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 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -6 | +4 |
| Permanent Senior jobs | 4,115 | 2,192 | 3,621 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 16.12% | 13.35% | 18.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.16% | 14.12% | 18.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,613 | 1,433 | 2,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,000 | £45,986 |
| 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 | £83,000 |
| 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 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,986 | 15,523 | 19,271 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.98% | 94.53% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,167 | 8,843 | 12,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -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 31 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 31 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 | 19.5% | 803 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 18.2% | 750 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 18.0% | 742 |
| 4 | Azure | 17.4% | 715 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 16.5% | 677 |
| 6 | AWS | 15.4% | 633 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 15.2% | 624 |
| 8 | AI | 15.0% | 617 |
| 9 | DevOps | 13.4% | 550 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 13.1% | 540 |
| 10 | Python | 13.1% | 540 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 12.3% | 508 |
| 13 | SQL | 11.1% | 457 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 10.5% | 431 |
| 15 | Coaching | 9.7% | 398 |
| 16 | Degree | 9.5% | 390 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 360 |
| 18 | SC Cleared | 8.7% | 358 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.5% | 350 |
| 20 | Analytics | 8.5% | 349 |
| 21 | Stakeholder Management | 8.1% | 332 |
| 22 | Project Delivery | 8.0% | 330 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.0% | 329 |
| 24 | C# | 7.2% | 297 |
| 24 | Java | 7.2% | 297 |
| 26 | SaaS | 6.8% | 279 |
| 27 | Test Automation | 6.4% | 263 |
| 28 | Roadmaps | 6.3% | 260 |
| 29 | Infrastructure as Code | 5.9% | 242 |
| 30 | Technical Leadership | 5.8% | 240 |
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 | 16.9% | 695 |
| 2 | Senior Developer | 12.6% | 517 |
| 3 | Senior Software Engineer | 8.9% | 366 |
| 4 | Senior Architect | 8.1% | 334 |
| 5 | Senior Analyst | 7.2% | 295 |
| 6 | Senior Consultant | 5.6% | 230 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.4% | 180 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.6% | 150 |
| 9 | Senior DevOps | 3.4% | 138 |
| 10 | Senior Project Manager | 3.1% | 126 |
| 11 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 3.0% | 124 |
| 12 | Senior Data Architect | 2.8% | 115 |
| 13 | Senior Business Analyst | 2.6% | 106 |
| 14 | Senior Java Engineer | 2.6% | 105 |
| 15 | Network Engineer | 2.1% | 87 |
| 16 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.0% | 83 |
| 17 | Senior Delivery Manager | 2.0% | 82 |
| 18 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 1.9% | 80 |
| 19 | Senior Security Engineer | 1.9% | 78 |
| 20 | Senior Systems Engineer | 1.8% | 74 |