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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 318 234
Rank change year-on-year +3 -84 +15
Permanent jobs citing Internet 78 108 436
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.42% 0.74% 1.34%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.86% 5.65% 8.61%
Number of salaries quoted 50 73 369
10th Percentile £29,850 £27,500 £29,100
25th Percentile £36,188 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £68,438 £83,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,500 £137,000 £81,150
UK median annual salary £30,500 £44,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.68% -12.00% -4.76%

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 2,020 1,912 5,061
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.90% 13.07% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 985 1,170 3,344
10th Percentile £29,850 £25,267 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

Internet
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 15 May 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 10 (12.82%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.28%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 24 (30.77%) Azure
2 11 (14.10%) Entra ID
3 9 (11.54%) AWS
4 8 (10.26%) GCP
4 8 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (8.97%) Azure AI
6 6 (7.69%) SaaS
7 5 (6.41%) GitHub
7 5 (6.41%) GitHub Copilot
8 4 (5.13%) Dropbox
8 4 (5.13%) Google Workspace
8 4 (5.13%) Mimecast
8 4 (5.13%) OneDrive
8 4 (5.13%) Serverless
9 2 (2.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (1.28%) Azure App Service
10 1 (1.28%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.26%) VoIP
2 7 (8.97%) LTE
3 6 (7.69%) Firewall
3 6 (7.69%) WAN
4 5 (6.41%) LAN
4 5 (6.41%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (5.13%) Network Security
5 4 (5.13%) SAN
5 4 (5.13%) TCP/IP
6 3 (3.85%) FTP
6 3 (3.85%) HTTP
6 3 (3.85%) Hyperconnected
6 3 (3.85%) SMTP
7 2 (2.56%) VPN
8 1 (1.28%) Broadband
8 1 (1.28%) MPLS
8 1 (1.28%) SNA
8 1 (1.28%) SSL
8 1 (1.28%) Wireless
8 1 (1.28%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (19.23%) Azure SQL Database
1 15 (19.23%) MongoDB
2 3 (3.85%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Jenkins
General
1 16 (20.51%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.10%) Finance
3 7 (8.97%) Law
4 3 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.85%) Tech for Good
5 2 (2.56%) Advertising
5 2 (2.56%) Games
5 2 (2.56%) Legal
5 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (2.56%) Police
6 1 (1.28%) Banking
6 1 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.28%) Italian Language
6 1 (1.28%) Norwegian Language
6 1 (1.28%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.28%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 18 (23.08%) .NET Developer
1 18 (23.08%) Developer
2 12 (15.38%) IT Trainer
2 12 (15.38%) Trainer
3 5 (6.41%) Analyst
4 4 (5.13%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (5.13%) IT Support
5 3 (3.85%) Administrator
5 3 (3.85%) IT Administrator
5 3 (3.85%) IT Systems Administrator
5 3 (3.85%) Product Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Sales Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Senior
5 3 (3.85%) SOC Analyst
5 3 (3.85%) Systems Administrator
5 3 (3.85%) Technical Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Technical Product Manager
6 2 (2.56%) Interaction Designer
6 2 (2.56%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 2 (2.56%) Technical Support Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (23.08%) .NET
2 17 (21.79%) ASP.NET
2 17 (21.79%) ASP.NET Core
3 16 (20.51%) .NET Core
4 10 (12.82%) ASP.NET Web API
5 9 (11.54%) RESTful
6 7 (8.97%) AngularJS
6 7 (8.97%) Entity Framework
6 7 (8.97%) HEVC
6 7 (8.97%) LINQ
6 7 (8.97%) ML.NET
6 7 (8.97%) Vue
7 6 (7.69%) Blazor
8 5 (6.41%) CSS
8 5 (6.41%) HTML
8 5 (6.41%) React
9 3 (3.85%) LDAP
9 3 (3.85%) Node.js
10 1 (1.28%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.82%) Management Information System
2 9 (11.54%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (10.26%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (5.13%) Clustering
5 3 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.85%) Blog
5 3 (3.85%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.85%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.56%) IoT
6 2 (2.56%) Social Media
7 1 (1.28%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.28%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.28%) PKI
7 1 (1.28%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.28%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.69%) Windows
2 4 (5.13%) Mac OS
2 4 (5.13%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.28%) Linux
3 1 (1.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.79%) Full-Stack Development
2 11 (14.10%) Line Management
3 9 (11.54%) CRM
3 9 (11.54%) Multithreading
3 9 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (10.26%) Agile
4 8 (10.26%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (10.26%) Storytelling
4 8 (10.26%) Workflow
5 7 (8.97%) AI
5 7 (8.97%) Machine Learning
5 7 (8.97%) Strategic Thinking
6 6 (7.69%) CI/CD
7 5 (6.41%) DevOps
7 5 (6.41%) Mentoring
7 5 (6.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (6.41%) User Experience
8 4 (5.13%) Data Privacy
8 4 (5.13%) Mobile Device Management
8 4 (5.13%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (25.64%) SQL
2 17 (21.79%) C#
3 7 (8.97%) TypeScript
4 5 (6.41%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.28%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (16.67%) Degree
2 3 (3.85%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.56%) City & Guilds
3 2 (2.56%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.28%) CCNP
4 1 (1.28%) CCSP
4 1 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.28%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.28%) MCSE
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (14.10%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.85%) GDPR
3 1 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.28%) Data Quality
System Software
1 9 (11.54%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.69%) Docker
3 4 (5.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.28%) KVM
4 1 (1.28%) QEMU
4 1 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.28%) Xen
Systems Management
1 6 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.85%) QRadar
3 2 (2.56%) Ansible
4 1 (1.28%) CASB
4 1 (1.28%) FortiGate
4 1 (1.28%) Puppet
4 1 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 31 (39.74%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.13%) Google
2 4 (5.13%) Salesforce
2 4 (5.13%) SonicWALL
2 4 (5.13%) Veeam
3 3 (3.85%) ArcSight
3 3 (3.85%) Splunk
4 1 (1.28%) Cisco
4 1 (1.28%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.28%) Netskope
4 1 (1.28%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.28%) VMware