Hybrid/Remote PPP Job Trends

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring PPP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 407 - 497
Rank change year-on-year - - +301
Permanent jobs citing PPP 1 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% - 0.056%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.058% - 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.53%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - £93,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +87.50% -19.03%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

PPP 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 1,712 2,407 3,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 11.87% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 984 1,430 2,658
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,594 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,000 £52,500 £50,250
% change year-on-year -27.62% +4.48% -4.29%

PPP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

PPP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

PPP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

PPP
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DOCSIS
1 1 (100.00%) DSL
1 1 (100.00%) GPON
1 1 (100.00%) IPv4
1 1 (100.00%) IPv6
1 1 (100.00%) RTP
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++