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

 6 months to
16 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 261 232
Rank change year-on-year -75 -29 +25
Permanent jobs citing Internet 61 132 447
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 1.00% 1.38%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.16% 8.01% 8.88%
Number of salaries quoted 32 85 380
10th Percentile £28,275 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £64,688 £73,886 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,500 £115,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -35.79% -5.00% -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 1,930 1,647 5,033
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.00% 12.48% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 960 1,192 3,490
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £51,914 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% -1.12% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -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 16 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 11 (18.03%) Azure
2 10 (16.39%) Entra ID
3 9 (14.75%) AWS
4 8 (13.11%) GCP
5 7 (11.48%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (9.84%) Google Workspace
7 5 (8.20%) OneDrive
8 4 (6.56%) Dropbox
9 3 (4.92%) Mimecast
9 3 (4.92%) SaaS
10 2 (3.28%) Azure AI
10 2 (3.28%) Azure AKS
10 2 (3.28%) GitHub
10 2 (3.28%) GitHub Copilot
11 1 (1.64%) Azure App Service
11 1 (1.64%) Azure Cognitive Search
11 1 (1.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 1 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (1.64%) ClickUp
11 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.48%) Firewall
1 7 (11.48%) LTE
1 7 (11.48%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (9.84%) LAN
3 5 (8.20%) TCP/IP
3 5 (8.20%) VoIP
3 5 (8.20%) WAN
4 4 (6.56%) VPN
5 3 (4.92%) Network Security
5 3 (4.92%) SAN
5 3 (4.92%) SSL
5 3 (4.92%) Wireless
6 2 (3.28%) DNS
6 2 (3.28%) FTP
6 2 (3.28%) HTTP
6 2 (3.28%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (3.28%) IPsec
6 2 (3.28%) SMTP
6 2 (3.28%) VLAN
7 1 (1.64%) Cisco Wireless
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 20 (32.79%) Social Skills
2 14 (22.95%) Finance
3 7 (11.48%) Law
4 4 (6.56%) Legal
4 4 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.92%) Advertising
5 3 (4.92%) Tech for Good
6 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.28%) Games
6 2 (3.28%) Police
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%) Norwegian Language
7 1 (1.64%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.64%) Retail
7 1 (1.64%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (14.75%) IT Trainer
1 9 (14.75%) Trainer
2 7 (11.48%) Developer
3 6 (9.84%) IT Support
4 5 (8.20%) Senior
5 4 (6.56%) Help Desk Support
6 3 (4.92%) .NET Developer
6 3 (4.92%) Azure Developer
6 3 (4.92%) Designer
6 3 (4.92%) Lead
6 3 (4.92%) Sales Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Support Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Team Leader
7 2 (3.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) IT Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) IT Systems Administrator
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Designer
7 2 (3.28%) SOC Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Technical Support Advisor
7 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%) LDAP
3 2 (3.28%) Node.js
4 1 (1.64%) .NET Framework
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%) Clustering
4 3 (4.92%) Social Media
5 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.28%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.28%) iPad
5 2 (3.28%) iPhone
5 2 (3.28%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.64%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.64%) IoT
6 1 (1.64%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.64%) Machine to Machine
6 1 (1.64%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (13.11%) Windows
2 6 (9.84%) Mac OS
2 6 (9.84%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.64%) Linux
4 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%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (11.48%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (9.84%) Agile
7 6 (9.84%) Data Privacy
8 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.20%) Decision-Making
8 5 (8.20%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.20%) Project Management
8 5 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (6.56%) Knowledge Management
9 4 (6.56%) User Experience
10 3 (4.92%) AI
10 3 (4.92%) Business Development
10 3 (4.92%) Coaching
10 3 (4.92%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.84%) SQL
2 3 (4.92%) C#
2 3 (4.92%) Python
3 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (19.67%) Degree
2 2 (3.28%) City & Guilds
2 2 (3.28%) DBS Check
2 2 (3.28%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.64%) CCNP
3 1 (1.64%) CCSP
3 1 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.64%) MCSE
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
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
System Software
1 8 (13.11%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.92%) Docker
2 3 (4.92%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.64%) KVM
3 1 (1.64%) QEMU
3 1 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.64%) Xen
Systems Management
1 3 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.28%) Ansible
2 2 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (3.28%) QRadar
3 1 (1.64%) CASB
3 1 (1.64%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.64%) Puppet
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%) SonicWALL
4 3 (4.92%) Veeam
5 2 (3.28%) ArcSight
5 2 (3.28%) Foundry
5 2 (3.28%) Splunk
6 1 (1.64%) Blackboard
6 1 (1.64%) Cisco
6 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.64%) Netskope
6 1 (1.64%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.64%) VMware
79 hybrid/remote Internet jobs