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 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 3 13
Rank change year-on-year -24 +10 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,723 3,490 3,044
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.39% 21.23% 12.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.09% 61.79% 46.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,088 1,097 1,643
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £39,818 £37,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £73,931 £73,750 £73,125
90th Percentile £88,329 £87,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -8.33%

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 4,774 5,648 6,503
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.46% 34.35% 26.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,071 2,423 3,467
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.21% -2.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 1 September 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 89 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.22%) Confluence
4 15 (0.87%) IIS
5 10 (0.58%) CMS
6 9 (0.52%) SAS
7 8 (0.46%) Apache
7 8 (0.46%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.46%) WordPress
8 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.23%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.23%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.17%) Artix
10 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.058%) Resin
11 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 222 (12.88%) Microsoft Office
2 107 (6.21%) Microsoft Project
3 101 (5.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 37 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (1.39%) Simulink
6 16 (0.93%) AutoCAD
7 13 (0.75%) MS Visio
8 12 (0.70%) Revit
9 10 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
10 8 (0.46%) Adobe XD
11 7 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 5 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
12 5 (0.29%) Trello
13 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
13 4 (0.23%) FrameMaker
13 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
13 4 (0.23%) Windchill
14 3 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
14 3 (0.17%) MadCap Flare
14 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 13 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.35%) Primavera
4 5 (0.29%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.17%) Misys Midas
6 3 (0.17%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.12%) Shopify
8 1 (0.058%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.058%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.058%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.058%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.058%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.058%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 354 (20.55%) Azure
2 291 (16.89%) AWS
3 203 (11.78%) Microsoft 365
4 106 (6.15%) GCP
5 104 (6.04%) Power Platform
6 84 (4.88%) SaaS
7 73 (4.24%) Entra ID
8 43 (2.50%) GitHub
9 37 (2.15%) Google Analytics
10 29 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (1.57%) PowerApps
12 25 (1.45%) Power Automate
13 21 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
14 20 (1.16%) Snowflake
15 18 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
15 18 (1.04%) Figma
15 18 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.99%) OneDrive
17 15 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
18 14 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 77 (4.47%) Firewall
2 47 (2.73%) Network Security
3 46 (2.67%) VPN
4 41 (2.38%) TCP/IP
5 33 (1.92%) DNS
6 29 (1.68%) DHCP
7 23 (1.33%) LAN
8 20 (1.16%) WAN
9 15 (0.87%) Wireless
10 13 (0.75%) Unified Communications
11 11 (0.64%) Broadband
11 11 (0.64%) Internet
12 10 (0.58%) HTTP
13 9 (0.52%) MPLS
13 9 (0.52%) VLAN
14 8 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
15 7 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
16 6 (0.35%) LTE
16 6 (0.35%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (7.20%) SQL Server
2 92 (5.34%) Power BI
3 41 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
4 40 (2.32%) MySQL
5 34 (1.97%) Relational Database
6 33 (1.92%) Metadata
7 27 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (1.16%) Redis
9 16 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (0.87%) MongoDB
10 15 (0.87%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.81%) Tableau
12 12 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.64%) Big Data
14 10 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
14 10 (0.58%) Data Lake
14 10 (0.58%) Star Schema
15 9 (0.52%) BigQuery
16 8 (0.46%) OLTP
17 6 (0.35%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 81 (4.70%) Git
2 66 (3.83%) JIRA
3 17 (0.99%) LabVIEW
4 16 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
5 12 (0.70%) GitLab
6 10 (0.58%) Balsamiq
7 9 (0.52%) Jenkins
7 9 (0.52%) Visual Studio
8 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
8 8 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
9 7 (0.41%) Selenium
10 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.23%) JUnit
11 4 (0.23%) Postman
11 4 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
11 4 (0.23%) Snyk
11 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.23%) Subversion
12 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.17%) Storybook
General
1 829 (48.11%) Social Skills
2 418 (24.26%) Finance
3 358 (20.78%) Analytical Skills
4 354 (20.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 226 (13.12%) Law
6 213 (12.36%) Public Sector
7 117 (6.79%) Electronics
8 115 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
9 101 (5.86%) Marketing
10 97 (5.63%) Aerospace
11 96 (5.57%) Presentation Skills
12 74 (4.29%) Manufacturing
13 66 (3.83%) Legal
14 65 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
15 54 (3.13%) Telecoms
16 48 (2.79%) Swedish Language
17 47 (2.73%) Retail
18 42 (2.44%) French Language
19 35 (2.03%) Banking
20 32 (1.86%) Military
Job Titles
1 358 (20.78%) Senior
2 285 (16.54%) Analyst
3 180 (10.45%) Developer
4 121 (7.02%) Lead
5 115 (6.67%) Architect
6 109 (6.33%) Senior Manager
7 108 (6.27%) Graduate
8 106 (6.15%) Project Manager
9 79 (4.59%) Software Developer
10 78 (4.53%) Senior Project Manager
10 78 (4.53%) Service Analyst
11 77 (4.47%) Software Engineer
12 75 (4.35%) Consultant
13 73 (4.24%) Senior Analyst
14 71 (4.12%) Business Analyst
14 71 (4.12%) Service Desk Analyst
15 63 (3.66%) IT Support
16 62 (3.60%) Systems Engineer
17 58 (3.37%) Support Engineer
18 56 (3.25%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (4.00%) .NET
1 69 (4.00%) CSS
2 63 (3.66%) React
3 59 (3.42%) HTML
4 47 (2.73%) Terraform
5 39 (2.26%) Node.js
6 38 (2.21%) jQuery
7 34 (1.97%) Vue
8 31 (1.80%) XML
9 30 (1.74%) RESTful
10 28 (1.63%) .NET Core
11 26 (1.51%) AngularJS
11 26 (1.51%) REST
12 23 (1.33%) ASP.NET
13 19 (1.10%) Entity Framework
14 18 (1.04%) .NET Framework
15 16 (0.93%) SOAP
16 15 (0.87%) JSON
16 15 (0.87%) PyTorch
17 13 (0.75%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 123 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 99 (5.75%) Product Ownership
3 82 (4.76%) Cloud Native
3 82 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 54 (3.13%) Driving Licence
5 51 (2.96%) Onboarding
6 50 (2.90%) Algorithms
7 36 (2.09%) Security Posture
8 32 (1.86%) FPGA
9 31 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
10 30 (1.74%) Virtual Team
11 28 (1.63%) IoT
12 26 (1.51%) Data Centre
12 26 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
13 23 (1.33%) Data Structures
13 23 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
13 23 (1.33%) Embedded Systems
14 22 (1.28%) Client/Server
15 21 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
16 19 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 124 (7.20%) Windows
2 99 (5.75%) Linux
3 61 (3.54%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.75%) Unix
5 11 (0.64%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.58%) Ubuntu
7 9 (0.52%) Embedded Linux
8 7 (0.41%) Android
8 7 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.29%) OpenVMS
11 4 (0.23%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.17%) VMS
13 2 (0.12%) Debian
13 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
13 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
13 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.058%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (29.31%) Agile
2 457 (26.52%) Computer Science
3 422 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
4 309 (17.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 259 (15.03%) Mentoring
6 249 (14.45%) AI
7 238 (13.81%) Project Delivery
8 229 (13.29%) ITIL
9 222 (12.88%) Project Management
10 198 (11.49%) Software Engineering
11 193 (11.20%) Coaching
12 191 (11.09%) Decision-Making
13 188 (10.91%) Customer Service
14 177 (10.27%) Technology Strategy
15 172 (9.98%) Stakeholder Management
16 154 (8.94%) Cybersecurity
17 152 (8.82%) Analytics
18 151 (8.76%) CI/CD
18 151 (8.76%) DevOps
19 148 (8.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 243 (14.10%) Python
2 235 (13.64%) SQL
3 155 (9.00%) C#
4 107 (6.21%) JavaScript
5 86 (4.99%) Java
6 80 (4.64%) C++
7 58 (3.37%) TypeScript
8 57 (3.31%) PowerShell
9 56 (3.25%) PHP
10 39 (2.26%) C
11 35 (2.03%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.16%) Go
13 19 (1.10%) Rust
14 17 (0.99%) R
15 15 (0.87%) Bash
15 15 (0.87%) PL/SQL
16 13 (0.75%) Bicep
17 9 (0.52%) Embedded C
17 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
18 8 (0.46%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 328 (19.04%) Security Cleared
2 320 (18.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 271 (15.73%) SC Cleared
4 121 (7.02%) Master's Degree
5 107 (6.21%) Microsoft Certification
6 102 (5.92%) DV Cleared
7 87 (5.05%) AWS Certification
8 83 (4.82%) BPSS Clearance
9 75 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 70 (4.06%) MCSE
11 65 (3.77%) PhD
12 64 (3.71%) CISSP
13 58 (3.37%) HNC
14 53 (3.08%) HND
15 47 (2.73%) Azure Certification
16 45 (2.61%) CISM
17 43 (2.50%) DBS Check
18 34 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
18 34 (1.97%) PMI Certification
19 32 (1.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (7.95%) QA
2 123 (7.14%) Accessibility
3 75 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 67 (3.89%) NIST
5 65 (3.77%) Data Quality
6 45 (2.61%) GDPR
7 36 (2.09%) SLA
8 29 (1.68%) PMO
9 23 (1.33%) GRC
10 20 (1.16%) NCSC
11 19 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
12 16 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 15 (0.87%) WCAG
14 13 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 12 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
16 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
16 10 (0.58%) PCI DSS
17 9 (0.52%) ISO 9001
18 8 (0.46%) Def Stans
19 6 (0.35%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 89 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 52 (3.02%) Docker
3 44 (2.55%) Firmware
4 26 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.64%) vSphere
7 10 (0.58%) Hyper-V
7 10 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
9 5 (0.29%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.058%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.058%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.058%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 57 (3.31%) Kubernetes
2 50 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 21 (1.22%) Ansible
4 8 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.35%) Packer
6 5 (0.29%) QRadar
7 4 (0.23%) Autotask
7 4 (0.23%) Grafana
7 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.23%) SCCM
7 4 (0.23%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.17%) Argo
8 3 (0.17%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.17%) Plesk
8 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.058%) OpenView
10 1 (0.058%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.058%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 430 (24.96%) Microsoft
2 95 (5.51%) ServiceNow
3 53 (3.08%) Google
4 50 (2.90%) SAP
5 44 (2.55%) Cisco
6 37 (2.15%) Salesforce
7 33 (1.92%) Oracle
8 28 (1.63%) VMware
9 23 (1.33%) Databricks
10 22 (1.28%) Adobe
11 20 (1.16%) EMC
12 16 (0.93%) Splunk
13 14 (0.81%) IBM
13 14 (0.81%) Meraki
13 14 (0.81%) Siemens
14 13 (0.75%) HubSpot
15 12 (0.70%) Citrix
15 12 (0.70%) Red Hat
15 12 (0.70%) Sage
15 12 (0.70%) YouTube