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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 2 13
Rank change year-on-year -25 +11 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,758 4,266 2,895
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.09% 25.40% 13.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 34.34% 66.96% 47.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,079 991 1,337
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £76,750
90th Percentile £88,148 £90,000 £88,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year - -7.08% -5.83%

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 5,119 6,371 6,050
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.64% 37.93% 27.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3,167 2,256 2,775
10th Percentile £33,060 £30,956 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.38%

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 October 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 97 (5.52%) SharePoint
2 58 (3.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.08%) Confluence
4 15 (0.85%) IIS
5 11 (0.63%) CMS
6 10 (0.57%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.51%) SAS
8 7 (0.40%) Apache
9 6 (0.34%) WordPress
10 4 (0.23%) PowerFactory
11 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.17%) Artix
11 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
11 3 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
12 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.11%) Ethereum
12 2 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.057%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.057%) Resin
Applications
1 222 (12.63%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (6.03%) Microsoft Project
3 102 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
4 40 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 30 (1.71%) AutoCAD
6 26 (1.48%) Simulink
7 23 (1.31%) Revit
8 15 (0.85%) MS Visio
9 10 (0.57%) CorelDRAW
10 8 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
11 6 (0.34%) Adobe XD
11 6 (0.34%) Trello
12 5 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 4 (0.23%) Autodesk Inventor
13 4 (0.23%) Autodesk Smoke
13 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
13 4 (0.23%) Windchill
14 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
14 3 (0.17%) FrameMaker
14 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.46%) Primavera
3 5 (0.28%) Sage 50
3 5 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.17%) Misys Midas
4 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.11%) iTrent
5 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.11%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.11%) Shopify
5 2 (0.11%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.057%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.057%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.057%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.057%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 343 (19.51%) Azure
2 276 (15.70%) AWS
3 207 (11.77%) Microsoft 365
4 98 (5.57%) GCP
5 97 (5.52%) Power Platform
6 87 (4.95%) SaaS
7 84 (4.78%) Entra ID
8 44 (2.50%) GitHub
9 29 (1.65%) Google Analytics
10 26 (1.48%) Power Automate
11 25 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 25 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
11 25 (1.42%) OneDrive
12 23 (1.31%) PowerApps
13 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
14 20 (1.14%) Snowflake
15 18 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
16 17 (0.97%) PaaS
17 14 (0.80%) Figma
17 14 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 76 (4.32%) Firewall
2 55 (3.13%) VPN
3 45 (2.56%) TCP/IP
4 43 (2.45%) Network Security
5 38 (2.16%) DNS
6 33 (1.88%) DHCP
7 26 (1.48%) Wireless
8 23 (1.31%) LAN
9 18 (1.02%) WAN
10 13 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (0.68%) Unified Communications
12 11 (0.63%) Ethernet
13 10 (0.57%) Intrusion Detection
14 9 (0.51%) HTTP
14 9 (0.51%) VLAN
15 7 (0.40%) Broadband
15 7 (0.40%) Internet
15 7 (0.40%) WLAN
16 6 (0.34%) Remote Desktop
16 6 (0.34%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (6.26%) SQL Server
2 89 (5.06%) Power BI
3 43 (2.45%) Metadata
4 36 (2.05%) Relational Database
5 33 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
7 31 (1.76%) MySQL
8 20 (1.14%) MongoDB
8 20 (1.14%) NoSQL
8 20 (1.14%) Redis
9 15 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (0.80%) Big Data
11 13 (0.74%) Data Mining
11 13 (0.74%) Star Schema
11 13 (0.74%) Tableau
12 12 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
13 11 (0.63%) Data Lake
14 9 (0.51%) Amazon QuickSight
14 9 (0.51%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 74 (4.21%) Git
2 58 (3.30%) JIRA
3 19 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
4 17 (0.97%) LabVIEW
5 15 (0.85%) GitLab
6 9 (0.51%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.51%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.46%) Balsamiq
8 6 (0.34%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.34%) Subversion
9 5 (0.28%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.28%) Selenium
9 5 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
10 4 (0.23%) Claude Code
10 4 (0.23%) JUnit
10 4 (0.23%) Postman
10 4 (0.23%) Snyk
10 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.17%) NUnit
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
General
1 864 (49.15%) Social Skills
2 408 (23.21%) Finance
3 384 (21.84%) Analytical Skills
4 333 (18.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 204 (11.60%) Law
6 197 (11.21%) Public Sector
7 133 (7.57%) Electronics
8 121 (6.88%) Organisational Skills
9 120 (6.83%) Aerospace
10 98 (5.57%) Manufacturing
11 93 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
12 89 (5.06%) Marketing
13 71 (4.04%) Legal
14 67 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
15 64 (3.64%) Telecoms
16 57 (3.24%) Retail
17 49 (2.79%) Swedish Language
18 36 (2.05%) Military
19 33 (1.88%) Automotive
19 33 (1.88%) French Language
Job Titles
1 377 (21.44%) Senior
2 283 (16.10%) Analyst
3 150 (8.53%) Developer
4 137 (7.79%) Lead
5 117 (6.66%) Senior Manager
6 109 (6.20%) Architect
7 107 (6.09%) Project Manager
8 93 (5.29%) Graduate
9 87 (4.95%) Consultant
10 84 (4.78%) Senior Project Manager
11 82 (4.66%) Software Engineer
12 75 (4.27%) Service Analyst
13 67 (3.81%) Senior Analyst
14 64 (3.64%) Business Analyst
15 63 (3.58%) Service Desk Analyst
15 63 (3.58%) Software Developer
16 61 (3.47%) Systems Engineer
17 60 (3.41%) IT Support
18 55 (3.13%) Support Analyst
19 53 (3.01%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (3.81%) .NET
2 65 (3.70%) React
3 53 (3.01%) CSS
3 53 (3.01%) HTML
4 39 (2.22%) Node.js
5 35 (1.99%) Terraform
6 29 (1.65%) Vue
7 28 (1.59%) .NET Core
8 27 (1.54%) RESTful
8 27 (1.54%) XML
9 26 (1.48%) AngularJS
10 25 (1.42%) jQuery
11 24 (1.37%) REST
12 23 (1.31%) ASP.NET
13 19 (1.08%) Entity Framework
14 17 (0.97%) .NET Framework
15 13 (0.74%) ASP.NET Core
16 12 (0.68%) JSON
17 11 (0.63%) SOAP
17 11 (0.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 125 (7.11%) Management Information System
2 88 (5.01%) Product Ownership
3 87 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
4 74 (4.21%) Driving Licence
5 67 (3.81%) Cloud Native
6 50 (2.84%) Algorithms
6 50 (2.84%) Onboarding
7 41 (2.33%) FPGA
8 40 (2.28%) IoT
9 37 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
9 37 (2.10%) Security Posture
10 32 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
12 25 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
13 24 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
14 22 (1.25%) Client/Server
14 22 (1.25%) Distributed Systems
15 21 (1.19%) Mobile App
16 20 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
16 20 (1.14%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 120 (6.83%) Windows
2 79 (4.49%) Linux
3 61 (3.47%) Windows Server
4 17 (0.97%) Windows 10
5 15 (0.85%) Android
6 14 (0.80%) Embedded Linux
7 9 (0.51%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.46%) Ubuntu
8 8 (0.46%) Unix
9 5 (0.28%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.28%) OpenVMS
9 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
11 3 (0.17%) Debian
11 3 (0.17%) Robot Operating System
11 3 (0.17%) VMS
12 2 (0.11%) VxWorks
12 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (28.73%) Agile
2 474 (26.96%) Problem-Solving
3 453 (25.77%) Computer Science
4 331 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
5 271 (15.42%) AI
6 258 (14.68%) Mentoring
7 250 (14.22%) Project Delivery
8 236 (13.42%) ITIL
9 222 (12.63%) Project Management
10 204 (11.60%) Stakeholder Management
11 203 (11.55%) Software Engineering
12 196 (11.15%) Customer Service
12 196 (11.15%) Decision-Making
13 184 (10.47%) Coaching
14 180 (10.24%) Cybersecurity
15 161 (9.16%) Technology Strategy
16 158 (8.99%) Analytics
17 156 (8.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 147 (8.36%) PRINCE2
19 142 (8.08%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 240 (13.65%) Python
2 212 (12.06%) SQL
3 133 (7.57%) C#
4 112 (6.37%) JavaScript
5 75 (4.27%) C++
6 72 (4.10%) Java
7 57 (3.24%) PowerShell
7 57 (3.24%) TypeScript
8 42 (2.39%) C
9 38 (2.16%) PHP
10 37 (2.10%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.19%) Rust
12 18 (1.02%) R
13 16 (0.91%) Go
14 14 (0.80%) Bash
15 12 (0.68%) Embedded C++
15 12 (0.68%) PL/SQL
16 11 (0.63%) Embedded C
17 10 (0.57%) SystemVerilog
18 8 (0.46%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 322 (18.32%) Security Cleared
2 304 (17.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 259 (14.73%) SC Cleared
4 115 (6.54%) Master's Degree
5 102 (5.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 100 (5.69%) DV Cleared
7 85 (4.84%) BPSS Clearance
8 82 (4.66%) AWS Certification
9 81 (4.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 77 (4.38%) HNC
11 74 (4.21%) HND
12 62 (3.53%) MCSE
13 60 (3.41%) CISSP
14 57 (3.24%) PhD
15 53 (3.01%) Azure Certification
16 51 (2.90%) DBS Check
17 44 (2.50%) CISM
18 42 (2.39%) Chartered Engineer
19 31 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
20 24 (1.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (7.39%) QA
2 126 (7.17%) Accessibility
3 75 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 69 (3.92%) Data Quality
5 63 (3.58%) NIST
6 57 (3.24%) GDPR
7 34 (1.93%) SLA
8 33 (1.88%) PMO
9 20 (1.14%) NCSC
10 17 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
11 16 (0.91%) GRC
12 15 (0.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 12 (0.68%) ISO 9001
14 11 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.63%) Def Stans
14 11 (0.63%) PCI DSS
14 11 (0.63%) WCAG
15 10 (0.57%) NIST 800
16 9 (0.51%) DO-254
16 9 (0.51%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 86 (4.89%) Active Directory
2 50 (2.84%) Docker
3 48 (2.73%) Firmware
4 18 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.68%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
8 5 (0.28%) vSphere
9 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 61 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (2.84%) Kubernetes
3 14 (0.80%) Ansible
4 11 (0.63%) Functional Safety
5 7 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.34%) SCCM
7 4 (0.23%) Autotask
7 4 (0.23%) Grafana
7 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.23%) QRadar
8 3 (0.17%) Argo
8 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.11%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.11%) Packer
9 2 (0.11%) Plesk
10 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 449 (25.54%) Microsoft
2 87 (4.95%) ServiceNow
3 55 (3.13%) Google
4 41 (2.33%) SAP
5 38 (2.16%) Cisco
6 32 (1.82%) Salesforce
7 31 (1.76%) Oracle
8 21 (1.19%) EMC
9 20 (1.14%) Siemens
9 20 (1.14%) VMware
10 18 (1.02%) Adobe
10 18 (1.02%) IBM
11 16 (0.91%) Databricks
11 16 (0.91%) YouTube
12 13 (0.74%) Apple
12 13 (0.74%) Citrix
13 12 (0.68%) Informatica
13 12 (0.68%) Sage
13 12 (0.68%) Thales
14 11 (0.63%) HubSpot