Hybrid/Remote Degree Job Trends

Academic Degree
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 13 13
Rank change year-on-year +11 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 4,048 2,740 3,053
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 24.90% 13.51% 13.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 66.51% 50.47% 47.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,009 1,268 2,165
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £33,838
25th Percentile £40,549 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,065 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.56% - +6.43%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.57% -4.17% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,086 5,429 6,489
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.44% 26.77% 27.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,265 2,674 4,720
10th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £36,242
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Degree job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Degree
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Degree
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Degree over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Degree salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Degree
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 83 (2.05%) SharePoint
2 40 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (0.57%) Confluence
4 14 (0.35%) Tomcat
4 14 (0.35%) WebSphere
4 14 (0.35%) WebSphere Application Server
5 10 (0.25%) IIS
6 9 (0.22%) WordPress
7 7 (0.17%) SAS
8 6 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
8 6 (0.15%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.15%) CMS
9 5 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.099%) Ethereum
10 4 (0.099%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.099%) PowerFactory
11 2 (0.049%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.049%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.049%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.025%) Moodle
Applications
1 1,819 (44.94%) Chatbot
2 204 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
3 143 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 51 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 47 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
6 28 (0.69%) Adobe XD
6 28 (0.69%) MS Visio
7 20 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 14 (0.35%) InDesign
9 11 (0.27%) Photoshop
10 9 (0.22%) Trello
11 8 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
11 8 (0.20%) AutoCAD
11 8 (0.20%) Blender
12 7 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
13 5 (0.12%) Simulink
13 5 (0.12%) Sketch
14 3 (0.074%) EPLAN
15 2 (0.049%) OrCAD
15 2 (0.049%) Revit
Business Applications
1 27 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 12 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
5 8 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
6 5 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.099%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.099%) Magento
7 4 (0.099%) NEC Housing
7 4 (0.099%) Primavera
7 4 (0.099%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.099%) SAP PP
8 3 (0.074%) Shopify
9 2 (0.049%) CA PPM
9 2 (0.049%) ResourceLink
9 2 (0.049%) Sage 200
10 1 (0.025%) Endur
10 1 (0.025%) SAP Business One
10 1 (0.025%) SAP HCM
10 1 (0.025%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 336 (8.30%) Azure
2 249 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
3 241 (5.95%) AWS
4 136 (3.36%) Power Platform
5 101 (2.50%) SaaS
6 83 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
7 59 (1.46%) Entra ID
8 57 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
9 53 (1.31%) GitHub
10 49 (1.21%) GCP
11 41 (1.01%) Power Automate
12 36 (0.89%) Figma
12 36 (0.89%) PowerApps
13 32 (0.79%) Serverless
14 27 (0.67%) PaaS
15 22 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
16 21 (0.52%) Miro
17 18 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
17 18 (0.44%) OneDrive
18 15 (0.37%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 52 (1.28%) WAN
2 41 (1.01%) VPN
3 38 (0.94%) Firewall
4 30 (0.74%) LAN
4 30 (0.74%) SD-WAN
5 26 (0.64%) DNS
6 25 (0.62%) DHCP
7 23 (0.57%) TCP/IP
7 23 (0.57%) Unified Communications
8 22 (0.54%) 5G
8 22 (0.54%) SSL
9 20 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
10 19 (0.47%) Broadband
10 19 (0.47%) VLAN
11 16 (0.40%) VoIP
12 15 (0.37%) Wireless
13 13 (0.32%) Network Security
14 10 (0.25%) Internet
15 9 (0.22%) Ethernet
16 8 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 131 (3.24%) SQL Server
2 98 (2.42%) Power BI
3 53 (1.31%) MySQL
4 49 (1.21%) Tableau
5 35 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
6 21 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 17 (0.42%) GIS
7 17 (0.42%) MongoDB
8 15 (0.37%) DB2
8 15 (0.37%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.35%) Metadata
10 11 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (0.27%) Geospatial Data
11 10 (0.25%) Data Lake
11 10 (0.25%) QGIS
12 8 (0.20%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.17%) Big Data
13 7 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 72 (1.78%) JIRA
2 47 (1.16%) Git
3 28 (0.69%) Selenium
4 24 (0.59%) WebDriver
5 18 (0.44%) Postman
6 16 (0.40%) Axure RP
6 16 (0.40%) Balsamiq
6 16 (0.40%) SoapUI
6 16 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
7 11 (0.27%) Cypress.io
8 9 (0.22%) GitLab
8 9 (0.22%) Jenkins
9 7 (0.17%) TeamCity
10 6 (0.15%) ER Studio
10 6 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 6 (0.15%) webpack
11 5 (0.12%) Babel
12 4 (0.099%) PowerDesigner
12 4 (0.099%) Rational DOORS
12 4 (0.099%) Toad
General
1 1,075 (26.56%) Analytical Skills
2 822 (20.31%) Social Skills
3 686 (16.95%) Retail
4 593 (14.65%) Manufacturing
5 411 (10.15%) Finance
6 240 (5.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 201 (4.97%) Dutch Language
8 198 (4.89%) Finnish Language
9 174 (4.30%) Marketing
10 127 (3.14%) Public Sector
11 107 (2.64%) Law
12 80 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
13 75 (1.85%) French Language
13 75 (1.85%) Legal
14 69 (1.70%) Swedish Language
15 66 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
16 50 (1.24%) Banking
17 49 (1.21%) Catalan Language
18 47 (1.16%) Telecoms
19 42 (1.04%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2,355 (58.18%) Trainer
2 240 (5.93%) Analyst
3 211 (5.21%) Senior
4 202 (4.99%) Developer
5 189 (4.67%) Content Editor
6 115 (2.84%) Support Specialist
7 113 (2.79%) Lead
8 107 (2.64%) Customer Support Specialist
9 101 (2.50%) Research Scientist
10 76 (1.88%) Architect
11 69 (1.70%) Service Analyst
11 69 (1.70%) Service Desk Analyst
12 66 (1.63%) Systems Engineer
13 63 (1.56%) Microsoft Specialist
14 59 (1.46%) Consultant
15 55 (1.36%) Biostatistician
16 51 (1.26%) Support Engineer
17 50 (1.24%) Business Analyst
17 50 (1.24%) Graduate
18 46 (1.14%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (3.43%) HTML
2 116 (2.87%) .NET
3 99 (2.45%) CSS
4 55 (1.36%) React
5 49 (1.21%) ASP.NET
6 39 (0.96%) jQuery
7 29 (0.72%) Node.js
7 29 (0.72%) REST
7 29 (0.72%) SOAP
8 25 (0.62%) .NET Framework
9 21 (0.52%) XML
10 17 (0.42%) Entity Framework
10 17 (0.42%) RESTful
11 16 (0.40%) LDAP
11 16 (0.40%) OAuth
12 15 (0.37%) Middleware
12 15 (0.37%) Playwright
13 14 (0.35%) LAPP Stack
13 14 (0.35%) WebSphere MQ
14 13 (0.32%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 545 (13.46%) Robotics
2 130 (3.21%) Molecular Biology
3 127 (3.14%) Management Information System
4 98 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
5 60 (1.48%) Onboarding
6 55 (1.36%) Social Media
7 53 (1.31%) Driving Licence
8 51 (1.26%) Data Centre
8 51 (1.26%) Product Ownership
9 50 (1.24%) Algorithms
10 43 (1.06%) NHS
11 34 (0.84%) e-Learning
12 28 (0.69%) Cloud Native
13 27 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
14 26 (0.64%) Virtual Team
15 22 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
16 21 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
17 20 (0.49%) Linux Command Line
17 20 (0.49%) Self-Driving Car
18 19 (0.47%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 157 (3.88%) Windows
2 87 (2.15%) Linux
3 38 (0.94%) Windows 10
4 35 (0.86%) Unix
5 34 (0.84%) Windows Server
6 17 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 16 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 16 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 11 (0.27%) Android
9 6 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.12%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.099%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.049%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.049%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.049%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.025%) AIX
13 1 (0.025%) CentOS
13 1 (0.025%) OpenVMS
13 1 (0.025%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,605 (64.35%) AI
2 1,824 (45.06%) Conversational UI
3 995 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
4 756 (18.68%) Chemistry
5 650 (16.06%) Machine Learning
6 639 (15.79%) Computer Science
7 619 (15.29%) Data Privacy
8 557 (13.76%) LLM
9 552 (13.64%) Generative AI
10 541 (13.36%) Red Team
11 385 (9.51%) Mathematics
12 368 (9.09%) Agile
13 288 (7.11%) Customer Service
14 247 (6.10%) Content Writing
15 245 (6.05%) Continuous Improvement
16 243 (6.00%) Physics
17 226 (5.58%) Mentoring
18 216 (5.34%) Project Management
19 213 (5.26%) Analytics
20 201 (4.97%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 278 (6.87%) SQL
2 258 (6.37%) Python
3 218 (5.39%) C#
4 180 (4.45%) Java
5 162 (4.00%) JavaScript
6 137 (3.38%) C++
7 108 (2.67%) TypeScript
8 96 (2.37%) C
8 96 (2.37%) PHP
9 80 (1.98%) MATLAB
10 76 (1.88%) R
11 56 (1.38%) Rust
12 51 (1.26%) Ruby
13 49 (1.21%) Dart
14 29 (0.72%) PowerShell
15 12 (0.30%) Bash
15 12 (0.30%) T-SQL
16 8 (0.20%) PL/SQL
16 8 (0.20%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,266 (31.27%) Master's Degree
2 1,165 (28.78%) PhD
3 364 (8.99%) Computer Science Degree
4 248 (6.13%) Security Cleared
5 210 (5.19%) SC Cleared
6 146 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 120 (2.96%) AWS Certification
8 83 (2.05%) MCSE
9 60 (1.48%) DBS Check
10 56 (1.38%) DV Cleared
11 44 (1.09%) Azure Certification
11 44 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
11 44 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
12 43 (1.06%) PMI Certification
13 39 (0.96%) PMP
14 38 (0.94%) CISM
14 38 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
15 33 (0.82%) CISSP
16 28 (0.69%) ACCA
16 28 (0.69%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (4.13%) QA
2 75 (1.85%) Accessibility
3 71 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 59 (1.46%) GDPR
5 41 (1.01%) SLA
6 40 (0.99%) NIST
7 37 (0.91%) PMO
8 33 (0.82%) ISO 9001
9 25 (0.62%) WCAG
10 24 (0.59%) Data Quality
11 17 (0.42%) SOC 2
12 16 (0.40%) GRC
13 10 (0.25%) COBIT
13 10 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 10 (0.25%) ITGC
13 10 (0.25%) NIST 800
13 10 (0.25%) SOC 1
14 7 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.17%) HIPAA
14 7 (0.17%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 81 (2.00%) Active Directory
2 28 (0.69%) Firmware
3 23 (0.57%) Docker
4 21 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.20%) vSphere
7 6 (0.15%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.074%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.074%) GPFS
8 3 (0.074%) Lustre
8 3 (0.074%) NFS
9 1 (0.025%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.025%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.025%) Forefront TMG
9 1 (0.025%) HDFS
9 1 (0.025%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.025%) KVM
9 1 (0.025%) Postfix
9 1 (0.025%) Varnish
9 1 (0.025%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 43 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (0.74%) Kubernetes
3 19 (0.47%) Terraform
4 16 (0.40%) Ansible
5 15 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
6 10 (0.25%) RSA Archer
7 5 (0.12%) Autotask
7 5 (0.12%) Grafana
8 4 (0.099%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.099%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.074%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.074%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.074%) SCCM
9 3 (0.074%) SmoothWall
10 2 (0.049%) Puppet
10 2 (0.049%) SCOM
10 2 (0.049%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.049%) SCSM
11 1 (0.025%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.025%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 1,820 (44.96%) PayPal
2 625 (15.44%) Adobe
3 588 (14.53%) Google
4 554 (13.69%) Databricks
5 535 (13.22%) Microsoft
6 104 (2.57%) ServiceNow
7 63 (1.56%) Salesforce
8 60 (1.48%) Cisco
9 54 (1.33%) SAP
10 33 (0.82%) Apple
11 25 (0.62%) Palo Alto
12 24 (0.59%) Oracle
12 24 (0.59%) VMware
13 19 (0.47%) IBM
13 19 (0.47%) Red Hat
14 14 (0.35%) HP
14 14 (0.35%) Sage
15 12 (0.30%) Dell
15 12 (0.30%) Zoho
16 11 (0.27%) Workday