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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 3 13
Rank change year-on-year -21 +10 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,721 3,541 3,079
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.51% 21.38% 12.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.29% 62.00% 47.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,093 1,119 1,733
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,463 £31,400
25th Percentile £39,790 £37,000 £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 £75,000 £72,950 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.19% -4.36% -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 4,742 5,711 6,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.69% 34.48% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,075 2,417 3,690
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,225
25th Percentile £46,743 £41,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £79,125 £75,900 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £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 20 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 89 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 43 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.22%) Confluence
4 14 (0.81%) IIS
5 11 (0.64%) CMS
6 10 (0.58%) Apache
7 9 (0.52%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.52%) SAS
7 9 (0.52%) WordPress
8 8 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.23%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.23%) PowerFactory
10 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.17%) Artix
10 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.058%) Resin
11 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 223 (12.96%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (6.16%) Microsoft Project
3 98 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
4 37 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (1.34%) Simulink
6 16 (0.93%) AutoCAD
7 12 (0.70%) MS Visio
8 11 (0.64%) Revit
9 10 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
10 9 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 8 (0.46%) Adobe XD
12 6 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
13 5 (0.29%) Trello
14 4 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
14 4 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
14 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
14 4 (0.23%) FrameMaker
14 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
14 4 (0.23%) Photoshop
14 4 (0.23%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.35%) Primavera
4 4 (0.23%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.23%) SAP ERP
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%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.058%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.058%) HFM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.058%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 353 (20.51%) Azure
2 289 (16.79%) AWS
3 194 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
4 107 (6.22%) GCP
5 104 (6.04%) Power Platform
6 88 (5.11%) SaaS
7 74 (4.30%) Entra ID
8 39 (2.27%) GitHub
9 37 (2.15%) Google Analytics
10 29 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
11 28 (1.63%) PowerApps
12 26 (1.51%) Power Automate
13 20 (1.16%) Snowflake
14 19 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
15 18 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
15 18 (1.05%) Figma
15 18 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
16 14 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.81%) OneDrive
16 14 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 73 (4.24%) Firewall
2 46 (2.67%) Network Security
3 41 (2.38%) VPN
4 40 (2.32%) TCP/IP
5 32 (1.86%) DNS
6 28 (1.63%) DHCP
7 22 (1.28%) LAN
8 21 (1.22%) WAN
9 15 (0.87%) Wireless
10 14 (0.81%) Internet
10 14 (0.81%) Unified Communications
11 11 (0.64%) Broadband
12 10 (0.58%) HTTP
12 10 (0.58%) MPLS
13 9 (0.52%) VLAN
14 8 (0.46%) LTE
15 7 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (0.41%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.41%) VoIP
15 7 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (7.26%) SQL Server
2 91 (5.29%) Power BI
3 44 (2.56%) MySQL
4 42 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
5 35 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 32 (1.86%) Metadata
7 25 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (1.16%) Redis
9 16 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (0.81%) Tableau
11 12 (0.70%) MongoDB
11 12 (0.70%) NoSQL
11 12 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 11 (0.64%) Big Data
12 11 (0.64%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.52%) BigQuery
13 9 (0.52%) OLTP
14 7 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
14 7 (0.41%) Star Schema
15 6 (0.35%) Looker
Development Applications
1 85 (4.94%) Git
2 67 (3.89%) JIRA
3 16 (0.93%) LabVIEW
3 16 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
4 12 (0.70%) GitLab
5 10 (0.58%) Balsamiq
5 10 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.52%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
7 8 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
8 7 (0.41%) Selenium
9 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.23%) JUnit
10 4 (0.23%) Postman
10 4 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
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%) Storybook
General
1 815 (47.36%) Social Skills
2 424 (24.64%) Finance
3 351 (20.40%) Analytical Skills
4 346 (20.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 222 (12.90%) Law
6 215 (12.49%) Public Sector
7 111 (6.45%) Electronics
8 109 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
9 101 (5.87%) Marketing
10 94 (5.46%) Presentation Skills
11 92 (5.35%) Aerospace
12 73 (4.24%) Manufacturing
13 68 (3.95%) Legal
14 62 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
15 49 (2.85%) Telecoms
16 48 (2.79%) Swedish Language
17 44 (2.56%) Retail
18 38 (2.21%) Banking
18 38 (2.21%) French Language
19 31 (1.80%) Military
Job Titles
1 354 (20.57%) Senior
2 285 (16.56%) Analyst
3 189 (10.98%) Developer
4 120 (6.97%) Lead
5 116 (6.74%) Architect
6 108 (6.28%) Senior Manager
7 107 (6.22%) Graduate
7 107 (6.22%) Project Manager
8 80 (4.65%) Software Developer
9 77 (4.47%) Senior Project Manager
9 77 (4.47%) Service Analyst
9 77 (4.47%) Software Engineer
10 73 (4.24%) Consultant
10 73 (4.24%) Senior Analyst
11 71 (4.13%) Service Desk Analyst
12 69 (4.01%) Business Analyst
13 60 (3.49%) IT Support
13 60 (3.49%) Systems Engineer
14 57 (3.31%) Support Engineer
15 56 (3.25%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (4.36%) .NET
1 75 (4.36%) CSS
2 67 (3.89%) React
3 66 (3.83%) HTML
4 50 (2.91%) Terraform
5 42 (2.44%) Node.js
6 39 (2.27%) jQuery
7 37 (2.15%) Vue
8 34 (1.98%) RESTful
9 30 (1.74%) XML
10 29 (1.69%) .NET Core
10 29 (1.69%) REST
11 26 (1.51%) AngularJS
12 23 (1.34%) ASP.NET
13 20 (1.16%) Entity Framework
14 19 (1.10%) .NET Framework
15 18 (1.05%) SOAP
16 16 (0.93%) PyTorch
17 15 (0.87%) JSON
18 14 (0.81%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 123 (7.15%) Management Information System
2 94 (5.46%) Product Ownership
3 85 (4.94%) Cloud Native
4 82 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
5 52 (3.02%) Algorithms
6 51 (2.96%) Driving Licence
7 48 (2.79%) Onboarding
8 35 (2.03%) Security Posture
9 32 (1.86%) FPGA
10 30 (1.74%) Virtual Team
11 28 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.57%) Data Centre
12 27 (1.57%) IoT
13 24 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
14 23 (1.34%) Data Structures
14 23 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
15 22 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
15 22 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
16 20 (1.16%) Client/Server
16 20 (1.16%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 121 (7.03%) Windows
2 100 (5.81%) Linux
3 57 (3.31%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.76%) Unix
5 10 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.52%) Embedded Linux
6 9 (0.52%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.46%) Android
8 7 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.29%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.29%) OpenVMS
11 2 (0.12%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.12%) VMS
11 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.058%) Debian
12 1 (0.058%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.058%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 500 (29.05%) Agile
2 469 (27.25%) Computer Science
3 427 (24.81%) Problem-Solving
4 308 (17.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 254 (14.76%) Mentoring
6 245 (14.24%) AI
7 236 (13.71%) Project Delivery
8 228 (13.25%) ITIL
9 225 (13.07%) Project Management
10 198 (11.50%) Software Engineering
11 193 (11.21%) Decision-Making
12 186 (10.81%) Coaching
13 178 (10.34%) Customer Service
14 174 (10.11%) Technology Strategy
15 170 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
16 155 (9.01%) DevOps
17 154 (8.95%) CI/CD
18 153 (8.89%) Analytics
18 153 (8.89%) Cybersecurity
19 146 (8.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 240 (13.95%) Python
1 240 (13.95%) SQL
2 157 (9.12%) C#
3 115 (6.68%) JavaScript
4 87 (5.06%) Java
5 78 (4.53%) C++
6 63 (3.66%) TypeScript
7 59 (3.43%) PowerShell
8 55 (3.20%) PHP
9 38 (2.21%) C
10 34 (1.98%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.22%) Go
11 21 (1.22%) Rust
12 16 (0.93%) PL/SQL
13 15 (0.87%) R
14 14 (0.81%) Bash
14 14 (0.81%) Bicep
15 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
15 9 (0.52%) VBA
16 8 (0.46%) RPG
Qualifications
1 329 (19.12%) Security Cleared
2 326 (18.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 271 (15.75%) SC Cleared
4 131 (7.61%) Master's Degree
5 112 (6.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 100 (5.81%) DV Cleared
7 87 (5.06%) AWS Certification
8 83 (4.82%) BPSS Clearance
9 74 (4.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 70 (4.07%) MCSE
11 68 (3.95%) PhD
12 63 (3.66%) CISSP
13 55 (3.20%) HNC
14 50 (2.91%) HND
15 47 (2.73%) Azure Certification
16 43 (2.50%) CISM
17 41 (2.38%) DBS Check
18 35 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
19 34 (1.98%) PMI Certification
20 32 (1.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (7.96%) QA
2 123 (7.15%) Accessibility
3 73 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 67 (3.89%) NIST
5 65 (3.78%) Data Quality
6 43 (2.50%) GDPR
7 39 (2.27%) SLA
8 29 (1.69%) PMO
9 24 (1.39%) GRC
10 20 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 18 (1.05%) NCSC
12 15 (0.87%) WCAG
13 14 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 13 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
14 13 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
15 10 (0.58%) PCI DSS
16 9 (0.52%) ISO 9001
17 6 (0.35%) Def Stans
18 4 (0.23%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 89 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 53 (3.08%) Docker
3 43 (2.50%) Firmware
4 26 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.64%) vSphere
7 8 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 8 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
9 5 (0.29%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.058%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.058%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 59 (3.43%) Kubernetes
2 49 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (1.34%) Ansible
4 8 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.35%) Packer
6 5 (0.29%) Grafana
6 5 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.29%) QRadar
7 4 (0.23%) Autotask
7 4 (0.23%) SCCM
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 2 (0.12%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.12%) OpenView
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.12%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.058%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.058%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 419 (24.35%) Microsoft
2 95 (5.52%) ServiceNow
3 54 (3.14%) Google
4 48 (2.79%) SAP
5 45 (2.61%) Cisco
6 39 (2.27%) Salesforce
7 35 (2.03%) Oracle
8 28 (1.63%) VMware
9 24 (1.39%) Adobe
9 24 (1.39%) Databricks
10 20 (1.16%) EMC
11 15 (0.87%) Meraki
11 15 (0.87%) Siemens
11 15 (0.87%) Splunk
12 14 (0.81%) HubSpot
12 14 (0.81%) IBM
13 12 (0.70%) Citrix
13 12 (0.70%) Red Hat
14 11 (0.64%) Sage
14 11 (0.64%) Xilinx