Hybrid/Remote Internet Job Trends

Internet
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Internet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 273 209
Rank change year-on-year -44 -64 +70
Permanent jobs citing Internet 54 187 314
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.36% 1.12% 1.50%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.94% 8.47% 10.91%
Number of salaries quoted 36 109 240
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £27,040 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £64,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -51.24% +7.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £60,938 £74,144 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,000 £85,250
UK median annual salary £30,500 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -43.52% -1.82% -12.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Internet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,369 2,209 2,877
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.11% 13.24% 13.74%
Number of salaries quoted 892 1,247 2,436
10th Percentile £27,900 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,100 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Internet job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Internet over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Internet salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.85%) IIS
2 1 (1.85%) Moodle
Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.85%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 14 (25.93%) Azure
2 9 (16.67%) Entra ID
3 5 (9.26%) AWS
4 4 (7.41%) Azure AKS
5 3 (5.56%) Azure AI
5 3 (5.56%) Azure App Service
5 3 (5.56%) GitHub
5 3 (5.56%) GitHub Copilot
5 3 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (5.56%) Serverless
6 2 (3.70%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 2 (3.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 2 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.70%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.85%) ClickUp
7 1 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.85%) GCP
7 1 (1.85%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.85%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.96%) DNS
2 5 (9.26%) Firewall
2 5 (9.26%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (7.41%) VoIP
3 4 (7.41%) VPN
4 3 (5.56%) Broadband
4 3 (5.56%) DHCP
4 3 (5.56%) Ethernet
4 3 (5.56%) LAN
4 3 (5.56%) SSL
4 3 (5.56%) TCP/IP
4 3 (5.56%) VLAN
4 3 (5.56%) Wireless
5 2 (3.70%) ADSL
5 2 (3.70%) IPsec
5 2 (3.70%) NAS
5 2 (3.70%) WAN
6 1 (1.85%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (1.85%) VoLTE
6 1 (1.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) Power BI
1 1 (1.85%) Power Query
1 1 (1.85%) Relational Database
1 1 (1.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (35.19%) Social Skills
2 17 (31.48%) Finance
3 7 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.11%) Retail
5 5 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (9.26%) Telecoms
6 4 (7.41%) Advertising
6 4 (7.41%) Public Sector
7 3 (5.56%) Aerospace
7 3 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.70%) Legal
8 2 (3.70%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.85%) Banking
9 1 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.85%) Local Government
9 1 (1.85%) Marketing
9 1 (1.85%) Police
Job Titles
1 9 (16.67%) Developer
2 5 (9.26%) Azure Developer
2 5 (9.26%) Support Engineer
2 5 (9.26%) Support Specialist
3 4 (7.41%) Account Executive
3 4 (7.41%) IT Support
3 4 (7.41%) Senior
3 4 (7.41%) Software Developer
3 4 (7.41%) Telesales Executive
4 3 (5.56%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (5.56%) Digital Transformation
4 3 (5.56%) Field Engineer
4 3 (5.56%) Lead
4 3 (5.56%) Python Developer
4 3 (5.56%) Support Technician
4 3 (5.56%) Team Leader
5 2 (3.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 2 (3.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 2 (3.70%) Azure Engineer
5 2 (3.70%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.26%) .NET
2 4 (7.41%) .NET Core
2 4 (7.41%) .NET Framework
3 3 (5.56%) Blazor
3 3 (5.56%) React
4 1 (1.85%) Bootstrap
4 1 (1.85%) CSS
4 1 (1.85%) FreeSWITCH
4 1 (1.85%) jQuery
4 1 (1.85%) Node.js
4 1 (1.85%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Management Information System
1 8 (14.81%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (12.96%) IoT
3 5 (9.26%) Onboarding
4 4 (7.41%) Driving Licence
4 4 (7.41%) Machine to Machine
5 3 (5.56%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.56%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (5.56%) Public Cloud
5 3 (5.56%) Virtual Team
6 2 (3.70%) iPad
6 2 (3.70%) iPhone
7 1 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.85%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.85%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.85%) PKI
7 1 (1.85%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (16.67%) Windows
2 4 (7.41%) Mac OS
3 2 (3.70%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.70%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.85%) Linux
4 1 (1.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (25.93%) CRM
2 10 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (14.81%) AI
3 8 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
4 7 (12.96%) Statistics
5 6 (11.11%) CI/CD
5 6 (11.11%) Coaching
5 6 (11.11%) ITIL
6 5 (9.26%) B2B
6 5 (9.26%) Clean Code
6 5 (9.26%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (9.26%) Data Entry
6 5 (9.26%) Decision-Making
6 5 (9.26%) DevOps
6 5 (9.26%) Digital Strategy
6 5 (9.26%) Mentoring
7 4 (7.41%) Data Analysis
7 4 (7.41%) Project Management
7 4 (7.41%) Service Delivery
7 4 (7.41%) Telesales
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.96%) Python
2 5 (9.26%) SQL
3 4 (7.41%) C#
4 3 (5.56%) C++
4 3 (5.56%) Java
5 1 (1.85%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.85%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (16.67%) DBS Check
2 7 (12.96%) Degree
3 4 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (5.56%) CIPD
4 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 3 (5.56%) Security Cleared
5 2 (3.70%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.70%) CCNA
5 2 (3.70%) CCNP
5 2 (3.70%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (1.85%) CCSP
6 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.85%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.70%) GDPR
1 2 (3.70%) SLA
2 1 (1.85%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.85%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.85%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 4 (7.41%) Docker
2 3 (5.56%) Active Directory
3 2 (3.70%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.85%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (7.41%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.85%) Ansible
3 1 (1.85%) CASB
3 1 (1.85%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (29.63%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.56%) Cisco
2 3 (5.56%) Foundry
2 3 (5.56%) Google
2 3 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.70%) Datto
3 2 (3.70%) Nokia
3 2 (3.70%) TP-LINK
3 2 (3.70%) Ubiquiti
3 2 (3.70%) Veeam
3 2 (3.70%) VMware
4 1 (1.85%) Apple
4 1 (1.85%) Blackboard
4 1 (1.85%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.85%) Netskope