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 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3,386 4,164 5,445
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 22.04% 21.08% 25.44%
As % of the General category 33.76% 33.48% 38.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,175 2,663 4,309
10th Percentile £35,500 £41,519 £42,488
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 £103,750 £91,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £138,750 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% +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 10,029 12,436 13,972
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 65.29% 62.97% 65.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6,384 7,103 10,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,125 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,177 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.30% +2.68% +0.81%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,964 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,388 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.69% - -

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 21 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 (3.48%) Apache Airflow
2 94 (2.78%) SharePoint
3 65 (1.92%) Apache
4 55 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 51 (1.51%) Confluence
6 12 (0.35%) CMS
6 12 (0.35%) WebSphere
7 11 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 11 (0.32%) 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
1 365 (10.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 166 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 50 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
5 16 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 8 (0.24%) Oracle Smart View
8 6 (0.18%) AutoCAD
8 6 (0.18%) Civil 3D
9 5 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 5 (0.15%) Trello
10 4 (0.12%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.089%) Sketch
12 2 (0.059%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.059%) Adobe Illustrator
12 2 (0.059%) Adobe Premiere
12 2 (0.059%) Adobe XD
12 2 (0.059%) Chatbot
12 2 (0.059%) Elementor
13 1 (0.030%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 61 (1.80%) Unit4 Business World
2 52 (1.54%) NetSuite
3 43 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
4 42 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
5 41 (1.21%) Oracle ERP
6 36 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
7 31 (0.92%) Oracle Assets
7 31 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
7 31 (0.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 23 (0.68%) Oracle General Ledger
9 22 (0.65%) SAP FI
10 21 (0.62%) Oracle Financials
11 20 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
12 17 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
12 17 (0.50%) SAP CO
12 17 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
13 16 (0.47%) Oracle Cash Management
14 15 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
15 14 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
16 12 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 694 (20.50%) Azure
2 469 (13.85%) AWS
3 390 (11.52%) Power Platform
4 253 (7.47%) SaaS
5 204 (6.02%) GCP
6 186 (5.49%) Azure DevOps
7 170 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
8 148 (4.37%) dbt
8 148 (4.37%) GitHub
9 137 (4.05%) Snowflake
10 102 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
11 90 (2.66%) Entra ID
12 77 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
13 57 (1.68%) Power Automate
14 51 (1.51%) PowerApps
15 49 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
16 48 (1.42%) GitHub Copilot
17 47 (1.39%) OCI
18 46 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
19 45 (1.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 80 (2.36%) Firewall
2 60 (1.77%) LAN
2 60 (1.77%) WAN
2 60 (1.77%) Wireless
3 47 (1.39%) VPN
4 45 (1.33%) Network Security
5 41 (1.21%) SD-WAN
6 39 (1.15%) Wireshark
7 35 (1.03%) TCP/IP
8 22 (0.65%) Software-Defined Radio
9 19 (0.56%) Internet
10 17 (0.50%) DNS
11 15 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (0.38%) DHCP
13 11 (0.32%) VLAN
14 10 (0.30%) BGP
15 9 (0.27%) Junos
15 9 (0.27%) SSL
15 9 (0.27%) WLAN
16 8 (0.24%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 290 (8.56%) 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
5 107 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
6 105 (3.10%) Data Lake
7 93 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
8 84 (2.48%) Tableau
9 60 (1.77%) Apache Ignite
10 57 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 48 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
12 45 (1.33%) 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 23 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
17 22 (0.65%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 135 (3.99%) JIRA
2 70 (2.07%) Git
3 52 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 47 (1.39%) 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 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
13 6 (0.18%) Cucumber
13 6 (0.18%) SpecFlow
13 6 (0.18%) Storybook
13 6 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 1,180 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 568 (16.77%) Analytical Skills
3 424 (12.52%) Banking
4 298 (8.80%) Marketing
5 204 (6.02%) Public Sector
6 202 (5.97%) Retail
7 201 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 191 (5.64%) Legal
9 184 (5.43%) Front Office
10 137 (4.05%) Manufacturing
11 131 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
12 130 (3.84%) Financial Institution
12 130 (3.84%) Telecoms
13 115 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
14 113 (3.34%) Law
15 90 (2.66%) Investment Banking
16 87 (2.57%) Back Office
17 81 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
18 74 (2.19%) Electronics
19 48 (1.42%) Billing
Job Titles
1 518 (15.30%) Senior
2 484 (14.29%) Analyst
3 383 (11.31%) Developer
4 242 (7.15%) Software Engineer
5 234 (6.91%) Lead
6 213 (6.29%) Consultant
7 148 (4.37%) Architect
8 131 (3.87%) Financial Analyst
9 122 (3.60%) AWS Engineer
9 122 (3.60%) Python Engineer
10 112 (3.31%) AWS Software Engineer
11 110 (3.25%) Python Software Engineer
12 107 (3.16%) Business Analyst
13 98 (2.89%) Accountant
13 98 (2.89%) Java Engineer
14 88 (2.60%) Java Software Engineer
15 87 (2.57%) Developer/Software Engineer
16 84 (2.48%) Senior Software Engineer
17 83 (2.45%) Project Manager
18 81 (2.39%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 162 (4.78%) .NET
2 160 (4.73%) React
3 131 (3.87%) Pandas
4 118 (3.48%) NumPy
5 114 (3.37%) Node.js
6 112 (3.31%) SciPy
7 105 (3.10%) AngularJS
8 84 (2.48%) REST
8 84 (2.48%) RESTful
9 76 (2.24%) Vue
10 74 (2.19%) CSS
11 70 (2.07%) SOAP
12 61 (1.80%) gRPC
13 60 (1.77%) HTML
14 58 (1.71%) Protocol Buffers
15 54 (1.59%) Kafka
16 46 (1.36%) Spring
17 45 (1.33%) GraphQL
18 43 (1.27%) ASP.NET
19 40 (1.18%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 160 (4.73%) Fixed Income
1 160 (4.73%) Management Information System
2 152 (4.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 144 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
4 140 (4.13%) e-Learning
5 133 (3.93%) Product Ownership
6 132 (3.90%) Equities
7 116 (3.43%) Cloud Native
8 108 (3.19%) Onboarding
9 87 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 79 (2.33%) Hedge funds
11 77 (2.27%) Derivative
12 69 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
13 64 (1.89%) Data Centre
14 62 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
15 59 (1.74%) Pricing Data
16 42 (1.24%) Virtual Team
17 40 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
18 37 (1.09%) Social Media
19 36 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 170 (5.02%) Linux
2 116 (3.43%) Windows
3 47 (1.39%) Unix
4 36 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 22 (0.65%) Embedded Linux
6 21 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 13 (0.38%) Apple iOS
8 11 (0.32%) Android
8 11 (0.32%) Mac OS
9 10 (0.30%) Windows 10
10 5 (0.15%) VMS
11 3 (0.089%) CentOS
12 2 (0.059%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.030%) AIX
13 1 (0.030%) MVS
13 1 (0.030%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.030%) Solaris
13 1 (0.030%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 948 (28.00%) Agile
2 602 (17.78%) Problem-Solving
3 545 (16.10%) Continuous Improvement
4 428 (12.64%) Asset Management
5 422 (12.46%) AI
6 397 (11.72%) Analytics
7 386 (11.40%) Decision-Making
8 385 (11.37%) Business Intelligence
9 379 (11.19%) Software Engineering
10 367 (10.84%) DevOps
11 365 (10.78%) Roadmaps
12 356 (10.51%) Stakeholder Management
13 355 (10.48%) ERP
14 327 (9.66%) Coaching
15 324 (9.57%) Mentoring
16 319 (9.42%) Project Management
17 314 (9.27%) Risk Management
18 294 (8.68%) CI/CD
19 232 (6.85%) Fintech
20 209 (6.17%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 560 (16.54%) SQL
2 470 (13.88%) Python
3 322 (9.51%) Java
4 264 (7.80%) JavaScript
5 228 (6.73%) TypeScript
6 155 (4.58%) C#
7 101 (2.98%) PowerShell
8 87 (2.57%) C++
9 63 (1.86%) PHP
10 50 (1.48%) Go
11 49 (1.45%) Bash
11 49 (1.45%) C
12 46 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 40 (1.18%) PL/SQL
14 26 (0.77%) Shell Script
15 25 (0.74%) T-SQL
16 19 (0.56%) Bicep
17 18 (0.53%) VBA
18 17 (0.50%) R
18 17 (0.50%) Scala
Qualifications
1 441 (13.02%) Degree
2 266 (7.86%) ACCA
3 253 (7.47%) Security Cleared
4 211 (6.23%) CIMA
5 205 (6.05%) SC Cleared
6 112 (3.31%) CISSP
7 89 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 82 (2.42%) DV Cleared
9 65 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
10 58 (1.71%) CCNP
10 58 (1.71%) DBS Check
11 57 (1.68%) CISA
12 50 (1.48%) CISM
12 50 (1.48%) CRISC
13 47 (1.39%) AAT
14 43 (1.27%) Master's Degree
15 38 (1.12%) CEH
16 37 (1.09%) Azure Certification
16 37 (1.09%) CCNA
17 36 (1.06%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (4.46%) NIST
2 132 (3.90%) QA
3 115 (3.40%) Data Quality
4 108 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 106 (3.13%) GDPR
6 99 (2.92%) Accessibility
7 83 (2.45%) PCI DSS
8 69 (2.04%) PMO
9 47 (1.39%) IFRS
10 45 (1.33%) GRC
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 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
19 9 (0.27%) ISO 9001
20 8 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 91 (2.69%) Active Directory
2 53 (1.57%) Docker
3 36 (1.06%) Firmware
4 35 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
5 28 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
6 25 (0.74%) 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 1 (0.030%) Time Sharing Option
10 1 (0.030%) vCloud
10 1 (0.030%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 155 (4.58%) Terraform
2 82 (2.42%) Kubernetes
3 55 (1.62%) Ansible
4 52 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 43 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
6 29 (0.86%) Grafana
7 13 (0.38%) Prometheus
7 13 (0.38%) SCCM
8 12 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
9 7 (0.21%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.18%) RSA Archer
11 4 (0.12%) Argo
11 4 (0.12%) Cilium
11 4 (0.12%) Control-M
11 4 (0.12%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.089%) Computer Incident Response Team
12 3 (0.089%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (0.089%) QRadar
13 2 (0.059%) Docker Swarm
13 2 (0.059%) Suricata
Vendors
1 596 (17.60%) Microsoft
2 183 (5.40%) SAP
3 163 (4.81%) Oracle
4 122 (3.60%) Cisco
5 75 (2.22%) Salesforce
6 74 (2.19%) Databricks
7 63 (1.86%) Google
8 60 (1.77%) ServiceNow
9 51 (1.51%) VMware
10 47 (1.39%) Red Hat
10 47 (1.39%) Sage
10 47 (1.39%) Workday
11 45 (1.33%) Blue Prism
12 35 (1.03%) Xero
13 31 (0.92%) Sparx
14 30 (0.89%) Palo Alto
14 30 (0.89%) SolarWinds
15 29 (0.86%) CheckPoint
15 29 (0.86%) Meraki
16 25 (0.74%) IBM