9 3 (1.52%) webpack
10 1 (0.51%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.51%) Jasmine
General
1 83 (42.13%) Games
2 60 (30.46%) Social Skills
3 52 (26.40%) Banking
4 30 (15.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 30 (15.23%) Telecoms
5 27 (13.71%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (11.68%) Marketing
7 22 (11.17%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (4.06%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (3.05%) Billing
10 3 (1.52%) Advertising
10 3 (1.52%) Finance
10 3 (1.52%) Multimedia
11 2 (1.02%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.02%) Retail
12 1 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.51%) Legal
Job Titles
1 46 (23.35%) Senior
2 37 (18.78%) Customer Service Advisor
3 27 (13.71%) Developer
3 27 (13.71%) Development Manager
4 25 (12.69%) Business Development Manager
5 24 (12.18%) Architect
5 24 (12.18%) Business Manager
6 20 (10.15%) Senior Developer
7 16 (8.12%) Lead
8 14 (7.11%) Salesforce Architect
9 11 (5.58%) IAM Developer
9 11 (5.58%) Senior Business Development Manager
9 11 (5.58%) Senior Business Manager
9 11 (5.58%) Senior Development Manager
9 11 (5.58%) Senior Manager
10 8 (4.06%) Salesforce Technical Architect
10 8 (4.06%) Technical Architect
11 7 (3.55%) Designer
12 6 (3.05%) Solutions Architect
12 6 (3.05%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (18.78%) REST
1 37 (18.78%) SOAP
2 28 (14.21%) GraphQL
3 20 (10.15%) LDAP
3 20 (10.15%) OAuth
3 20 (10.15%) OpenID
3 20 (10.15%) SAML
4 15 (7.61%) Lightning Web Components
4 15 (7.61%) Visualforce
5 12 (6.09%) Akka
6 9 (4.57%) React
7 7 (3.55%) Elastic Stack
7 7 (3.55%) OpenTelemetry
8 5 (2.54%) Node.js
8 5 (2.54%) Serverless Framework
9 4 (2.03%) Redux
10 3 (1.52%) D3.js
10 3 (1.52%) TensorFlow
11 1 (0.51%) Kafka
11 1 (0.51%) Play Framework
Miscellaneous
1 43 (21.83%) Social Media
2 23 (11.68%) Cyber Threat
2 23 (11.68%) Cyberattack
3 18 (9.14%) Product Ownership
4 14 (7.11%) Over-the-Top Content
4 14 (7.11%) Video\Live Streaming
5 6 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.03%) IoT
6 4 (2.03%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.03%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.03%) Smart Home
7 3 (1.52%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.52%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.51%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.51%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.51%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.11%) Linux
2 10 (5.08%) Unix
3 4 (2.03%) Windows
4 3 (1.52%) OpenWrt
5 2 (1.02%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.51%) Android
6 1 (0.51%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (29.44%) Agile
1 58 (29.44%) Roadmaps
2 54 (27.41%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (23.35%) Customer Service
4 41 (20.81%) Mentoring
5 33 (16.75%) Business Development
6 29 (14.72%) Scrum
7 28 (14.21%) CI/CD
7 28 (14.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (14.21%) Continuous Integration
8 26 (13.20%) Analytics
8 26 (13.20%) DevOps
9 25 (12.69%) CRM
9 25 (12.69%) Cybersecurity
10 23 (11.68%) B2B
10 23 (11.68%) Programme Delivery
11 21 (10.66%) Contract Negotiation
12 20 (10.15%) Customer Experience
12 20 (10.15%) Identity Access Management
12 20 (10.15%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.23%) Bash
2 23 (11.68%) Python
3 22 (11.17%) PowerShell
4 20 (10.15%) T-SQL
5 16 (8.12%) JavaScript
6 15 (7.61%) Apex Code
6 15 (7.61%) SOQL
6 15 (7.61%) SOSL
7 13 (6.60%) Scala
8 11 (5.58%) SQL
9 10 (5.08%) Java
10 8 (4.06%) Go
10 8 (4.06%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.52%) C
11 3 (1.52%) C++
11 3 (1.52%) R
12 2 (1.02%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.51%) C#
13 1 (0.51%) PHP
13 1 (0.51%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 13 (6.60%) AWS Certification
2 2 (1.02%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.51%) CISM
3 1 (0.51%) CISSP
3 1 (0.51%) City & Guilds
3 1 (0.51%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (0.51%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.68%) NIST
2 22 (11.17%) NCSC
3 7 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.55%) QA
4 5 (2.54%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.52%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.52%) WCAG
6 2 (1.02%) SLA
7 1 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.51%) GDPR
7 1 (0.51%) NIST 800
System Software
1 23 (11.68%) Active Directory
1 23 (11.68%) Docker
2 3 (1.52%) Firmware
2 3 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.02%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (11.17%) Kubernetes
2 8 (4.06%) Ansible
2 8 (4.06%) Prometheus
2 8 (4.06%) Terraform
3 7 (3.55%) Argo
3 7 (3.55%) Kustomize
4 1 (0.51%) Grafana
4 1 (0.51%) Icinga
4 1 (0.51%) Nagios
4 1 (0.51%) Nmap
Vendors
1 52 (26.40%) BT
2 24 (12.18%) Salesforce
3 15 (7.61%) Splunk
4 12 (6.09%) Google
5 8 (4.06%) Adobe
5 8 (4.06%) Microsoft
6 3 (1.52%) VMware
7 2 (1.02%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.02%) Datto
7 2 (1.02%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.02%) Veeam
8 1 (0.51%) Apple
8 1 (0.51%) Cisco
8 1 (0.51%) Dell
8 1 (0.51%) HP
8 1 (0.51%) Tenable