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 20 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3,574 4,050 7,210
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 17.74% 26.17% 20.76%
As % of the General category 30.45% 35.13% 34.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,402 2,467 4,941
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,500 £36,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £71,991 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.32% +10.76% -6.40%
75th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £91,934
90th Percentile £117,500 £135,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £69,840 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.35% +11.74% -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 11,737 11,530 20,950
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.27% 74.51% 60.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7,665 6,364 15,324
10th Percentile £31,550 £27,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,063 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
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 20 June 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 99 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 37 (1.04%) Confluence
3 32 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (0.42%) SAS
5 11 (0.31%) CMS
6 6 (0.17%) IIS
7 5 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.14%) JBoss
8 4 (0.11%) Ethereum
9 3 (0.084%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.084%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.084%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.056%) Apache
10 2 (0.056%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.028%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.028%) WordPress
Applications
1 207 (5.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.17%) CorelDRAW
7 5 (0.14%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.11%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.11%) Sketch
9 3 (0.084%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.084%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.084%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.084%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.084%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.084%) Productboard
10 2 (0.056%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.056%) SPSS
11 1 (0.028%) Notion
11 1 (0.028%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.028%) Trello
Business Applications
1 59 (1.65%) Oracle Financials
2 54 (1.51%) NetSuite
3 34 (0.95%) Oracle Payables
4 28 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
5 27 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
5 27 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
6 25 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
7 23 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
8 20 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
9 19 (0.53%) Elite 3E
10 18 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
10 18 (0.50%) Oracle General Ledger
11 15 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
11 15 (0.42%) Oracle Cash Management
12 14 (0.39%) SAP ERP
13 12 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 9 (0.25%) SAP CO
14 9 (0.25%) SAP FI
14 9 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
15 8 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 716 (20.03%) Azure
2 509 (14.24%) AWS
3 316 (8.84%) SaaS
4 242 (6.77%) Power Platform
5 186 (5.20%) GCP
6 132 (3.69%) Microsoft 365
7 103 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
8 102 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
9 77 (2.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 71 (1.99%) Snowflake
11 70 (1.96%) Entra ID
12 64 (1.79%) Azure Machine Learning
13 62 (1.73%) Azure AI
14 60 (1.68%) Amazon EKS
15 41 (1.15%) GitHub
16 40 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
17 39 (1.09%) PaaS
18 38 (1.06%) PowerApps
19 32 (0.90%) Serverless
20 30 (0.84%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 64 (1.79%) Firewall
2 46 (1.29%) TCP/IP
3 39 (1.09%) HTTP
4 38 (1.06%) VPN
5 35 (0.98%) Network Security
5 35 (0.98%) WAN
6 34 (0.95%) DNS
7 33 (0.92%) DHCP
8 22 (0.62%) SD-WAN
9 21 (0.59%) Broadband
10 19 (0.53%) BGP
10 19 (0.53%) MPLS
11 17 (0.48%) CHAP
11 17 (0.48%) LAN
12 16 (0.45%) VLAN
13 15 (0.42%) Wireless
14 13 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
15 12 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
15 12 (0.34%) Cisco ISE
15 12 (0.34%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (4.53%) Power BI
1 162 (4.53%) SQL Server
2 58 (1.62%) Tableau
3 57 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
4 45 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
6 39 (1.09%) Data Lake
7 36 (1.01%) MongoDB
8 26 (0.73%) Big Data
9 25 (0.70%) Relational Database
9 25 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 23 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
11 22 (0.62%) MySQL
11 22 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 18 (0.50%) Db2
13 17 (0.48%) Metadata
14 15 (0.42%) NoSQL
14 15 (0.42%) Oracle Database
15 14 (0.39%) SAP BW
16 12 (0.34%) Looker
Development Applications
1 100 (2.80%) JIRA
2 63 (1.76%) Git
3 42 (1.18%) TeamCity
4 23 (0.64%) Selenium
5 16 (0.45%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.42%) JUnit
7 12 (0.34%) Postman
8 11 (0.31%) Maven
9 10 (0.28%) Mockito
9 10 (0.28%) WebDriver
10 9 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 6 (0.17%) SpecFlow
11 6 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
12 5 (0.14%) GitLab
12 5 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
12 5 (0.14%) SoapUI
13 4 (0.11%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.11%) Visual Studio
14 3 (0.084%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 3 (0.084%) Cucumber
General
1 1,158 (32.40%) Social Skills
2 637 (17.82%) Banking
3 475 (13.29%) Analytical Skills
4 398 (11.14%) Legal
5 329 (9.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 310 (8.67%) Retail
7 255 (7.13%) Law
8 217 (6.07%) Marketing
9 201 (5.62%) Public Sector
10 187 (5.23%) Organisational Skills
11 163 (4.56%) Financial Institution
12 128 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
13 125 (3.50%) Back Office
14 109 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
15 102 (2.85%) Manufacturing
16 62 (1.73%) Front Office
17 61 (1.71%) Telecoms
18 51 (1.43%) Billing
19 45 (1.26%) Investment Banking
20 43 (1.20%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 546 (15.28%) Senior
2 373 (10.44%) Analyst
3 332 (9.29%) Lead
4 323 (9.04%) Developer
5 253 (7.08%) Software Engineer
6 217 (6.07%) Architect
7 183 (5.12%) Consultant
8 149 (4.17%) Finance Manager
9 146 (4.09%) Senior Manager
10 112 (3.13%) Accountant
11 99 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
12 90 (2.52%) Business Analyst
13 89 (2.49%) Engineering Manager
13 89 (2.49%) Project Manager
14 81 (2.27%) IT Manager
15 79 (2.21%) Senior Analyst
16 78 (2.18%) Graduate
17 69 (1.93%) Systems Manager
18 68 (1.90%) Lead Software Engineer
18 68 (1.90%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (3.97%) .NET
2 139 (3.89%) React
3 108 (3.02%) REST
4 83 (2.32%) Node.js
5 56 (1.57%) CSS
6 54 (1.51%) Kafka
6 54 (1.51%) Spring
7 46 (1.29%) .NET Core
8 42 (1.18%) Redux
9 38 (1.06%) GraphQL
10 37 (1.04%) jQuery
11 34 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
12 33 (0.92%) ASP.NET
12 33 (0.92%) ASP.NET Core
12 33 (0.92%) HTML
13 32 (0.90%) AngularJS
13 32 (0.90%) PyTorch
13 32 (0.90%) TensorFlow
14 30 (0.84%) RESTful
15 29 (0.81%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 244 (6.83%) Product Ownership
2 206 (5.76%) Cloud Native
3 155 (4.34%) Virtual Team
4 141 (3.95%) Web Conferencing
5 139 (3.89%) Onboarding
6 133 (3.72%) Podcast
7 130 (3.64%) Management Information System
8 80 (2.24%) Public Cloud
9 77 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
10 73 (2.04%) Data Centre
11 66 (1.85%) Data Structures
12 56 (1.57%) Fixed Income
13 51 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
14 45 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
15 43 (1.20%) Security Posture
16 41 (1.15%) Driving Licence
17 40 (1.12%) Blog
17 40 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
18 36 (1.01%) Credit Risk
19 34 (0.95%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 113 (3.16%) Windows
2 101 (2.83%) Linux
3 32 (0.90%) Windows Server
4 18 (0.50%) Unix
5 16 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.25%) Android
6 9 (0.25%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.14%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.028%) AIX
9 1 (0.028%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.028%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.028%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 775 (21.68%) Agile
2 545 (15.25%) Roadmaps
3 535 (14.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 516 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
5 437 (12.23%) AI
6 412 (11.53%) Software Engineering
7 410 (11.47%) Decision-Making
8 389 (10.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 367 (10.27%) Mentoring
10 355 (9.93%) ERP
11 354 (9.90%) Analytics
12 316 (8.84%) CI/CD
13 309 (8.65%) DevOps
14 305 (8.53%) Project Management
15 256 (7.16%) Risk Management
16 253 (7.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 233 (6.52%) Coaching
18 214 (5.99%) Customer Service
19 212 (5.93%) Fintech
20 203 (5.68%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 528 (14.77%) SQL
2 355 (9.93%) Python
3 316 (8.84%) Java
4 229 (6.41%) C#
5 150 (4.20%) JavaScript
6 132 (3.69%) TypeScript
7 86 (2.41%) C++
8 69 (1.93%) Go
8 69 (1.93%) PHP
9 65 (1.82%) PowerShell
10 28 (0.78%) PL/SQL
11 27 (0.76%) C
12 23 (0.64%) Bicep
13 17 (0.48%) Bash
13 17 (0.48%) R
13 17 (0.48%) Rust
14 14 (0.39%) VBA
15 12 (0.34%) T-SQL
15 12 (0.34%) VB.NET
15 12 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 371 (10.38%) Degree
2 253 (7.08%) ACCA
3 211 (5.90%) CIMA
4 196 (5.48%) Security Cleared
5 124 (3.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 110 (3.08%) SC Cleared
7 100 (2.80%) CISSP
8 81 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 65 (1.82%) CISM
10 54 (1.51%) PMI Certification
11 49 (1.37%) CISA
12 44 (1.23%) DV Cleared
13 39 (1.09%) Azure Certification
13 39 (1.09%) PMP
14 30 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
14 30 (0.84%) SANS
15 29 (0.81%) DBS Check
16 28 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
17 26 (0.73%) AAT
17 26 (0.73%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (4.70%) QA
2 127 (3.55%) Data Quality
3 121 (3.39%) GDPR
4 99 (2.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 82 (2.29%) NIST
6 71 (1.99%) IFRS
7 66 (1.85%) PMO
8 48 (1.34%) SLA
9 46 (1.29%) Accessibility
10 45 (1.26%) GRC
11 41 (1.15%) GAAP
12 33 (0.92%) COBIT
12 33 (0.92%) PCI DSS
13 22 (0.62%) SOC 2
14 18 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
15 17 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 16 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
17 15 (0.42%) MiFID
18 14 (0.39%) COREP
18 14 (0.39%) FINREP
System Software
1 91 (2.55%) Active Directory
2 75 (2.10%) Docker
3 64 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
4 32 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.36%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.22%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.14%) Firmware
7 5 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.14%) vSphere
8 3 (0.084%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.084%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.028%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 143 (4.00%) Kubernetes
2 142 (3.97%) Terraform
3 50 (1.40%) Grafana
4 46 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 29 (0.81%) Ansible
6 8 (0.22%) Istio
7 7 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 6 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.14%) Endace
9 5 (0.14%) QRadar
9 5 (0.14%) RSA Archer
9 5 (0.14%) SCCM
10 4 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.11%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.11%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.084%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.084%) Proxmox
12 2 (0.056%) Argo
12 2 (0.056%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 568 (15.89%) Microsoft
2 225 (6.30%) Oracle
3 128 (3.58%) SAP
4 113 (3.16%) Databricks
5 86 (2.41%) Salesforce
6 69 (1.93%) Sage
7 52 (1.45%) Google
8 51 (1.43%) ServiceNow
9 42 (1.18%) Cisco
10 36 (1.01%) VMware
10 36 (1.01%) Xero
11 27 (0.76%) Adobe
11 27 (0.76%) Workday
12 22 (0.62%) Aderant
13 21 (0.59%) HubSpot
14 19 (0.53%) Splunk
15 18 (0.50%) IBM
16 16 (0.45%) OpenAI
17 15 (0.42%) IFS
17 15 (0.42%) Okta
1,707 hybrid/remote Finance jobs