Hybrid/Remote Instructional Design Job Trends

Instructional Design
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Instructional Design skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 450 475
Rank change year-on-year +101 +25 +263
Permanent jobs citing Instructional Design 20 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.011% 0.030%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.012% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile - £51,500 £31,200
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +57.14%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 -
90th Percentile - £63,500 -
UK median annual salary £54,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.00% -9.09% +69.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Instructional Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,609 16,433 19,106
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.33% 92.17% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,723 10,018 15,359
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Instructional Design
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Instructional Design job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Instructional Design
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Instructional Design
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:

Applications
1 3 (15.00%) InDesign
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (10.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (5.00%) Camtasia
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) SaaS
2 1 (5.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (5.00%) Vyond
General
1 9 (45.00%) Multimedia
1 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Finance
3 3 (15.00%) Legal
4 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Local Government
5 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) Designer
2 4 (20.00%) Coordinator
2 4 (20.00%) Technical Coordinator
2 4 (20.00%) Training Coordinator
3 3 (15.00%) Consultant
3 3 (15.00%) Content Designer
3 3 (15.00%) Digital Learning Consultant
3 3 (15.00%) Digital Learning Specialist
3 3 (15.00%) e-Learning Designer
3 3 (15.00%) Product Consultant
4 2 (10.00%) Instructional Designer
5 1 (5.00%) Commercial Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Content Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Development Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 19 (95.00%) Learning Management System
2 14 (70.00%) e-Learning
3 7 (35.00%) Onboarding
4 4 (20.00%) Web Conferencing
5 3 (15.00%) Animation
5 3 (15.00%) Graphic Design
5 3 (15.00%) Video Editing
6 2 (10.00%) SCORM
7 1 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (5.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (25.00%) AI
2 4 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (20.00%) Content Development
2 4 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (20.00%) Time Management
2 4 (20.00%) User Experience
3 3 (15.00%) Analytics
3 3 (15.00%) Coaching
3 3 (15.00%) Copywriting
3 3 (15.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (15.00%) Design Thinking
3 3 (15.00%) Fintech
3 3 (15.00%) Product Roadmap
3 3 (15.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (10.00%) Agile
4 2 (10.00%) Asset Management
4 2 (10.00%) Pedagogy
4 2 (10.00%) Project Management
4 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (10.00%) Storyboarding
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) Degree
2 3 (15.00%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (35.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (10.00%) WCAG
3 1 (5.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Adobe
2 4 (20.00%) Microsoft