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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -16 +8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,665 3,426 4,198
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.80% 20.71% 13.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.21% 61.83% 48.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,088 1,271 2,688
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,553 £37,625 £39,747
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,296
Median % change year-on-year - +1.30% -9.51%
75th Percentile £74,475 £68,750 £70,750
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £85,375
UK median annual salary £54,624 £55,000 £51,150
% change year-on-year -0.68% +7.53% -14.75%

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 4,475 5,541 8,609
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.96% 33.50% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,061 2,493 5,505
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,650
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.91% -5.58%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,347 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

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 13 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 84 (5.05%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.96%) WordPress
4 15 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
4 15 (0.90%) CMS
5 13 (0.78%) Confluence
5 13 (0.78%) SAS
6 10 (0.60%) Apache
6 10 (0.60%) Apache Spark
6 10 (0.60%) IIS
7 4 (0.24%) Ethereum
7 4 (0.24%) PowerFactory
8 3 (0.18%) Artix
9 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.060%) Drupal
10 1 (0.060%) Resin
10 1 (0.060%) Umbraco
Applications
1 265 (15.92%) Microsoft Office
2 98 (5.89%) Microsoft Project
3 95 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 40 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.60%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.60%) CorelDRAW
7 7 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.42%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
8 6 (0.36%) MS Visio
8 6 (0.36%) Simulink
9 5 (0.30%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.30%) Chatbot
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 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.42%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.060%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.060%) CiviCRM
7 1 (0.060%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.060%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.060%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.060%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.060%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.060%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.060%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 344 (20.66%) Azure
2 298 (17.90%) AWS
3 229 (13.75%) Microsoft 365
4 125 (7.51%) Power Platform
5 103 (6.19%) GCP
5 103 (6.19%) SaaS
6 95 (5.71%) Entra ID
7 36 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
8 34 (2.04%) PowerApps
9 33 (1.98%) Power Automate
10 30 (1.80%) GitHub
11 26 (1.56%) Google Analytics
12 19 (1.14%) Figma
13 18 (1.08%) Serverless
14 17 (1.02%) Snowflake
15 16 (0.96%) PaaS
16 15 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
16 15 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
17 14 (0.84%) Canva
17 14 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 64 (3.84%) Firewall
2 39 (2.34%) Network Security
3 35 (2.10%) TCP/IP
4 34 (2.04%) VPN
5 26 (1.56%) DNS
6 22 (1.32%) DHCP
6 22 (1.32%) WAN
7 17 (1.02%) LAN
7 17 (1.02%) Wireless
8 14 (0.84%) Broadband
9 13 (0.78%) Internet
10 10 (0.60%) Unified Communications
10 10 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
11 9 (0.54%) MPLS
11 9 (0.54%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.48%) LTE
13 6 (0.36%) BGP
13 6 (0.36%) Kerberos
13 6 (0.36%) VLAN
13 6 (0.36%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (6.61%) SQL Server
2 104 (6.25%) Power BI
3 41 (2.46%) MySQL
4 33 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.50%) Relational Database
6 22 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (1.32%) Metadata
7 17 (1.02%) Tableau
8 16 (0.96%) Redis
8 16 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (0.84%) MongoDB
9 14 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.78%) NoSQL
10 13 (0.78%) OLTP
11 12 (0.72%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.54%) Delta Lake
13 8 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.48%) Data Lake
13 8 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 82 (4.92%) Git
2 57 (3.42%) JIRA
3 13 (0.78%) Visual Studio
4 11 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.60%) GitLab
6 9 (0.54%) LabVIEW
7 8 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
8 6 (0.36%) Selenium
9 5 (0.30%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.30%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.30%) Postman
9 5 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.24%) MLflow
10 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
10 4 (0.24%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.18%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.18%) JMeter
11 3 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 775 (46.55%) Social Skills
2 348 (20.90%) Finance
3 311 (18.68%) Analytical Skills
4 256 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 197 (11.83%) Public Sector
6 180 (10.81%) Law
7 120 (7.21%) Marketing
8 95 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
9 75 (4.50%) Electronics
10 71 (4.26%) Legal
11 67 (4.02%) Retail
12 63 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
13 62 (3.72%) Manufacturing
14 60 (3.60%) Banking
15 58 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
16 52 (3.12%) Back Office
17 48 (2.88%) Swedish Language
18 37 (2.22%) French Language
19 32 (1.92%) Telecoms
20 28 (1.68%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 329 (19.76%) Senior
2 291 (17.48%) Analyst
3 208 (12.49%) Developer
4 105 (6.31%) Architect
5 104 (6.25%) Graduate
6 101 (6.07%) Senior Manager
7 96 (5.77%) Lead
8 92 (5.53%) Project Manager
9 91 (5.47%) Support Engineer
10 89 (5.35%) Service Analyst
11 83 (4.98%) Service Desk Analyst
12 71 (4.26%) Senior Project Manager
12 71 (4.26%) Software Engineer
13 70 (4.20%) Software Developer
14 65 (3.90%) Business Analyst
15 61 (3.66%) Graduate Developer
16 60 (3.60%) Consultant
17 56 (3.36%) IT Support
18 51 (3.06%) Senior Analyst
19 49 (2.94%) Graduate Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (4.14%) CSS
2 64 (3.84%) .NET
3 62 (3.72%) HTML
4 56 (3.36%) React
5 41 (2.46%) jQuery
5 41 (2.46%) RESTful
6 40 (2.40%) REST
7 36 (2.16%) Node.js
8 34 (2.04%) Vue
9 33 (1.98%) XML
10 30 (1.80%) SOAP
11 20 (1.20%) Middleware
12 18 (1.08%) PyTorch
13 17 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
13 17 (1.02%) Visualforce
14 16 (0.96%) JSON
15 15 (0.90%) ASP.NET
15 15 (0.90%) OAuth
16 14 (0.84%) .NET Core
16 14 (0.84%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 102 (6.13%) Management Information System
1 102 (6.13%) Product Ownership
2 93 (5.59%) Cloud Native
3 83 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
4 58 (3.48%) Onboarding
5 41 (2.46%) Driving Licence
6 37 (2.22%) Algorithms
7 34 (2.04%) Security Posture
8 27 (1.62%) Data Structures
8 27 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 27 (1.62%) Virtual Team
9 25 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
10 22 (1.32%) Cyberattack
10 22 (1.32%) Social Media
11 21 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
12 19 (1.14%) Client/Server
13 18 (1.08%) IoT
14 17 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
14 17 (1.02%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 140 (8.41%) Windows
2 110 (6.61%) Linux
3 55 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.52%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
5 11 (0.66%) Unix
6 8 (0.48%) Android
7 7 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (0.42%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.30%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.060%) AIX
10 1 (0.060%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 450 (27.03%) Computer Science
2 442 (26.55%) Agile
3 373 (22.40%) Problem-Solving
4 295 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 243 (14.59%) ITIL
6 234 (14.05%) Mentoring
7 218 (13.09%) Customer Service
8 210 (12.61%) Project Management
9 198 (11.89%) AI
10 188 (11.29%) Project Delivery
11 180 (10.81%) Coaching
12 178 (10.69%) Decision-Making
13 176 (10.57%) Analytics
14 175 (10.51%) Software Engineering
15 174 (10.45%) Cybersecurity
16 167 (10.03%) CI/CD
16 167 (10.03%) DevOps
17 150 (9.01%) Technology Strategy
18 140 (8.41%) Customer Experience
19 132 (7.93%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 259 (15.56%) SQL
2 237 (14.23%) Python
3 145 (8.71%) C#
4 105 (6.31%) JavaScript
5 102 (6.13%) Java
6 75 (4.50%) C++
7 62 (3.72%) PHP
8 60 (3.60%) TypeScript
9 57 (3.42%) PowerShell
10 32 (1.92%) C
11 28 (1.68%) Rust
12 22 (1.32%) Bash
12 22 (1.32%) Go
13 21 (1.26%) PL/SQL
14 18 (1.08%) Apex Code
15 15 (0.90%) Bicep
15 15 (0.90%) R
16 11 (0.66%) MATLAB
17 9 (0.54%) Ruby
17 9 (0.54%) VBA
Qualifications
1 303 (18.20%) Computer Science Degree
2 278 (16.70%) Security Cleared
3 237 (14.23%) SC Cleared
4 128 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 119 (7.15%) Master's Degree
6 97 (5.83%) AWS Certification
7 82 (4.92%) MCSE
8 72 (4.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 66 (3.96%) CISSP
10 49 (2.94%) PhD
11 48 (2.88%) Azure Certification
11 48 (2.88%) DBS Check
12 46 (2.76%) HNC
13 45 (2.70%) CISM
14 43 (2.58%) DV Cleared
15 35 (2.10%) CTC Cleared
16 32 (1.92%) PMI Certification
17 31 (1.86%) HND
18 30 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
18 30 (1.80%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (7.75%) QA
2 73 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (4.02%) NIST
4 64 (3.84%) SLA
5 61 (3.66%) Accessibility
6 51 (3.06%) Data Quality
7 46 (2.76%) GDPR
8 30 (1.80%) GRC
9 23 (1.38%) PMO
10 21 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (0.90%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.84%) PCI DSS
13 13 (0.78%) NCSC
14 12 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 12 (0.72%) WCAG
15 8 (0.48%) ISO 9001
16 6 (0.36%) COBIT
16 6 (0.36%) NIST 800
16 6 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 58 (3.48%) Docker
3 26 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.84%) Firmware
5 12 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.54%) vSphere
7 6 (0.36%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.060%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.060%) Xen
Systems Management
1 57 (3.42%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.88%) Terraform
3 39 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.38%) Ansible
5 9 (0.54%) Autotask
6 8 (0.48%) Grafana
6 8 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.36%) Packer
8 6 (0.36%) SCCM
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 (0.060%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 420 (25.23%) Microsoft
2 114 (6.85%) ServiceNow
3 71 (4.26%) Cisco
4 55 (3.30%) Salesforce
5 42 (2.52%) Google
5 42 (2.52%) Oracle
6 35 (2.10%) SAP
7 29 (1.74%) Adobe
7 29 (1.74%) Databricks
8 27 (1.62%) VMware
9 21 (1.26%) HubSpot
10 17 (1.02%) Citrix
11 16 (0.96%) Meraki
12 14 (0.84%) EMC
12 14 (0.84%) Splunk
13 11 (0.66%) IBM
14 10 (0.60%) MuleSoft
14 10 (0.60%) Red Hat
14 10 (0.60%) Workday
15 8 (0.48%) Pardot