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 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -6 | +4 |
| Permanent Senior jobs | 4,116 | 2,174 | 3,606 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 16.13% | 13.42% | 18.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.16% | 14.20% | 18.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,633 | 1,436 | 2,284 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,000 | £45,651 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £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 | £81,250 | £83,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £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 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,987 | 15,315 | 19,301 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 94.57% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,232 | 8,771 | 12,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,623 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
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 28 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 28 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 | 19.4% | 797 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 18.3% | 753 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 18.1% | 743 |
| 4 | Azure | 17.5% | 722 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 16.2% | 668 |
| 6 | AWS | 15.6% | 641 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 15.4% | 635 |
| 8 | AI | 15.3% | 628 |
| 9 | DevOps | 13.5% | 554 |
| 10 | Python | 13.3% | 546 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 12.9% | 532 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 12.3% | 508 |
| 13 | SQL | 11.2% | 462 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 10.3% | 424 |
| 15 | Coaching | 9.6% | 395 |
| 16 | Degree | 9.5% | 389 |
| 17 | Analytics | 8.7% | 360 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 358 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.6% | 352 |
| 20 | SC Cleared | 8.5% | 351 |
| 21 | Project Delivery | 8.0% | 330 |
| 22 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.0% | 328 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Management | 7.9% | 327 |
| 24 | C# | 7.3% | 299 |
| 25 | Java | 7.2% | 296 |
| 26 | SaaS | 6.7% | 275 |
| 27 | Test Automation | 6.5% | 266 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 6.1% | 253 |
| 28 | Roadmaps | 6.1% | 253 |
| 30 | Terraform | 6.0% | 246 |
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 | 17.0% | 699 |
| 2 | Senior Developer | 12.6% | 518 |
| 3 | Senior Software Engineer | 8.7% | 360 |
| 4 | Senior Architect | 8.0% | 328 |
| 5 | Senior Analyst | 7.5% | 310 |
| 6 | Senior Consultant | 5.5% | 226 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.4% | 180 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.7% | 151 |
| 9 | Senior DevOps | 3.4% | 141 |
| 10 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 3.1% | 127 |
| 11 | Senior Project Manager | 3.1% | 126 |
| 12 | Senior Business Analyst | 2.8% | 115 |
| 13 | Senior Data Architect | 2.7% | 112 |
| 14 | Senior Java Engineer | 2.6% | 106 |
| 15 | Network Engineer | 2.1% | 87 |
| 16 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.0% | 83 |
| 17 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 2.0% | 82 |
| 18 | Senior Delivery Manager | 1.9% | 80 |
| 19 | Senior Security Engineer | 1.9% | 78 |
| 20 | Senior Systems Engineer | 1.8% | 75 |