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 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 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 | 2,156 | 3,677 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 16.08% | 13.21% | 18.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.11% | 14.11% | 18.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,626 | 1,417 | 2,329 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,307 | £45,000 | £45,312 |
| 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 | £82,500 | £83,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £115,000 | £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 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,940 | 15,275 | 19,515 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.96% | 93.60% | 96.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,247 | 8,673 | 12,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,252 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
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 23 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 23 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 | 19.7% | 808 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 18.4% | 753 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 17.9% | 735 |
| 4 | Azure | 17.7% | 725 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 16.2% | 665 |
| 6 | AWS | 15.6% | 640 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 15.5% | 633 |
| 8 | AI | 15.1% | 620 |
| 9 | Python | 13.4% | 550 |
| 10 | DevOps | 13.4% | 549 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 12.8% | 526 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 12.3% | 502 |
| 13 | SQL | 11.4% | 468 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 10.4% | 425 |
| 15 | Degree | 9.7% | 398 |
| 16 | Coaching | 9.7% | 396 |
| 17 | Analytics | 8.9% | 366 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 356 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.6% | 353 |
| 20 | SC Cleared | 8.6% | 352 |
| 21 | Project Delivery | 8.2% | 336 |
| 22 | Stakeholder Engagement | 7.9% | 324 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Management | 7.7% | 315 |
| 24 | C# | 7.4% | 303 |
| 25 | Java | 7.1% | 292 |
| 26 | Test Automation | 6.5% | 267 |
| 27 | SaaS | 6.5% | 265 |
| 28 | Roadmaps | 6.2% | 252 |
| 29 | Infrastructure as Code | 6.1% | 251 |
| 30 | Terraform | 5.9% | 243 |
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 | 17.3% | 709 |
| 2 | Senior Developer | 12.9% | 528 |
| 3 | Senior Software Engineer | 8.6% | 351 |
| 4 | Senior Analyst | 7.6% | 312 |
| 5 | Senior Architect | 7.6% | 311 |
| 6 | Senior Consultant | 5.5% | 226 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.2% | 172 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.7% | 153 |
| 9 | Senior DevOps | 3.3% | 134 |
| 10 | Senior Project Manager | 3.2% | 133 |
| 11 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 3.0% | 122 |
| 12 | Senior Business Analyst | 2.8% | 114 |
| 13 | Senior Data Architect | 2.6% | 107 |
| 14 | Senior Java Engineer | 2.5% | 104 |
| 15 | Network Engineer | 2.1% | 84 |
| 16 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.0% | 80 |
| 17 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 1.9% | 79 |
| 17 | Senior Delivery Manager | 1.9% | 79 |
| 19 | Senior Security Engineer | 1.9% | 76 |
| 20 | Senior Solutions Architect | 1.8% | 74 |