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 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 308 234
Rank change year-on-year -15 -74 +11
Permanent jobs citing Internet 73 112 440
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.40% 0.77% 1.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.65% 6.45% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 44 75 372
10th Percentile £31,500 £27,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £39,872 £35,000 £41,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £79,004 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £131,500 £81,013
UK median annual salary £30,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -32.22% -10.00% -4.76%

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 2,002 1,737 5,085
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.86% 11.88% 15.63%
Number of salaries quoted 973 1,201 3,367
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

Internet
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 11 May 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 10 (13.70%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (9.59%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 24 (32.88%) Azure
2 11 (15.07%) Entra ID
3 9 (12.33%) AWS
4 8 (10.96%) GCP
4 8 (10.96%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (9.59%) Azure AI
6 5 (6.85%) GitHub
6 5 (6.85%) GitHub Copilot
6 5 (6.85%) SaaS
7 4 (5.48%) Dropbox
7 4 (5.48%) Google Workspace
7 4 (5.48%) Mimecast
7 4 (5.48%) OneDrive
8 3 (4.11%) Serverless
9 2 (2.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (1.37%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.59%) LTE
1 7 (9.59%) VoIP
2 6 (8.22%) Firewall
3 5 (6.85%) WAN
3 5 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (5.48%) LAN
4 4 (5.48%) Network Security
4 4 (5.48%) SAN
5 3 (4.11%) Hyperconnected
5 3 (4.11%) TCP/IP
6 2 (2.74%) FTP
6 2 (2.74%) HTTP
6 2 (2.74%) SMTP
6 2 (2.74%) VPN
7 1 (1.37%) Broadband
7 1 (1.37%) MPLS
7 1 (1.37%) SNA
7 1 (1.37%) SSL
7 1 (1.37%) Wireless
7 1 (1.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (20.55%) Azure SQL Database
1 15 (20.55%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.11%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Jenkins
General
1 15 (20.55%) Social Skills
2 12 (16.44%) Finance
3 7 (9.59%) Law
4 4 (5.48%) Legal
5 3 (4.11%) Tech for Good
6 2 (2.74%) Advertising
6 2 (2.74%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.74%) Games
6 2 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (2.74%) Police
7 1 (1.37%) Banking
7 1 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.37%) Italian Language
7 1 (1.37%) Norwegian Language
7 1 (1.37%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.37%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 18 (24.66%) .NET Developer
1 18 (24.66%) Developer
2 12 (16.44%) IT Trainer
2 12 (16.44%) Trainer
3 4 (5.48%) Help Desk Support
3 4 (5.48%) IT Support
4 3 (4.11%) Administrator
4 3 (4.11%) IT Administrator
4 3 (4.11%) IT Systems Administrator
4 3 (4.11%) Lead
4 3 (4.11%) Sales Manager
4 3 (4.11%) Senior
4 3 (4.11%) Systems Administrator
4 3 (4.11%) Team Leader
5 2 (2.74%) Analyst
5 2 (2.74%) Product Manager
5 2 (2.74%) SOC Analyst
5 2 (2.74%) Technical Manager
5 2 (2.74%) Technical Support
5 2 (2.74%) Technical Support Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (24.66%) .NET
2 17 (23.29%) ASP.NET
2 17 (23.29%) ASP.NET Core
3 16 (21.92%) .NET Core
4 10 (13.70%) ASP.NET Web API
5 9 (12.33%) RESTful
6 7 (9.59%) AngularJS
6 7 (9.59%) Entity Framework
6 7 (9.59%) HEVC
6 7 (9.59%) LINQ
6 7 (9.59%) ML.NET
6 7 (9.59%) Vue
7 6 (8.22%) Blazor
8 5 (6.85%) CSS
8 5 (6.85%) HTML
8 5 (6.85%) React
9 3 (4.11%) Node.js
10 2 (2.74%) LDAP
11 1 (1.37%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.44%) Management Information System
2 9 (12.33%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (10.96%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (5.48%) Clustering
5 3 (4.11%) Blog
5 3 (4.11%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.74%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (2.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (2.74%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.74%) Social Media
7 1 (1.37%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.37%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.37%) PKI
7 1 (1.37%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.22%) Windows
2 4 (5.48%) Mac OS
2 4 (5.48%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.37%) Linux
3 1 (1.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.29%) Full-Stack Development
2 13 (17.81%) Line Management
3 11 (15.07%) CRM
4 10 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (13.70%) Workflow
5 9 (12.33%) Multithreading
6 8 (10.96%) Storytelling
7 7 (9.59%) Agile
7 7 (9.59%) AI
7 7 (9.59%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (9.59%) Machine Learning
7 7 (9.59%) Strategic Thinking
8 6 (8.22%) CI/CD
9 5 (6.85%) Mentoring
10 4 (5.48%) Data Privacy
10 4 (5.48%) DevOps
10 4 (5.48%) Mobile Device Management
10 4 (5.48%) Patch Management
10 4 (5.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (5.48%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 20 (27.40%) SQL
2 17 (23.29%) C#
3 7 (9.59%) TypeScript
4 5 (6.85%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (15.07%) Degree
2 2 (2.74%) City & Guilds
2 2 (2.74%) DBS Check
2 2 (2.74%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.37%) CCNP
3 1 (1.37%) CCSP
3 1 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.37%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.37%) MCSE
3 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (15.07%) Accessibility
2 5 (6.85%) GDPR
3 1 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.37%) Data Quality
System Software
1 9 (12.33%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.22%) Docker
3 4 (5.48%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.37%) KVM
4 1 (1.37%) QEMU
4 1 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.37%) Xen
Systems Management
1 6 (8.22%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.74%) Ansible
2 2 (2.74%) QRadar
3 1 (1.37%) CASB
3 1 (1.37%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.37%) Puppet
3 1 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 31 (42.47%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.22%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.48%) Google
3 4 (5.48%) SonicWALL
3 4 (5.48%) Veeam
4 2 (2.74%) ArcSight
4 2 (2.74%) Splunk
5 1 (1.37%) Cisco
5 1 (1.37%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.37%) Netskope
5 1 (1.37%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.37%) VMware