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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 13
Rank change year-on-year -18 +9 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,733 3,374 3,139
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.65% 20.46% 12.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.49% 60.24% 47.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,109 1,175 1,810
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,790 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £74,475 £70,274 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,065 £54,329
% change year-on-year -1.06% -2.33% -9.45%

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 4,749 5,601 6,573
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.96% 33.97% 26.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,108 2,482 3,840
10th Percentile £33,455 £29,750 £33,795
25th Percentile £46,984 £41,118 £43,170
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,359 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £87,500
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 8 August 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 85 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 40 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.10%) Confluence
4 13 (0.75%) IIS
5 11 (0.63%) CMS
5 11 (0.63%) WordPress
6 10 (0.58%) Apache
7 9 (0.52%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.52%) SAS
8 8 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.23%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.23%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.17%) Artix
11 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
12 1 (0.058%) Drupal
12 1 (0.058%) Resin
12 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 237 (13.68%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (6.12%) Microsoft Project
3 104 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 39 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.15%) Simulink
6 14 (0.81%) AutoCAD
7 11 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 10 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
8 10 (0.58%) MS Visio
9 8 (0.46%) Adobe XD
9 8 (0.46%) Revit
9 8 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
10 5 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
10 5 (0.29%) Adobe Premiere
10 5 (0.29%) Chatbot
10 5 (0.29%) Photoshop
10 5 (0.29%) Trello
11 4 (0.23%) FrameMaker
11 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
11 4 (0.23%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.35%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.23%) Primavera
4 4 (0.23%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.058%) HFM
7 1 (0.058%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.058%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.058%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 355 (20.48%) Azure
2 307 (17.71%) AWS
3 201 (11.60%) Microsoft 365
4 111 (6.41%) GCP
4 111 (6.41%) Power Platform
5 95 (5.48%) SaaS
6 70 (4.04%) Entra ID
7 36 (2.08%) GitHub
7 36 (2.08%) Google Analytics
8 32 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (1.79%) PowerApps
10 28 (1.62%) Power Automate
11 20 (1.15%) Figma
12 19 (1.10%) Snowflake
13 18 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
14 17 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
16 13 (0.75%) PaaS
16 13 (0.75%) Smartsheet
17 12 (0.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 67 (3.87%) Firewall
2 43 (2.48%) Network Security
3 37 (2.14%) TCP/IP
4 36 (2.08%) VPN
5 28 (1.62%) DNS
6 24 (1.38%) DHCP
7 21 (1.21%) LAN
7 21 (1.21%) WAN
8 18 (1.04%) Wireless
9 15 (0.87%) Unified Communications
10 14 (0.81%) Internet
11 13 (0.75%) Broadband
12 10 (0.58%) HTTP
13 9 (0.52%) MPLS
13 9 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
14 8 (0.46%) LTE
14 8 (0.46%) VLAN
15 7 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (0.40%) Kerberos
15 7 (0.40%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (7.04%) SQL Server
2 97 (5.60%) Power BI
3 46 (2.65%) MySQL
4 40 (2.31%) PostgreSQL
5 34 (1.96%) Relational Database
6 32 (1.85%) Metadata
7 24 (1.38%) Data Warehouse
8 18 (1.04%) Redis
9 16 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (0.81%) Tableau
11 12 (0.69%) MongoDB
11 12 (0.69%) NoSQL
11 12 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 11 (0.63%) Data Lake
13 10 (0.58%) Big Data
13 10 (0.58%) OLTP
14 9 (0.52%) BigQuery
15 6 (0.35%) Star Schema
16 5 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
16 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 86 (4.96%) Git
2 65 (3.75%) JIRA
3 15 (0.87%) Rational DOORS
4 14 (0.81%) LabVIEW
5 11 (0.63%) GitLab
5 11 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 11 (0.63%) Visual Studio
6 10 (0.58%) Balsamiq
7 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
7 8 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
8 7 (0.40%) Selenium
9 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.29%) Postman
11 4 (0.23%) JUnit
11 4 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
11 4 (0.23%) Snyk
11 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 3 (0.17%) NUnit
12 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.17%) Subversion
General
1 790 (45.59%) Social Skills
2 410 (23.66%) Finance
3 343 (19.79%) Analytical Skills
4 333 (19.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 219 (12.64%) Public Sector
6 208 (12.00%) Law
7 109 (6.29%) Organisational Skills
8 107 (6.17%) Electronics
8 107 (6.17%) Marketing
9 79 (4.56%) Aerospace
10 76 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
11 75 (4.33%) Legal
12 71 (4.10%) Manufacturing
13 58 (3.35%) Influencing Skills
14 55 (3.17%) Retail
15 50 (2.89%) Banking
16 48 (2.77%) Swedish Language
17 47 (2.71%) Telecoms
18 46 (2.65%) French Language
19 27 (1.56%) Games
Job Titles
1 345 (19.91%) Senior
2 296 (17.08%) Analyst
3 200 (11.54%) Developer
4 116 (6.69%) Architect
5 114 (6.58%) Lead
6 108 (6.23%) Graduate
7 104 (6.00%) Project Manager
7 104 (6.00%) Senior Manager
8 86 (4.96%) Service Analyst
9 81 (4.67%) Software Developer
10 80 (4.62%) Service Desk Analyst
11 78 (4.50%) Software Engineer
12 74 (4.27%) Business Analyst
12 74 (4.27%) Consultant
13 73 (4.21%) Senior Project Manager
14 62 (3.58%) Senior Analyst
15 61 (3.52%) Graduate Developer
15 61 (3.52%) Systems Engineer
16 57 (3.29%) IT Support
17 55 (3.17%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (4.50%) CSS
2 76 (4.39%) .NET
3 66 (3.81%) HTML
4 65 (3.75%) React
5 43 (2.48%) jQuery
6 40 (2.31%) Node.js
7 37 (2.14%) Vue
8 36 (2.08%) RESTful
9 32 (1.85%) REST
10 30 (1.73%) XML
11 26 (1.50%) .NET Core
12 23 (1.33%) AngularJS
12 23 (1.33%) ASP.NET
13 21 (1.21%) SOAP
14 17 (0.98%) Entity Framework
15 16 (0.92%) .NET Framework
15 16 (0.92%) PyTorch
16 15 (0.87%) JSON
16 15 (0.87%) LDAP
17 14 (0.81%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 115 (6.64%) Management Information System
2 105 (6.06%) Product Ownership
3 94 (5.42%) Cloud Native
4 90 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.06%) Onboarding
6 48 (2.77%) Algorithms
7 42 (2.42%) Driving Licence
8 35 (2.02%) Security Posture
9 30 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
10 29 (1.67%) Virtual Team
11 28 (1.62%) FPGA
12 25 (1.44%) Embedded Systems
13 24 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
13 24 (1.38%) Data Structures
13 24 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
14 23 (1.33%) Data Centre
14 23 (1.33%) IoT
15 22 (1.27%) Cyberattack
16 19 (1.10%) Client/Server
16 19 (1.10%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 111 (6.41%) Windows
2 103 (5.94%) Linux
3 55 (3.17%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.63%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (0.63%) Unix
5 8 (0.46%) Android
5 8 (0.46%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.29%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.29%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.058%) AIX
9 1 (0.058%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 509 (29.37%) Agile
2 476 (27.47%) Computer Science
3 426 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
4 288 (16.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 264 (15.23%) Mentoring
6 244 (14.08%) AI
7 221 (12.75%) Project Management
8 217 (12.52%) ITIL
9 210 (12.12%) Project Delivery
10 194 (11.19%) Software Engineering
11 189 (10.91%) Decision-Making
12 188 (10.85%) Coaching
13 179 (10.33%) Customer Service
14 171 (9.87%) Technology Strategy
15 163 (9.41%) Stakeholder Management
16 160 (9.23%) Analytics
16 160 (9.23%) DevOps
17 159 (9.17%) CI/CD
17 159 (9.17%) Cybersecurity
18 144 (8.31%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 248 (14.31%) SQL
2 238 (13.73%) Python
3 159 (9.17%) C#
4 117 (6.75%) JavaScript
5 99 (5.71%) Java
6 78 (4.50%) C++
7 64 (3.69%) TypeScript
8 60 (3.46%) PHP
9 58 (3.35%) PowerShell
10 36 (2.08%) C
11 30 (1.73%) MATLAB
12 23 (1.33%) Rust
13 22 (1.27%) Go
14 17 (0.98%) PL/SQL
14 17 (0.98%) R
15 14 (0.81%) Bash
16 13 (0.75%) Bicep
17 12 (0.69%) Apex Code
18 11 (0.63%) VBA
19 9 (0.52%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 329 (18.98%) Computer Science Degree
2 325 (18.75%) Security Cleared
3 268 (15.46%) SC Cleared
4 129 (7.44%) Master's Degree
5 122 (7.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 96 (5.54%) AWS Certification
7 94 (5.42%) DV Cleared
8 78 (4.50%) MCSE
9 76 (4.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 74 (4.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 67 (3.87%) PhD
12 66 (3.81%) CISSP
13 48 (2.77%) HNC
14 46 (2.65%) Azure Certification
15 45 (2.60%) CISM
16 43 (2.48%) DBS Check
17 40 (2.31%) HND
18 35 (2.02%) PMI Certification
19 34 (1.96%) PMP
20 31 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (8.08%) QA
2 114 (6.58%) Accessibility
3 74 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 72 (4.15%) NIST
5 64 (3.69%) Data Quality
6 45 (2.60%) GDPR
7 35 (2.02%) SLA
8 27 (1.56%) PMO
9 24 (1.38%) GRC
10 21 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 17 (0.98%) NCSC
12 15 (0.87%) WCAG
13 14 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
14 13 (0.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 13 (0.75%) PCI DSS
15 12 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
17 9 (0.52%) ISO 9001
18 7 (0.40%) SOC 2
19 5 (0.29%) IFRS
System Software
1 84 (4.85%) Active Directory
2 57 (3.29%) Docker
3 40 (2.31%) Firmware
4 24 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.58%) vSphere
7 7 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
8 6 (0.35%) Hyper-V
8 6 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.29%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.058%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 63 (3.64%) Kubernetes
2 50 (2.89%) Terraform
3 44 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (1.44%) Ansible
5 9 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.40%) Grafana
6 7 (0.40%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.35%) Autotask
7 6 (0.35%) Packer
8 5 (0.29%) QRadar
9 4 (0.23%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.17%) Argo
10 3 (0.17%) Plesk
10 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.12%) FTK
11 2 (0.12%) OpenView
11 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.12%) SCCM
11 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
12 1 (0.058%) CASB
Vendors
1 423 (24.41%) Microsoft
2 105 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 56 (3.23%) Google
4 47 (2.71%) SAP
5 46 (2.65%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.54%) Cisco
7 36 (2.08%) Oracle
8 25 (1.44%) Adobe
8 25 (1.44%) VMware
9 24 (1.38%) Databricks
10 19 (1.10%) EMC
11 17 (0.98%) HubSpot
12 14 (0.81%) IBM
12 14 (0.81%) Meraki
12 14 (0.81%) Siemens
12 14 (0.81%) Splunk
13 13 (0.75%) Citrix
14 12 (0.69%) Red Hat
15 11 (0.63%) Sage
15 11 (0.63%) Xilinx