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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -14 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,639 3,334 4,379
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.04% 21.31% 12.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.88% 62.12% 48.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,069 1,247 2,851
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,553 £37,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year - +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 4,327 5,367 8,981
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.23% 34.31% 26.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,005 2,382 5,814
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 26 June 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 82 (5.00%) SharePoint
2 32 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
4 16 (0.98%) WordPress
5 15 (0.92%) CMS
6 12 (0.73%) Apache Spark
7 11 (0.67%) Confluence
7 11 (0.67%) SAS
8 10 (0.61%) IIS
9 9 (0.55%) Apache
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
1 254 (15.50%) Microsoft Office
2 94 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 93 (5.67%) Microsoft Project
4 38 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.61%) AutoCAD
7 8 (0.49%) CorelDRAW
8 7 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
8 7 (0.43%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
9 6 (0.37%) Adobe XD
9 6 (0.37%) Chatbot
9 6 (0.37%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.31%) Simulink
11 4 (0.24%) FrameMaker
11 4 (0.24%) Revit
11 4 (0.24%) Windchill
12 3 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
12 3 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.61%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.43%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.24%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
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 GRC
8 1 (0.061%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.061%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.061%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.061%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.061%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.061%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 341 (20.81%) Azure
2 287 (17.51%) AWS
3 220 (13.42%) Microsoft 365
4 129 (7.87%) Power Platform
5 100 (6.10%) GCP
5 100 (6.10%) SaaS
6 93 (5.67%) Entra ID
7 36 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
8 34 (2.07%) PowerApps
9 32 (1.95%) Power Automate
10 30 (1.83%) GitHub
11 27 (1.65%) Google Analytics
12 21 (1.28%) Serverless
13 20 (1.22%) Figma
14 16 (0.98%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
15 15 (0.92%) Canva
15 15 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
16 14 (0.85%) Mimecast
16 14 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.42%) Firewall
2 35 (2.14%) Network Security
3 29 (1.77%) TCP/IP
4 26 (1.59%) VPN
5 23 (1.40%) DNS
6 20 (1.22%) WAN
7 19 (1.16%) DHCP
8 14 (0.85%) Broadband
9 13 (0.79%) Internet
10 12 (0.73%) LAN
11 10 (0.61%) Wireless
12 9 (0.55%) MPLS
12 9 (0.55%) SD-WAN
12 9 (0.55%) Unified Communications
13 8 (0.49%) LTE
13 8 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
14 7 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
15 6 (0.37%) BGP
15 6 (0.37%) Kerberos
16 5 (0.31%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (6.77%) SQL Server
2 107 (6.53%) Power BI
3 41 (2.50%) MySQL
4 32 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (1.53%) Relational Database
6 24 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (1.28%) Metadata
7 21 (1.28%) Tableau
8 16 (0.98%) BigQuery
8 16 (0.98%) OLTP
8 16 (0.98%) Redis
8 16 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (0.85%) MongoDB
9 14 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.73%) Delta Lake
10 12 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (0.67%) NoSQL
12 9 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (0.49%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 77 (4.70%) Git
2 56 (3.42%) JIRA
3 13 (0.79%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.61%) GitLab
4 10 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.61%) Selenium
5 9 (0.55%) Postman
6 8 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
7 7 (0.43%) MLflow
7 7 (0.43%) WebDriver
8 6 (0.37%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.37%) Balsamiq
8 6 (0.37%) LabVIEW
8 6 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.31%) SoapUI
10 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
10 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 774 (47.22%) Social Skills
2 370 (22.57%) Finance
3 311 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
4 245 (14.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 193 (11.78%) Public Sector
6 175 (10.68%) Law
7 120 (7.32%) Marketing
8 88 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
9 75 (4.58%) Retail
10 72 (4.39%) Legal
11 66 (4.03%) Influencing Skills
12 64 (3.90%) Banking
12 64 (3.90%) Manufacturing
13 59 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
14 58 (3.54%) Electronics
15 51 (3.11%) Back Office
16 47 (2.87%) French Language
17 35 (2.14%) Swedish Language
18 28 (1.71%) Advertising
19 26 (1.59%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 309 (18.85%) Senior
2 289 (17.63%) Analyst
3 211 (12.87%) Developer
4 103 (6.28%) Graduate
5 99 (6.04%) Architect
6 96 (5.86%) Senior Manager
7 90 (5.49%) Lead
8 89 (5.43%) Support Engineer
9 86 (5.25%) Project Manager
10 85 (5.19%) Service Analyst
11 79 (4.82%) Service Desk Analyst
12 70 (4.27%) Business Analyst
13 66 (4.03%) Senior Project Manager
13 66 (4.03%) Software Developer
14 62 (3.78%) Graduate Developer
14 62 (3.78%) Software Engineer
15 59 (3.60%) Consultant
16 51 (3.11%) IT Support
17 49 (2.99%) Graduate Software Developer
18 45 (2.75%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (4.33%) HTML
2 70 (4.27%) .NET
3 69 (4.21%) CSS
4 53 (3.23%) React
5 41 (2.50%) jQuery
6 40 (2.44%) REST
7 39 (2.38%) RESTful
7 39 (2.38%) SOAP
8 35 (2.14%) Node.js
9 32 (1.95%) XML
10 31 (1.89%) Vue
11 21 (1.28%) Middleware
11 21 (1.28%) PyTorch
12 18 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
12 18 (1.10%) Visualforce
13 16 (0.98%) JSON
13 16 (0.98%) TensorFlow
14 15 (0.92%) ASP.NET
14 15 (0.92%) OAuth
15 14 (0.85%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 105 (6.41%) Product Ownership
2 96 (5.86%) Management Information System
3 86 (5.25%) Cloud Native
4 80 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.23%) Onboarding
6 36 (2.20%) Algorithms
6 36 (2.20%) Driving Licence
7 34 (2.07%) Security Posture
8 32 (1.95%) Data Structures
9 27 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
9 27 (1.65%) Virtual Team
10 26 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (1.40%) Social Media
12 22 (1.34%) Cyberattack
13 20 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
14 19 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
15 17 (1.04%) Data Centre
15 17 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
16 16 (0.98%) FMCG
17 14 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 133 (8.11%) Windows
2 108 (6.59%) Linux
3 50 (3.05%) Windows Server
4 41 (2.50%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.73%) Unix
6 9 (0.55%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (0.49%) Android
7 8 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 6 (0.37%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.31%) OpenVMS
10 2 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.061%) AIX
11 1 (0.061%) CentOS
11 1 (0.061%) Debian
11 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (26.66%) Agile
2 436 (26.60%) Computer Science
3 364 (22.21%) Problem-Solving
4 303 (18.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 233 (14.22%) ITIL
6 218 (13.30%) Mentoring
7 216 (13.18%) Customer Service
8 201 (12.26%) Project Management
9 191 (11.65%) AI
10 181 (11.04%) Decision-Making
11 179 (10.92%) Analytics
11 179 (10.92%) Coaching
12 168 (10.25%) Project Delivery
13 164 (10.01%) Software Engineering
14 163 (9.95%) CI/CD
14 163 (9.95%) DevOps
15 155 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
16 139 (8.48%) Customer Experience
17 134 (8.18%) Technology Strategy
18 129 (7.87%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 270 (16.47%) SQL
2 236 (14.40%) Python
3 151 (9.21%) C#
4 109 (6.65%) Java
5 108 (6.59%) JavaScript
6 68 (4.15%) C++
7 63 (3.84%) PHP
8 54 (3.29%) PowerShell
9 53 (3.23%) TypeScript
10 25 (1.53%) Bash
10 25 (1.53%) Go
10 25 (1.53%) PL/SQL
11 23 (1.40%) C
11 23 (1.40%) Rust
12 19 (1.16%) Apex Code
13 16 (0.98%) R
14 12 (0.73%) Bicep
15 9 (0.55%) Ruby
16 8 (0.49%) MATLAB
16 8 (0.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 292 (17.82%) Computer Science Degree
2 268 (16.35%) Security Cleared
3 224 (13.67%) SC Cleared
4 126 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 114 (6.96%) Master's Degree
6 92 (5.61%) AWS Certification
7 81 (4.94%) MCSE
8 71 (4.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 63 (3.84%) CISSP
10 50 (3.05%) DBS Check
11 49 (2.99%) Azure Certification
12 44 (2.68%) HNC
12 44 (2.68%) PhD
13 41 (2.50%) CISM
14 38 (2.32%) PMI Certification
15 34 (2.07%) CTC Cleared
16 32 (1.95%) DV Cleared
17 29 (1.77%) ACCA
18 28 (1.71%) HND
18 28 (1.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (7.44%) QA
2 66 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (3.84%) SLA
4 61 (3.72%) Accessibility
5 58 (3.54%) NIST
6 55 (3.36%) Data Quality
7 46 (2.81%) GDPR
8 30 (1.83%) GRC
9 22 (1.34%) PMO
10 20 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 16 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 12 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 12 (0.73%) WCAG
14 11 (0.67%) NCSC
14 11 (0.67%) PCI DSS
15 8 (0.49%) ISO 9001
16 6 (0.37%) COBIT
17 5 (0.31%) GAAP
17 5 (0.31%) IFRS
System Software
1 81 (4.94%) Active Directory
2 57 (3.48%) Docker
3 23 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.55%) vSphere
6 8 (0.49%) Firmware
7 7 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 7 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.31%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
11 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.061%) Xen
Systems Management
1 54 (3.29%) Kubernetes
2 46 (2.81%) Terraform
3 35 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 23 (1.40%) Ansible
5 11 (0.67%) Grafana
5 11 (0.67%) Prometheus
6 9 (0.55%) Autotask
7 7 (0.43%) SCCM
7 7 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.37%) Packer
9 5 (0.31%) FTK
9 5 (0.31%) QRadar
10 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.18%) Argo
11 3 (0.18%) Plesk
11 3 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.12%) Nmap
12 2 (0.12%) OpenView
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 403 (24.59%) Microsoft
2 109 (6.65%) ServiceNow
3 70 (4.27%) Cisco
4 60 (3.66%) Salesforce
5 46 (2.81%) Oracle
6 42 (2.56%) Google
7 35 (2.14%) SAP
8 33 (2.01%) Databricks
9 31 (1.89%) Adobe
10 24 (1.46%) VMware
11 19 (1.16%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.98%) Meraki
13 15 (0.92%) Citrix
14 14 (0.85%) Splunk
15 12 (0.73%) EMC
16 11 (0.67%) MuleSoft
16 11 (0.67%) Sage
16 11 (0.67%) Workday
17 10 (0.61%) Red Hat
18 9 (0.55%) Pardot