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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 3 13
Rank change year-on-year -23 +10 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,767 3,528 3,024
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.33% 21.72% 12.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.30% 61.99% 47.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,099 1,007 1,475
10th Percentile £28,901 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,176 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,268 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,594 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% -2.56% -8.33%

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 5,005 5,691 6,368
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.76% 35.03% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,156 2,327 3,095
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -3.45%

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 16 September 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 98 (5.55%) SharePoint
2 55 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (1.36%) Confluence
4 15 (0.85%) IIS
5 11 (0.62%) CMS
6 9 (0.51%) SAS
7 8 (0.45%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.40%) Apache
8 7 (0.40%) WordPress
9 4 (0.23%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.23%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.23%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.23%) Oracle Spatial
9 4 (0.23%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.17%) Artix
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.057%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.057%) Office Communications Server
12 1 (0.057%) Resin
12 1 (0.057%) Umbraco
Applications
1 222 (12.56%) Microsoft Office
2 110 (6.23%) Microsoft Project
3 103 (5.83%) Microsoft Excel
4 41 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 27 (1.53%) AutoCAD
6 26 (1.47%) Simulink
7 22 (1.25%) Revit
8 14 (0.79%) MS Visio
9 10 (0.57%) CorelDRAW
10 8 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
11 6 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 6 (0.34%) Adobe XD
11 6 (0.34%) Trello
12 4 (0.23%) Autodesk Inventor
12 4 (0.23%) Autodesk Smoke
12 4 (0.23%) FrameMaker
12 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
12 4 (0.23%) Windchill
13 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
13 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.45%) Primavera
3 7 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.28%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.17%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.11%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.11%) Shopify
6 2 (0.11%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.057%) HFM
7 1 (0.057%) Magento
7 1 (0.057%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.057%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.057%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 364 (20.60%) Azure
2 281 (15.90%) AWS
3 205 (11.60%) Microsoft 365
4 106 (6.00%) GCP
5 104 (5.89%) Power Platform
6 86 (4.87%) SaaS
7 83 (4.70%) Entra ID
8 44 (2.49%) GitHub
9 35 (1.98%) Google Analytics
10 27 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (1.47%) Power Automate
12 25 (1.41%) PowerApps
13 24 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
14 21 (1.19%) OneDrive
15 20 (1.13%) Snowflake
16 19 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
17 17 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
18 16 (0.91%) Figma
19 15 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
19 15 (0.85%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 83 (4.70%) Firewall
2 51 (2.89%) VPN
3 49 (2.77%) Network Security
4 46 (2.60%) TCP/IP
5 38 (2.15%) DNS
6 33 (1.87%) DHCP
7 25 (1.41%) LAN
8 23 (1.30%) WAN
9 20 (1.13%) Wireless
10 13 (0.74%) Unified Communications
11 12 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
12 11 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
13 10 (0.57%) HTTP
13 10 (0.57%) Internet
14 9 (0.51%) VLAN
15 8 (0.45%) MPLS
16 7 (0.40%) Broadband
16 7 (0.40%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (6.90%) SQL Server
2 93 (5.26%) Power BI
3 40 (2.26%) Metadata
4 37 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
5 36 (2.04%) MySQL
5 36 (2.04%) Relational Database
6 32 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (1.13%) Redis
8 19 (1.08%) MongoDB
8 19 (1.08%) NoSQL
9 16 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (0.85%) Star Schema
11 14 (0.79%) Tableau
12 13 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (0.74%) Big Data
13 11 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (0.57%) Data Lake
15 9 (0.51%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (0.51%) BigQuery
15 9 (0.51%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 80 (4.53%) Git
2 69 (3.90%) JIRA
3 17 (0.96%) LabVIEW
3 17 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
4 14 (0.79%) GitLab
5 10 (0.57%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.51%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.45%) Balsamiq
8 7 (0.40%) Selenium
8 7 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
9 6 (0.34%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.28%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.28%) Subversion
11 4 (0.23%) JUnit
11 4 (0.23%) Postman
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%) RStudio
General
1 858 (48.56%) Social Skills
2 421 (23.83%) Finance
3 373 (21.11%) Analytical Skills
4 350 (19.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 219 (12.39%) Law
6 214 (12.11%) Public Sector
7 124 (7.02%) Electronics
8 122 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
9 111 (6.28%) Aerospace
10 99 (5.60%) Marketing
11 96 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
12 89 (5.04%) Manufacturing
13 69 (3.90%) Legal
14 68 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
15 59 (3.34%) Telecoms
16 53 (3.00%) Retail
17 49 (2.77%) Swedish Language
18 36 (2.04%) French Language
19 35 (1.98%) Military
20 33 (1.87%) Banking
Job Titles
1 373 (21.11%) Senior
2 289 (16.36%) Analyst
3 167 (9.45%) Developer
4 130 (7.36%) Lead
5 118 (6.68%) Architect
6 114 (6.45%) Senior Manager
7 106 (6.00%) Project Manager
8 104 (5.89%) Graduate
9 82 (4.64%) Senior Project Manager
10 79 (4.47%) Consultant
11 77 (4.36%) Software Developer
12 76 (4.30%) Software Engineer
13 73 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
14 72 (4.07%) Service Analyst
15 71 (4.02%) Business Analyst
16 66 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
17 64 (3.62%) IT Support
18 63 (3.57%) Service Desk Analyst
19 59 (3.34%) Support Engineer
20 52 (2.94%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (3.74%) .NET
2 63 (3.57%) CSS
3 61 (3.45%) React
4 57 (3.23%) HTML
5 39 (2.21%) Terraform
6 37 (2.09%) Node.js
7 35 (1.98%) jQuery
8 32 (1.81%) Vue
9 30 (1.70%) XML
10 28 (1.58%) .NET Core
10 28 (1.58%) RESTful
11 27 (1.53%) AngularJS
12 24 (1.36%) REST
13 23 (1.30%) ASP.NET
14 19 (1.08%) Entity Framework
15 18 (1.02%) .NET Framework
16 14 (0.79%) SOAP
17 13 (0.74%) ASP.NET Core
17 13 (0.74%) JSON
17 13 (0.74%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 128 (7.24%) Management Information System
2 98 (5.55%) Product Ownership
3 88 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
4 73 (4.13%) Cloud Native
5 62 (3.51%) Driving Licence
6 58 (3.28%) Onboarding
7 49 (2.77%) Algorithms
8 37 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (2.09%) Security Posture
9 35 (1.98%) IoT
10 34 (1.92%) FPGA
11 33 (1.87%) Data Centre
12 28 (1.58%) Virtual Team
13 27 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
14 24 (1.36%) Data Structures
15 23 (1.30%) Client/Server
15 23 (1.30%) Embedded Systems
16 21 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
16 21 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
17 20 (1.13%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 132 (7.47%) Windows
2 94 (5.32%) Linux
3 66 (3.74%) Windows Server
4 16 (0.91%) Windows 10
5 13 (0.74%) Android
5 13 (0.74%) Embedded Linux
6 12 (0.68%) Ubuntu
6 12 (0.68%) Unix
7 8 (0.45%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.34%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.28%) OpenVMS
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
1 511 (28.92%) Agile
2 473 (26.77%) Computer Science
3 448 (25.35%) Problem-Solving
4 326 (18.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 266 (15.05%) Mentoring
6 259 (14.66%) AI
7 247 (13.98%) Project Delivery
8 233 (13.19%) ITIL
9 223 (12.62%) Project Management
10 201 (11.38%) Stakeholder Management
11 196 (11.09%) Decision-Making
12 195 (11.04%) Software Engineering
13 194 (10.98%) Coaching
14 192 (10.87%) Customer Service
15 172 (9.73%) Technology Strategy
16 168 (9.51%) Cybersecurity
17 159 (9.00%) Analytics
17 159 (9.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 148 (8.38%) Scrum
19 144 (8.15%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 238 (13.47%) Python
2 235 (13.30%) SQL
3 153 (8.66%) C#
4 106 (6.00%) JavaScript
5 81 (4.58%) Java
6 80 (4.53%) C++
7 59 (3.34%) PowerShell
8 55 (3.11%) TypeScript
9 52 (2.94%) PHP
10 41 (2.32%) C
11 37 (2.09%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.13%) Rust
13 19 (1.08%) R
14 18 (1.02%) Go
15 16 (0.91%) Bash
16 14 (0.79%) PL/SQL
17 11 (0.62%) Embedded C++
18 10 (0.57%) Bicep
18 10 (0.57%) Embedded C
19 9 (0.51%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 336 (19.02%) Security Cleared
2 319 (18.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 275 (15.56%) SC Cleared
4 114 (6.45%) Master's Degree
5 102 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 101 (5.72%) DV Cleared
7 83 (4.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 82 (4.64%) AWS Certification
9 78 (4.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 65 (3.68%) CISSP
11 64 (3.62%) HNC
12 62 (3.51%) MCSE
13 61 (3.45%) HND
14 59 (3.34%) PhD
15 50 (2.83%) Azure Certification
15 50 (2.83%) DBS Check
16 46 (2.60%) CISM
17 33 (1.87%) Chartered Engineer
18 32 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
19 30 (1.70%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (7.58%) QA
2 132 (7.47%) Accessibility
3 76 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 71 (4.02%) Data Quality
5 68 (3.85%) NIST
6 52 (2.94%) GDPR
7 36 (2.04%) SLA
8 31 (1.75%) PMO
9 20 (1.13%) GRC
9 20 (1.13%) NCSC
10 19 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
11 16 (0.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 13 (0.74%) WCAG
13 12 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.57%) Def Stans
15 10 (0.57%) NIST 800
15 10 (0.57%) PCI DSS
16 9 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 9 (0.51%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 96 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 50 (2.83%) Docker
3 43 (2.43%) Firmware
4 26 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.68%) Hyper-V
8 11 (0.62%) vSphere
9 6 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
10 5 (0.28%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.057%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 58 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (3.06%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.13%) Ansible
4 8 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.34%) SCCM
6 5 (0.28%) QRadar
7 4 (0.23%) Autotask
7 4 (0.23%) Functional Safety
7 4 (0.23%) Grafana
7 4 (0.23%) Packer
7 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.23%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.17%) Argo
8 3 (0.17%) Plesk
8 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.057%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.057%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 448 (25.35%) Microsoft
2 90 (5.09%) ServiceNow
3 55 (3.11%) Google
4 45 (2.55%) SAP
5 43 (2.43%) Cisco
6 35 (1.98%) Salesforce
7 32 (1.81%) Oracle
8 28 (1.58%) VMware
9 20 (1.13%) Adobe
10 19 (1.08%) Databricks
11 16 (0.91%) EMC
11 16 (0.91%) IBM
11 16 (0.91%) Splunk
11 16 (0.91%) YouTube
12 13 (0.74%) Apple
12 13 (0.74%) Citrix
12 13 (0.74%) Meraki
12 13 (0.74%) Siemens
13 12 (0.68%) HubSpot
13 12 (0.68%) Sage