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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -19 +8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,648 3,378 3,375
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.48% 20.52% 12.66%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.12% 60.77% 47.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,080 1,190 2,006
10th Percentile £28,485 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,701 £37,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £73,931 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,148 £86,250 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%

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 4,563 5,559 7,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.71% 33.77% 26.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,048 2,466 4,303
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,469 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,750 £41,250 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,258 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
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 30 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 77 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.03%) Confluence
4 14 (0.85%) WordPress
5 12 (0.73%) CMS
6 11 (0.67%) Apache
6 11 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.67%) IIS
7 10 (0.61%) SAS
8 9 (0.55%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.24%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.24%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.18%) Artix
11 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
12 1 (0.061%) Drupal
12 1 (0.061%) Resin
12 1 (0.061%) Umbraco
Applications
1 233 (14.14%) Microsoft Office
2 102 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 102 (6.19%) Microsoft Project
3 38 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 13 (0.79%) AutoCAD
5 13 (0.79%) Simulink
6 10 (0.61%) CorelDRAW
7 8 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.49%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.42%) Revit
8 7 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
9 5 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.30%) Photoshop
10 4 (0.24%) FrameMaker
10 4 (0.24%) Trello
10 4 (0.24%) Windchill
11 3 (0.18%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 12 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.36%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.061%) HFM
7 1 (0.061%) Primavera
7 1 (0.061%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.061%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.061%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.061%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.061%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.061%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 341 (20.69%) Azure
2 302 (18.33%) AWS
3 191 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
4 113 (6.86%) Power Platform
5 110 (6.67%) GCP
6 96 (5.83%) SaaS
7 61 (3.70%) Entra ID
8 33 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
9 32 (1.94%) GitHub
9 32 (1.94%) Google Analytics
10 31 (1.88%) PowerApps
11 29 (1.76%) Power Automate
12 19 (1.15%) Figma
13 17 (1.03%) Cloud Computing
13 17 (1.03%) Snowflake
14 15 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (0.85%) PaaS
16 13 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
16 13 (0.79%) Smartsheet
17 12 (0.73%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.64%) Firewall
2 40 (2.43%) Network Security
3 35 (2.12%) TCP/IP
4 34 (2.06%) VPN
5 25 (1.52%) DNS
6 21 (1.27%) DHCP
7 20 (1.21%) WAN
8 19 (1.15%) LAN
9 17 (1.03%) Wireless
10 14 (0.85%) Unified Communications
11 13 (0.79%) Broadband
11 13 (0.79%) Internet
12 8 (0.49%) HTTP
12 8 (0.49%) LTE
12 8 (0.49%) MPLS
13 7 (0.42%) Kerberos
13 7 (0.42%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.42%) VLAN
13 7 (0.42%) VoIP
13 7 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (6.92%) SQL Server
2 99 (6.01%) Power BI
3 42 (2.55%) MySQL
4 36 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
5 30 (1.82%) Relational Database
6 26 (1.58%) Metadata
7 22 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.03%) Redis
9 16 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (0.91%) Tableau
11 12 (0.73%) MongoDB
11 12 (0.73%) OLTP
11 12 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.61%) Data Lake
12 10 (0.61%) NoSQL
13 9 (0.55%) BigQuery
14 8 (0.49%) Big Data
15 6 (0.36%) Delta Lake
16 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
16 5 (0.30%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 80 (4.85%) Git
2 62 (3.76%) JIRA
3 13 (0.79%) LabVIEW
4 11 (0.67%) GitLab
4 11 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.67%) Rational DOORS
4 11 (0.67%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.55%) Balsamiq
6 8 (0.49%) Axure RP
6 8 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.36%) Selenium
8 5 (0.30%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.24%) Postman
9 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
9 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 4 (0.24%) Subversion
10 3 (0.18%) JUnit
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.18%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.18%) Storybook
General
1 751 (45.57%) Social Skills
2 366 (22.21%) Finance
3 325 (19.72%) Analytical Skills
4 290 (17.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 208 (12.62%) Public Sector
6 194 (11.77%) Law
7 109 (6.61%) Marketing
8 100 (6.07%) Organisational Skills
9 87 (5.28%) Electronics
10 72 (4.37%) Legal
11 70 (4.25%) Presentation Skills
12 62 (3.76%) Manufacturing
13 57 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
14 56 (3.40%) Retail
15 52 (3.16%) Banking
16 48 (2.91%) Swedish Language
17 45 (2.73%) Aerospace
18 42 (2.55%) French Language
19 41 (2.49%) Telecoms
20 24 (1.46%) Games
Job Titles
1 323 (19.60%) Senior
2 291 (17.66%) Analyst
3 197 (11.95%) Developer
4 110 (6.67%) Architect
5 107 (6.49%) Graduate
6 103 (6.25%) Senior Manager
7 102 (6.19%) Lead
8 97 (5.89%) Project Manager
9 86 (5.22%) Service Analyst
10 80 (4.85%) Service Desk Analyst
11 76 (4.61%) Software Developer
12 74 (4.49%) Software Engineer
13 72 (4.37%) Senior Project Manager
14 69 (4.19%) Business Analyst
15 67 (4.07%) Consultant
16 61 (3.70%) Graduate Developer
17 56 (3.40%) Support Engineer
18 55 (3.34%) Systems Engineer
19 53 (3.22%) IT Support
19 53 (3.22%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (4.43%) CSS
2 69 (4.19%) .NET
3 63 (3.82%) HTML
4 59 (3.58%) React
5 42 (2.55%) jQuery
6 37 (2.25%) Node.js
7 35 (2.12%) RESTful
7 35 (2.12%) Vue
8 33 (2.00%) REST
8 33 (2.00%) XML
9 24 (1.46%) SOAP
10 21 (1.27%) ASP.NET
11 19 (1.15%) .NET Core
12 18 (1.09%) AngularJS
13 15 (0.91%) JSON
13 15 (0.91%) LDAP
13 15 (0.91%) PyTorch
14 14 (0.85%) Middleware
14 14 (0.85%) OAuth
14 14 (0.85%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 104 (6.31%) Management Information System
2 100 (6.07%) Product Ownership
3 92 (5.58%) Cloud Native
4 80 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
5 51 (3.09%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.55%) Algorithms
7 38 (2.31%) Driving Licence
8 32 (1.94%) Security Posture
9 29 (1.76%) Virtual Team
10 28 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
11 24 (1.46%) Data Structures
12 23 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
12 23 (1.40%) Embedded Systems
13 22 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (1.33%) IoT
14 21 (1.27%) Cyberattack
15 20 (1.21%) Social Media
16 19 (1.15%) Client/Server
17 18 (1.09%) Data Centre
17 18 (1.09%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 104 (6.31%) Linux
2 101 (6.13%) Windows
3 53 (3.22%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.67%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (0.67%) Unix
5 8 (0.49%) Android
5 8 (0.49%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.42%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.30%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.061%) AIX
10 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 471 (28.58%) Agile
2 453 (27.49%) Computer Science
3 395 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
4 267 (16.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 246 (14.93%) Mentoring
6 219 (13.29%) AI
7 215 (13.05%) Project Management
8 214 (12.99%) ITIL
9 197 (11.95%) Project Delivery
10 182 (11.04%) Software Engineering
11 178 (10.80%) Coaching
12 177 (10.74%) Decision-Making
13 174 (10.56%) Customer Service
14 165 (10.01%) Technology Strategy
15 155 (9.41%) CI/CD
16 154 (9.34%) DevOps
17 152 (9.22%) Analytics
18 149 (9.04%) Cybersecurity
18 149 (9.04%) Stakeholder Management
19 137 (8.31%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 252 (15.29%) SQL
2 238 (14.44%) Python
3 151 (9.16%) C#
4 109 (6.61%) JavaScript
5 97 (5.89%) Java
6 77 (4.67%) C++
7 60 (3.64%) PHP
7 60 (3.64%) TypeScript
8 56 (3.40%) PowerShell
9 37 (2.25%) C
10 25 (1.52%) Rust
11 21 (1.27%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.21%) Go
13 19 (1.15%) PL/SQL
14 17 (1.03%) R
15 16 (0.97%) Bash
16 14 (0.85%) Bicep
17 13 (0.79%) Apex Code
18 10 (0.61%) VBA
19 9 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 311 (18.87%) Computer Science Degree
2 281 (17.05%) Security Cleared
3 234 (14.20%) SC Cleared
4 121 (7.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 117 (7.10%) Master's Degree
6 95 (5.76%) AWS Certification
7 78 (4.73%) MCSE
8 73 (4.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 64 (3.88%) DV Cleared
10 62 (3.76%) CISSP
11 56 (3.40%) PhD
12 47 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
13 45 (2.73%) Azure Certification
13 45 (2.73%) HNC
14 43 (2.61%) CISM
14 43 (2.61%) DBS Check
15 36 (2.18%) HND
16 32 (1.94%) PMI Certification
17 31 (1.88%) PMP
18 29 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 135 (8.19%) QA
2 85 (5.16%) Accessibility
3 69 (4.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 67 (4.07%) NIST
5 56 (3.40%) Data Quality
6 37 (2.25%) GDPR
7 33 (2.00%) SLA
8 26 (1.58%) PMO
9 24 (1.46%) GRC
10 20 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (0.91%) NCSC
12 14 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.85%) WCAG
13 13 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 13 (0.79%) PCI DSS
14 12 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.55%) ISO 9001
16 8 (0.49%) NIST 800
17 7 (0.42%) SOC 2
18 5 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 74 (4.49%) Active Directory
2 57 (3.46%) Docker
3 27 (1.64%) Firmware
4 24 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.55%) vSphere
7 6 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.30%) Hyper-V
9 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.061%) Xen
Systems Management
1 61 (3.70%) Kubernetes
2 50 (3.03%) Terraform
3 37 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (1.52%) Ansible
5 8 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.42%) Autotask
6 7 (0.42%) Grafana
6 7 (0.42%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.36%) Packer
8 5 (0.30%) QRadar
9 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.18%) Argo
10 3 (0.18%) FTK
10 3 (0.18%) Plesk
10 3 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.12%) OpenView
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.061%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 1 (0.061%) SCCM
Vendors
1 402 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 107 (6.49%) ServiceNow
3 49 (2.97%) Google
4 46 (2.79%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.43%) Cisco
6 39 (2.37%) SAP
7 38 (2.31%) Oracle
8 28 (1.70%) Adobe
9 27 (1.64%) Databricks
10 25 (1.52%) VMware
11 20 (1.21%) HubSpot
12 15 (0.91%) EMC
13 14 (0.85%) Meraki
13 14 (0.85%) Splunk
14 13 (0.79%) Citrix
15 12 (0.73%) IBM
16 11 (0.67%) Red Hat
17 10 (0.61%) Xilinx
18 9 (0.55%) Sage
18 9 (0.55%) Workday