Hybrid/Remote Finance Job Trends

Financial
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in remote/hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 4,711 3,862 4,166
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 18.49% 23.90% 20.68%
As % of the General category 30.07% 34.04% 33.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,648 2,160 2,630
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -13.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £92,500 £91,563 £108,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £127,500 £142,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -13.79% +3.57%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options citing general skills.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing general skills 15,665 11,346 12,546
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 61.48% 70.20% 62.28%
Number of salaries quoted 9,313 6,173 7,204
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,560 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,940 £38,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,298 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.50% -11.52% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,312 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% -12.61% -0.83%

Finance Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Finance job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Finance Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Finance Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Finance over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.

Finance salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Finance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Social Skills35.7%1,680
2Analytical Skills17.0%801
3Banking15.8%744
4Inclusion and Diversity13.6%640
5Legal10.2%479
6Retail8.9%418
7Law8.3%390
8Marketing7.7%365
9Organisational Skills6.8%319
10Public Sector6.2%290
11Presentation Skills5.4%256
12Financial Institution4.4%205
13Manufacturing4.0%190
14Back Office3.9%186
15Influencing Skills3.8%179
16Aerospace3.5%164
17Telecoms2.7%128
18Billing2.1%97
19Front Office1.8%84
20General Ledger1.5%70