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

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 273 218
Rank change year-on-year -37 -55 +74
Permanent jobs citing Internet 67 198 292
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.44% 1.05% 1.42%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.00% 8.32% 10.04%
Number of salaries quoted 46 118 221
10th Percentile £26,020 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £27,656 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £64,600 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -44.27% -4.30% +3.85%
75th Percentile £52,188 £74,144 £82,548
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,375 £89,852
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 1,340 2,381 2,908
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.76% 12.66% 14.10%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,376 2,476
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,982 £87,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +6.00% -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 9 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 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.49%) Confluence
2 1 (1.49%) IIS
2 1 (1.49%) Moodle
Applications
1 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (26.87%) Azure
2 11 (16.42%) Entra ID
3 8 (11.94%) AWS
4 4 (5.97%) Azure AKS
4 4 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.48%) Azure AI
5 3 (4.48%) Azure App Service
5 3 (4.48%) GitHub
5 3 (4.48%) GitHub Copilot
5 3 (4.48%) SaaS
5 3 (4.48%) Serverless
6 2 (2.99%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 2 (2.99%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 2 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.99%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.49%) ClickUp
7 1 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.49%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.49%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.93%) DNS
2 6 (8.96%) VoIP
2 6 (8.96%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (7.46%) DHCP
3 5 (7.46%) Firewall
3 5 (7.46%) TCP/IP
3 5 (7.46%) VLAN
4 4 (5.97%) Broadband
5 3 (4.48%) Ethernet
5 3 (4.48%) STUN
5 3 (4.48%) VoLTE
5 3 (4.48%) VPN
5 3 (4.48%) Wireless
5 3 (4.48%) Wireshark
6 2 (2.99%) ADSL
6 2 (2.99%) IPsec
6 2 (2.99%) LAN
6 2 (2.99%) NAS
6 2 (2.99%) SSL
6 2 (2.99%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.99%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.49%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.49%) Power BI
2 1 (1.49%) Power Query
2 1 (1.49%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (4.48%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.49%) Git
2 1 (1.49%) JIRA
2 1 (1.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (38.81%) Social Skills
2 20 (29.85%) Finance
3 9 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.94%) Retail
5 7 (10.45%) Telecoms
6 5 (7.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (7.46%) Legal
7 4 (5.97%) Advertising
8 3 (4.48%) Aerospace
8 3 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.99%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.49%) Banking
10 1 (1.49%) Billing
10 1 (1.49%) German Language
10 1 (1.49%) Local Government
10 1 (1.49%) Marketing
10 1 (1.49%) Police
Job Titles
1 10 (14.93%) Developer
2 8 (11.94%) 3rd Line Support
2 8 (11.94%) Support Engineer
3 5 (7.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 5 (7.46%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 5 (7.46%) Azure Developer
3 5 (7.46%) Azure Engineer
3 5 (7.46%) Support Specialist
3 5 (7.46%) Support Technician
4 4 (5.97%) Account Executive
4 4 (5.97%) IT Support
4 4 (5.97%) Lead
4 4 (5.97%) Project Engineer
4 4 (5.97%) Senior
4 4 (5.97%) Software Developer
4 4 (5.97%) Team Leader
4 4 (5.97%) Telesales Executive
5 3 (4.48%) .NET Developer
5 3 (4.48%) Field Engineer
5 3 (4.48%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.96%) .NET
2 5 (7.46%) .NET Core
3 4 (5.97%) .NET Framework
3 4 (5.97%) React
4 3 (4.48%) Blazor
4 3 (4.48%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (4.48%) Node.js
5 1 (1.49%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.49%) Bootstrap
5 1 (1.49%) CSS
5 1 (1.49%) JFC
5 1 (1.49%) jQuery
5 1 (1.49%) LDAP
5 1 (1.49%) RESTful
5 1 (1.49%) Vue
5 1 (1.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.42%) Management Information System
2 10 (14.93%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (11.94%) IoT
4 6 (8.96%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.97%) Driving Licence
5 4 (5.97%) Machine to Machine
6 3 (4.48%) Cloud Native
6 3 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.48%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (4.48%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.99%) iPad
7 2 (2.99%) iPhone
7 2 (2.99%) Public Cloud
8 1 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.49%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.49%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (20.90%) Windows
2 4 (5.97%) Mac OS
3 3 (4.48%) Linux
4 2 (2.99%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.99%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (20.90%) CRM
1 14 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (17.91%) AI
3 9 (13.43%) B2B
3 9 (13.43%) Decision-Making
4 8 (11.94%) Coaching
4 8 (11.94%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (11.94%) ITIL
4 8 (11.94%) Mentoring
4 8 (11.94%) Root Cause Analysis
5 7 (10.45%) Commercial Awareness
5 7 (10.45%) Roadmaps
5 7 (10.45%) Statistics
5 7 (10.45%) Telesales
6 6 (8.96%) CI/CD
6 6 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (8.96%) DevOps
7 5 (7.46%) Customer Service
7 5 (7.46%) Data Entry
7 5 (7.46%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.45%) Python
2 6 (8.96%) SQL
3 5 (7.46%) C#
4 3 (4.48%) C++
4 3 (4.48%) Java
5 1 (1.49%) Bash
5 1 (1.49%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 11 (16.42%) Degree
2 9 (13.43%) DBS Check
3 6 (8.96%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (5.97%) Azure Certification
5 4 (5.97%) CCNP
6 3 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (4.48%) CIPD
6 3 (4.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (4.48%) SC Cleared
6 3 (4.48%) Security Cleared
7 2 (2.99%) CCNA
7 2 (2.99%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.49%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.99%) GDPR
1 2 (2.99%) SLA
2 1 (1.49%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.49%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.49%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 5 (7.46%) Docker
2 3 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.48%) Firmware
3 2 (2.99%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (7.46%) Kubernetes
1 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.99%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.49%) Ansible
3 1 (1.49%) Grafana
3 1 (1.49%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (1.49%) Progress Chef
3 1 (1.49%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.49%) Puppet
Vendors
1 21 (31.34%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.48%) Cisco
2 3 (4.48%) Foundry
2 3 (4.48%) Google
2 3 (4.48%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.99%) Datto
3 2 (2.99%) Nokia
3 2 (2.99%) TP-LINK
3 2 (2.99%) Ubiquiti
3 2 (2.99%) Veeam
3 2 (2.99%) VMware
4 1 (1.49%) Apple
4 1 (1.49%) Blackboard
4 1 (1.49%) Juniper
4 1 (1.49%) Meraki
4 1 (1.49%) Oracle
4 1 (1.49%) Zscaler