Hybrid/Remote Digital Innovation Job Trends

Digital Innovation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Digital Innovation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 438 474
Rank change year-on-year +100 +36 +211
Permanent jobs citing Digital Innovation 86 42 51
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.52% 0.18% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 43 24 39
10th Percentile £43,750 £39,285 £49,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,829 £57,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £59,350 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.16% -8.69% -1.89%
75th Percentile £83,750 £180,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £207,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £72,426 £58,700 £65,000
% change year-on-year +23.38% -9.69% +6.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Digital Innovation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,435 20,155 23,072
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.46% 87.99% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 8,541 12,114 18,991
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,460 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% -4.00% +1.08%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £80,627
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -

Digital Innovation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Digital Innovation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Digital Innovation trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Digital Innovation
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Digital Innovation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Digital Innovation

Digital Innovation
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Digital Innovation over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.

Digital Innovation salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Digital Innovation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.49%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (3.49%) Notion
Business Applications
1 2 (2.33%) Shopify
2 1 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.81%) Azure
2 3 (3.49%) Asana
2 3 (3.49%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (3.49%) Google Docs
2 3 (3.49%) Google Sheets
2 3 (3.49%) Google Workspace
3 2 (2.33%) AWS
3 2 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (2.33%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (1.16%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.16%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.65%) MPLS
1 4 (4.65%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.49%) GIS
2 1 (1.16%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.16%) JUnit
1 1 (1.16%) Selenium
1 1 (1.16%) TestNG
General
1 39 (45.35%) Social Skills
2 38 (44.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 24 (27.91%) Public Sector
4 21 (24.42%) Legal
5 16 (18.60%) Marketing
6 11 (12.79%) Finance
7 8 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (5.81%) Advertising
9 4 (4.65%) Telecoms
10 3 (3.49%) Automotive
10 3 (3.49%) Retail
11 2 (2.33%) Billing
11 2 (2.33%) Law
11 2 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (1.16%) Digital Health
12 1 (1.16%) Health Technology
12 1 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (17.44%) Senior
2 12 (13.95%) Analyst
2 12 (13.95%) Architect
2 12 (13.95%) Business Analyst
3 9 (10.47%) Senior Analyst
3 9 (10.47%) Senior Business Analyst
3 9 (10.47%) Technical Director
4 7 (8.14%) Developer
4 7 (8.14%) User Experience Architect
5 5 (5.81%) Business Manager
5 5 (5.81%) Head of Digital
5 5 (5.81%) Lead
5 5 (5.81%) Senior Developer
6 4 (4.65%) Security Architect
7 3 (3.49%) Business Relationship Manager
7 3 (3.49%) Product Manager
7 3 (3.49%) Relationships Manager
7 3 (3.49%) Software Engineer
7 3 (3.49%) Technical Leader
8 2 (2.33%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.65%) .NET
2 3 (3.49%) ASP.NET
2 3 (3.49%) Spring
2 3 (3.49%) Spring Boot
2 3 (3.49%) web3js
3 2 (2.33%) Kafka
4 1 (1.16%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (1.16%) HTML
4 1 (1.16%) Jest
4 1 (1.16%) Node.js
4 1 (1.16%) React Native
4 1 (1.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (22.09%) Product Ownership
2 12 (13.95%) Reinsurance
2 12 (13.95%) Renewable Energy
2 12 (13.95%) SCADA
3 9 (10.47%) Data Centre
4 4 (4.65%) CCTV
5 3 (3.49%) Blockchain
5 3 (3.49%) Web3
6 2 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.33%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.33%) NHS
6 2 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.33%) Taxonomies
7 1 (1.16%) BBC
7 1 (1.16%) Digital Media
7 1 (1.16%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.16%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.16%) Android
1 1 (1.16%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (38.37%) Agile
2 28 (32.56%) Project Management
3 25 (29.07%) Artificial Intelligence
4 23 (26.74%) Business Strategy
5 21 (24.42%) Business Analysis
5 21 (24.42%) Project Delivery
6 19 (22.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 16 (18.60%) Mentoring
8 15 (17.44%) Roadmaps
8 15 (17.44%) User Experience
9 14 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (15.12%) Process Improvement
11 12 (13.95%) Business Case
11 12 (13.95%) Systems Analysis
11 12 (13.95%) Target Operating Model
12 11 (12.79%) Customer Experience
12 11 (12.79%) Systems Engineering
13 10 (11.63%) Business Development
13 10 (11.63%) Resource Allocation
14 9 (10.47%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.14%) PHP
2 4 (4.65%) C#
2 4 (4.65%) Java
2 4 (4.65%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.65%) Python
3 1 (1.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (27.91%) Degree
2 10 (11.63%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.98%) Chartered Engineer
4 5 (5.81%) DV Cleared
4 5 (5.81%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.65%) SC Cleared
6 3 (3.49%) HNC
6 3 (3.49%) HND
7 2 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.16%) CSPO
8 1 (1.16%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.16%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.16%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.81%) GDPR
2 2 (2.33%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.33%) IEC 61508
2 2 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.33%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.16%) PERC
3 1 (1.16%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.65%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (2.33%) Functional Safety
3 1 (1.16%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 12 (13.95%) Facebook
1 12 (13.95%) YouTube
2 4 (4.65%) Cisco
2 4 (4.65%) Google
2 4 (4.65%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.33%) Ahrefs
4 1 (1.16%) Salesforce