Hybrid/Remote Enterprise Software Job Trends

Enterprise Application Software
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Enterprise Software in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Software over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 302 294
Rank change year-on-year +117 -8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Enterprise Software 192 151 184
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.25% 0.87% 0.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.61% 2.24% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 99 80 161
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £46,973 £51,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,641 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.75% -10.51% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,813 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £111,523 £112,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,641 £72,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% -13.00% +10.77%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Enterprise Software falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,312 6,756 7,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.72% 39.04% 38.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,427 3,846 5,952
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £47,788
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -0.79% -3.08%
75th Percentile £81,125 £83,750 £82,548
90th Percentile £107,500 £113,865 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year -8.33% -1.97% -5.84%

Enterprise Software
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Enterprise Software and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Enterprise Software job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Enterprise Software
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software

Enterprise Software
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Enterprise Software salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Enterprise Software
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 24 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 17 (8.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 15 (7.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.52%) JBoss
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 37 (19.27%) Oracle ERP
2 14 (7.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.56%) SAP ERP
5 2 (1.04%) SAP CO
5 2 (1.04%) SAP FI
5 2 (1.04%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.52%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 114 (59.38%) Azure
2 56 (29.17%) AWS
3 47 (24.48%) Azure DevOps
4 46 (23.96%) Entra ID
5 38 (19.79%) GitHub
6 37 (19.27%) OCI
7 26 (13.54%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (13.54%) Power Platform
8 24 (12.50%) Serverless
9 17 (8.85%) GitHub Copilot
10 13 (6.77%) SaaS
11 8 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (3.13%) GCP
13 5 (2.60%) OneDrive
14 4 (2.08%) Azure Monitor
15 3 (1.56%) IBM Cloud
16 2 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
16 2 (1.04%) PaaS
16 2 (1.04%) Power Automate
16 2 (1.04%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (7.29%) VPN
2 10 (5.21%) TCP/IP
3 6 (3.13%) DNS
4 5 (2.60%) DHCP
4 5 (2.60%) Firewall
4 5 (2.60%) WAN
5 4 (2.08%) SD-WAN
5 4 (2.08%) VLAN
5 4 (2.08%) Wireless
6 3 (1.56%) Internet
6 3 (1.56%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.52%) HTTP
7 1 (0.52%) LAN
7 1 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.52%) SSH
7 1 (0.52%) SSL
7 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (10.94%) Power BI
2 17 (8.85%) Tableau
3 14 (7.29%) SQL Server
4 12 (6.25%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (3.13%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.60%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.56%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.04%) MySQL
8 2 (1.04%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.52%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.52%) Couchbase
9 1 (0.52%) GIS
9 1 (0.52%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.52%) Redis
9 1 (0.52%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 38 (19.79%) Jenkins
2 37 (19.27%) Oracle Forms
3 20 (10.42%) Git
4 17 (8.85%) JIRA
5 1 (0.52%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.52%) JMeter
5 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.52%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 74 (38.54%) Finance
2 65 (33.85%) Social Skills
3 24 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (3.65%) Marketing
6 6 (3.13%) Advertising
7 5 (2.60%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.60%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.08%) Legal
8 4 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.56%) Banking
10 2 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.04%) German Language
10 2 (1.04%) Law
10 2 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.52%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 38 (19.79%) Applications Engineer
2 37 (19.27%) Cloud Engineer
2 37 (19.27%) Senior
3 27 (14.06%) Architect
4 22 (11.46%) Developer
5 20 (10.42%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 18 (9.38%) Applications Manager
7 13 (6.77%) Analyst
7 13 (6.77%) Technical Manager
8 12 (6.25%) Applications Architect
8 12 (6.25%) SAP Developer
9 11 (5.73%) Consultant
10 10 (5.21%) Software Architect
10 10 (5.21%) Support Analyst
11 7 (3.65%) .NET Developer
11 7 (3.65%) Integration Developer
11 7 (3.65%) Lead
12 6 (3.13%) Integration Specialist
12 6 (3.13%) Trainee
12 6 (3.13%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (24.48%) RESTful
2 34 (17.71%) SOAP
3 30 (15.63%) SAML
4 29 (15.10%) OAuth
5 22 (11.46%) JSON
6 21 (10.94%) XML
7 18 (9.38%) Middleware
7 18 (9.38%) REST
8 17 (8.85%) OAuth2
9 14 (7.29%) .NET
10 12 (6.25%) BAPI
10 12 (6.25%) IBM Integration Bus
10 12 (6.25%) JMS
11 11 (5.73%) ASP.NET
12 9 (4.69%) AngularJS
13 8 (4.17%) HTML
14 7 (3.65%) .NET Core
14 7 (3.65%) ASP.NET MVC
14 7 (3.65%) ASP.NET Web API
14 7 (3.65%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 42 (21.88%) Cloud Native
2 16 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 11 (5.73%) Product Ownership
4 9 (4.69%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.13%) Driving Licence
6 5 (2.60%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.60%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.08%) iPad
7 4 (2.08%) iPhone
7 4 (2.08%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.08%) NHS
7 4 (2.08%) PKI
8 3 (1.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (1.56%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.56%) Low-Code
9 2 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.04%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (1.04%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 16 (8.33%) Windows
2 9 (4.69%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.60%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.60%) Mac OS
3 5 (2.60%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.08%) Linux
5 3 (1.56%) VMS
6 1 (0.52%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (34.38%) Agile
2 64 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 57 (29.69%) Migration
4 56 (29.17%) DevOps
5 55 (28.65%) Microservices
6 50 (26.04%) Asset Management
7 49 (25.52%) CI/CD
7 49 (25.52%) Coaching
8 45 (23.44%) ERP
9 40 (20.83%) API Integration
10 39 (20.31%) Test Automation
11 37 (19.27%) AI
12 34 (17.71%) Enterprise Architecture
13 33 (17.19%) Event-Driven
14 31 (16.15%) Event-Driven Architecture
15 30 (15.63%) Root Cause Analysis
16 29 (15.10%) Problem-Solving
17 28 (14.58%) Business Strategy
18 27 (14.06%) Computer Science
18 27 (14.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 69 (35.94%) Python
2 66 (34.38%) Java
3 59 (30.73%) SQL
4 37 (19.27%) C#
4 37 (19.27%) PL/SQL
4 37 (19.27%) Shell Script
5 33 (17.19%) JavaScript
6 23 (11.98%) TypeScript
7 8 (4.17%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.60%) ABAP
9 4 (2.08%) Bash
9 4 (2.08%) T-SQL
10 2 (1.04%) C
11 1 (0.52%) Korn
Qualifications
1 30 (15.63%) Microsoft Certification
2 29 (15.10%) Degree
3 27 (14.06%) AWS Certification
3 27 (14.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 25 (13.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 25 (13.02%) TOGAF Certification
5 24 (12.50%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.08%) CEH
6 4 (2.08%) OSCP
7 3 (1.56%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.56%) GIAC
7 3 (1.56%) GREM
7 3 (1.56%) MCP
7 3 (1.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (1.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.04%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.04%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.52%) GSEC
9 1 (0.52%) MBA
9 1 (0.52%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.69%) NIST
2 8 (4.17%) QA
3 7 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (3.13%) GDPR
4 6 (3.13%) SLA
5 2 (1.04%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.04%) GAAP
5 2 (1.04%) IFRS
6 1 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 36 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.17%) Virtual Desktop
2 8 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.13%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.56%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.52%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 49 (25.52%) Terraform
2 40 (20.83%) Single Sign-On
3 19 (9.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (3.13%) SCCM
5 4 (2.08%) Nessus
6 3 (1.56%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 3 (1.56%) Proxmox
6 3 (1.56%) QRadar
7 1 (0.52%) CASB
7 1 (0.52%) Grafana
7 1 (0.52%) Kibana
7 1 (0.52%) WSUS
Vendors
1 84 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 45 (23.44%) Oracle
3 24 (12.50%) SAP
4 20 (10.42%) IBM
4 20 (10.42%) Okta
5 8 (4.17%) VMware
6 7 (3.65%) CrowdStrike
7 6 (3.13%) Facebook
7 6 (3.13%) YouTube
8 5 (2.60%) HubSpot
9 4 (2.08%) Fortinet
9 4 (2.08%) Palo Alto
9 4 (2.08%) Splunk
10 3 (1.56%) Databricks
11 2 (1.04%) BiZZdesign
11 2 (1.04%) Concur
11 2 (1.04%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.04%) Sparx
12 1 (0.52%) Infragistics
12 1 (0.52%) Perforce