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 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 253 225
Rank change year-on-year -73 -28 +32
Permanent jobs citing Internet 64 162 430
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.38% 1.19% 1.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.54% 9.44% 10.80%
Number of salaries quoted 40 103 365
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £64,600 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.50% +17.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £53,438 £74,144 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,500 £115,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £30,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 1,809 1,716 3,982
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.73% 12.57% 13.27%
Number of salaries quoted 960 1,191 3,462
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,750 £30,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £37,338 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,972 £54,321 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.69% +3.47% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,625 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £41,000 £53,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -22.64% +9.28% -7.62%

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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 16 March 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 (14.06%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.56%) IIS
3 1 (1.56%) Moodle
Applications
1 6 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.56%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (23.44%) Azure
2 11 (17.19%) Entra ID
3 8 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (10.94%) AWS
5 6 (9.38%) Google Workspace
6 5 (7.81%) GCP
6 5 (7.81%) OneDrive
7 4 (6.25%) Dropbox
8 3 (4.69%) Azure AKS
8 3 (4.69%) SaaS
9 2 (3.13%) Azure AI
9 2 (3.13%) Azure App Service
9 2 (3.13%) GitHub
9 2 (3.13%) GitHub Copilot
9 2 (3.13%) Serverless
10 1 (1.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (1.56%) Mimecast
10 1 (1.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.81%) Firewall
1 5 (7.81%) VoIP
1 5 (7.81%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (6.25%) Broadband
2 4 (6.25%) DNS
2 4 (6.25%) LTE
2 4 (6.25%) VPN
3 3 (4.69%) LAN
3 3 (4.69%) SSL
3 3 (4.69%) Wireless
4 2 (3.13%) ADSL
4 2 (3.13%) DHCP
4 2 (3.13%) Hyperconnected
4 2 (3.13%) IPsec
4 2 (3.13%) NAS
4 2 (3.13%) Network Security
4 2 (3.13%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.13%) VLAN
4 2 (3.13%) WAN
5 1 (1.56%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.13%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (3.13%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (3.13%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.56%) Power BI
2 1 (1.56%) Power Query
2 1 (1.56%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.13%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (39.06%) Social Skills
2 14 (21.88%) Finance
3 6 (9.38%) Advertising
3 6 (9.38%) Retail
4 4 (6.25%) Law
4 4 (6.25%) Legal
5 3 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.69%) Tech for Good
6 2 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.13%) Games
6 2 (3.13%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.13%) Police
7 1 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.56%) Italian Language
7 1 (1.56%) Local Government
7 1 (1.56%) Marketing
7 1 (1.56%) Norwegian Language
7 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.56%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (14.06%) Developer
2 8 (12.50%) IT Support
2 8 (12.50%) IT Trainer
2 8 (12.50%) Trainer
3 5 (7.81%) Senior
3 5 (7.81%) Telesales Executive
4 4 (6.25%) .NET Developer
4 4 (6.25%) Account Executive
4 4 (6.25%) Azure Developer
4 4 (6.25%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (6.25%) Lead
4 4 (6.25%) Team Leader
5 3 (4.69%) Sales Manager
5 3 (4.69%) Software Developer
5 3 (4.69%) Support Engineer
6 2 (3.13%) .NET Software Developer
6 2 (3.13%) Designer
6 2 (3.13%) Python Developer
6 2 (3.13%) Senior Python Developer
6 2 (3.13%) Technical Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.38%) .NET
2 5 (7.81%) .NET Core
3 4 (6.25%) Blazor
3 4 (6.25%) HEVC
3 4 (6.25%) React
4 3 (4.69%) .NET Framework
5 2 (3.13%) ASP.NET
5 2 (3.13%) ASP.NET Core
5 2 (3.13%) ASP.NET Web API
5 2 (3.13%) Node.js
6 1 (1.56%) Bootstrap
6 1 (1.56%) CSS
6 1 (1.56%) jQuery
6 1 (1.56%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.19%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.94%) Driving Licence
2 7 (10.94%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.25%) IoT
3 4 (6.25%) Machine to Machine
4 3 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 3 (4.69%) Social Media
5 2 (3.13%) Blog
5 2 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.13%) iPad
5 2 (3.13%) iPhone
5 2 (3.13%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.56%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.56%) Clustering
6 1 (1.56%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.56%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.56%) PKI
6 1 (1.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (17.19%) Windows
2 8 (12.50%) Mac OS
3 6 (9.38%) Windows 10
4 2 (3.13%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (20.31%) CRM
2 11 (17.19%) Line Management
2 11 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (12.50%) Workflow
4 6 (9.38%) Data Privacy
5 5 (7.81%) Agile
5 5 (7.81%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (7.81%) Decision-Making
5 5 (7.81%) Project Management
5 5 (7.81%) Storytelling
5 5 (7.81%) Telesales
6 4 (6.25%) AI
6 4 (6.25%) CI/CD
6 4 (6.25%) Commercial Awareness
6 4 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (6.25%) Knowledge Management
6 4 (6.25%) Mentoring
6 4 (6.25%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (6.25%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.94%) SQL
2 5 (7.81%) C#
3 3 (4.69%) JavaScript
3 3 (4.69%) Python
4 1 (1.56%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 8 (12.50%) Degree
2 5 (7.81%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.13%) City & Guilds
3 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.56%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.56%) CCNP
4 1 (1.56%) CCSP
4 1 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.56%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.94%) Accessibility
2 5 (7.81%) GDPR
3 2 (3.13%) SLA
4 1 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 8 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.69%) Docker
2 3 (4.69%) Hyper-V
3 2 (3.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.13%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.56%) Ansible
3 1 (1.56%) CASB
3 1 (1.56%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.94%) Google
3 5 (7.81%) Salesforce
4 3 (4.69%) Veeam
5 2 (3.13%) Datto
5 2 (3.13%) Foundry
5 2 (3.13%) VMware
6 1 (1.56%) Apple
6 1 (1.56%) Blackboard
6 1 (1.56%) Cisco
6 1 (1.56%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.56%) Netskope
6 1 (1.56%) SonicWALL
59 hybrid/remote Internet jobs