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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -15 +6 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,660 3,361 4,289
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.86% 20.67% 13.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.36% 61.59% 48.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,086 1,263 2,767
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,763 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,043
Median % change year-on-year - +1.77% -9.93%
75th Percentile £74,869 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £86,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,141
% change year-on-year - +7.55% -14.77%

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 4,443 5,457 8,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.03% 33.57% 26.83%
Number of salaries quoted 3,044 2,457 5,642
10th Percentile £33,250 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,517
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +6.16% -5.81%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,593 £89,250 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,206
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.37% -11.32%

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 8 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 86 (5.18%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 16 (0.96%) CMS
3 16 (0.96%) WordPress
4 13 (0.78%) Confluence
5 11 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.66%) SAS
6 10 (0.60%) IIS
7 9 (0.54%) 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 (0.060%) Drupal
11 1 (0.060%) Resin
11 1 (0.060%) Umbraco
Applications
1 263 (15.84%) Microsoft Office
2 98 (5.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 96 (5.78%) Microsoft Project
4 42 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.20%) 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%) Chatbot
8 6 (0.36%) MS Visio
8 6 (0.36%) Simulink
9 5 (0.30%) Adobe XD
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 11 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.42%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.060%) Carpe Diem
8 1 (0.060%) CiviCRM
8 1 (0.060%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.060%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.060%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.060%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.060%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.060%) Shopify
8 1 (0.060%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.060%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 343 (20.66%) Azure
2 289 (17.41%) AWS
3 227 (13.67%) Microsoft 365
4 127 (7.65%) Power Platform
5 103 (6.20%) SaaS
6 102 (6.14%) GCP
7 95 (5.72%) Entra ID
8 36 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
9 34 (2.05%) PowerApps
10 32 (1.93%) Power Automate
11 30 (1.81%) GitHub
12 26 (1.57%) Google Analytics
13 19 (1.14%) Figma
13 19 (1.14%) Serverless
14 17 (1.02%) Snowflake
15 16 (0.96%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (0.96%) PaaS
16 15 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
16 15 (0.90%) Canva
17 14 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 59 (3.55%) Firewall
2 36 (2.17%) Network Security
3 33 (1.99%) TCP/IP
4 31 (1.87%) VPN
5 25 (1.51%) DNS
6 21 (1.27%) DHCP
7 20 (1.20%) WAN
8 15 (0.90%) LAN
8 15 (0.90%) Wireless
9 14 (0.84%) Broadband
10 13 (0.78%) Internet
11 10 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.54%) MPLS
12 9 (0.54%) SD-WAN
12 9 (0.54%) Unified Communications
13 8 (0.48%) LTE
14 6 (0.36%) BGP
14 6 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
14 6 (0.36%) Kerberos
14 6 (0.36%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (6.75%) SQL Server
2 105 (6.33%) Power BI
3 41 (2.47%) MySQL
4 34 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.51%) Relational Database
6 23 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (1.27%) Metadata
8 18 (1.08%) Tableau
9 16 (0.96%) Redis
9 16 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 14 (0.84%) OLTP
10 14 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.78%) BigQuery
11 13 (0.78%) NoSQL
12 11 (0.66%) Delta Lake
13 9 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
14 8 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
14 8 (0.48%) Data Lake
15 6 (0.36%) Looker
Development Applications
1 81 (4.88%) Git
2 57 (3.43%) JIRA
3 13 (0.78%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.60%) GitLab
4 10 (0.60%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.48%) LabVIEW
5 8 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.42%) Selenium
7 6 (0.36%) MLflow
8 5 (0.30%) Axure RP
8 5 (0.30%) Balsamiq
8 5 (0.30%) Postman
8 5 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
9 4 (0.24%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.18%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.18%) Storybook
10 3 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 776 (46.75%) Social Skills
2 356 (21.45%) Finance
3 309 (18.61%) Analytical Skills
4 258 (15.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 195 (11.75%) Public Sector
6 179 (10.78%) Law
7 122 (7.35%) Marketing
8 95 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
9 72 (4.34%) Legal
10 69 (4.16%) Electronics
10 69 (4.16%) Retail
11 66 (3.98%) Manufacturing
12 62 (3.73%) Banking
13 61 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
14 60 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
15 52 (3.13%) Back Office
16 47 (2.83%) French Language
17 36 (2.17%) Swedish Language
18 30 (1.81%) Telecoms
19 29 (1.75%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 323 (19.46%) Senior
2 288 (17.35%) Analyst
3 212 (12.77%) Developer
4 104 (6.27%) Graduate
5 101 (6.08%) Architect
6 98 (5.90%) Senior Manager
7 94 (5.66%) Lead
8 91 (5.48%) Project Manager
8 91 (5.48%) Support Engineer
9 87 (5.24%) Service Analyst
10 81 (4.88%) Service Desk Analyst
11 70 (4.22%) Senior Project Manager
11 70 (4.22%) Software Developer
12 67 (4.04%) Software Engineer
13 65 (3.92%) Business Analyst
14 62 (3.73%) Graduate Developer
15 60 (3.61%) Consultant
16 54 (3.25%) IT Support
17 49 (2.95%) Graduate Software Developer
18 47 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (4.16%) CSS
2 65 (3.92%) .NET
3 64 (3.86%) HTML
4 56 (3.37%) React
5 41 (2.47%) jQuery
5 41 (2.47%) RESTful
6 40 (2.41%) REST
7 36 (2.17%) Node.js
8 34 (2.05%) Vue
9 32 (1.93%) SOAP
9 32 (1.93%) XML
10 20 (1.20%) Middleware
10 20 (1.20%) PyTorch
11 17 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
11 17 (1.02%) Visualforce
12 16 (0.96%) JSON
13 15 (0.90%) ASP.NET
13 15 (0.90%) OAuth
13 15 (0.90%) TensorFlow
14 14 (0.84%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 103 (6.20%) Product Ownership
2 99 (5.96%) Management Information System
3 93 (5.60%) Cloud Native
4 82 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (3.31%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 38 (2.29%) Algorithms
8 33 (1.99%) Security Posture
9 27 (1.63%) Data Structures
9 27 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (1.63%) Virtual Team
10 25 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
11 24 (1.45%) Embedded Systems
12 23 (1.39%) Social Media
13 22 (1.33%) Cyberattack
14 20 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
15 17 (1.02%) Data Centre
16 15 (0.90%) Client/Server
16 15 (0.90%) FMCG
17 14 (0.84%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 137 (8.25%) Windows
2 111 (6.69%) Linux
3 53 (3.19%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.53%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.72%) Unix
6 11 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.48%) Android
7 8 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.48%) 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 (0.060%) AIX
11 1 (0.060%) CentOS
11 1 (0.060%) Debian
11 1 (0.060%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.060%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 449 (27.05%) Computer Science
2 440 (26.51%) Agile
3 373 (22.47%) Problem-Solving
4 298 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 240 (14.46%) ITIL
6 229 (13.80%) Mentoring
7 217 (13.07%) Customer Service
8 209 (12.59%) Project Management
9 198 (11.93%) AI
10 182 (10.96%) Project Delivery
11 180 (10.84%) Decision-Making
12 179 (10.78%) Coaching
13 178 (10.72%) Analytics
14 172 (10.36%) Software Engineering
15 168 (10.12%) CI/CD
16 166 (10.00%) DevOps
17 165 (9.94%) Cybersecurity
18 144 (8.67%) Technology Strategy
19 140 (8.43%) Customer Experience
20 132 (7.95%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 264 (15.90%) SQL
2 239 (14.40%) Python
3 147 (8.86%) C#
4 106 (6.39%) JavaScript
5 102 (6.14%) Java
6 74 (4.46%) C++
7 63 (3.80%) PHP
8 57 (3.43%) PowerShell
8 57 (3.43%) TypeScript
9 32 (1.93%) C
10 27 (1.63%) Rust
11 24 (1.45%) Go
12 22 (1.33%) Bash
12 22 (1.33%) PL/SQL
13 18 (1.08%) Apex Code
14 16 (0.96%) R
15 15 (0.90%) Bicep
16 10 (0.60%) MATLAB
17 9 (0.54%) Ruby
17 9 (0.54%) VBA
Qualifications
1 302 (18.19%) Computer Science Degree
2 275 (16.57%) Security Cleared
3 234 (14.10%) SC Cleared
4 124 (7.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 120 (7.23%) Master's Degree
6 92 (5.54%) AWS Certification
7 80 (4.82%) MCSE
8 72 (4.34%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 64 (3.86%) CISSP
10 48 (2.89%) Azure Certification
10 48 (2.89%) DBS Check
10 48 (2.89%) PhD
11 45 (2.71%) HNC
12 44 (2.65%) CISM
13 41 (2.47%) DV Cleared
14 35 (2.11%) CTC Cleared
15 32 (1.93%) PMI Certification
16 29 (1.75%) HND
16 29 (1.75%) PMP
17 28 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (7.53%) QA
2 70 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (3.92%) NIST
3 65 (3.92%) SLA
4 62 (3.73%) Accessibility
5 51 (3.07%) Data Quality
6 44 (2.65%) GDPR
7 30 (1.81%) GRC
8 24 (1.45%) PMO
9 21 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
10 14 (0.84%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 14 (0.84%) PCI DSS
11 12 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 12 (0.72%) NCSC
11 12 (0.72%) WCAG
12 8 (0.48%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.36%) COBIT
14 5 (0.30%) GAAP
14 5 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 83 (5.00%) Active Directory
2 62 (3.73%) Docker
3 25 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.60%) Firmware
6 9 (0.54%) vSphere
7 7 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 7 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.30%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
9 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
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 58 (3.49%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.89%) Terraform
3 38 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.39%) Ansible
5 9 (0.54%) Autotask
5 9 (0.54%) Grafana
5 9 (0.54%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.42%) SCCM
6 7 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.36%) Packer
8 5 (0.30%) FTK
8 5 (0.30%) QRadar
9 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.18%) Argo
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 (0.060%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 414 (24.94%) Microsoft
2 112 (6.75%) ServiceNow
3 69 (4.16%) Cisco
4 56 (3.37%) Salesforce
5 43 (2.59%) Oracle
6 40 (2.41%) Google
7 38 (2.29%) SAP
8 32 (1.93%) Databricks
9 30 (1.81%) Adobe
10 26 (1.57%) VMware
11 20 (1.20%) HubSpot
12 18 (1.08%) Citrix
13 16 (0.96%) Meraki
14 14 (0.84%) Splunk
15 13 (0.78%) EMC
16 11 (0.66%) IBM
16 11 (0.66%) Workday
17 10 (0.60%) MuleSoft
17 10 (0.60%) Red Hat
18 9 (0.54%) Sage