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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 353 297
Rank change year-on-year +17 -56 -68
Permanent jobs citing Internet 129 67 201
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.52% 0.41% 0.87%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.74% 3.75% 5.70%
Number of salaries quoted 99 45 134
10th Percentile £34,250 £27,040 £30,538
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £54,750
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -17.81% -21.12%
75th Percentile £68,750 £52,500 £68,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £35,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +35.71% -34.58% -2.73%

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 2,246 1,787 3,527
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.09% 10.84% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,358 1,016 1,565
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.96%

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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 25 September 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 6 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.10%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.33%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (2.33%) InDesign
2 3 (2.33%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.78%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 63 (48.84%) Azure
2 30 (23.26%) Azure AI
3 21 (16.28%) GitHub
4 19 (14.73%) GitHub Copilot
5 12 (9.30%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (6.20%) AWS
8 7 (5.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 7 (5.43%) Entra ID
9 6 (4.65%) SaaS
10 5 (3.88%) Serverless
11 4 (3.10%) GCP
11 4 (3.10%) Mimecast
12 2 (1.55%) Google Ads
12 2 (1.55%) Google Data Studio
12 2 (1.55%) Google Workspace
12 2 (1.55%) Slack
13 1 (0.78%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 1 (0.78%) Canva
13 1 (0.78%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.85%) Firewall
2 12 (9.30%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (8.53%) LAN
3 11 (8.53%) Network Security
3 11 (8.53%) WAN
4 7 (5.43%) DNS
4 7 (5.43%) TCP/IP
4 7 (5.43%) VoIP
5 6 (4.65%) 5G
5 6 (4.65%) DHCP
5 6 (4.65%) Hyperconnected
5 6 (4.65%) VPN
6 5 (3.88%) HTTP
6 5 (3.88%) VLAN
7 4 (3.10%) FTP
7 4 (3.10%) SAN
7 4 (3.10%) SMTP
8 3 (2.33%) LTE
9 2 (1.55%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.78%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (37.98%) MongoDB
2 45 (34.88%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (4.65%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.55%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.78%) Metasploit
General
1 27 (20.93%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.95%) Finance
3 11 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.88%) Banking
4 5 (3.88%) Marketing
5 4 (3.10%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.33%) Law
6 3 (2.33%) Legal
6 3 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (2.33%) Retail
7 2 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.55%) Police
8 1 (0.78%) Advertising
8 1 (0.78%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.78%) Billing
8 1 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.78%) International Banking
8 1 (0.78%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 56 (43.41%) .NET Developer
1 56 (43.41%) Developer
2 12 (9.30%) Analyst
3 10 (7.75%) Operations Engineer
3 10 (7.75%) Technical Engineer
3 10 (7.75%) Technical Operations Engineer
4 5 (3.88%) Network Engineer
5 4 (3.10%) IT Trainer
5 4 (3.10%) Lead
5 4 (3.10%) Product Manager
5 4 (3.10%) Senior
5 4 (3.10%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (3.10%) Technical Manager
5 4 (3.10%) Technical Product Manager
5 4 (3.10%) Trainer
6 3 (2.33%) Architect
6 3 (2.33%) Fraud Specialist
6 3 (2.33%) IT Engineer
6 3 (2.33%) IT Systems Administrator
6 3 (2.33%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (43.41%) .NET
1 56 (43.41%) ASP.NET
1 56 (43.41%) ASP.NET Core
2 45 (34.88%) .NET Core
3 31 (24.03%) RESTful
4 30 (23.26%) ML.NET
5 26 (20.16%) ASP.NET Web API
6 20 (15.50%) AngularJS
6 20 (15.50%) Entity Framework
6 20 (15.50%) LINQ
6 20 (15.50%) Vue
7 19 (14.73%) CSS
7 19 (14.73%) HTML
8 18 (13.95%) React
9 17 (13.18%) Blazor
10 6 (4.65%) Node.js
11 4 (3.10%) LDAP
12 3 (2.33%) HEVC
13 2 (1.55%) Terraform
14 1 (0.78%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 31 (24.03%) Greenfield Project
2 17 (13.18%) IoT
3 9 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.65%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.10%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (3.10%) Clustering
5 4 (3.10%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (3.10%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (3.10%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.33%) Online Banking
6 3 (2.33%) Podcast
6 3 (2.33%) Social Media
6 3 (2.33%) Web Conferencing
7 2 (1.55%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.78%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.78%) Photography
8 1 (0.78%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.88%) Windows
2 2 (1.55%) Linux
2 2 (1.55%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.78%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.78%) Kali Linux
3 1 (0.78%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (44.19%) Full-Stack Development
2 37 (28.68%) AI
3 31 (24.03%) Multithreading
4 30 (23.26%) Machine Learning
5 21 (16.28%) CI/CD
6 20 (15.50%) Agile
7 16 (12.40%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (11.63%) DevOps
9 14 (10.85%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (8.53%) OO
11 10 (7.75%) Tech Ops
12 9 (6.98%) Mentoring
12 9 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
13 8 (6.20%) Line Management
14 7 (5.43%) Critical Thinking
14 7 (5.43%) Software Engineering
15 6 (4.65%) Coaching
15 6 (4.65%) Collaborative Working
15 6 (4.65%) Incident Management
15 6 (4.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 56 (43.41%) C#
2 49 (37.98%) SQL
3 21 (16.28%) TypeScript
4 17 (13.18%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.55%) Python
6 1 (0.78%) Bicep
6 1 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.78%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 10 (7.75%) Degree
2 9 (6.98%) CCNA
2 9 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (6.20%) DBS Check
4 7 (5.43%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.88%) CCNP
5 5 (3.88%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (2.33%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.78%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.78%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.75%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.10%) GDPR
3 1 (0.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.78%) NIST
System Software
1 20 (15.50%) Docker
2 8 (6.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.20%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.78%) KVM
3 1 (0.78%) QEMU
3 1 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.78%) Xen
Systems Management
1 21 (16.28%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.10%) QRadar
3 2 (1.55%) Ansible
4 1 (0.78%) Grafana
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.78%) Nessus
4 1 (0.78%) Nmap
4 1 (0.78%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.78%) Puppet
Vendors
1 78 (60.47%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.43%) Cisco
3 5 (3.88%) Aruba
3 5 (3.88%) Fortinet
3 5 (3.88%) Google
3 5 (3.88%) VMware
4 4 (3.10%) ArcSight
4 4 (3.10%) Palo Alto
4 4 (3.10%) SonicWALL
4 4 (3.10%) Splunk
4 4 (3.10%) Veeam
5 3 (2.33%) Adobe
6 2 (1.55%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.78%) Databricks
7 1 (0.78%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.78%) Juniper
7 1 (0.78%) Qualys
7 1 (0.78%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.78%) Sparx
7 1 (0.78%) YouTube