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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 344 339 320
Rank change year-on-year -5 -19 -68
Permanent jobs citing Internet 115 73 191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.49% 0.45% 0.81%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.00% 3.98% 5.19%
Number of salaries quoted 91 56 143
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,040 £29,500
25th Percentile £44,375 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -22.73% -20.72%
75th Percentile £66,875 £52,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £49,250
% change year-on-year +12.50% -18.78% -7.08%

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 2,302 1,833 3,680
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.85% 11.42% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,334 1,070 1,734
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -11.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £48,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -20.00% -3.33%

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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 4 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 (5.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.87%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.87%) InDesign
3 1 (0.87%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 61 (53.04%) Azure
2 30 (26.09%) Azure AI
3 19 (16.52%) GitHub
3 19 (16.52%) GitHub Copilot
4 11 (9.57%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (6.96%) AWS
6 7 (6.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 7 (6.09%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (5.22%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.48%) GCP
8 4 (3.48%) Mimecast
8 4 (3.48%) SaaS
8 4 (3.48%) Serverless
9 2 (1.74%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.87%) Canva
10 1 (0.87%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.87%) MailChimp
10 1 (0.87%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 13 (11.30%) Firewall
2 11 (9.57%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (8.70%) LAN
3 10 (8.70%) WAN
4 9 (7.83%) Network Security
5 7 (6.09%) Hyperconnected
5 7 (6.09%) TCP/IP
6 6 (5.22%) DNS
6 6 (5.22%) VoIP
7 5 (4.35%) DHCP
7 5 (4.35%) HTTP
7 5 (4.35%) VLAN
7 5 (4.35%) VPN
8 4 (3.48%) FTP
8 4 (3.48%) LTE
8 4 (3.48%) SAN
8 4 (3.48%) SMTP
9 1 (0.87%) Broadband
9 1 (0.87%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (43.48%) MongoDB
2 46 (40.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (6.09%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.87%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.87%) Metasploit
General
1 18 (15.65%) Social Skills
2 8 (6.96%) Finance
3 5 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.48%) Law
5 2 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.74%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.87%) Advertising
6 1 (0.87%) Banking
6 1 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.87%) Marketing
6 1 (0.87%) Retail
Job Titles
1 57 (49.57%) .NET Developer
1 57 (49.57%) Developer
2 10 (8.70%) Analyst
2 10 (8.70%) Operations Engineer
2 10 (8.70%) Technical Engineer
2 10 (8.70%) Technical Operations Engineer
3 6 (5.22%) IT Trainer
3 6 (5.22%) Trainer
4 5 (4.35%) Network Engineer
5 4 (3.48%) Product Manager
5 4 (3.48%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (3.48%) Technical Manager
5 4 (3.48%) Technical Product Manager
6 3 (2.61%) Data Analyst
6 3 (2.61%) IT Administrator
6 3 (2.61%) IT Engineer
6 3 (2.61%) IT Systems Administrator
6 3 (2.61%) Product Analyst
6 3 (2.61%) Support Engineer
6 3 (2.61%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (49.57%) .NET
1 57 (49.57%) ASP.NET
1 57 (49.57%) ASP.NET Core
2 46 (40.00%) .NET Core
3 31 (26.96%) RESTful
4 30 (26.09%) ML.NET
5 27 (23.48%) ASP.NET Web API
6 20 (17.39%) AngularJS
6 20 (17.39%) Entity Framework
6 20 (17.39%) LINQ
6 20 (17.39%) Vue
7 19 (16.52%) CSS
7 19 (16.52%) HTML
8 18 (15.65%) Blazor
8 18 (15.65%) React
9 7 (6.09%) Node.js
10 4 (3.48%) HEVC
10 4 (3.48%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 31 (26.96%) Greenfield Project
2 10 (8.70%) IoT
3 7 (6.09%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.48%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (3.48%) Clustering
5 4 (3.48%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (3.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (3.48%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (3.48%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.87%) Blog
6 1 (0.87%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.87%) Photography
6 1 (0.87%) Social Media
6 1 (0.87%) Video Editing
6 1 (0.87%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.48%) Windows
2 2 (1.74%) Linux
2 2 (1.74%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.87%) Kali Linux
3 1 (0.87%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (49.57%) Full-Stack Development
2 33 (28.70%) AI
3 31 (26.96%) Multithreading
4 30 (26.09%) Machine Learning
5 20 (17.39%) Agile
6 19 (16.52%) CI/CD
7 14 (12.17%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (11.30%) DevOps
9 11 (9.57%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (9.57%) OO
10 10 (8.70%) Tech Ops
11 7 (6.09%) Mentoring
11 7 (6.09%) Microservices
12 6 (5.22%) Collaborative Working
12 6 (5.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 6 (5.22%) Patch Management
13 5 (4.35%) Line Management
14 4 (3.48%) High Availability
14 4 (3.48%) Mobile Device Management
14 4 (3.48%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 57 (49.57%) C#
2 50 (43.48%) SQL
3 20 (17.39%) TypeScript
4 18 (15.65%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (8.70%) Degree
2 9 (7.83%) CCNA
2 9 (7.83%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.35%) CCNP
3 5 (4.35%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (3.48%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.74%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.87%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.35%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.61%) GDPR
3 1 (0.87%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.87%) NIST
System Software
1 20 (17.39%) Docker
2 8 (6.96%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.96%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.87%) KVM
3 1 (0.87%) QEMU
3 1 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.87%) Xen
Systems Management
1 20 (17.39%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.48%) QRadar
3 1 (0.87%) Ansible
3 1 (0.87%) Nessus
3 1 (0.87%) Nmap
3 1 (0.87%) OpenVAS
3 1 (0.87%) Puppet
Vendors
1 74 (64.35%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.35%) Cisco
2 5 (4.35%) VMware
3 4 (3.48%) ArcSight
3 4 (3.48%) Aruba
3 4 (3.48%) Fortinet
3 4 (3.48%) Palo Alto
3 4 (3.48%) SonicWALL
3 4 (3.48%) Splunk
3 4 (3.48%) Veeam
4 3 (2.61%) Google
5 1 (0.87%) Adobe
5 1 (0.87%) Qualys
5 1 (0.87%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.87%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.87%) YouTube