Hybrid/Remote Remote Desktop Job Trends

Remote Desktop
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Remote Desktop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 391 428
Rank change year-on-year +28 +37 +279
Permanent jobs citing Remote Desktop 47 79 75
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.39% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.74% 3.28% 2.33%
Number of salaries quoted 44 59 75
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,900 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £39,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.05% +12.86% -0.94%
75th Percentile £31,563 £82,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £33,750 £112,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £34,250
% change year-on-year -14.29% +2.19% -3.97%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Remote Desktop 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 1,713 2,411 3,216
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.48% 11.84% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 983 1,435 2,675
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £32,092
25th Percentile £31,125 £42,119 £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 £86,250
UK median annual salary £38,000 £52,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -27.62% +3.96% -3.81%

Remote Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Remote Desktop 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 Remote Desktop.

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

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Remote Desktop over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Remote Desktop 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 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 29 (61.70%) SaaS
2 8 (17.02%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.26%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.13%) Azure
4 1 (2.13%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.89%) TCP/IP
2 3 (6.38%) DHCP
2 3 (6.38%) DNS
3 2 (4.26%) Firewall
4 1 (2.13%) Skype
4 1 (2.13%) WebEx
General
1 37 (78.72%) Social Skills
2 29 (61.70%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (61.70%) Retail
3 7 (14.89%) Legal
4 4 (8.51%) Back Office
4 4 (8.51%) Finance
4 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (6.38%) Advertising
5 3 (6.38%) Law
5 3 (6.38%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 34 (72.34%) 2nd Line Support
2 17 (36.17%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 13 (27.66%) Support Technician
4 12 (25.53%) 2nd Line Support Technician
5 7 (14.89%) Analyst
5 7 (14.89%) Support Analyst
6 6 (12.77%) Applications Support
6 6 (12.77%) Applications Support Technician
6 6 (12.77%) IT Support
7 4 (8.51%) 1st Line Support
8 3 (6.38%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) ERP Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) ERP Support
8 3 (6.38%) IT Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) IT Engineer
8 3 (6.38%) IT Support Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) SaaS Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) Software Analyst
8 3 (6.38%) Software Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 30 (63.83%) Onboarding
2 5 (10.64%) Driving Licence
3 3 (6.38%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.38%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (23.40%) Windows
2 3 (6.38%) Mac OS
2 3 (6.38%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.13%) Linux
3 1 (2.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (82.98%) Customer Service
2 36 (76.60%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (68.09%) CRM
4 29 (61.70%) Analytical Thinking
4 29 (61.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 29 (61.70%) Data Privacy
4 29 (61.70%) E-Commerce
4 29 (61.70%) ERP
4 29 (61.70%) Logistics
4 29 (61.70%) Mentoring
4 29 (61.70%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (12.77%) Case Management
5 6 (12.77%) ITIL
6 3 (6.38%) Business Development
6 3 (6.38%) Change Management
6 3 (6.38%) Data Protection
6 3 (6.38%) Document Management
6 3 (6.38%) Incident Management
6 3 (6.38%) ITSM
6 3 (6.38%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (61.70%) C#
1 29 (61.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (12.77%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (8.51%) Degree
3 3 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (6.38%) MCITP
3 3 (6.38%) MCP
3 3 (6.38%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (48.94%) QA
2 3 (6.38%) ISO 9001
2 3 (6.38%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (14.89%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) SCCM
1 1 (2.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.13%) Bloomberg
2 1 (2.13%) Citrix
2 1 (2.13%) Red Hat
2 1 (2.13%) Reuters
2 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow
2 1 (2.13%) Tradeweb
2 1 (2.13%) VMware