Hybrid/Remote NFS Job Trends

Network File System (NFS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring NFS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 394 545
Rank change year-on-year - +151 +120
Permanent jobs citing NFS 0 3 18
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.023% 0.058%
As % of the System Software category - 0.15% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -51.35%
75th Percentile - £42,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - - £110,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £49,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.16% -24.62% -27.78%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

NFS falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,384 2,058 4,293
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.29% 16.04% 13.83%
Number of salaries quoted 991 1,559 3,645
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,552
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,625 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,984 £83,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

NFS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NFS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

NFS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

NFS
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NFS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NFS