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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -17 +8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,617 3,434 3,931
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.51% 20.78% 13.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.41% 61.70% 48.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,087 1,263 2,457
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,026 £38,750 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £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 4,441 5,566 8,134
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.63% 33.68% 27.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,035 2,496 5,122
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,969 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £90,000 £85,000
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 20 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 79 (4.89%) SharePoint
2 35 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.93%) Confluence
3 15 (0.93%) WordPress
4 13 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
4 13 (0.80%) CMS
5 12 (0.74%) SAS
6 10 (0.62%) IIS
7 9 (0.56%) Apache
8 8 (0.49%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.25%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.25%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.19%) Artix
11 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
12 1 (0.062%) Drupal
12 1 (0.062%) Resin
12 1 (0.062%) Umbraco
Applications
1 234 (14.47%) Microsoft Office
2 101 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 99 (6.12%) Microsoft Project
4 38 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.62%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.62%) CorelDRAW
7 8 (0.49%) Simulink
8 7 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
9 6 (0.37%) MS Visio
9 6 (0.37%) Photoshop
10 5 (0.31%) Adobe XD
10 5 (0.31%) Chatbot
11 4 (0.25%) FrameMaker
11 4 (0.25%) Revit
11 4 (0.25%) Trello
11 4 (0.25%) Windchill
12 3 (0.19%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 16 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.25%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.062%) HFM
7 1 (0.062%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.062%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.062%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.062%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.062%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.062%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.062%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 339 (20.96%) Azure
2 297 (18.37%) AWS
3 193 (11.94%) Microsoft 365
4 121 (7.48%) Power Platform
5 102 (6.31%) GCP
5 102 (6.31%) SaaS
6 64 (3.96%) Entra ID
7 34 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
8 32 (1.98%) Power Automate
8 32 (1.98%) PowerApps
9 31 (1.92%) GitHub
10 27 (1.67%) Google Analytics
11 18 (1.11%) Figma
11 18 (1.11%) PaaS
12 17 (1.05%) Serverless
12 17 (1.05%) Snowflake
13 16 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 65 (4.02%) Firewall
2 38 (2.35%) Network Security
3 37 (2.29%) VPN
4 36 (2.23%) TCP/IP
5 28 (1.73%) DNS
6 24 (1.48%) DHCP
7 22 (1.36%) WAN
8 19 (1.18%) LAN
8 19 (1.18%) Wireless
9 13 (0.80%) Broadband
9 13 (0.80%) Internet
10 11 (0.68%) Unified Communications
11 10 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.56%) MPLS
12 9 (0.56%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.49%) LTE
14 7 (0.43%) VLAN
14 7 (0.43%) WLAN
15 6 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
15 6 (0.37%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (6.74%) SQL Server
2 104 (6.43%) Power BI
3 41 (2.54%) MySQL
4 34 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.55%) Relational Database
6 23 (1.42%) Metadata
7 21 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
8 18 (1.11%) Tableau
9 17 (1.05%) Redis
10 16 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 13 (0.80%) MongoDB
11 13 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.74%) OLTP
13 11 (0.68%) NoSQL
14 10 (0.62%) BigQuery
15 9 (0.56%) Data Lake
16 8 (0.49%) Delta Lake
17 7 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
17 7 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
18 6 (0.37%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 78 (4.82%) Git
2 60 (3.71%) JIRA
3 11 (0.68%) Jenkins
3 11 (0.68%) LabVIEW
3 11 (0.68%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.62%) GitLab
5 8 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
7 5 (0.31%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.31%) Balsamiq
8 4 (0.25%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.25%) Rational Rhapsody
8 4 (0.25%) Selenium
8 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.19%) MLflow
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.19%) Postman
9 3 (0.19%) Storybook
9 3 (0.19%) Subversion
10 2 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 736 (45.52%) Social Skills
2 350 (21.65%) Finance
3 310 (19.17%) Analytical Skills
4 255 (15.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 191 (11.81%) Public Sector
6 177 (10.95%) Law
7 115 (7.11%) Marketing
8 96 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
9 79 (4.89%) Electronics
10 74 (4.58%) Legal
11 65 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
11 65 (4.02%) Retail
12 60 (3.71%) Manufacturing
13 58 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
14 56 (3.46%) Banking
15 48 (2.97%) Swedish Language
16 38 (2.35%) French Language
17 35 (2.16%) Telecoms
18 28 (1.73%) Advertising
19 23 (1.42%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 322 (19.91%) Senior
2 286 (17.69%) Analyst
3 202 (12.49%) Developer
4 105 (6.49%) Graduate
5 104 (6.43%) Architect
6 102 (6.31%) Senior Manager
7 99 (6.12%) Lead
8 92 (5.69%) Project Manager
9 86 (5.32%) Service Analyst
10 80 (4.95%) Service Desk Analyst
11 71 (4.39%) Senior Project Manager
11 71 (4.39%) Software Developer
12 69 (4.27%) Software Engineer
13 63 (3.90%) Consultant
14 62 (3.83%) Business Analyst
15 61 (3.77%) Graduate Developer
16 58 (3.59%) Support Engineer
17 55 (3.40%) IT Support
18 49 (3.03%) Graduate Software Developer
18 49 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (4.21%) CSS
2 61 (3.77%) .NET
3 59 (3.65%) HTML
4 55 (3.40%) React
5 41 (2.54%) jQuery
6 39 (2.41%) RESTful
7 37 (2.29%) Node.js
8 36 (2.23%) REST
9 34 (2.10%) Vue
10 32 (1.98%) XML
11 27 (1.67%) SOAP
12 18 (1.11%) Middleware
13 16 (0.99%) JSON
13 16 (0.99%) PyTorch
14 15 (0.93%) ASP.NET
14 15 (0.93%) Lightning Web Components
14 15 (0.93%) Visualforce
15 14 (0.87%) .NET Core
15 14 (0.87%) LDAP
15 14 (0.87%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 101 (6.25%) Management Information System
2 99 (6.12%) Product Ownership
3 92 (5.69%) Cloud Native
4 78 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.28%) Onboarding
6 38 (2.35%) Driving Licence
7 37 (2.29%) Algorithms
8 31 (1.92%) Security Posture
9 28 (1.73%) Virtual Team
10 27 (1.67%) Data Structures
11 26 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
12 24 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
12 24 (1.48%) Embedded Systems
13 23 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
14 22 (1.36%) Cyberattack
15 21 (1.30%) Social Media
16 20 (1.24%) IoT
17 19 (1.18%) Client/Server
18 17 (1.05%) Data Centre
19 16 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 107 (6.62%) Linux
2 103 (6.37%) Windows
3 55 (3.40%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.68%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (0.68%) Unix
5 8 (0.49%) Android
6 7 (0.43%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.31%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.062%) AIX
10 1 (0.062%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.062%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (27.40%) Computer Science
2 440 (27.21%) Agile
3 377 (23.31%) Problem-Solving
4 252 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 235 (14.53%) Mentoring
6 215 (13.30%) Project Management
7 208 (12.86%) ITIL
8 202 (12.49%) AI
9 186 (11.50%) Project Delivery
10 179 (11.07%) Customer Service
10 179 (11.07%) Decision-Making
11 175 (10.82%) Coaching
12 171 (10.58%) Software Engineering
13 160 (9.89%) CI/CD
13 160 (9.89%) DevOps
14 150 (9.28%) Technology Strategy
15 149 (9.21%) Analytics
16 140 (8.66%) Cybersecurity
17 139 (8.60%) Stakeholder Management
18 126 (7.79%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 254 (15.71%) SQL
2 234 (14.47%) Python
3 140 (8.66%) C#
4 103 (6.37%) JavaScript
5 96 (5.94%) Java
6 74 (4.58%) C++
7 62 (3.83%) PHP
8 61 (3.77%) TypeScript
9 56 (3.46%) PowerShell
10 35 (2.16%) C
11 26 (1.61%) Rust
12 20 (1.24%) PL/SQL
13 19 (1.18%) Bash
13 19 (1.18%) Go
14 16 (0.99%) Apex Code
15 15 (0.93%) Bicep
15 15 (0.93%) R
16 14 (0.87%) MATLAB
17 9 (0.56%) Ruby
17 9 (0.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 300 (18.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 244 (15.09%) Security Cleared
3 204 (12.62%) SC Cleared
4 123 (7.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 116 (7.17%) Master's Degree
6 96 (5.94%) AWS Certification
7 78 (4.82%) MCSE
8 72 (4.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 63 (3.90%) CISSP
10 51 (3.15%) PhD
11 48 (2.97%) Azure Certification
12 45 (2.78%) DV Cleared
13 44 (2.72%) CISM
13 44 (2.72%) DBS Check
14 43 (2.66%) HNC
15 31 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
15 31 (1.92%) HND
15 31 (1.92%) PMI Certification
16 29 (1.79%) PMP
17 28 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (8.10%) QA
2 71 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (4.14%) NIST
4 62 (3.83%) Accessibility
5 51 (3.15%) Data Quality
6 40 (2.47%) GDPR
7 32 (1.98%) SLA
8 25 (1.55%) GRC
9 24 (1.48%) PMO
10 22 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
11 15 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (0.87%) NCSC
12 14 (0.87%) PCI DSS
13 12 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 12 (0.74%) WCAG
14 8 (0.49%) ISO 9001
15 7 (0.43%) NIST 800
16 6 (0.37%) SOC 2
17 5 (0.31%) GAAP
System Software
1 78 (4.82%) Active Directory
2 57 (3.53%) Docker
3 26 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.18%) Firmware
5 13 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.56%) vSphere
7 6 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.31%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.25%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.062%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.062%) Xen
Systems Management
1 58 (3.59%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.97%) Terraform
3 39 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (1.55%) Ansible
5 8 (0.49%) Autotask
6 7 (0.43%) Grafana
6 7 (0.43%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.37%) Packer
7 6 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.31%) QRadar
9 4 (0.25%) FTK
9 4 (0.25%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.19%) Argo
10 3 (0.19%) Plesk
10 3 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.12%) OpenView
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.062%) CASB
12 1 (0.062%) SCCM
Vendors
1 395 (24.43%) Microsoft
2 110 (6.80%) ServiceNow
3 52 (3.22%) Salesforce
4 45 (2.78%) Google
5 42 (2.60%) Oracle
6 40 (2.47%) Cisco
7 35 (2.16%) SAP
8 28 (1.73%) Databricks
9 27 (1.67%) Adobe
9 27 (1.67%) VMware
10 22 (1.36%) HubSpot
11 16 (0.99%) Meraki
12 15 (0.93%) Citrix
12 15 (0.93%) EMC
13 14 (0.87%) Splunk
14 12 (0.74%) IBM
15 10 (0.62%) Red Hat
15 10 (0.62%) Workday
16 9 (0.56%) MuleSoft
17 8 (0.49%) Tanium