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 5 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 276 265
Rank change year-on-year +90 -11 +19
Permanent jobs citing Enterprise Software 204 160 303
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.28% 1.00% 1.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.74% 2.51% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 113 77 275
10th Percentile £41,500 £42,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £46,446 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £84,964
90th Percentile £82,500 £114,388 £97,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% -5.30% +1.54%

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 5,459 6,368 10,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.20% 39.87% 37.36%
Number of salaries quoted 3,450 3,526 8,265
10th Percentile £28,500 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,750 £47,578 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,139 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £102,600 £115,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £57,291
% change year-on-year -10.57% +7.35% -11.86%

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 5 February 2026.

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 25 (12.25%) SharePoint
2 17 (8.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 15 (7.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.98%) JBoss
Business Applications
1 37 (18.14%) Oracle ERP
2 11 (5.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.47%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.98%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.98%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.98%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.98%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.98%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.49%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 123 (60.29%) Azure
2 69 (33.82%) AWS
3 52 (25.49%) Entra ID
4 44 (21.57%) OCI
5 43 (21.08%) Azure DevOps
6 38 (18.63%) GitHub
7 30 (14.71%) Serverless
8 28 (13.73%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (13.73%) Power Platform
9 17 (8.33%) GitHub Copilot
10 8 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (3.92%) SaaS
11 7 (3.43%) GCP
12 4 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.96%) OneDrive
13 3 (1.47%) IBM Cloud
13 3 (1.47%) SuccessFactors
14 2 (0.98%) IaaS
14 2 (0.98%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.86%) VPN
2 10 (4.90%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.43%) WAN
4 6 (2.94%) DNS
5 5 (2.45%) DHCP
5 5 (2.45%) Firewall
6 4 (1.96%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.96%) VLAN
6 4 (1.96%) Wireless
6 4 (1.96%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.49%) HTTP
7 1 (0.49%) Internet
7 1 (0.49%) LAN
7 1 (0.49%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.49%) SSH
7 1 (0.49%) SSL
7 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (10.78%) Power BI
2 17 (8.33%) Tableau
3 9 (4.41%) SQL Server
4 7 (3.43%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (2.45%) MongoDB
5 5 (2.45%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.47%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.98%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.98%) MySQL
7 2 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.49%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.49%) Couchbase
8 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.49%) GIS
8 1 (0.49%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.49%) Redis
8 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 38 (18.63%) Jenkins
2 37 (18.14%) Oracle Forms
3 19 (9.31%) Git
4 17 (8.33%) JIRA
5 1 (0.49%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.49%) JMeter
5 1 (0.49%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 80 (39.22%) Finance
2 72 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 27 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.35%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (2.94%) Banking
7 5 (2.45%) Advertising
7 5 (2.45%) Marketing
8 4 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.96%) Legal
8 4 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (1.96%) Publishing
9 3 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.47%) Law
10 2 (0.98%) German Language
10 2 (0.98%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.49%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 38 (18.63%) Applications Engineer
2 37 (18.14%) Cloud Engineer
2 37 (18.14%) Senior
3 34 (16.67%) Architect
4 21 (10.29%) Developer
5 20 (9.80%) Applications Manager
5 20 (9.80%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 13 (6.37%) Analyst
6 13 (6.37%) Applications Architect
6 13 (6.37%) Technical Manager
7 11 (5.39%) Consultant
7 11 (5.39%) Software Architect
8 10 (4.90%) Lead
9 9 (4.41%) SAP Developer
9 9 (4.41%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (3.43%) IT Engineer
11 7 (3.43%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (2.94%) Integration Developer
12 6 (2.94%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (23.04%) RESTful
2 31 (15.20%) SOAP
3 26 (12.75%) OAuth
3 26 (12.75%) SAML
4 22 (10.78%) JSON
5 21 (10.29%) XML
6 17 (8.33%) OAuth2
7 16 (7.84%) REST
8 14 (6.86%) Middleware
9 13 (6.37%) .NET
10 9 (4.41%) ASP.NET
10 9 (4.41%) BAPI
10 9 (4.41%) IBM Integration Bus
10 9 (4.41%) JMS
11 7 (3.43%) AngularJS
12 6 (2.94%) .NET Core
12 6 (2.94%) ASP.NET MVC
12 6 (2.94%) HTML
12 6 (2.94%) HTML5
13 5 (2.45%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 47 (23.04%) Cloud Native
2 17 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 17 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 11 (5.39%) Product Ownership
4 7 (3.43%) Linux Command Line
5 6 (2.94%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (2.94%) Driving Licence
6 5 (2.45%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (1.96%) iPad
7 4 (1.96%) iPhone
7 4 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.96%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.96%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.96%) NHS
7 4 (1.96%) PKI
7 4 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.96%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.47%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.35%) Windows
2 9 (4.41%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.45%) Linux
3 5 (2.45%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.96%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.96%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.47%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (37.75%) Mentoring
2 69 (33.82%) Agile
3 63 (30.88%) Migration
4 62 (30.39%) Microservices
5 58 (28.43%) Coaching
6 57 (27.94%) DevOps
7 54 (26.47%) CI/CD
8 48 (23.53%) Asset Management
9 47 (23.04%) ERP
10 40 (19.61%) API Integration
10 40 (19.61%) Test Automation
11 37 (18.14%) Enterprise Architecture
12 36 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
13 35 (17.16%) Event-Driven
14 34 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 33 (16.18%) Event-Driven Architecture
16 30 (14.71%) Computer Science
16 30 (14.71%) TOGAF
17 29 (14.22%) AI
17 29 (14.22%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 71 (34.80%) Python
2 70 (34.31%) Java
3 55 (26.96%) SQL
4 39 (19.12%) C#
5 37 (18.14%) PL/SQL
5 37 (18.14%) Shell Script
6 34 (16.67%) JavaScript
7 26 (12.75%) TypeScript
8 15 (7.35%) PowerShell
9 11 (5.39%) Bash
10 3 (1.47%) ABAP
11 2 (0.98%) C
12 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.49%) Korn
Qualifications
1 32 (15.69%) Degree
1 32 (15.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 30 (14.71%) AWS Certification
2 30 (14.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 28 (13.73%) TOGAF Certification
4 27 (13.24%) Azure Certification
4 27 (13.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.43%) DBS Check
6 6 (2.94%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.45%) CEH
7 5 (2.45%) OSCP
7 5 (2.45%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.96%) GIAC
8 4 (1.96%) GREM
9 3 (1.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 3 (1.47%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.47%) PMP
9 3 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.41%) NIST
2 7 (3.43%) QA
3 6 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.45%) GDPR
5 4 (1.96%) SLA
6 2 (0.98%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.98%) GAAP
6 2 (0.98%) IFRS
7 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 43 (21.08%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.92%) Virtual Desktop
2 8 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.94%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.45%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.49%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 49 (24.02%) Terraform
2 46 (22.55%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (8.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.94%) SCCM
5 4 (1.96%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 4 (1.96%) Nessus
5 4 (1.96%) QRadar
6 3 (1.47%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.49%) CASB
7 1 (0.49%) Grafana
7 1 (0.49%) Kibana
7 1 (0.49%) WSUS
Vendors
1 83 (40.69%) Microsoft
2 46 (22.55%) Oracle
3 22 (10.78%) Okta
4 21 (10.29%) SAP
5 15 (7.35%) IBM
6 8 (3.92%) VMware
7 7 (3.43%) CyberArk
8 5 (2.45%) Facebook
8 5 (2.45%) HubSpot
8 5 (2.45%) Splunk
8 5 (2.45%) YouTube
9 4 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (1.47%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.47%) Workday
11 2 (0.98%) BiZZdesign
11 2 (0.98%) Concur
11 2 (0.98%) Databricks
11 2 (0.98%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.98%) Sparx
12 1 (0.49%) iManage