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 2 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -15 +6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,644 3,325 4,359
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.90% 20.83% 13.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.35% 61.73% 48.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,070 1,250 2,829
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £30,318
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £39,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,200
% change year-on-year - +7.42% -14.67%

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 4,402 5,386 8,928
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.15% 33.74% 26.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,037 2,416 5,777
10th Percentile £33,250 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £56,650
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +5.91% -5.58%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 2 July 2026.

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 85 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 32 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
4 16 (0.97%) CMS
4 16 (0.97%) WordPress
5 12 (0.73%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.73%) Confluence
6 10 (0.61%) IIS
6 10 (0.61%) SAS
7 9 (0.55%) Apache
8 4 (0.24%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.24%) PowerFactory
9 3 (0.18%) Artix
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.061%) Drupal
11 1 (0.061%) Resin
11 1 (0.061%) Umbraco
Applications
1 260 (15.82%) Microsoft Office
2 97 (5.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 96 (5.84%) Microsoft Project
4 41 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.61%) CorelDRAW
7 7 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.43%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
8 6 (0.36%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.36%) Chatbot
8 6 (0.36%) MS Visio
9 5 (0.30%) Simulink
10 4 (0.24%) FrameMaker
10 4 (0.24%) Revit
10 4 (0.24%) Trello
10 4 (0.24%) Windchill
11 3 (0.18%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 16 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 5 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
6 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.061%) HFM
9 1 (0.061%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.061%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.061%) SAP CRM
9 1 (0.061%) SAP GRC
9 1 (0.061%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.061%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.061%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.061%) SAP SCM
9 1 (0.061%) Shopify
9 1 (0.061%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 342 (20.80%) Azure
2 285 (17.34%) AWS
3 224 (13.63%) Microsoft 365
4 128 (7.79%) Power Platform
5 101 (6.14%) GCP
6 100 (6.08%) SaaS
7 94 (5.72%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
8 35 (2.13%) PowerApps
9 32 (1.95%) Power Automate
10 30 (1.82%) GitHub
11 27 (1.64%) Google Analytics
12 20 (1.22%) Figma
13 19 (1.16%) Serverless
14 16 (0.97%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.91%) Canva
15 15 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (0.91%) PaaS
16 14 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
16 14 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 57 (3.47%) Firewall
2 35 (2.13%) Network Security
3 31 (1.89%) TCP/IP
4 28 (1.70%) VPN
5 23 (1.40%) DNS
6 20 (1.22%) WAN
7 19 (1.16%) DHCP
8 14 (0.85%) Broadband
9 13 (0.79%) Internet
9 13 (0.79%) LAN
10 10 (0.61%) Wireless
11 9 (0.55%) MPLS
11 9 (0.55%) SD-WAN
11 9 (0.55%) Unified Communications
12 8 (0.49%) LTE
12 8 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (0.36%) BGP
13 6 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
13 6 (0.36%) Kerberos
14 5 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (6.75%) SQL Server
2 107 (6.51%) Power BI
3 41 (2.49%) MySQL
4 33 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.52%) Relational Database
6 24 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (1.28%) Metadata
8 20 (1.22%) Tableau
9 16 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (0.91%) BigQuery
10 15 (0.91%) OLTP
10 15 (0.91%) Redis
11 14 (0.85%) MongoDB
11 14 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.73%) Delta Lake
12 12 (0.73%) NoSQL
13 11 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
15 8 (0.49%) Data Lake
16 7 (0.43%) Looker
Development Applications
1 78 (4.74%) Git
2 55 (3.35%) JIRA
3 13 (0.79%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.61%) GitLab
4 10 (0.61%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.49%) LabVIEW
5 8 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.43%) MLflow
6 7 (0.43%) Selenium
7 6 (0.36%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.36%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.36%) Postman
8 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
8 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.24%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.18%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.18%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 773 (47.02%) Social Skills
2 365 (22.20%) Finance
3 310 (18.86%) Analytical Skills
4 251 (15.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 192 (11.68%) Public Sector
6 175 (10.64%) Law
7 121 (7.36%) Marketing
8 94 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
9 72 (4.38%) Legal
9 72 (4.38%) Retail
10 67 (4.08%) Manufacturing
11 63 (3.83%) Banking
11 63 (3.83%) Electronics
11 63 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
12 59 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
13 52 (3.16%) Back Office
14 47 (2.86%) French Language
15 36 (2.19%) Swedish Language
16 29 (1.76%) Advertising
17 27 (1.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 319 (19.40%) Senior
2 284 (17.27%) Analyst
3 209 (12.71%) Developer
4 103 (6.27%) Graduate
5 99 (6.02%) Senior Manager
6 97 (5.90%) Architect
7 91 (5.54%) Lead
8 90 (5.47%) Project Manager
8 90 (5.47%) Support Engineer
9 86 (5.23%) Service Analyst
10 80 (4.87%) Service Desk Analyst
11 69 (4.20%) Senior Project Manager
12 66 (4.01%) Software Developer
13 65 (3.95%) Business Analyst
14 64 (3.89%) Software Engineer
15 62 (3.77%) Graduate Developer
16 60 (3.65%) Consultant
17 53 (3.22%) IT Support
18 49 (2.98%) Graduate Software Developer
19 44 (2.68%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (4.26%) CSS
2 67 (4.08%) HTML
3 65 (3.95%) .NET
4 55 (3.35%) React
5 41 (2.49%) jQuery
6 40 (2.43%) REST
6 40 (2.43%) RESTful
7 35 (2.13%) Node.js
8 34 (2.07%) SOAP
9 32 (1.95%) XML
10 31 (1.89%) Vue
11 21 (1.28%) PyTorch
12 20 (1.22%) Middleware
13 17 (1.03%) Lightning Web Components
13 17 (1.03%) Visualforce
14 16 (0.97%) JSON
14 16 (0.97%) TensorFlow
15 15 (0.91%) ASP.NET
15 15 (0.91%) OAuth
16 14 (0.85%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 105 (6.39%) Product Ownership
2 96 (5.84%) Management Information System
3 88 (5.35%) Cloud Native
4 81 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.22%) Onboarding
6 38 (2.31%) Algorithms
7 37 (2.25%) Driving Licence
8 33 (2.01%) Security Posture
9 30 (1.82%) Data Structures
10 27 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (1.64%) Virtual Team
11 25 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 23 (1.40%) Social Media
13 22 (1.34%) Cyberattack
14 20 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
15 19 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
16 17 (1.03%) Data Centre
17 16 (0.97%) FMCG
18 15 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
19 14 (0.85%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 135 (8.21%) Windows
2 108 (6.57%) Linux
3 51 (3.10%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.55%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.73%) Unix
6 10 (0.61%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.49%) Android
7 8 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 6 (0.36%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.30%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.30%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.061%) AIX
11 1 (0.061%) CentOS
11 1 (0.061%) Debian
11 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 440 (26.76%) Computer Science
2 433 (26.34%) Agile
3 362 (22.02%) Problem-Solving
4 297 (18.07%) Continuous Improvement
5 238 (14.48%) ITIL
6 218 (13.26%) Customer Service
6 218 (13.26%) Mentoring
7 207 (12.59%) Project Management
8 196 (11.92%) AI
9 181 (11.01%) Analytics
10 180 (10.95%) Decision-Making
11 177 (10.77%) Coaching
12 173 (10.52%) Project Delivery
13 166 (10.10%) Software Engineering
14 164 (9.98%) CI/CD
15 162 (9.85%) DevOps
16 156 (9.49%) Cybersecurity
17 140 (8.52%) Customer Experience
18 138 (8.39%) Technology Strategy
19 128 (7.79%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 266 (16.18%) SQL
2 238 (14.48%) Python
3 147 (8.94%) C#
4 105 (6.39%) JavaScript
5 103 (6.27%) Java
6 70 (4.26%) C++
7 63 (3.83%) PHP
8 56 (3.41%) PowerShell
9 55 (3.35%) TypeScript
10 25 (1.52%) C
10 25 (1.52%) Go
10 25 (1.52%) Rust
11 24 (1.46%) Bash
12 23 (1.40%) PL/SQL
13 18 (1.09%) Apex Code
14 16 (0.97%) R
15 14 (0.85%) Bicep
16 10 (0.61%) MATLAB
17 9 (0.55%) Ruby
17 9 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 294 (17.88%) Computer Science Degree
2 267 (16.24%) Security Cleared
3 227 (13.81%) SC Cleared
4 124 (7.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 119 (7.24%) Master's Degree
6 91 (5.54%) AWS Certification
7 81 (4.93%) MCSE
8 72 (4.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 62 (3.77%) CISSP
10 49 (2.98%) DBS Check
11 48 (2.92%) PhD
12 47 (2.86%) Azure Certification
13 46 (2.80%) HNC
14 41 (2.49%) CISM
15 35 (2.13%) CTC Cleared
16 34 (2.07%) DV Cleared
17 33 (2.01%) PMI Certification
18 30 (1.82%) HND
18 30 (1.82%) PMP
19 27 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (7.48%) QA
2 66 (4.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (3.95%) SLA
4 61 (3.71%) Accessibility
5 60 (3.65%) NIST
6 55 (3.35%) Data Quality
7 46 (2.80%) GDPR
8 29 (1.76%) GRC
9 23 (1.40%) PMO
10 20 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 13 (0.79%) PCI DSS
12 13 (0.79%) WCAG
13 12 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.67%) NCSC
15 8 (0.49%) ISO 9001
16 6 (0.36%) COBIT
17 5 (0.30%) GAAP
17 5 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 81 (4.93%) Active Directory
2 61 (3.71%) Docker
3 24 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.55%) vSphere
6 8 (0.49%) Firmware
7 7 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 7 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.30%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
11 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.061%) Xen
Systems Management
1 57 (3.47%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.92%) Terraform
3 36 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.40%) Ansible
5 10 (0.61%) Grafana
5 10 (0.61%) Prometheus
6 9 (0.55%) Autotask
7 7 (0.43%) SCCM
7 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.36%) Packer
9 5 (0.30%) FTK
9 5 (0.30%) QRadar
10 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.18%) Argo
11 3 (0.18%) Plesk
11 3 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.12%) OpenView
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
13 1 (0.061%) Nmap
Vendors
1 408 (24.82%) Microsoft
2 112 (6.81%) ServiceNow
3 70 (4.26%) Cisco
4 58 (3.53%) Salesforce
5 44 (2.68%) Oracle
6 41 (2.49%) Google
7 36 (2.19%) SAP
8 33 (2.01%) Databricks
9 31 (1.89%) Adobe
10 25 (1.52%) VMware
11 19 (1.16%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.97%) Citrix
12 16 (0.97%) Meraki
13 14 (0.85%) Splunk
14 12 (0.73%) EMC
15 11 (0.67%) Workday
16 10 (0.61%) MuleSoft
16 10 (0.61%) Red Hat
16 10 (0.61%) Sage
17 9 (0.55%) IBM