Hybrid/Remote Finance Job Trends

Financial
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3,382 4,223 5,429
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 22.11% 20.93% 25.29%
As % of the General category 33.97% 33.23% 38.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,170 2,716 4,298
10th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £91,934
90th Percentile £120,000 £132,500 £113,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £71,991 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.18% +2.84% +0.80%

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 or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,955 12,708 13,991
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 65.10% 62.99% 65.17%
Number of salaries quoted 6,362 7,353 11,016
10th Percentile £28,505 £35,300 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - +0.16%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finance and offering remote or 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 22 November 2025.

Finance salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Finance
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
1 118 (3.49%) Apache Airflow
2 93 (2.75%) SharePoint
3 65 (1.92%) Apache
4 55 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 50 (1.48%) Confluence
6 12 (0.35%) CMS
6 12 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 12 (0.35%) WebSphere
7 11 (0.33%) SAS
8 9 (0.27%) IIS
8 9 (0.27%) Tomcat
9 8 (0.24%) Appian
9 8 (0.24%) Ethereum
10 7 (0.21%) JBoss
11 6 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
11 6 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
11 6 (0.18%) WordPress
12 5 (0.15%) HCL Notes
13 3 (0.089%) HCL Domino
13 3 (0.089%) WebLogic
Applications
1 361 (10.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 165 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
5 16 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.15%) Trello
8 4 (0.12%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.089%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.089%) Civil 3D
9 3 (0.089%) Sketch
10 2 (0.059%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.059%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.059%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.059%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.059%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.059%) Elementor
11 1 (0.030%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 61 (1.80%) Unit4 Business World
2 52 (1.54%) NetSuite
3 45 (1.33%) Oracle Payables
4 44 (1.30%) Oracle ERP
5 41 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
6 38 (1.12%) Oracle Receivables
7 33 (0.98%) Oracle Assets
8 31 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
9 30 (0.89%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
10 25 (0.74%) Oracle General Ledger
11 23 (0.68%) Oracle Financials
12 22 (0.65%) SAP FI
13 19 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
14 17 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
14 17 (0.50%) SAP CO
14 17 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
15 16 (0.47%) Oracle Cash Management
16 15 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
17 13 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
18 12 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 709 (20.96%) Azure
2 471 (13.93%) AWS
3 391 (11.56%) Power Platform
4 253 (7.48%) SaaS
5 205 (6.06%) GCP
6 196 (5.80%) Azure DevOps
7 171 (5.06%) Microsoft 365
8 158 (4.67%) GitHub
9 152 (4.49%) dbt
10 141 (4.17%) Snowflake
11 102 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
12 91 (2.69%) Entra ID
13 80 (2.37%) Azure Data Factory
14 58 (1.71%) Power Automate
15 54 (1.60%) GitHub Copilot
16 52 (1.54%) GitHub Actions
17 51 (1.51%) PowerApps
18 49 (1.45%) OCI
19 46 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
20 45 (1.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 82 (2.42%) Firewall
2 60 (1.77%) Wireless
3 59 (1.74%) LAN
4 58 (1.71%) WAN
5 46 (1.36%) Network Security
5 46 (1.36%) VPN
6 42 (1.24%) SD-WAN
7 39 (1.15%) Wireshark
8 35 (1.03%) TCP/IP
9 21 (0.62%) Software-Defined Radio
10 19 (0.56%) Internet
11 17 (0.50%) DNS
12 13 (0.38%) DHCP
12 13 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.35%) VLAN
14 10 (0.30%) BGP
15 9 (0.27%) SSL
15 9 (0.27%) WLAN
16 8 (0.24%) Intranet
17 7 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 291 (8.60%) Power BI
2 156 (4.61%) SQL Server
3 115 (3.40%) Apache Iceberg
4 112 (3.31%) Amazon Athena
4 112 (3.31%) Apache Arrow
4 112 (3.31%) Dremio
5 109 (3.22%) Data Warehouse
6 104 (3.08%) Data Lake
7 93 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
8 85 (2.51%) Tableau
9 60 (1.77%) Apache Ignite
10 57 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 48 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
12 44 (1.30%) MySQL
13 35 (1.03%) MongoDB
13 35 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 32 (0.95%) Metadata
15 26 (0.77%) Big Data
16 22 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
16 22 (0.65%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 137 (4.05%) JIRA
2 71 (2.10%) Git
3 54 (1.60%) Jenkins
4 51 (1.51%) Oracle Forms
5 27 (0.80%) Selenium
6 23 (0.68%) Postman
7 20 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
8 19 (0.56%) SoapUI
8 19 (0.56%) TeamCity
9 16 (0.47%) GitLab
9 16 (0.47%) WebDriver
10 14 (0.41%) ER Studio
10 14 (0.41%) ERwin
11 13 (0.38%) Cypress.io
12 8 (0.24%) webpack
13 7 (0.21%) Storybook
14 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
14 6 (0.18%) Cucumber
14 6 (0.18%) SpecFlow
14 6 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 1,179 (34.86%) Social Skills
2 572 (16.91%) Analytical Skills
3 426 (12.60%) Banking
4 302 (8.93%) Marketing
5 201 (5.94%) Public Sector
6 200 (5.91%) Retail
7 199 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 186 (5.50%) Front Office
9 182 (5.38%) Legal
10 139 (4.11%) Manufacturing
11 132 (3.90%) Telecoms
12 131 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
13 129 (3.81%) Financial Institution
14 116 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
15 114 (3.37%) Law
16 90 (2.66%) Investment Banking
17 86 (2.54%) Back Office
18 80 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
19 77 (2.28%) Electronics
20 48 (1.42%) Billing
Job Titles
1 524 (15.49%) Senior
2 483 (14.28%) Analyst
3 384 (11.35%) Developer
4 241 (7.13%) Software Engineer
5 236 (6.98%) Lead
6 216 (6.39%) Consultant
7 145 (4.29%) Architect
8 132 (3.90%) Financial Analyst
9 123 (3.64%) AWS Engineer
9 123 (3.64%) Python Engineer
10 112 (3.31%) AWS Software Engineer
11 110 (3.25%) Python Software Engineer
12 106 (3.13%) Business Analyst
13 98 (2.90%) Accountant
13 98 (2.90%) Java Engineer
14 88 (2.60%) Java Software Engineer
15 87 (2.57%) Developer/Software Engineer
16 84 (2.48%) Senior Software Engineer
17 82 (2.42%) Project Manager
18 79 (2.34%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (4.85%) .NET
2 161 (4.76%) React
3 131 (3.87%) Pandas
4 118 (3.49%) NumPy
5 114 (3.37%) Node.js
6 112 (3.31%) SciPy
7 105 (3.10%) AngularJS
8 87 (2.57%) RESTful
9 86 (2.54%) REST
10 76 (2.25%) Vue
11 74 (2.19%) CSS
12 73 (2.16%) SOAP
13 61 (1.80%) gRPC
14 60 (1.77%) HTML
15 58 (1.71%) Protocol Buffers
16 55 (1.63%) Kafka
17 46 (1.36%) GraphQL
17 46 (1.36%) Spring
18 43 (1.27%) ASP.NET
18 43 (1.27%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 161 (4.76%) Fixed Income
2 158 (4.67%) Management Information System
3 152 (4.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 144 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 136 (4.02%) Product Ownership
6 133 (3.93%) e-Learning
6 133 (3.93%) Equities
7 121 (3.58%) Cloud Native
8 108 (3.19%) Onboarding
9 87 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 78 (2.31%) Hedge funds
11 76 (2.25%) Derivative
12 69 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
13 65 (1.92%) Data Centre
14 64 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
15 58 (1.71%) Pricing Data
16 42 (1.24%) Virtual Team
17 40 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
18 36 (1.06%) Security Posture
18 36 (1.06%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 167 (4.94%) Linux
2 116 (3.43%) Windows
3 47 (1.39%) Unix
4 37 (1.09%) Windows Server
5 21 (0.62%) Embedded Linux
5 21 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (0.38%) Apple iOS
7 11 (0.33%) Android
7 11 (0.33%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.30%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.15%) VMS
10 3 (0.089%) CentOS
11 2 (0.059%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.030%) AIX
12 1 (0.030%) MVS
12 1 (0.030%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.030%) Solaris
12 1 (0.030%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 957 (28.30%) Agile
2 601 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
3 542 (16.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 442 (13.07%) Asset Management
5 429 (12.68%) AI
6 400 (11.83%) Analytics
7 389 (11.50%) Business Intelligence
8 386 (11.41%) Decision-Making
9 381 (11.27%) Software Engineering
10 379 (11.21%) DevOps
11 370 (10.94%) Roadmaps
12 358 (10.59%) ERP
13 344 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
14 342 (10.11%) Coaching
15 318 (9.40%) Mentoring
16 317 (9.37%) Risk Management
17 308 (9.11%) Project Management
18 307 (9.08%) CI/CD
19 232 (6.86%) Fintech
20 210 (6.21%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 565 (16.71%) SQL
2 473 (13.99%) Python
3 325 (9.61%) Java
4 265 (7.84%) JavaScript
5 229 (6.77%) TypeScript
6 157 (4.64%) C#
7 104 (3.08%) PowerShell
8 85 (2.51%) C++
9 63 (1.86%) PHP
10 50 (1.48%) Go
11 49 (1.45%) Bash
12 47 (1.39%) C
13 46 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 42 (1.24%) PL/SQL
15 28 (0.83%) Shell Script
16 25 (0.74%) T-SQL
17 20 (0.59%) Bicep
18 18 (0.53%) VBA
19 17 (0.50%) Scala
20 16 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 439 (12.98%) Degree
2 267 (7.89%) ACCA
3 246 (7.27%) Security Cleared
4 212 (6.27%) CIMA
5 198 (5.85%) SC Cleared
6 116 (3.43%) CISSP
7 89 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 79 (2.34%) DV Cleared
9 63 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
10 58 (1.71%) CISA
10 58 (1.71%) DBS Check
11 56 (1.66%) CCNP
12 52 (1.54%) CISM
12 52 (1.54%) CRISC
13 48 (1.42%) AAT
14 43 (1.27%) Master's Degree
15 38 (1.12%) CEH
16 37 (1.09%) Azure Certification
16 37 (1.09%) PMI Certification
17 35 (1.03%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (4.55%) NIST
2 129 (3.81%) QA
3 115 (3.40%) Data Quality
4 109 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 107 (3.16%) GDPR
6 94 (2.78%) Accessibility
7 85 (2.51%) PCI DSS
8 67 (1.98%) PMO
9 48 (1.42%) GRC
10 47 (1.39%) IFRS
11 40 (1.18%) GAAP
12 38 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 28 (0.83%) SLA
14 21 (0.62%) COBIT
15 20 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
16 18 (0.53%) SOC 2
17 12 (0.35%) SEPA
18 11 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
19 9 (0.27%) ISO 9001
19 9 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 92 (2.72%) Active Directory
2 54 (1.60%) Docker
3 36 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 35 (1.03%) Firmware
5 28 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
6 24 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
7 12 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.21%) Hyper-V
9 6 (0.18%) NFS
9 6 (0.18%) vSphere
10 2 (0.059%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.030%) Time Sharing Option
11 1 (0.030%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 161 (4.76%) Terraform
2 84 (2.48%) Kubernetes
3 55 (1.63%) Ansible
4 52 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 45 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
6 30 (0.89%) Grafana
7 14 (0.41%) Prometheus
8 13 (0.38%) SCCM
9 12 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
10 7 (0.21%) FortiGate
11 6 (0.18%) RSA Archer
12 5 (0.15%) Argo
13 4 (0.12%) Cilium
13 4 (0.12%) Control-M
13 4 (0.12%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.089%) Computer Incident Response Team
14 3 (0.089%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (0.089%) QRadar
15 2 (0.059%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.059%) Suricata
Vendors
1 599 (17.71%) Microsoft
2 184 (5.44%) SAP
3 166 (4.91%) Oracle
4 120 (3.55%) Cisco
5 77 (2.28%) Salesforce
6 74 (2.19%) Databricks
7 63 (1.86%) Google
8 60 (1.77%) ServiceNow
9 52 (1.54%) VMware
10 47 (1.39%) Red Hat
10 47 (1.39%) Workday
11 46 (1.36%) Sage
12 45 (1.33%) Blue Prism
13 35 (1.03%) Xero
14 30 (0.89%) Palo Alto
14 30 (0.89%) SolarWinds
14 30 (0.89%) Sparx
15 29 (0.86%) CheckPoint
15 29 (0.86%) Meraki
16 25 (0.74%) IBM