Hybrid/Remote Handset Job Trends

Handsets
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Handset over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 425 570
Rank change year-on-year +10 +145 +47
Permanent jobs citing Handset 3 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.015% 0.013% 0.015%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.043% 0.029% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 5
10th Percentile £39,000 £31,750 -
25th Percentile £43,125 £34,375 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +23.08% -56.67%
75th Percentile - £46,875 £40,250
90th Percentile - £50,250 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £90,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -44.44% +181.25% -12.33%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Handset falls under the General and Transferable 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 generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,952 6,813 12,024
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.72% 45.14% 35.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,273 3,423 9,300
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

Handset
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Handset and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Handset job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Handset
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Handset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Handset

Handset
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Handset over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.

Handset salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Handset
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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Automotive
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Sales Executive
1 1 (33.33%) Sales Representative
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) iPad
1 1 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft