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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 259 228
Rank change year-on-year -56 -31 +58
Permanent jobs citing Internet 60 190 266
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.39% 1.10% 1.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.46% 8.35% 9.55%
Number of salaries quoted 42 112 195
10th Percentile £25,204 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £27,375 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £64,600 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.27% -0.62% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £74,144 £82,548
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,000 £89,941
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 1,345 2,276 2,785
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.79% 13.15% 14.13%
Number of salaries quoted 920 1,327 2,358
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,438 £41,625 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.63% +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 21 December 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 (3.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.67%) IIS
2 1 (1.67%) Moodle
Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 18 (30.00%) Azure
2 11 (18.33%) Entra ID
3 7 (11.67%) AWS
4 4 (6.67%) Azure AKS
5 3 (5.00%) Azure AI
5 3 (5.00%) Azure App Service
5 3 (5.00%) GitHub
5 3 (5.00%) GitHub Copilot
5 3 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (5.00%) Serverless
6 2 (3.33%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 2 (3.33%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 2 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.33%) Google Workspace
6 2 (3.33%) SaaS
7 1 (1.67%) ClickUp
7 1 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.67%) GCP
7 1 (1.67%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (15.00%) DNS
2 7 (11.67%) Firewall
3 6 (10.00%) VoIP
4 5 (8.33%) DHCP
4 5 (8.33%) TCP/IP
4 5 (8.33%) VLAN
4 5 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (6.67%) VPN
6 3 (5.00%) Broadband
6 3 (5.00%) Ethernet
6 3 (5.00%) LAN
6 3 (5.00%) SSL
6 3 (5.00%) STUN
6 3 (5.00%) VoLTE
6 3 (5.00%) Wireless
6 3 (5.00%) Wireshark
7 2 (3.33%) ADSL
7 2 (3.33%) IPsec
7 2 (3.33%) NAS
7 2 (3.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.67%) Power BI
1 1 (1.67%) Power Query
1 1 (1.67%) Relational Database
1 1 (1.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.00%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (38.33%) Social Skills
2 19 (31.67%) Finance
3 9 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (11.67%) Telecoms
5 6 (10.00%) Retail
6 5 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (6.67%) Advertising
7 4 (6.67%) Legal
7 4 (6.67%) Public Sector
8 3 (5.00%) Aerospace
8 3 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (3.33%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.67%) Banking
10 1 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.67%) Local Government
10 1 (1.67%) Marketing
10 1 (1.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 9 (15.00%) Developer
2 7 (11.67%) 3rd Line Support
2 7 (11.67%) Support Engineer
3 5 (8.33%) Azure Developer
3 5 (8.33%) Support Specialist
3 5 (8.33%) Support Technician
4 4 (6.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 4 (6.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 4 (6.67%) Account Executive
4 4 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
4 4 (6.67%) IT Support
4 4 (6.67%) Project Engineer
4 4 (6.67%) Senior
4 4 (6.67%) Software Developer
4 4 (6.67%) Telesales Executive
5 3 (5.00%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 3 (5.00%) Field Engineer
5 3 (5.00%) Lead
5 3 (5.00%) Python Developer
5 3 (5.00%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.33%) .NET
2 4 (6.67%) .NET Core
2 4 (6.67%) .NET Framework
3 3 (5.00%) Blazor
3 3 (5.00%) FreeSWITCH
3 3 (5.00%) Node.js
3 3 (5.00%) React
4 1 (1.67%) Bootstrap
4 1 (1.67%) CSS
4 1 (1.67%) jQuery
4 1 (1.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 10 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (11.67%) IoT
3 5 (8.33%) Onboarding
4 4 (6.67%) Driving Licence
4 4 (6.67%) Machine to Machine
5 3 (5.00%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (5.00%) Public Cloud
5 3 (5.00%) Virtual Team
6 2 (3.33%) iPad
6 2 (3.33%) iPhone
7 1 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.67%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.67%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.67%) PKI
7 1 (1.67%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 13 (21.67%) Windows
2 4 (6.67%) Mac OS
3 3 (5.00%) Linux
4 2 (3.33%) Apple iOS
4 2 (3.33%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.33%) CRM
2 12 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (16.67%) AI
4 8 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (13.33%) ITIL
5 7 (11.67%) B2B
5 7 (11.67%) Decision-Making
5 7 (11.67%) Statistics
6 6 (10.00%) CI/CD
6 6 (10.00%) Coaching
6 6 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
6 6 (10.00%) Roadmaps
6 6 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
6 6 (10.00%) Telesales
7 5 (8.33%) Clean Code
7 5 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (8.33%) Data Entry
7 5 (8.33%) DevOps
7 5 (8.33%) Digital Strategy
7 5 (8.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.67%) Python
2 5 (8.33%) SQL
3 4 (6.67%) C#
4 3 (5.00%) C++
4 3 (5.00%) Java
5 1 (1.67%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (15.00%) DBS Check
1 9 (15.00%) Degree
2 6 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (6.67%) Azure Certification
4 4 (6.67%) CCNP
5 3 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (5.00%) CIPD
5 3 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (5.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 3 (5.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.00%) Security Cleared
6 2 (3.33%) CCNA
6 2 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.67%) CCSP
7 1 (1.67%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.33%) GDPR
1 2 (3.33%) SLA
2 1 (1.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.67%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 4 (6.67%) Docker
2 3 (5.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.00%) Firmware
3 2 (3.33%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.67%) Kubernetes
1 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.67%) Ansible
3 1 (1.67%) CASB
3 1 (1.67%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 20 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.00%) Cisco
2 3 (5.00%) Foundry
2 3 (5.00%) Google
2 3 (5.00%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.33%) Datto
3 2 (3.33%) Nokia
3 2 (3.33%) TP-LINK
3 2 (3.33%) Ubiquiti
3 2 (3.33%) Veeam
3 2 (3.33%) VMware
4 1 (1.67%) Apple
4 1 (1.67%) Blackboard
4 1 (1.67%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.67%) Netskope