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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 335 285 223
Rank change year-on-year -50 -62 +45
Permanent jobs citing Internet 73 196 313
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.99% 1.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.27% 8.23% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 53 129 232
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £37,500 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £55,000 £69,447
Median % change year-on-year -32.73% -20.80% +6.84%
75th Percentile £52,500 £74,144 £82,548
90th Percentile £89,500 £74,816 £89,742
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 1,711 2,381 3,071
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.65% 12.02% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 995 1,372 2,569
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,552
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% -1.79% +1.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,563 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £85,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +5.00% -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 November 2025.

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 (2.74%) Confluence
1 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.37%) IIS
2 1 (1.37%) Moodle
Applications
1 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.37%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 21 (28.77%) Azure
2 13 (17.81%) Entra ID
3 9 (12.33%) AWS
4 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (6.85%) Azure AKS
6 4 (5.48%) SaaS
7 3 (4.11%) Azure AI
7 3 (4.11%) Azure App Service
7 3 (4.11%) GitHub
7 3 (4.11%) GitHub Copilot
7 3 (4.11%) Serverless
8 2 (2.74%) Azure Cognitive Search
8 2 (2.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (1.37%) ClickUp
9 1 (1.37%) Google Workspace
9 1 (1.37%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.33%) DNS
2 7 (9.59%) Firewall
2 7 (9.59%) VoIP
3 6 (8.22%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (6.85%) Broadband
4 5 (6.85%) DHCP
4 5 (6.85%) TCP/IP
5 4 (5.48%) VLAN
5 4 (5.48%) Wireless
5 4 (5.48%) Wireshark
6 3 (4.11%) Ethernet
6 3 (4.11%) LAN
6 3 (4.11%) STUN
6 3 (4.11%) VoLTE
6 3 (4.11%) WAN
7 2 (2.74%) BGP
7 2 (2.74%) MPLS
7 2 (2.74%) NAS
7 2 (2.74%) Network Security
8 1 (1.37%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.11%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.37%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (4.11%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (2.74%) Git
2 2 (2.74%) JIRA
3 1 (1.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 27 (36.99%) Social Skills
2 17 (23.29%) Finance
3 12 (16.44%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (12.33%) Telecoms
5 8 (10.96%) Retail
6 5 (6.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.48%) Public Sector
8 3 (4.11%) Advertising
8 3 (4.11%) Aerospace
8 3 (4.11%) Legal
9 2 (2.74%) Local Government
9 2 (2.74%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.37%) Banking
10 1 (1.37%) Billing
10 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.37%) German Language
10 1 (1.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (13.70%) Developer
1 10 (13.70%) Support Engineer
2 9 (12.33%) 3rd Line Support
3 8 (10.96%) Azure Engineer
4 6 (8.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 6 (8.22%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 5 (6.85%) Azure Developer
5 5 (6.85%) Senior
5 5 (6.85%) Support Specialist
5 5 (6.85%) Support Technician
6 4 (5.48%) .NET Developer
6 4 (5.48%) Account Executive
6 4 (5.48%) Coordinator
6 4 (5.48%) Project Engineer
6 4 (5.48%) Software Developer
7 3 (4.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 3 (4.11%) 3rd Line Support Technician
7 3 (4.11%) Products Support Technician
7 3 (4.11%) Senior Developer
7 3 (4.11%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (10.96%) .NET
2 6 (8.22%) .NET Core
2 6 (8.22%) React
3 4 (5.48%) .NET Framework
4 3 (4.11%) Blazor
4 3 (4.11%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (4.11%) Node.js
5 2 (2.74%) AngularJS
5 2 (2.74%) Vue
6 1 (1.37%) Bootstrap
6 1 (1.37%) CSS
6 1 (1.37%) JFC
6 1 (1.37%) jQuery
6 1 (1.37%) LDAP
6 1 (1.37%) RESTful
6 1 (1.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.70%) IoT
1 10 (13.70%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (9.59%) Management Information System
3 6 (8.22%) Onboarding
4 4 (5.48%) Driving Licence
4 4 (5.48%) Machine to Machine
5 3 (4.11%) Cloud Native
5 3 (4.11%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (4.11%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (4.11%) Virtual Team
6 2 (2.74%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.37%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.37%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (1.37%) iPad
7 1 (1.37%) iPhone
7 1 (1.37%) Low-Code
7 1 (1.37%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.37%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (24.66%) Windows
2 3 (4.11%) Linux
2 3 (4.11%) Mac OS
2 3 (4.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.37%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.37%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (19.18%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (16.44%) AI
3 11 (15.07%) CRM
4 9 (12.33%) B2B
4 9 (12.33%) Coaching
5 8 (10.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (10.96%) Decision-Making
5 8 (10.96%) Mentoring
5 8 (10.96%) Root Cause Analysis
6 7 (9.59%) Commercial Awareness
6 7 (9.59%) DevOps
6 7 (9.59%) ITIL
6 7 (9.59%) Roadmaps
7 6 (8.22%) Agile
7 6 (8.22%) CI/CD
7 6 (8.22%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (8.22%) Customer Service
7 6 (8.22%) Process Improvement
7 6 (8.22%) Telesales
8 5 (6.85%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.96%) Python
1 8 (10.96%) SQL
2 7 (9.59%) C#
3 3 (4.11%) C++
3 3 (4.11%) Java
4 1 (1.37%) Bash
4 1 (1.37%) Bicep
4 1 (1.37%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 11 (15.07%) Degree
2 8 (10.96%) DBS Check
3 7 (9.59%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.85%) CCNP
5 4 (5.48%) Azure Certification
5 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (4.11%) CIPD
6 3 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (4.11%) SC Cleared
6 3 (4.11%) Security Cleared
7 2 (2.74%) CCNA
7 2 (2.74%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.48%) SLA
2 1 (1.37%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.37%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 6 (8.22%) Docker
2 3 (4.11%) Firmware
3 2 (2.74%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.74%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (10.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (8.22%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.37%) Ansible
3 1 (1.37%) Grafana
3 1 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (1.37%) Progress Chef
3 1 (1.37%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.37%) Puppet
Vendors
1 20 (27.40%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.22%) Cisco
3 3 (4.11%) Foundry
3 3 (4.11%) Juniper
4 2 (2.74%) Datto
4 2 (2.74%) Google
4 2 (2.74%) Meraki
4 2 (2.74%) Nokia
4 2 (2.74%) TP-LINK
4 2 (2.74%) Ubiquiti
4 2 (2.74%) Veeam
4 2 (2.74%) VMware
5 1 (1.37%) Apple
5 1 (1.37%) Aruba
5 1 (1.37%) Blackboard
5 1 (1.37%) DataCore
5 1 (1.37%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.37%) HP
5 1 (1.37%) Ruckus Wireless
5 1 (1.37%) Zscaler