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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3,970 4,153 5,687
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 18.14% 25.23% 21.33%
As % of the General category 30.46% 34.74% 34.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,602 2,506 3,669
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,335 £37,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £132,500 £142,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% - -3.70%

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 13,033 11,954 16,318
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.54% 72.62% 61.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,390 6,690 11,272
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,679 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,751
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 29 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
1 112 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 45 (1.13%) Confluence
3 29 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (0.40%) Apache
5 13 (0.33%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.28%) CMS
6 11 (0.28%) nginx
7 10 (0.25%) SAS
8 8 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 6 (0.15%) IIS
10 4 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.10%) Ethereum
11 3 (0.076%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.050%) JBoss
12 2 (0.050%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.050%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.025%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.025%) WordPress
Applications
1 247 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 124 (3.12%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.25%) CorelDRAW
7 9 (0.23%) MS Visio
8 6 (0.15%) Simulink
9 5 (0.13%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.13%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.13%) Trello
10 4 (0.10%) Sketch
11 3 (0.076%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 3 (0.076%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.076%) Chatbot
11 3 (0.076%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.076%) Productboard
12 2 (0.050%) Mathcad
12 2 (0.050%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 64 (1.61%) NetSuite
2 54 (1.36%) Oracle Financials
3 31 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 30 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 30 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
5 29 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
6 24 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
7 22 (0.55%) Elite 3E
8 20 (0.50%) Oracle Assets
8 20 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
9 18 (0.45%) Oracle General Ledger
9 18 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
10 16 (0.40%) Oracle Applications
11 15 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
12 14 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
13 13 (0.33%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.33%) SAP ERP
14 12 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
15 11 (0.28%) SAP CO
15 11 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 865 (21.79%) Azure
2 577 (14.53%) AWS
3 345 (8.69%) SaaS
4 296 (7.46%) Power Platform
5 207 (5.21%) GCP
6 168 (4.23%) Microsoft 365
7 138 (3.48%) Dynamics 365
8 108 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
9 96 (2.42%) Snowflake
10 80 (2.02%) Cloud Computing
11 72 (1.81%) Entra ID
11 72 (1.81%) PaaS
12 68 (1.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 63 (1.59%) Azure AI
14 59 (1.49%) GitHub
15 58 (1.46%) Azure Machine Learning
16 56 (1.41%) Amazon EKS
17 53 (1.34%) PowerApps
18 42 (1.06%) Serverless
19 41 (1.03%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 80 (2.02%) WAN
2 77 (1.94%) LAN
3 67 (1.69%) Firewall
4 44 (1.11%) TCP/IP
5 40 (1.01%) HTTP
6 39 (0.98%) Network Security
7 38 (0.96%) DNS
8 30 (0.76%) VPN
9 29 (0.73%) DHCP
10 21 (0.53%) Broadband
11 16 (0.40%) Wireless
12 15 (0.38%) MPLS
13 13 (0.33%) BGP
13 13 (0.33%) VLAN
14 12 (0.30%) SD-WAN
15 11 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
15 11 (0.28%) Internet
16 10 (0.25%) CHAP
16 10 (0.25%) NGFW
16 10 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (4.66%) Power BI
2 173 (4.36%) SQL Server
3 72 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
4 62 (1.56%) MongoDB
5 57 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 57 (1.44%) Tableau
6 44 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
7 40 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
8 39 (0.98%) Data Lake
9 27 (0.68%) Big Data
9 27 (0.68%) Relational Database
10 26 (0.65%) Metadata
10 26 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 24 (0.60%) MySQL
12 22 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 17 (0.43%) Db2
13 17 (0.43%) NoSQL
13 17 (0.43%) Oracle Database
13 17 (0.43%) Power Query
13 17 (0.43%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 115 (2.90%) JIRA
2 77 (1.94%) Git
3 43 (1.08%) TeamCity
4 22 (0.55%) Jenkins
5 21 (0.53%) JUnit
6 18 (0.45%) Selenium
7 15 (0.38%) Maven
8 13 (0.33%) Claude Code
8 13 (0.33%) Mockito
9 11 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.15%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.15%) GitLab
11 6 (0.15%) Postman
11 6 (0.15%) SpecFlow
11 6 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
12 5 (0.13%) Gatling
12 5 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
12 5 (0.13%) WebDriver
13 4 (0.10%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1,298 (32.70%) Social Skills
2 645 (16.25%) Banking
3 518 (13.05%) Analytical Skills
4 418 (10.53%) Legal
5 364 (9.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 319 (8.04%) Retail
7 295 (7.43%) Law
8 233 (5.87%) Marketing
9 216 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
10 214 (5.39%) Presentation Skills
11 193 (4.86%) Public Sector
12 141 (3.55%) Financial Institution
13 133 (3.35%) Manufacturing
14 119 (3.00%) Back Office
15 117 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
16 78 (1.96%) Front Office
17 77 (1.94%) Telecoms
18 70 (1.76%) Billing
19 59 (1.49%) Aerospace
20 54 (1.36%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 568 (14.31%) Senior
2 410 (10.33%) Lead
3 405 (10.20%) Analyst
4 357 (8.99%) Developer
5 312 (7.86%) Architect
6 260 (6.55%) Software Engineer
7 221 (5.57%) Consultant
8 158 (3.98%) Finance Manager
9 148 (3.73%) Senior Manager
10 127 (3.20%) Accountant
11 114 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
12 101 (2.54%) IT Manager
13 99 (2.49%) Project Manager
14 95 (2.39%) Azure Engineer
15 94 (2.37%) Business Analyst
16 93 (2.34%) Engineering Manager
17 89 (2.24%) Senior Analyst
18 81 (2.04%) Graduate
19 77 (1.94%) Support Analyst
20 73 (1.84%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (4.13%) React
2 160 (4.03%) .NET
3 120 (3.02%) REST
4 104 (2.62%) Node.js
5 65 (1.64%) CSS
6 63 (1.59%) .NET Core
7 59 (1.49%) ASP.NET
8 57 (1.44%) Kafka
9 55 (1.39%) ASP.NET Core
9 55 (1.39%) Spring
10 47 (1.18%) .NET Framework
11 41 (1.03%) AngularJS
11 41 (1.03%) Redux
12 40 (1.01%) GraphQL
13 39 (0.98%) jQuery
14 38 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
15 35 (0.88%) HTML
16 34 (0.86%) PyTorch
16 34 (0.86%) TensorFlow
17 33 (0.83%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 254 (6.40%) Product Ownership
2 212 (5.34%) Cloud Native
3 160 (4.03%) Virtual Team
4 156 (3.93%) Onboarding
5 150 (3.78%) Management Information System
6 145 (3.65%) Web Conferencing
7 136 (3.43%) Podcast
8 97 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
9 87 (2.19%) Public Cloud
10 72 (1.81%) Fixed Income
11 69 (1.74%) Data Centre
12 65 (1.64%) Data Structures
13 61 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
14 55 (1.39%) Blog
15 51 (1.28%) Driving Licence
16 50 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
17 44 (1.11%) Credit Risk
18 41 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
19 40 (1.01%) Derivative
20 38 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 135 (3.40%) Windows
2 115 (2.90%) Linux
3 46 (1.16%) Windows Server
4 19 (0.48%) Unix
5 15 (0.38%) Android
6 14 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 12 (0.30%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.076%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.025%) AIX
10 1 (0.025%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.025%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.025%) VxWorks
10 1 (0.025%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 846 (21.31%) Agile
2 661 (16.65%) Roadmaps
3 651 (16.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 592 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
5 561 (14.13%) AI
6 482 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
7 477 (12.02%) Decision-Making
8 453 (11.41%) Software Engineering
9 417 (10.50%) Mentoring
10 400 (10.08%) Analytics
11 398 (10.03%) ERP
12 354 (8.92%) CI/CD
13 337 (8.49%) DevOps
14 312 (7.86%) Risk Management
15 299 (7.53%) Project Management
16 292 (7.36%) Project Delivery
17 288 (7.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 266 (6.70%) Process Improvement
19 245 (6.17%) CRM
20 241 (6.07%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 595 (14.99%) SQL
2 402 (10.13%) Python
3 307 (7.73%) Java
4 248 (6.25%) C#
5 177 (4.46%) JavaScript
6 154 (3.88%) TypeScript
7 100 (2.52%) C++
8 79 (1.99%) PowerShell
9 70 (1.76%) PHP
10 60 (1.51%) Go
11 29 (0.73%) PL/SQL
12 28 (0.71%) C
13 26 (0.65%) Bicep
14 23 (0.58%) Bash
14 23 (0.58%) R
15 19 (0.48%) VBA
16 15 (0.38%) Rust
17 14 (0.35%) T-SQL
18 11 (0.28%) VB.NET
18 11 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 359 (9.04%) Degree
2 258 (6.50%) ACCA
3 256 (6.45%) Security Cleared
4 219 (5.52%) CIMA
5 175 (4.41%) SC Cleared
6 167 (4.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 84 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 82 (2.07%) CISSP
9 60 (1.51%) DV Cleared
10 55 (1.39%) CISM
11 46 (1.16%) PMI Certification
11 46 (1.16%) PMP
12 43 (1.08%) Azure Certification
13 36 (0.91%) CISA
13 36 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
14 31 (0.78%) CRISC
15 27 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
16 26 (0.65%) DBS Check
17 24 (0.60%) AAT
18 22 (0.55%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (3.88%) QA
2 149 (3.75%) Data Quality
3 139 (3.50%) GDPR
4 97 (2.44%) Accessibility
5 94 (2.37%) GRC
6 92 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 79 (1.99%) NIST
8 67 (1.69%) IFRS
9 66 (1.66%) PMO
10 58 (1.46%) SLA
11 49 (1.23%) GAAP
12 33 (0.83%) PCI DSS
13 31 (0.78%) COBIT
14 24 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
15 21 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 17 (0.43%) SOC 2
17 15 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
17 15 (0.38%) FINREP
17 15 (0.38%) MiFID
18 14 (0.35%) COREP
System Software
1 98 (2.47%) Docker
2 92 (2.32%) Active Directory
3 65 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
4 37 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
5 19 (0.48%) Firmware
6 17 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
7 15 (0.38%) Hyper-V
8 8 (0.20%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.15%) Squid
9 6 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
10 5 (0.13%) vSphere
11 3 (0.076%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.076%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.025%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 169 (4.26%) Kubernetes
2 153 (3.85%) Terraform
3 56 (1.41%) Grafana
4 43 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 38 (0.96%) Ansible
6 8 (0.20%) Istio
7 6 (0.15%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.13%) HAProxy
9 4 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.10%) QRadar
9 4 (0.10%) SCCM
9 4 (0.10%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.076%) Argo
10 3 (0.076%) Endace
10 3 (0.076%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.050%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.050%) Puppet
11 2 (0.050%) Salt
Vendors
1 719 (18.11%) Microsoft
2 234 (5.89%) Oracle
3 141 (3.55%) SAP
4 122 (3.07%) Databricks
5 82 (2.07%) Salesforce
6 67 (1.69%) Sage
7 64 (1.61%) ServiceNow
8 58 (1.46%) Google
9 44 (1.11%) Workday
10 41 (1.03%) Cisco
10 41 (1.03%) VMware
11 37 (0.93%) Xero
12 31 (0.78%) HubSpot
13 28 (0.71%) IBM
14 26 (0.65%) Aderant
14 26 (0.65%) Adobe
15 23 (0.58%) BMC
16 19 (0.48%) FIS
16 19 (0.48%) Splunk
17 18 (0.45%) iManage