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

 6 months to
22 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 281 227
Rank change year-on-year -59 -54 +31
Permanent jobs citing Internet 58 125 446
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.32% 0.94% 1.38%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.97% 7.57% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 31 81 378
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £35,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £51,251 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -6.82% -12.00%
75th Percentile £65,625 £74,258 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £115,000 £80,338
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 1,955 1,652 5,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.94% 12.36% 15.91%
Number of salaries quoted 959 1,206 3,440
10th Percentile £29,100 £25,875 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +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 22 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 (15.52%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.72%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (18.97%) Azure
2 10 (17.24%) Entra ID
3 9 (15.52%) AWS
4 8 (13.79%) GCP
5 7 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (10.34%) Google Workspace
7 4 (6.90%) Dropbox
7 4 (6.90%) OneDrive
8 3 (5.17%) Mimecast
8 3 (5.17%) SaaS
9 2 (3.45%) Azure AI
9 2 (3.45%) Azure AKS
9 2 (3.45%) GitHub
9 2 (3.45%) GitHub Copilot
10 1 (1.72%) Azure App Service
10 1 (1.72%) Azure Cognitive Search
10 1 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (1.72%) Power Platform
10 1 (1.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.07%) Firewall
1 7 (12.07%) LTE
2 6 (10.34%) LAN
2 6 (10.34%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (8.62%) TCP/IP
3 5 (8.62%) VoIP
3 5 (8.62%) WAN
4 4 (6.90%) VPN
5 3 (5.17%) Network Security
5 3 (5.17%) SAN
5 3 (5.17%) SSL
5 3 (5.17%) Wireless
6 2 (3.45%) DNS
6 2 (3.45%) FTP
6 2 (3.45%) HTTP
6 2 (3.45%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (3.45%) IPsec
6 2 (3.45%) SMTP
6 2 (3.45%) VLAN
7 1 (1.72%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (3.45%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (3.45%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.72%) Power BI
2 1 (1.72%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.72%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Finance
3 7 (12.07%) Law
4 4 (6.90%) Legal
5 3 (5.17%) Advertising
5 3 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.17%) Tech for Good
6 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.45%) Games
6 2 (3.45%) Police
7 1 (1.72%) Banking
7 1 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.72%) Italian Language
7 1 (1.72%) Norwegian Language
7 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.72%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (15.52%) IT Trainer
1 9 (15.52%) Trainer
2 6 (10.34%) Developer
2 6 (10.34%) IT Support
3 5 (8.62%) Senior
4 4 (6.90%) Help Desk Support
5 3 (5.17%) .NET Developer
5 3 (5.17%) Azure Developer
5 3 (5.17%) Lead
5 3 (5.17%) Sales Manager
5 3 (5.17%) Support Engineer
5 3 (5.17%) Team Leader
6 2 (3.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Designer
6 2 (3.45%) IT Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) IT Systems Administrator
6 2 (3.45%) Senior Designer
6 2 (3.45%) SOC Analyst
6 2 (3.45%) Technical Support Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.07%) HEVC
2 3 (5.17%) .NET
2 3 (5.17%) .NET Core
2 3 (5.17%) Blazor
2 3 (5.17%) React
3 2 (3.45%) ASP.NET
3 2 (3.45%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (3.45%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (3.45%) LDAP
3 2 (3.45%) Node.js
4 1 (1.72%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.41%) Management Information System
2 8 (13.79%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.17%) Blog
3 3 (5.17%) Clustering
3 3 (5.17%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.45%) Cloud Native
4 2 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (3.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.45%) iPad
4 2 (3.45%) iPhone
4 2 (3.45%) Public Cloud
4 2 (3.45%) Social Media
5 1 (1.72%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.72%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.72%) PKI
5 1 (1.72%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (13.79%) Windows
2 6 (10.34%) Mac OS
2 6 (10.34%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.45%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.72%) Linux
4 1 (1.72%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (24.14%) Line Management
2 12 (20.69%) CRM
3 11 (18.97%) Workflow
4 9 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (13.79%) Storytelling
6 7 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (12.07%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (10.34%) Agile
7 6 (10.34%) Data Privacy
8 5 (8.62%) Decision-Making
8 5 (8.62%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (6.90%) Knowledge Management
9 4 (6.90%) Project Management
9 4 (6.90%) User Experience
10 3 (5.17%) CI/CD
10 3 (5.17%) Contract Management
10 3 (5.17%) Fintech
10 3 (5.17%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.34%) SQL
2 3 (5.17%) C#
2 3 (5.17%) Python
3 2 (3.45%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (18.97%) Degree
2 2 (3.45%) City & Guilds
2 2 (3.45%) DBS Check
2 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.72%) CCNP
3 1 (1.72%) CCSP
3 1 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.72%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.72%) MCSE
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.97%) Accessibility
2 5 (8.62%) GDPR
3 1 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.72%) Data Quality
System Software
1 8 (13.79%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.17%) Docker
2 3 (5.17%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.72%) KVM
3 1 (1.72%) QEMU
3 1 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.72%) Xen
Systems Management
1 3 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.45%) Ansible
2 2 (3.45%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (3.45%) QRadar
3 1 (1.72%) CASB
3 1 (1.72%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.72%) Puppet
3 1 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (31.03%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.34%) Google
2 6 (10.34%) Salesforce
3 3 (5.17%) SonicWALL
3 3 (5.17%) Veeam
4 2 (3.45%) ArcSight
4 2 (3.45%) Foundry
4 2 (3.45%) Splunk
5 1 (1.72%) Cisco
5 1 (1.72%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.72%) Netskope
5 1 (1.72%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.72%) VMware
179 hybrid/remote Internet jobs