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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -18 +8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,636 3,425 3,672
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.54% 20.80% 12.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.40% 61.42% 47.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,087 1,242 2,230
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,651 £37,500 £39,763
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 £85,125
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 4,494 5,576 7,663
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.71% 33.86% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,037 2,493 4,725
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,400 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% +3.30% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,000
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 24 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 (4.89%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.04%) Confluence
4 15 (0.92%) WordPress
5 13 (0.79%) CMS
6 12 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 11 (0.67%) SAS
8 10 (0.61%) Apache
8 10 (0.61%) IIS
9 9 (0.55%) Apache Spark
10 4 (0.24%) Ethereum
10 4 (0.24%) PowerFactory
11 3 (0.18%) Artix
12 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.12%) GeoServer
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
13 1 (0.061%) Drupal
13 1 (0.061%) Resin
13 1 (0.061%) Umbraco
Applications
1 233 (14.24%) Microsoft Office
2 101 (6.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 99 (6.05%) Microsoft Project
4 39 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 11 (0.67%) AutoCAD
6 11 (0.67%) Simulink
7 10 (0.61%) CorelDRAW
8 7 (0.43%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe XD
9 6 (0.37%) Photoshop
10 5 (0.31%) Chatbot
10 5 (0.31%) Revit
11 4 (0.24%) FrameMaker
11 4 (0.24%) Trello
11 4 (0.24%) Windchill
12 3 (0.18%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 14 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.31%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.12%) Shopify
8 1 (0.061%) HFM
8 1 (0.061%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.061%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.061%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.061%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.061%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.061%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.061%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 336 (20.54%) Azure
2 299 (18.28%) AWS
3 192 (11.74%) Microsoft 365
4 117 (7.15%) Power Platform
5 105 (6.42%) GCP
6 100 (6.11%) SaaS
7 62 (3.79%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (2.02%) GitHub
10 31 (1.89%) PowerApps
11 30 (1.83%) Power Automate
12 29 (1.77%) Google Analytics
13 18 (1.10%) Figma
14 17 (1.04%) Snowflake
15 16 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (0.98%) PaaS
16 15 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
17 13 (0.79%) Canva
17 13 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.79%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 62 (3.79%) Firewall
2 38 (2.32%) Network Security
3 35 (2.14%) TCP/IP
3 35 (2.14%) VPN
4 26 (1.59%) DNS
5 22 (1.34%) DHCP
6 21 (1.28%) WAN
7 19 (1.16%) LAN
8 18 (1.10%) Wireless
9 14 (0.86%) Unified Communications
10 13 (0.79%) Broadband
10 13 (0.79%) Internet
11 9 (0.55%) MPLS
11 9 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.49%) LTE
12 8 (0.49%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.43%) VLAN
13 7 (0.43%) VoIP
14 6 (0.37%) HTTP
14 6 (0.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (6.85%) SQL Server
2 101 (6.17%) Power BI
3 42 (2.57%) MySQL
4 36 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
5 28 (1.71%) Relational Database
6 26 (1.59%) Metadata
7 22 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
8 18 (1.10%) Redis
9 16 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 16 (0.98%) Tableau
10 13 (0.79%) MongoDB
10 13 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (0.73%) OLTP
12 11 (0.67%) NoSQL
13 10 (0.61%) BigQuery
13 10 (0.61%) Data Lake
14 8 (0.49%) Big Data
15 7 (0.43%) Delta Lake
16 6 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.37%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 78 (4.77%) Git
2 62 (3.79%) JIRA
3 12 (0.73%) LabVIEW
4 11 (0.67%) GitLab
4 11 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.67%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
6 8 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
7 7 (0.43%) Balsamiq
8 6 (0.37%) Axure RP
9 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
9 4 (0.24%) Selenium
9 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 4 (0.24%) Subversion
10 3 (0.18%) MLflow
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.18%) Postman
10 3 (0.18%) Storybook
11 2 (0.12%) Eclipse
General
1 743 (45.42%) Social Skills
2 353 (21.58%) Finance
3 316 (19.32%) Analytical Skills
4 275 (16.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 202 (12.35%) Public Sector
6 183 (11.19%) Law
7 113 (6.91%) Marketing
8 97 (5.93%) Organisational Skills
9 83 (5.07%) Electronics
10 72 (4.40%) Legal
11 67 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
12 62 (3.79%) Retail
13 60 (3.67%) Manufacturing
14 57 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
15 53 (3.24%) Banking
16 48 (2.93%) Swedish Language
17 40 (2.44%) French Language
18 39 (2.38%) Telecoms
19 33 (2.02%) Aerospace
20 24 (1.47%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 318 (19.44%) Senior
2 291 (17.79%) Analyst
3 198 (12.10%) Developer
4 108 (6.60%) Architect
5 105 (6.42%) Graduate
6 102 (6.23%) Lead
7 100 (6.11%) Senior Manager
8 94 (5.75%) Project Manager
9 86 (5.26%) Service Analyst
10 80 (4.89%) Service Desk Analyst
11 73 (4.46%) Software Developer
12 72 (4.40%) Senior Project Manager
12 72 (4.40%) Software Engineer
13 67 (4.10%) Business Analyst
14 63 (3.85%) Consultant
15 61 (3.73%) Graduate Developer
16 57 (3.48%) Support Engineer
17 55 (3.36%) IT Support
18 52 (3.18%) Systems Engineer
19 51 (3.12%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (4.28%) CSS
2 65 (3.97%) .NET
3 61 (3.73%) HTML
4 58 (3.55%) React
5 41 (2.51%) jQuery
6 38 (2.32%) Node.js
7 37 (2.26%) RESTful
8 35 (2.14%) Vue
9 33 (2.02%) REST
9 33 (2.02%) XML
10 24 (1.47%) SOAP
11 18 (1.10%) .NET Core
11 18 (1.10%) ASP.NET
12 17 (1.04%) JSON
13 16 (0.98%) AngularJS
13 16 (0.98%) PyTorch
14 15 (0.92%) Middleware
15 14 (0.86%) LDAP
16 13 (0.79%) OAuth
16 13 (0.79%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 102 (6.23%) Management Information System
2 101 (6.17%) Product Ownership
3 91 (5.56%) Cloud Native
4 80 (4.89%) Self-Motivation
5 50 (3.06%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.44%) Algorithms
7 38 (2.32%) Driving Licence
8 31 (1.89%) Security Posture
9 29 (1.77%) Virtual Team
10 27 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
11 25 (1.53%) Data Structures
12 24 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
12 24 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
13 23 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
14 21 (1.28%) Cyberattack
14 21 (1.28%) IoT
14 21 (1.28%) Social Media
15 19 (1.16%) Client/Server
16 17 (1.04%) Data Centre
17 16 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.42%) Linux
2 102 (6.23%) Windows
3 55 (3.36%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.67%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (0.67%) Unix
5 8 (0.49%) Android
5 8 (0.49%) 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 (0.061%) AIX
10 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.061%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 455 (27.81%) Agile
2 451 (27.57%) Computer Science
3 383 (23.41%) Problem-Solving
4 257 (15.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 239 (14.61%) Mentoring
6 214 (13.08%) AI
6 214 (13.08%) Project Management
7 213 (13.02%) ITIL
8 191 (11.67%) Project Delivery
9 180 (11.00%) Decision-Making
10 179 (10.94%) Software Engineering
11 178 (10.88%) Coaching
12 177 (10.82%) Customer Service
13 159 (9.72%) CI/CD
13 159 (9.72%) Technology Strategy
14 155 (9.47%) DevOps
15 152 (9.29%) Analytics
16 145 (8.86%) Cybersecurity
17 141 (8.62%) Stakeholder Management
18 132 (8.07%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 253 (15.46%) SQL
2 236 (14.43%) Python
3 144 (8.80%) C#
4 105 (6.42%) JavaScript
5 94 (5.75%) Java
6 75 (4.58%) C++
7 61 (3.73%) PHP
7 61 (3.73%) TypeScript
8 55 (3.36%) PowerShell
9 36 (2.20%) C
10 24 (1.47%) Rust
11 20 (1.22%) PL/SQL
12 18 (1.10%) Bash
12 18 (1.10%) Go
13 17 (1.04%) MATLAB
13 17 (1.04%) R
14 14 (0.86%) Bicep
15 13 (0.79%) Apex Code
16 9 (0.55%) Ruby
16 9 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 309 (18.89%) Computer Science Degree
2 261 (15.95%) Security Cleared
3 218 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 123 (7.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 116 (7.09%) Master's Degree
6 95 (5.81%) AWS Certification
7 78 (4.77%) MCSE
8 72 (4.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 62 (3.79%) CISSP
10 55 (3.36%) DV Cleared
11 53 (3.24%) PhD
12 46 (2.81%) Azure Certification
12 46 (2.81%) DBS Check
13 44 (2.69%) CISM
14 42 (2.57%) HNC
15 37 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
16 32 (1.96%) HND
17 31 (1.89%) PMI Certification
18 30 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
19 29 (1.77%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (8.13%) QA
2 74 (4.52%) Accessibility
3 70 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 65 (3.97%) NIST
5 54 (3.30%) Data Quality
6 38 (2.32%) GDPR
7 33 (2.02%) SLA
8 25 (1.53%) GRC
8 25 (1.53%) PMO
9 22 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
10 14 (0.86%) NCSC
11 13 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 13 (0.79%) PCI DSS
11 13 (0.79%) WCAG
12 12 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (0.55%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.43%) NIST 800
14 7 (0.43%) SOC 2
15 5 (0.31%) IFRS
System Software
1 76 (4.65%) Active Directory
2 58 (3.55%) Docker
3 25 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.28%) Firmware
5 13 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.55%) vSphere
7 6 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.31%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.061%) Xen
Systems Management
1 60 (3.67%) Kubernetes
2 51 (3.12%) Terraform
3 40 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (1.59%) Ansible
5 8 (0.49%) Autotask
6 7 (0.43%) Grafana
6 7 (0.43%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.37%) Packer
8 5 (0.31%) QRadar
9 4 (0.24%) FTK
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 (0.061%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 1 (0.061%) SCCM
Vendors
1 396 (24.21%) Microsoft
2 108 (6.60%) ServiceNow
3 50 (3.06%) Salesforce
4 45 (2.75%) Google
5 40 (2.44%) Cisco
5 40 (2.44%) Oracle
6 35 (2.14%) SAP
7 28 (1.71%) Adobe
7 28 (1.71%) Databricks
8 26 (1.59%) VMware
9 22 (1.34%) HubSpot
10 15 (0.92%) EMC
10 15 (0.92%) Meraki
11 14 (0.86%) Citrix
11 14 (0.86%) Splunk
12 12 (0.73%) IBM
13 10 (0.61%) Red Hat
14 9 (0.55%) Workday
14 9 (0.55%) Xilinx
15 8 (0.49%) Tanium