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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 3 13
Rank change year-on-year -23 +10 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,756 3,476 3,023
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.34% 21.34% 12.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.47% 61.51% 47.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,087 1,020 1,512
10th Percentile £28,976 £28,225 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £39,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,033 £57,513
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% -7.79% -4.15%
75th Percentile £74,738 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £88,875 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,065 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.06% -3.52% -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 4,951 5,651 6,357
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.69% 34.70% 27.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,120 2,351 3,160
10th Percentile £33,500 £30,750 £34,401
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 £55,357
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.64% -4.56%

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 13 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 (5.58%) SharePoint
2 53 (3.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (1.31%) Confluence
4 15 (0.85%) IIS
5 10 (0.57%) CMS
6 9 (0.51%) SAS
7 8 (0.46%) 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%) Resin
12 1 (0.057%) Umbraco
Applications
1 226 (12.87%) Microsoft Office
2 109 (6.21%) Microsoft Project
3 106 (6.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 41 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (1.48%) AutoCAD
5 26 (1.48%) Simulink
6 22 (1.25%) Revit
7 13 (0.74%) MS Visio
8 10 (0.57%) CorelDRAW
9 6 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.34%) Adobe XD
9 6 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
10 5 (0.28%) Trello
11 4 (0.23%) Autodesk Smoke
11 4 (0.23%) FrameMaker
11 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
11 4 (0.23%) Windchill
12 3 (0.17%) Autodesk Inventor
12 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
12 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.46%) Primavera
3 6 (0.34%) 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%) SAP ERP
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 HR
6 2 (0.11%) Shopify
7 1 (0.057%) HFM
7 1 (0.057%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.057%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.057%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.057%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 361 (20.56%) Azure
2 285 (16.23%) AWS
3 208 (11.85%) Microsoft 365
4 106 (6.04%) GCP
5 104 (5.92%) Power Platform
6 84 (4.78%) SaaS
7 81 (4.61%) Entra ID
8 44 (2.51%) GitHub
9 35 (1.99%) Google Analytics
10 28 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (1.48%) PowerApps
12 24 (1.37%) Power Automate
13 22 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
14 20 (1.14%) OneDrive
14 20 (1.14%) Snowflake
15 17 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
15 17 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
16 16 (0.91%) Figma
17 14 (0.80%) PaaS
18 13 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 83 (4.73%) Firewall
2 50 (2.85%) Network Security
2 50 (2.85%) VPN
3 46 (2.62%) TCP/IP
4 36 (2.05%) DNS
5 32 (1.82%) DHCP
6 25 (1.42%) LAN
7 24 (1.37%) WAN
8 19 (1.08%) Wireless
9 13 (0.74%) Unified Communications
10 12 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (0.63%) Broadband
11 11 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (0.57%) HTTP
12 10 (0.57%) Internet
13 9 (0.51%) VLAN
14 8 (0.46%) MPLS
14 8 (0.46%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.40%) Ethernet
15 7 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (6.89%) SQL Server
2 93 (5.30%) Power BI
3 37 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
4 36 (2.05%) MySQL
5 35 (1.99%) Metadata
6 33 (1.88%) Relational Database
7 29 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (1.14%) Redis
9 17 (0.97%) MongoDB
9 17 (0.97%) NoSQL
10 16 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 14 (0.80%) Tableau
12 13 (0.74%) Big Data
13 12 (0.68%) Star Schema
14 11 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
14 11 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 10 (0.57%) Data Lake
16 9 (0.51%) BigQuery
17 8 (0.46%) GIS
18 7 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 78 (4.44%) Git
2 69 (3.93%) JIRA
3 17 (0.97%) LabVIEW
3 17 (0.97%) Rational DOORS
4 13 (0.74%) GitLab
5 9 (0.51%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 8 (0.46%) Balsamiq
6 8 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
7 7 (0.40%) Selenium
8 6 (0.34%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.28%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.23%) JUnit
10 4 (0.23%) Postman
10 4 (0.23%) Snyk
10 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.23%) Subversion
11 3 (0.17%) NUnit
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.17%) RStudio
General
1 852 (48.52%) Social Skills
2 414 (23.58%) Finance
3 367 (20.90%) Analytical Skills
4 354 (20.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 222 (12.64%) Law
6 213 (12.13%) Public Sector
7 123 (7.00%) Electronics
8 120 (6.83%) Organisational Skills
9 111 (6.32%) Aerospace
10 98 (5.58%) Marketing
10 98 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
11 88 (5.01%) Manufacturing
12 70 (3.99%) Legal
13 66 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
14 58 (3.30%) Telecoms
15 51 (2.90%) Retail
16 49 (2.79%) Swedish Language
17 42 (2.39%) French Language
18 35 (1.99%) Military
19 32 (1.82%) Games
Job Titles
1 368 (20.96%) Senior
2 292 (16.63%) Analyst
3 166 (9.45%) Developer
4 127 (7.23%) Lead
5 120 (6.83%) Architect
6 111 (6.32%) Senior Manager
7 104 (5.92%) Graduate
8 103 (5.87%) Project Manager
9 80 (4.56%) Senior Project Manager
10 78 (4.44%) Consultant
10 78 (4.44%) Service Analyst
11 77 (4.38%) Software Developer
12 74 (4.21%) Software Engineer
13 73 (4.16%) Senior Analyst
14 72 (4.10%) Business Analyst
15 69 (3.93%) Service Desk Analyst
16 66 (3.76%) Systems Engineer
17 64 (3.64%) IT Support
18 59 (3.36%) Support Engineer
19 52 (2.96%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (3.76%) .NET
2 63 (3.59%) CSS
3 61 (3.47%) React
4 56 (3.19%) HTML
5 41 (2.33%) Terraform
6 37 (2.11%) Node.js
7 35 (1.99%) jQuery
8 32 (1.82%) Vue
9 31 (1.77%) XML
10 28 (1.59%) RESTful
11 27 (1.54%) .NET Core
12 26 (1.48%) AngularJS
13 23 (1.31%) ASP.NET
14 22 (1.25%) REST
15 19 (1.08%) Entity Framework
16 18 (1.03%) .NET Framework
17 14 (0.80%) JSON
17 14 (0.80%) SOAP
18 13 (0.74%) ASP.NET Core
18 13 (0.74%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 124 (7.06%) Management Information System
2 96 (5.47%) Product Ownership
3 88 (5.01%) Self-Motivation
4 76 (4.33%) Cloud Native
5 62 (3.53%) Driving Licence
6 58 (3.30%) Onboarding
7 47 (2.68%) Algorithms
8 37 (2.11%) Security Posture
9 33 (1.88%) Data Centre
9 33 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
9 33 (1.88%) FPGA
9 33 (1.88%) IoT
10 29 (1.65%) Virtual Team
11 27 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
12 23 (1.31%) Data Structures
13 22 (1.25%) Client/Server
13 22 (1.25%) Embedded Systems
14 21 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
15 20 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
16 19 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 130 (7.40%) Windows
2 95 (5.41%) Linux
3 65 (3.70%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.85%) Windows 10
5 12 (0.68%) Android
5 12 (0.68%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (0.68%) Ubuntu
5 12 (0.68%) Unix
6 7 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.28%) OpenVMS
9 4 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
10 3 (0.17%) Debian
10 3 (0.17%) Robot Operating System
10 3 (0.17%) VMS
11 2 (0.11%) VxWorks
11 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (28.76%) Agile
2 464 (26.42%) Computer Science
3 444 (25.28%) Problem-Solving
4 319 (18.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 266 (15.15%) Mentoring
6 257 (14.64%) AI
7 247 (14.07%) Project Delivery
8 237 (13.50%) ITIL
9 221 (12.59%) Project Management
10 194 (11.05%) Coaching
10 194 (11.05%) Customer Service
11 193 (10.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 191 (10.88%) Software Engineering
13 190 (10.82%) Decision-Making
14 175 (9.97%) Technology Strategy
15 164 (9.34%) Cybersecurity
16 157 (8.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 149 (8.49%) Analytics
18 148 (8.43%) Scrum
19 147 (8.37%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 237 (13.50%) Python
2 231 (13.15%) SQL
3 150 (8.54%) C#
4 103 (5.87%) JavaScript
5 81 (4.61%) Java
6 78 (4.44%) C++
7 58 (3.30%) PowerShell
8 54 (3.08%) TypeScript
9 52 (2.96%) PHP
10 41 (2.33%) C
11 37 (2.11%) MATLAB
12 19 (1.08%) R
13 18 (1.03%) Go
13 18 (1.03%) Rust
14 16 (0.91%) Bash
15 14 (0.80%) PL/SQL
16 11 (0.63%) Bicep
17 10 (0.57%) Embedded C++
18 9 (0.51%) Embedded C
18 9 (0.51%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 337 (19.19%) Security Cleared
2 319 (18.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 276 (15.72%) SC Cleared
4 118 (6.72%) Master's Degree
5 107 (6.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 102 (5.81%) DV Cleared
7 88 (5.01%) AWS Certification
8 83 (4.73%) BPSS Clearance
9 76 (4.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 68 (3.87%) MCSE
11 66 (3.76%) CISSP
12 65 (3.70%) HNC
13 63 (3.59%) PhD
14 61 (3.47%) HND
15 50 (2.85%) Azure Certification
15 50 (2.85%) DBS Check
16 47 (2.68%) CISM
17 34 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
18 32 (1.82%) Chartered Engineer
19 30 (1.71%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (7.97%) QA
2 132 (7.52%) Accessibility
3 77 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 70 (3.99%) NIST
5 67 (3.82%) Data Quality
6 50 (2.85%) GDPR
7 36 (2.05%) SLA
8 29 (1.65%) PMO
9 21 (1.20%) GRC
10 20 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 20 (1.14%) NCSC
11 16 (0.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 13 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 13 (0.74%) WCAG
13 12 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
14 10 (0.57%) Def Stans
14 10 (0.57%) NIST 800
14 10 (0.57%) PCI DSS
15 9 (0.51%) ISO 9001
16 7 (0.40%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 95 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 50 (2.85%) Docker
3 43 (2.45%) Firmware
4 27 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.68%) Hyper-V
8 11 (0.63%) 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 56 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 21 (1.20%) Ansible
4 8 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.28%) Packer
5 5 (0.28%) QRadar
5 5 (0.28%) SCCM
6 4 (0.23%) Autotask
6 4 (0.23%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.23%) Grafana
6 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.23%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.17%) Argo
7 3 (0.17%) Plesk
7 3 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.057%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.057%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 444 (25.28%) Microsoft
2 94 (5.35%) ServiceNow
3 55 (3.13%) Google
4 45 (2.56%) Cisco
4 45 (2.56%) SAP
5 34 (1.94%) Salesforce
6 32 (1.82%) Oracle
7 29 (1.65%) VMware
8 19 (1.08%) Adobe
8 19 (1.08%) Databricks
9 17 (0.97%) EMC
10 16 (0.91%) IBM
10 16 (0.91%) Splunk
11 15 (0.85%) YouTube
12 14 (0.80%) Meraki
13 13 (0.74%) Apple
13 13 (0.74%) Citrix
13 13 (0.74%) Siemens
14 12 (0.68%) Red Hat
14 12 (0.68%) Sage