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 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 4,653 3,857 4,210
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 18.40% 23.59% 20.68%
As % of the General category 29.84% 33.39% 33.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,630 2,185 2,686
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% -12.90% +10.71%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £110,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £130,000 £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 or hybrid options requiring general skills.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15,593 11,550 12,612
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.66% 70.65% 61.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9,314 6,153 7,316
10th Percentile £31,825 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,750 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,888 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% -8.98% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,312 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -11.02% -1.67%

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 18 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%1,661
2Analytical Skills16.9%785
3Banking15.8%734
4Inclusion and Diversity13.5%628
5Legal10.4%482
6Retail8.9%412
7Law8.3%386
8Marketing7.6%353
9Organisational Skills6.8%317
10Public Sector6.0%281
11Presentation Skills5.5%254
12Financial Institution4.2%194
13Manufacturing4.1%192
14Back Office3.8%177
15Influencing Skills3.7%171
16Aerospace3.5%162
17Telecoms2.5%118
18Billing2.0%92
19Front Office1.6%76
20General Ledger1.5%68