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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 219 202
Rank change year-on-year +27 -17 +4
Permanent jobs citing Onboarding 341 501 742
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.89% 1.48% 1.79%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.59% 4.15% 4.65%
Number of salaries quoted 265 430 527
10th Percentile £30,400 £29,900 £40,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -19.23% +6.12%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,000 £85,000 £93,750
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 7,424 12,074 15,947
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 41.24% 35.72% 38.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3,824 9,277 11,636
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £39,188
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,526 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -8.42% -
75th Percentile £85,313 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £102,500 £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 13 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 38 (11.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (8.50%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.64%) Confluence
4 6 (1.76%) Apache
4 6 (1.76%) IIS
5 3 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.59%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.29%) CMS
Applications
1 32 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.05%) Chatbot
3 7 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.59%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.59%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.29%) 1Password
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.29%) Blender
5 1 (0.29%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.29%) InDesign
5 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 36 (10.56%) Aladdin
1 36 (10.56%) thinkFolio
2 10 (2.93%) TrackWise
3 5 (1.47%) Magento
3 5 (1.47%) SAP HR
3 5 (1.47%) Shopify
4 3 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.59%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.29%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.29%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.29%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 71 (20.82%) Microsoft 365
2 69 (20.23%) Azure
3 53 (15.54%) SaaS
4 17 (4.99%) AWS
4 17 (4.99%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (4.11%) GitHub
6 14 (4.11%) OneDrive
7 13 (3.81%) GitHub Actions
8 11 (3.23%) IaaS
9 10 (2.93%) Power Platform
9 10 (2.93%) Veeva
10 9 (2.64%) PaaS
11 8 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.35%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.76%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (1.47%) BigCommerce
13 5 (1.47%) Boomi
13 5 (1.47%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.88%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.97%) Firewall
2 31 (9.09%) WAN
3 30 (8.80%) LAN
4 19 (5.57%) VPN
5 16 (4.69%) DNS
6 11 (3.23%) DHCP
7 6 (1.76%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.88%) Internet
8 3 (0.88%) VLAN
8 3 (0.88%) VoIP
9 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.59%) Network Security
9 2 (0.59%) Skype
9 2 (0.59%) VSAN
10 1 (0.29%) 5G
10 1 (0.29%) Broadband
10 1 (0.29%) FIX Connectivity
10 1 (0.29%) IPsec
10 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.52%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.35%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.05%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.47%) Power BI
4 5 (1.47%) Redis
5 2 (0.59%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.59%) Tableau
6 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.29%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 14 (4.11%) JIRA
2 13 (3.81%) SonarQube
3 8 (2.35%) Git
4 5 (1.47%) Selenium
5 4 (1.17%) Postman
6 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.88%) MLflow
7 2 (0.59%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.29%) GitLab
8 1 (0.29%) Hudson
8 1 (0.29%) JMeter
General
1 146 (42.82%) Social Skills
2 82 (24.05%) Finance
3 45 (13.20%) Front Office
4 33 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (8.21%) Law
6 26 (7.62%) Public Sector
7 25 (7.33%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (6.16%) Retail
9 16 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (4.69%) Local Government
10 15 (4.40%) Back Office
11 11 (3.23%) Legal
12 10 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
13 9 (2.64%) Billing
13 9 (2.64%) Marketing
14 8 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (2.05%) Banking
15 7 (2.05%) Manufacturing
16 4 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (1.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (23.46%) Analyst
2 46 (13.49%) Business Manager
3 45 (13.20%) Business Analyst
4 42 (12.32%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
5 30 (8.80%) Support Engineer
6 25 (7.33%) IT Support
7 22 (6.45%) Senior
8 20 (5.87%) Consultant
8 20 (5.87%) Developer
9 17 (4.99%) Lead
10 13 (3.81%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
10 13 (3.81%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) 3rd Line Support
10 13 (3.81%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) IT Analyst
11 12 (3.52%) Support Analyst
12 11 (3.23%) Administrator
13 10 (2.93%) IT Manager
13 10 (2.93%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.40%) .NET
2 8 (2.35%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.35%) Azure Blueprints
2 8 (2.35%) RESTful
3 7 (2.05%) OAuth
4 6 (1.76%) HTML
4 6 (1.76%) Node.js
5 5 (1.47%) CodeIgniter
5 5 (1.47%) Django
5 5 (1.47%) EDI
5 5 (1.47%) FastAPI
5 5 (1.47%) Flask
5 5 (1.47%) GraphQL
5 5 (1.47%) Keycloak
5 5 (1.47%) Laravel
5 5 (1.47%) pytest
5 5 (1.47%) SQLAlchemy
5 5 (1.47%) WebSockets
6 3 (0.88%) scikit-learn
6 3 (0.88%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.90%) Derivative
2 42 (12.32%) Fixed Income
2 42 (12.32%) Hedge funds
3 31 (9.09%) Management Information System
4 24 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (4.40%) Virtual Team
6 13 (3.81%) Driving Licence
7 11 (3.23%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.93%) Social Media
9 9 (2.64%) Client/Server
9 9 (2.64%) CSOC
10 8 (2.35%) Robotics
11 7 (2.05%) EPoS
12 6 (1.76%) Tandem
13 4 (1.17%) NHS
14 3 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 3 (0.88%) Cloud Native
14 3 (0.88%) Equity Derivative
14 3 (0.88%) FMCG
14 3 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 66 (19.35%) Windows
2 33 (9.68%) Windows Server
3 18 (5.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 15 (4.40%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (3.81%) Windows 10
6 9 (2.64%) Android
7 7 (2.05%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.17%) Linux
9 3 (0.88%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.88%) Unix
9 3 (0.88%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (24.05%) Agile
1 82 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (17.89%) Client Onboarding
3 57 (16.72%) Asset Management
4 56 (16.42%) Mentoring
5 51 (14.96%) Project Management
6 47 (13.78%) Portfolio Management
7 44 (12.90%) Customer Service
8 43 (12.61%) Business Analysis
8 43 (12.61%) Business Intelligence
9 42 (12.32%) Data Mapping
9 42 (12.32%) Investment Management
10 37 (10.85%) Cybersecurity
11 34 (9.97%) DevOps
12 32 (9.38%) Project Delivery
13 29 (8.50%) Artificial Intelligence
13 29 (8.50%) CRM
14 23 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
14 23 (6.74%) Workflow
15 22 (6.45%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 67 (19.65%) SQL
2 61 (17.89%) Python
3 26 (7.62%) PowerShell
4 21 (6.16%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.69%) C#
6 10 (2.93%) PHP
7 7 (2.05%) VB.NET
8 4 (1.17%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.59%) Java
10 1 (0.29%) C++
10 1 (0.29%) Go
10 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 46 (13.49%) Degree
2 37 (10.85%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 16 (4.69%) SC Cleared
5 10 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.64%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.88%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.88%) MCP
7 3 (0.88%) MCSA
7 3 (0.88%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.88%) PMP
8 1 (0.29%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.29%) CCSK
8 1 (0.29%) CIPD
8 1 (0.29%) CISSP
8 1 (0.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.29%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (8.50%) QA
2 13 (3.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.81%) SLA
3 10 (2.93%) GMP
4 9 (2.64%) GDPR
5 8 (2.35%) NCSC
6 5 (1.47%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.47%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.17%) PMO
8 3 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.59%) NIST
9 2 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.29%) Data Quality
System Software
1 54 (15.84%) Active Directory
2 35 (10.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.28%) Docker
4 15 (4.40%) XenApp
5 11 (3.23%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 33 (9.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.99%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.81%) Terraform
4 9 (2.64%) QRadar
5 8 (2.35%) Ansible
6 6 (1.76%) Grafana
6 6 (1.76%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.47%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.88%) SCCM
8 3 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.59%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 2 (0.59%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.29%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 109 (31.96%) Microsoft
2 42 (12.32%) Charles River
3 36 (10.56%) BISAM
3 36 (10.56%) Calypso
3 36 (10.56%) SimCorp
4 35 (10.26%) VMware
5 23 (6.74%) Cisco
6 20 (5.87%) Meraki
7 19 (5.57%) SonicWALL
8 18 (5.28%) SAP
9 17 (4.99%) Citrix
10 15 (4.40%) CheckPoint
11 11 (3.23%) Salesforce
12 10 (2.93%) Oracle
13 8 (2.35%) ServiceNow
14 7 (2.05%) UiPath
15 6 (1.76%) Google
16 5 (1.47%) Dell
16 5 (1.47%) OpenAI
17 4 (1.17%) Xero