Hybrid/Remote Senior Job Trends
Senior
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior salary for remote/hybrid work is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -6 | +4 |
| Permanent Senior jobs | 4,097 | 2,162 | 3,659 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 16.08% | 13.22% | 18.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.11% | 14.12% | 18.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,626 | 1,423 | 2,323 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,557 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £81,500 | £82,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £114,750 | £105,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,943 | 15,308 | 19,496 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 93.62% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,244 | 8,710 | 12,281 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,944 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -5.09% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,300 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.95% | -7.08% | -5.83% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior job vacancies.
Senior Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Senior jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Senior job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Senior jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 19.6% | 802 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 18.6% | 760 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 17.9% | 734 |
| 4 | Azure | 17.8% | 731 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 16.3% | 667 |
| 6 | AWS | 15.7% | 642 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 15.5% | 637 |
| 8 | AI | 15.1% | 619 |
| 9 | Python | 13.4% | 550 |
| 10 | DevOps | 13.4% | 549 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 13.0% | 532 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 12.4% | 507 |
| 13 | SQL | 11.4% | 469 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 10.4% | 426 |
| 15 | Coaching | 9.6% | 394 |
| 16 | Degree | 9.5% | 390 |
| 17 | Analytics | 8.9% | 366 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 8.8% | 359 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.7% | 355 |
| 20 | SC Cleared | 8.6% | 353 |
| 21 | Project Delivery | 8.0% | 329 |
| 22 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.0% | 327 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Management | 7.7% | 315 |
| 24 | C# | 7.4% | 303 |
| 25 | Java | 7.1% | 292 |
| 26 | SaaS | 6.5% | 268 |
| 27 | Test Automation | 6.5% | 267 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 6.2% | 252 |
| 29 | Roadmaps | 6.1% | 251 |
| 30 | Terraform | 6.0% | 244 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Manager | 17.1% | 699 |
| 2 | Senior Developer | 12.9% | 528 |
| 3 | Senior Software Engineer | 8.5% | 349 |
| 4 | Senior Architect | 7.7% | 317 |
| 5 | Senior Analyst | 7.6% | 313 |
| 6 | Senior Consultant | 5.6% | 228 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.3% | 175 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.7% | 152 |
| 9 | Senior DevOps | 3.3% | 134 |
| 10 | Senior Project Manager | 3.1% | 125 |
| 11 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 3.0% | 122 |
| 12 | Senior Business Analyst | 2.8% | 115 |
| 13 | Senior Data Architect | 2.7% | 110 |
| 14 | Senior Java Engineer | 2.5% | 104 |
| 15 | Network Engineer | 2.1% | 85 |
| 16 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.0% | 81 |
| 17 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 2.0% | 80 |
| 17 | Senior Delivery Manager | 2.0% | 80 |
| 19 | Senior Security Engineer | 1.9% | 78 |
| 20 | Senior Solutions Architect | 1.8% | 75 |