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 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
13 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 253 224
Rank change year-on-year -83 -29 +46
Permanent jobs citing Internet 61 146 442
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 1.11% 1.39%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.19% 8.79% 9.81%
Number of salaries quoted 33 97 375
10th Percentile £28,300 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £64,600 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.21% +17.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £74,144 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,000 £115,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -39.00% - -9.09%

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 1,911 1,661 4,504
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.94% 12.68% 14.19%
Number of salaries quoted 962 1,210 3,473
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £51,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.48% +8.42% -6.86%

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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 13 April 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 9 (14.75%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.64%) Moodle
Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.64%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Azure
2 10 (16.39%) Entra ID
3 9 (14.75%) AWS
4 8 (13.11%) GCP
4 8 (13.11%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (9.84%) Google Workspace
6 5 (8.20%) OneDrive
7 4 (6.56%) Dropbox
8 3 (4.92%) SaaS
9 2 (3.28%) Azure AI
9 2 (3.28%) Azure AKS
9 2 (3.28%) GitHub
9 2 (3.28%) GitHub Copilot
9 2 (3.28%) Mimecast
10 1 (1.64%) Azure App Service
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Cognitive Search
10 1 (1.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (1.64%) ClickUp
10 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
10 1 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.48%) LTE
2 6 (9.84%) Firewall
2 6 (9.84%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (8.20%) LAN
3 5 (8.20%) VoIP
4 4 (6.56%) TCP/IP
4 4 (6.56%) VPN
4 4 (6.56%) WAN
5 3 (4.92%) Broadband
5 3 (4.92%) DNS
5 3 (4.92%) SSL
5 3 (4.92%) Wireless
6 2 (3.28%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (3.28%) IPsec
6 2 (3.28%) Network Security
6 2 (3.28%) SAN
6 2 (3.28%) VLAN
7 1 (1.64%) Cisco Wireless
7 1 (1.64%) MPLS
7 1 (1.64%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.28%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (3.28%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (3.28%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.64%) Power BI
2 1 (1.64%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
General
1 21 (34.43%) Social Skills
2 13 (21.31%) Finance
3 7 (11.48%) Law
4 4 (6.56%) Advertising
4 4 (6.56%) Legal
4 4 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.92%) Tech for Good
6 2 (3.28%) Games
6 2 (3.28%) Police
6 2 (3.28%) Retail
7 1 (1.64%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Banking
7 1 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Italian Language
7 1 (1.64%) Local Government
7 1 (1.64%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.64%) Norwegian Language
7 1 (1.64%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.64%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (14.75%) IT Trainer
1 9 (14.75%) Trainer
2 7 (11.48%) Developer
2 7 (11.48%) IT Support
3 5 (8.20%) Senior
4 4 (6.56%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (6.56%) Lead
4 4 (6.56%) Team Leader
5 3 (4.92%) .NET Developer
5 3 (4.92%) Azure Developer
5 3 (4.92%) Designer
5 3 (4.92%) Sales Manager
6 2 (3.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 2 (3.28%) Interaction Designer
6 2 (3.28%) IT Engineer
6 2 (3.28%) IT Systems Administrator
6 2 (3.28%) Senior Designer
6 2 (3.28%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 2 (3.28%) Technical Support Advisor
6 2 (3.28%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.48%) HEVC
2 3 (4.92%) .NET
2 3 (4.92%) .NET Core
2 3 (4.92%) Blazor
2 3 (4.92%) React
3 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET
3 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (3.28%) Node.js
4 1 (1.64%) .NET Framework
4 1 (1.64%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (22.95%) Management Information System
2 9 (14.75%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.56%) Driving Licence
4 3 (4.92%) Blog
4 3 (4.92%) Social Media
5 2 (3.28%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.28%) Clustering
5 2 (3.28%) iPad
5 2 (3.28%) iPhone
5 2 (3.28%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.28%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.64%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.64%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.64%) IoT
6 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.64%) Machine to Machine
6 1 (1.64%) PKI
6 1 (1.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (14.75%) Windows
2 7 (11.48%) Mac OS
3 6 (9.84%) Windows 10
4 2 (3.28%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.64%) Linux
5 1 (1.64%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (22.95%) Line Management
2 12 (19.67%) CRM
3 11 (18.03%) Workflow
4 9 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (13.11%) Storytelling
6 7 (11.48%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (9.84%) Agile
7 6 (9.84%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (9.84%) Data Privacy
7 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.20%) Decision-Making
8 5 (8.20%) Project Management
9 4 (6.56%) Coaching
9 4 (6.56%) Knowledge Management
9 4 (6.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (6.56%) User Experience
10 3 (4.92%) AI
10 3 (4.92%) Business Development
10 3 (4.92%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.20%) SQL
2 3 (4.92%) C#
2 3 (4.92%) Python
3 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (18.03%) Degree
2 3 (4.92%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.28%) City & Guilds
4 1 (1.64%) CCNP
4 1 (1.64%) CCSP
4 1 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.64%) MCSE
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.03%) Accessibility
2 5 (8.20%) GDPR
3 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.64%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (13.11%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.92%) Docker
2 3 (4.92%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.64%) KVM
4 1 (1.64%) QEMU
4 1 (1.64%) Xen
Systems Management
1 3 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.28%) Ansible
2 2 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.64%) CASB
3 1 (1.64%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.64%) Puppet
3 1 (1.64%) QRadar
3 1 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (31.15%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.48%) Google
3 6 (9.84%) Salesforce
4 3 (4.92%) Veeam
5 2 (3.28%) Foundry
5 2 (3.28%) SonicWALL
5 2 (3.28%) VMware
6 1 (1.64%) ArcSight
6 1 (1.64%) Blackboard
6 1 (1.64%) Cisco
6 1 (1.64%) Datto
6 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.64%) Netskope
6 1 (1.64%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.64%) Splunk
80 hybrid/remote Internet jobs