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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -16 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,632 3,428 4,022
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.62% 20.79% 13.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.61% 61.73% 48.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,082 1,264 2,536
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,398
Median % change year-on-year - +1.11% -9.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £70,750
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,750 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -4.09% +6.80% -14.17%

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 4,458 5,553 8,324
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.81% 33.67% 27.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,039 2,492 5,266
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,444 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,250 £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 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

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 17 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 80 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.92%) WordPress
4 14 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (0.86%) CMS
5 13 (0.80%) Confluence
6 12 (0.74%) SAS
7 10 (0.61%) Apache
7 10 (0.61%) IIS
8 9 (0.55%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.25%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.25%) 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
1 249 (15.26%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (6.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 98 (6.00%) Microsoft Project
4 38 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (1.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.61%) 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 (0.18%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 16 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.61%) 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 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.061%) HFM
7 1 (0.061%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.061%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.061%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.061%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.061%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.061%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.061%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 339 (20.77%) Azure
2 298 (18.26%) AWS
3 208 (12.75%) Microsoft 365
4 121 (7.41%) Power Platform
5 103 (6.31%) GCP
6 102 (6.25%) SaaS
7 79 (4.84%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
9 32 (1.96%) PowerApps
10 31 (1.90%) Power Automate
11 30 (1.84%) GitHub
12 26 (1.59%) Google Analytics
13 18 (1.10%) Figma
14 17 (1.04%) Serverless
14 17 (1.04%) Snowflake
15 16 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (0.98%) PaaS
16 15 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
17 14 (0.86%) Canva
17 14 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 64 (3.92%) Firewall
2 38 (2.33%) Network Security
3 35 (2.14%) TCP/IP
3 35 (2.14%) VPN
4 27 (1.65%) DNS
5 23 (1.41%) DHCP
6 22 (1.35%) WAN
7 18 (1.10%) LAN
7 18 (1.10%) Wireless
8 14 (0.86%) Broadband
9 13 (0.80%) Internet
10 11 (0.67%) Unified Communications
11 10 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.55%) MPLS
12 9 (0.55%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.49%) LTE
14 6 (0.37%) BGP
14 6 (0.37%) VLAN
14 6 (0.37%) VoIP
14 6 (0.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (6.68%) SQL Server
2 103 (6.31%) Power BI
3 41 (2.51%) MySQL
4 35 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.53%) Relational Database
6 22 (1.35%) Metadata
7 21 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.04%) Redis
9 16 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 16 (0.98%) Tableau
10 14 (0.86%) MongoDB
10 14 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.80%) NoSQL
12 12 (0.74%) OLTP
13 11 (0.67%) BigQuery
14 8 (0.49%) Data Lake
14 8 (0.49%) Delta Lake
15 7 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
15 7 (0.43%) Big Data
15 7 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 79 (4.84%) Git
2 58 (3.55%) JIRA
3 11 (0.67%) Jenkins
3 11 (0.67%) LabVIEW
3 11 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.61%) 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 (0.18%) MLflow
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.18%) Postman
9 3 (0.18%) Storybook
9 3 (0.18%) Subversion
10 2 (0.12%) JUnit
General
1 748 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 348 (21.32%) Finance
3 308 (18.87%) Analytical Skills
4 254 (15.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 191 (11.70%) Public Sector
6 177 (10.85%) Law
7 116 (7.11%) Marketing
8 96 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
9 78 (4.78%) Electronics
10 73 (4.47%) Legal
11 65 (3.98%) Retail
12 64 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
13 61 (3.74%) Manufacturing
14 56 (3.43%) Banking
15 55 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
16 48 (2.94%) Swedish Language
17 38 (2.33%) French Language
18 36 (2.21%) Back Office
19 35 (2.14%) Telecoms
20 28 (1.72%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 324 (19.85%) Senior
2 285 (17.46%) Analyst
3 203 (12.44%) Developer
4 105 (6.43%) Graduate
5 104 (6.37%) Architect
6 101 (6.19%) Senior Manager
7 97 (5.94%) Lead
8 91 (5.58%) Project Manager
9 88 (5.39%) Service Analyst
10 82 (5.02%) Service Desk Analyst
11 74 (4.53%) Support Engineer
12 71 (4.35%) Senior Project Manager
12 71 (4.35%) Software Developer
12 71 (4.35%) Software Engineer
13 63 (3.86%) Consultant
14 62 (3.80%) Business Analyst
15 61 (3.74%) Graduate Developer
16 55 (3.37%) IT Support
17 49 (3.00%) Graduate Software Developer
17 49 (3.00%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (4.17%) CSS
2 62 (3.80%) .NET
3 59 (3.62%) HTML
4 56 (3.43%) React
5 41 (2.51%) jQuery
6 40 (2.45%) RESTful
7 37 (2.27%) Node.js
8 36 (2.21%) REST
9 35 (2.14%) Vue
10 32 (1.96%) XML
11 27 (1.65%) SOAP
12 18 (1.10%) Middleware
13 17 (1.04%) PyTorch
14 16 (0.98%) JSON
15 15 (0.92%) ASP.NET
15 15 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
15 15 (0.92%) Visualforce
16 14 (0.86%) .NET Core
16 14 (0.86%) LDAP
16 14 (0.86%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 100 (6.13%) Management Information System
2 98 (6.00%) Product Ownership
3 91 (5.58%) Cloud Native
4 78 (4.78%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (3.37%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.45%) Driving Licence
7 38 (2.33%) Algorithms
8 30 (1.84%) Security Posture
9 29 (1.78%) Virtual Team
10 26 (1.59%) Data Structures
10 26 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
11 25 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
11 25 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
12 22 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
12 22 (1.35%) Cyberattack
12 22 (1.35%) Social Media
13 20 (1.23%) IoT
14 19 (1.16%) Client/Server
15 17 (1.04%) Data Centre
16 16 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 120 (7.35%) Windows
2 109 (6.68%) Linux
3 54 (3.31%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.47%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.67%) Embedded Linux
5 11 (0.67%) Unix
6 8 (0.49%) Android
7 7 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (0.43%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.31%) 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 (0.061%) AIX
10 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 444 (27.21%) Computer Science
2 438 (26.84%) Agile
3 375 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
4 267 (16.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 235 (14.40%) Mentoring
6 226 (13.85%) ITIL
7 211 (12.93%) Project Management
8 202 (12.38%) AI
9 197 (12.07%) Customer Service
10 186 (11.40%) Project Delivery
11 176 (10.78%) Decision-Making
12 175 (10.72%) Coaching
12 175 (10.72%) Software Engineering
13 163 (9.99%) Analytics
14 162 (9.93%) CI/CD
15 161 (9.87%) DevOps
16 152 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
17 148 (9.07%) Technology Strategy
18 135 (8.27%) Stakeholder Management
19 127 (7.78%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 256 (15.69%) SQL
2 236 (14.46%) Python
3 141 (8.64%) C#
4 103 (6.31%) JavaScript
5 97 (5.94%) Java
6 75 (4.60%) C++
7 62 (3.80%) PHP
8 61 (3.74%) TypeScript
9 54 (3.31%) PowerShell
10 34 (2.08%) C
11 27 (1.65%) Rust
12 20 (1.23%) Bash
12 20 (1.23%) Go
12 20 (1.23%) PL/SQL
13 16 (0.98%) Apex Code
14 15 (0.92%) R
15 14 (0.86%) Bicep
15 14 (0.86%) MATLAB
16 9 (0.55%) Ruby
16 9 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 300 (18.38%) Computer Science Degree
2 261 (15.99%) Security Cleared
3 221 (13.54%) SC Cleared
4 124 (7.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 120 (7.35%) Master's Degree
6 96 (5.88%) AWS Certification
7 80 (4.90%) MCSE
8 72 (4.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 63 (3.86%) CISSP
10 53 (3.25%) PhD
11 47 (2.88%) Azure Certification
12 46 (2.82%) DV Cleared
13 45 (2.76%) DBS Check
14 44 (2.70%) CISM
14 44 (2.70%) HNC
15 31 (1.90%) HND
16 30 (1.84%) PMI Certification
17 29 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
18 28 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
18 28 (1.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (8.03%) QA
2 69 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (3.98%) NIST
4 63 (3.86%) Accessibility
5 51 (3.13%) Data Quality
6 49 (3.00%) SLA
7 41 (2.51%) GDPR
8 25 (1.53%) GRC
9 22 (1.35%) PMO
10 21 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.86%) NCSC
13 13 (0.80%) PCI DSS
14 12 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 12 (0.74%) WCAG
15 8 (0.49%) ISO 9001
16 7 (0.43%) NIST 800
17 6 (0.37%) SOC 2
18 5 (0.31%) IFRS
System Software
1 79 (4.84%) Active Directory
2 57 (3.49%) Docker
3 25 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.10%) Firmware
5 12 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.55%) vSphere
7 6 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
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 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.061%) Xen
Systems Management
1 58 (3.55%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.94%) Terraform
3 38 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (1.53%) 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 (0.18%) Argo
10 3 (0.18%) Plesk
10 3 (0.18%) SCCM
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
Vendors
1 403 (24.69%) Microsoft
2 112 (6.86%) ServiceNow
3 56 (3.43%) Cisco
4 52 (3.19%) Salesforce
5 44 (2.70%) Google
6 41 (2.51%) Oracle
7 34 (2.08%) SAP
8 28 (1.72%) Adobe
8 28 (1.72%) Databricks
9 26 (1.59%) VMware
10 22 (1.35%) HubSpot
11 16 (0.98%) Citrix
11 16 (0.98%) Meraki
12 14 (0.86%) EMC
12 14 (0.86%) Splunk
13 12 (0.74%) IBM
14 10 (0.61%) Red Hat
14 10 (0.61%) Workday
15 9 (0.55%) MuleSoft
16 8 (0.49%) Pardot