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 3 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3,714 4,121 7,013
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 17.83% 25.66% 20.98%
As % of the General category 30.25% 35.08% 34.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,508 2,520 4,791
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,225 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £71,996 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.24% +10.76% -6.40%
75th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £117,500 £135,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £68,713 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.76% +9.94% -7.41%

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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,279 11,748 20,395
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.94% 73.16% 61.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,049 6,569 14,882
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 3 July 2026.

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
1 109 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 39 (1.05%) Confluence
3 33 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (0.40%) SAS
5 12 (0.32%) CMS
6 6 (0.16%) IIS
7 5 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.13%) JBoss
8 4 (0.11%) Apache
8 4 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.11%) Ethereum
9 3 (0.081%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.081%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.054%) nginx
10 2 (0.054%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.054%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.027%) WordPress
Applications
1 222 (5.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 117 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.27%) CorelDRAW
7 7 (0.19%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.11%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.11%) Sketch
9 3 (0.081%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.081%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.081%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.081%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.081%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.081%) Productboard
10 2 (0.054%) SPSS
10 2 (0.054%) Trello
11 1 (0.027%) Notion
11 1 (0.027%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 61 (1.64%) NetSuite
2 59 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
3 32 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
4 29 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
5 27 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
6 26 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
7 25 (0.67%) Oracle Assets
7 25 (0.67%) Oracle EBS
8 23 (0.62%) Elite 3E
9 19 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
10 18 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
11 17 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
12 14 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
12 14 (0.38%) SAP ERP
13 13 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
14 12 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 12 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
15 9 (0.24%) SAP CO
15 9 (0.24%) SAP FI
15 9 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 771 (20.76%) Azure
2 540 (14.54%) AWS
3 342 (9.21%) SaaS
4 266 (7.16%) Power Platform
5 194 (5.22%) GCP
6 150 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
7 111 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
8 105 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
9 76 (2.05%) Snowflake
10 74 (1.99%) Entra ID
11 73 (1.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 64 (1.72%) Amazon EKS
13 63 (1.70%) Azure AI
14 62 (1.67%) Azure Machine Learning
15 49 (1.32%) PaaS
16 45 (1.21%) GitHub
17 43 (1.16%) PowerApps
18 38 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
19 37 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
19 37 (1.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 72 (1.94%) Firewall
2 49 (1.32%) WAN
3 47 (1.27%) TCP/IP
4 40 (1.08%) VPN
5 39 (1.05%) Network Security
6 38 (1.02%) HTTP
7 36 (0.97%) DNS
8 33 (0.89%) DHCP
8 33 (0.89%) LAN
9 21 (0.57%) Broadband
9 21 (0.57%) SD-WAN
10 19 (0.51%) BGP
10 19 (0.51%) MPLS
11 18 (0.48%) VLAN
12 17 (0.46%) Wireless
13 15 (0.40%) CHAP
14 13 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
14 13 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
15 12 (0.32%) Cisco ASA
15 12 (0.32%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (4.71%) Power BI
2 168 (4.52%) SQL Server
3 68 (1.83%) Azure SQL Database
4 57 (1.53%) Tableau
5 49 (1.32%) MongoDB
6 48 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
7 44 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
8 38 (1.02%) Data Lake
9 33 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
10 26 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 25 (0.67%) Big Data
11 25 (0.67%) Relational Database
11 25 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 23 (0.62%) MySQL
13 20 (0.54%) Metadata
14 18 (0.48%) Db2
15 15 (0.40%) Oracle Database
15 15 (0.40%) SAP BW
16 12 (0.32%) NoSQL
16 12 (0.32%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 98 (2.64%) JIRA
2 63 (1.70%) Git
3 46 (1.24%) TeamCity
4 18 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 17 (0.46%) Selenium
6 15 (0.40%) JUnit
7 11 (0.30%) Maven
8 10 (0.27%) Mockito
9 7 (0.19%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.16%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.16%) SpecFlow
11 5 (0.13%) GitLab
11 5 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
11 5 (0.13%) Postman
12 4 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.11%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.11%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.081%) Cucumber
13 3 (0.081%) Team Foundation Server
14 2 (0.054%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1,214 (32.69%) Social Skills
2 653 (17.58%) Banking
3 489 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
4 403 (10.85%) Legal
5 334 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 324 (8.72%) Retail
7 284 (7.65%) Law
8 212 (5.71%) Marketing
9 206 (5.55%) Public Sector
10 197 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
11 165 (4.44%) Financial Institution
12 146 (3.93%) Presentation Skills
13 132 (3.55%) Back Office
14 115 (3.10%) Manufacturing
15 109 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
16 66 (1.78%) Front Office
16 66 (1.78%) Telecoms
17 55 (1.48%) Billing
18 51 (1.37%) Investment Banking
19 44 (1.18%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 547 (14.73%) Senior
2 384 (10.34%) Analyst
3 353 (9.50%) Lead
4 341 (9.18%) Developer
5 256 (6.89%) Software Engineer
6 243 (6.54%) Architect
7 193 (5.20%) Consultant
8 149 (4.01%) Finance Manager
8 149 (4.01%) Senior Manager
9 118 (3.18%) Accountant
10 107 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
11 92 (2.48%) Business Analyst
11 92 (2.48%) Project Manager
12 90 (2.42%) IT Manager
13 89 (2.40%) Engineering Manager
14 78 (2.10%) Graduate
15 77 (2.07%) Senior Analyst
16 73 (1.97%) Support Analyst
17 72 (1.94%) Azure Engineer
18 69 (1.86%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (4.23%) .NET
2 151 (4.07%) React
3 112 (3.02%) REST
4 96 (2.58%) Node.js
5 61 (1.64%) CSS
6 56 (1.51%) .NET Core
7 54 (1.45%) Kafka
7 54 (1.45%) Spring
8 48 (1.29%) ASP.NET
9 46 (1.24%) ASP.NET Core
10 42 (1.13%) Redux
11 40 (1.08%) .NET Framework
11 40 (1.08%) GraphQL
12 39 (1.05%) jQuery
13 36 (0.97%) AngularJS
13 36 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
14 34 (0.92%) HTML
15 32 (0.86%) PyTorch
15 32 (0.86%) TensorFlow
16 30 (0.81%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 245 (6.60%) Product Ownership
2 220 (5.92%) Cloud Native
3 157 (4.23%) Virtual Team
4 144 (3.88%) Management Information System
4 144 (3.88%) Onboarding
5 141 (3.80%) Web Conferencing
6 133 (3.58%) Podcast
7 81 (2.18%) Public Cloud
8 77 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
9 75 (2.02%) Data Centre
10 67 (1.80%) Data Structures
11 62 (1.67%) Fixed Income
12 55 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
13 45 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
13 45 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
14 44 (1.18%) Driving Licence
14 44 (1.18%) Security Posture
15 43 (1.16%) Blog
16 40 (1.08%) Credit Risk
17 36 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 119 (3.20%) Windows
2 103 (2.77%) Linux
3 35 (0.94%) Windows Server
4 18 (0.48%) Unix
5 15 (0.40%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.27%) Android
6 10 (0.27%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.027%) AIX
9 1 (0.027%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.027%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.027%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 790 (21.27%) Agile
2 573 (15.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 567 (15.27%) Roadmaps
4 544 (14.65%) Problem-Solving
5 460 (12.39%) AI
6 437 (11.77%) Decision-Making
7 422 (11.36%) Software Engineering
8 419 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
9 389 (10.47%) Mentoring
10 372 (10.02%) ERP
11 364 (9.80%) Analytics
12 333 (8.97%) CI/CD
13 325 (8.75%) DevOps
14 302 (8.13%) Project Management
15 281 (7.57%) Risk Management
16 263 (7.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 237 (6.38%) Coaching
18 223 (6.00%) Fintech
19 222 (5.98%) CRM
20 218 (5.87%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 557 (15.00%) SQL
2 370 (9.96%) Python
3 314 (8.45%) Java
4 246 (6.62%) C#
5 158 (4.25%) JavaScript
6 140 (3.77%) TypeScript
7 87 (2.34%) C++
8 71 (1.91%) PowerShell
9 69 (1.86%) PHP
10 66 (1.78%) Go
11 27 (0.73%) PL/SQL
12 26 (0.70%) Bicep
13 25 (0.67%) C
14 21 (0.57%) R
15 19 (0.51%) Bash
16 17 (0.46%) Rust
17 16 (0.43%) VBA
18 12 (0.32%) T-SQL
18 12 (0.32%) VB.NET
18 12 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 364 (9.80%) Degree
2 257 (6.92%) ACCA
3 215 (5.79%) CIMA
4 213 (5.74%) Security Cleared
5 120 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 120 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 107 (2.88%) CISSP
7 82 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 65 (1.75%) CISM
9 54 (1.45%) PMI Certification
10 49 (1.32%) CISA
11 45 (1.21%) DV Cleared
12 41 (1.10%) PMP
13 40 (1.08%) Azure Certification
14 32 (0.86%) CRISC
15 31 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
16 30 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
17 29 (0.78%) DBS Check
18 28 (0.75%) AAT
18 28 (0.75%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (4.31%) QA
2 136 (3.66%) GDPR
3 134 (3.61%) Data Quality
4 110 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 88 (2.37%) NIST
6 72 (1.94%) IFRS
7 64 (1.72%) PMO
8 60 (1.62%) GRC
9 52 (1.40%) SLA
10 46 (1.24%) Accessibility
11 45 (1.21%) GAAP
12 40 (1.08%) PCI DSS
13 33 (0.89%) COBIT
14 27 (0.73%) SOC 2
15 22 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
16 18 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 16 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
18 15 (0.40%) MiFID
19 14 (0.38%) COREP
19 14 (0.38%) FINREP
System Software
1 91 (2.45%) Active Directory
2 81 (2.18%) Docker
3 64 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
4 33 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (0.40%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.22%) VMware NSX
7 7 (0.19%) Firmware
7 7 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.13%) vSphere
9 3 (0.081%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.081%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.054%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.054%) Squid
11 1 (0.027%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 156 (4.20%) Terraform
2 153 (4.12%) Kubernetes
3 55 (1.48%) Grafana
4 46 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
5 31 (0.83%) Ansible
6 8 (0.22%) Istio
7 7 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 6 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.13%) Endace
9 5 (0.13%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.13%) QRadar
9 5 (0.13%) RSA Archer
9 5 (0.13%) SCCM
10 4 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.11%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.081%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.081%) Proxmox
12 2 (0.054%) Puppet
12 2 (0.054%) Salt
Vendors
1 624 (16.80%) Microsoft
2 231 (6.22%) Oracle
3 133 (3.58%) SAP
4 109 (2.93%) Databricks
5 85 (2.29%) Salesforce
6 71 (1.91%) Sage
7 60 (1.62%) ServiceNow
8 51 (1.37%) Google
9 44 (1.18%) Cisco
10 37 (1.00%) VMware
10 37 (1.00%) Xero
11 33 (0.89%) Workday
12 27 (0.73%) Adobe
13 26 (0.70%) Aderant
14 22 (0.59%) HubSpot
14 22 (0.59%) IBM
15 20 (0.54%) OpenAI
15 20 (0.54%) Splunk
16 18 (0.48%) iManage
17 17 (0.46%) Okta