Onboarding Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Onboarding
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 213 192
Rank change year-on-year +57 -21 +16
Permanent jobs citing Onboarding 328 502 770
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.16% 1.48% 1.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.50% 4.17% 4.69%
Number of salaries quoted 255 430 558
10th Percentile £31,100 £30,000 £38,525
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,047 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -23.00% +8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £85,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -23.08% +8.33%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Onboarding falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,963 12,029 16,425
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.31% 35.56% 38.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,870 9,255 11,843
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.61% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Onboarding
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Onboarding as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Onboarding trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Onboarding
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Onboarding.

Onboarding salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Onboarding
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Onboarding over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Onboarding salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Onboarding
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (11.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (8.84%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.05%) Confluence
4 6 (1.83%) Apache
4 6 (1.83%) IIS
5 3 (0.91%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.61%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.30%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (9.45%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.13%) Chatbot
3 7 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.61%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.61%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.30%) 1Password
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.30%) Blender
5 1 (0.30%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.30%) InDesign
5 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 32 (9.76%) Aladdin
1 32 (9.76%) thinkFolio
2 10 (3.05%) TrackWise
3 5 (1.52%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.91%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.91%) Magento
4 3 (0.91%) Shopify
5 2 (0.61%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.30%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.30%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 72 (21.95%) Azure
1 72 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (14.33%) SaaS
3 18 (5.49%) AWS
4 16 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (4.88%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.57%) GitHub
6 14 (4.27%) GitHub Actions
6 14 (4.27%) OneDrive
7 11 (3.35%) IaaS
7 11 (3.35%) Power Platform
8 10 (3.05%) Veeva
9 9 (2.74%) PaaS
10 8 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (2.44%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.13%) Mimecast
12 6 (1.83%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (1.52%) Boomi
14 4 (1.22%) GCP
15 3 (0.91%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 32 (9.76%) Firewall
2 29 (8.84%) LAN
2 29 (8.84%) WAN
3 17 (5.18%) DNS
3 17 (5.18%) VPN
4 12 (3.66%) DHCP
5 5 (1.52%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.91%) Internet
6 3 (0.91%) VLAN
6 3 (0.91%) VoIP
6 3 (0.91%) VSAN
7 2 (0.61%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.61%) Network Security
7 2 (0.61%) Skype
8 1 (0.30%) Broadband
8 1 (0.30%) FIX Connectivity
8 1 (0.30%) IPsec
8 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.05%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.13%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.83%) Redis
5 4 (1.22%) Power BI
6 3 (0.91%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.30%) Big Data
7 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.30%) GIS
7 1 (0.30%) MySQL
7 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (4.57%) JIRA
2 14 (4.27%) SonarQube
3 9 (2.74%) Git
4 5 (1.52%) Selenium
5 4 (1.22%) Postman
6 3 (0.91%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.91%) MLflow
7 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.30%) GitLab
8 1 (0.30%) Hudson
8 1 (0.30%) JMeter
General
1 142 (43.29%) Social Skills
2 79 (24.09%) Finance
3 42 (12.80%) Front Office
4 30 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (8.84%) Law
6 27 (8.23%) Public Sector
7 26 (7.93%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (5.79%) Retail
9 17 (5.18%) Local Government
10 16 (4.88%) Back Office
11 15 (4.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (3.05%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (2.44%) Banking
13 8 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (2.44%) Legal
13 8 (2.44%) Marketing
14 7 (2.13%) Billing
14 7 (2.13%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.22%) Health Technology
15 4 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 75 (22.87%) Analyst
2 43 (13.11%) Business Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 38 (11.59%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
5 32 (9.76%) Support Engineer
6 24 (7.32%) IT Support
7 22 (6.71%) Senior
8 19 (5.79%) Developer
9 18 (5.49%) Consultant
10 17 (5.18%) Lead
11 13 (3.96%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
11 13 (3.96%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
11 13 (3.96%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 13 (3.96%) 3rd Line Support
11 13 (3.96%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 12 (3.66%) IT Analyst
13 11 (3.35%) Support Analyst
14 10 (3.05%) Administrator
14 10 (3.05%) IT Manager
15 9 (2.74%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.27%) .NET
2 8 (2.44%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.44%) Azure Blueprints
2 8 (2.44%) OAuth
2 8 (2.44%) RESTful
3 7 (2.13%) Node.js
4 6 (1.83%) Django
4 6 (1.83%) FastAPI
4 6 (1.83%) Flask
4 6 (1.83%) GraphQL
4 6 (1.83%) Keycloak
4 6 (1.83%) pytest
4 6 (1.83%) SQLAlchemy
4 6 (1.83%) WebSockets
5 5 (1.52%) CodeIgniter
5 5 (1.52%) EDI
5 5 (1.52%) HTML
5 5 (1.52%) Laravel
6 4 (1.22%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (0.91%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 41 (12.50%) Derivative
2 38 (11.59%) Fixed Income
2 38 (11.59%) Hedge funds
3 33 (10.06%) Management Information System
4 24 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (4.88%) Virtual Team
6 12 (3.66%) Data Centre
7 10 (3.05%) CSOC
7 10 (3.05%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.74%) Client/Server
8 9 (2.74%) Social Media
9 8 (2.44%) Robotics
10 6 (1.83%) Tandem
11 5 (1.52%) EPoS
12 4 (1.22%) Equity Derivative
13 3 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.91%) FMCG
13 3 (0.91%) NHS
13 3 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
14 2 (0.61%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 67 (20.43%) Windows
2 32 (9.76%) Windows Server
3 17 (5.18%) Windows Server 2016
4 14 (4.27%) Windows 10
4 14 (4.27%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (2.74%) Android
6 7 (2.13%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.83%) Linux
8 4 (1.22%) Unix
9 3 (0.91%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.91%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (24.70%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (23.78%) Agile
3 57 (17.38%) Client Onboarding
4 56 (17.07%) Mentoring
5 53 (16.16%) Asset Management
5 53 (16.16%) Project Management
6 44 (13.41%) Portfolio Management
7 39 (11.89%) Business Analysis
7 39 (11.89%) Business Intelligence
8 38 (11.59%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (11.59%) Data Mapping
8 38 (11.59%) Investment Management
9 36 (10.98%) Customer Service
9 36 (10.98%) DevOps
10 35 (10.67%) Project Delivery
11 30 (9.15%) CRM
12 28 (8.54%) Artificial Intelligence
13 24 (7.32%) Workflow
14 23 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
14 23 (7.01%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 64 (19.51%) SQL
2 58 (17.68%) Python
3 27 (8.23%) PowerShell
4 21 (6.40%) JavaScript
5 15 (4.57%) C#
6 10 (3.05%) PHP
7 7 (2.13%) VB.NET
8 5 (1.52%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.30%) Go
9 1 (0.30%) Java
Qualifications
1 44 (13.41%) Degree
2 39 (11.89%) Security Cleared
3 20 (6.10%) BPSS Clearance
4 17 (5.18%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.05%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.74%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.91%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.91%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.91%) MCP
7 3 (0.91%) MCSA
7 3 (0.91%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.91%) PMP
8 1 (0.30%) CCSK
8 1 (0.30%) CIPD
8 1 (0.30%) CISSP
8 1 (0.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.30%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (8.84%) QA
2 13 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.96%) SLA
3 10 (3.05%) GMP
4 9 (2.74%) GDPR
5 8 (2.44%) NCSC
6 5 (1.52%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.52%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.22%) PMO
8 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.61%) NIST
9 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
System Software
1 54 (16.46%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (5.79%) Docker
4 14 (4.27%) XenApp
5 10 (3.05%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (9.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (5.49%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.96%) Terraform
4 10 (3.05%) QRadar
5 8 (2.44%) Ansible
6 7 (2.13%) Grafana
6 7 (2.13%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.52%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.91%) SCCM
8 3 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.91%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.61%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.30%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 112 (34.15%) Microsoft
2 38 (11.59%) Charles River
3 34 (10.37%) VMware
4 32 (9.76%) BISAM
4 32 (9.76%) Calypso
4 32 (9.76%) SimCorp
5 24 (7.32%) Cisco
6 21 (6.40%) Meraki
7 18 (5.49%) SAP
7 18 (5.49%) SonicWALL
8 16 (4.88%) Citrix
9 14 (4.27%) CheckPoint
10 11 (3.35%) Oracle
10 11 (3.35%) Salesforce
11 9 (2.74%) ServiceNow
12 7 (2.13%) Google
12 7 (2.13%) UiPath
13 5 (1.52%) Dell
13 5 (1.52%) OpenAI
14 4 (1.22%) Adobe