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 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -6 | +4 |
| Permanent Senior jobs | 4,124 | 2,186 | 3,623 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 16.11% | 13.41% | 18.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.15% | 14.18% | 18.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,627 | 1,440 | 2,293 |
| 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 | £83,000 |
| 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 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,049 | 15,413 | 19,350 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.96% | 94.53% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,248 | 8,804 | 12,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £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 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| 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 29 October 2026.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 29 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 | 19.3% | 795 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 18.1% | 747 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 18.1% | 745 |
| 4 | Azure | 17.4% | 716 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 16.3% | 672 |
| 6 | AWS | 15.5% | 638 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 15.3% | 631 |
| 8 | AI | 15.1% | 624 |
| 9 | DevOps | 13.4% | 551 |
| 10 | Python | 13.3% | 547 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 13.0% | 536 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 12.3% | 508 |
| 13 | SQL | 11.2% | 461 |
| 14 | Security Cleared | 10.3% | 426 |
| 15 | Coaching | 9.5% | 393 |
| 16 | Degree | 9.5% | 392 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 360 |
| 18 | Analytics | 8.6% | 356 |
| 19 | SC Cleared | 8.6% | 354 |
| 20 | Decision-Making | 8.5% | 350 |
| 21 | Project Delivery | 8.0% | 331 |
| 22 | Stakeholder Engagement | 8.0% | 330 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Management | 8.0% | 329 |
| 24 | C# | 7.2% | 298 |
| 25 | Java | 7.2% | 296 |
| 26 | SaaS | 6.7% | 275 |
| 27 | Test Automation | 6.4% | 265 |
| 28 | Roadmaps | 6.2% | 257 |
| 29 | Infrastructure as Code | 6.0% | 248 |
| 30 | Kubernetes | 5.8% | 239 |
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% | 700 |
| 2 | Senior Developer | 12.6% | 519 |
| 3 | Senior Software Engineer | 8.8% | 364 |
| 4 | Senior Architect | 8.0% | 330 |
| 5 | Senior Analyst | 7.4% | 306 |
| 6 | Senior Consultant | 5.6% | 229 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.4% | 180 |
| 8 | Senior Data Engineer | 3.7% | 151 |
| 9 | Senior DevOps | 3.3% | 138 |
| 10 | Senior Project Manager | 3.1% | 126 |
| 11 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 3.0% | 123 |
| 12 | Senior Data Architect | 2.7% | 112 |
| 13 | Senior Business Analyst | 2.7% | 111 |
| 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% | 81 |
| 17 | Senior Delivery Manager | 2.0% | 81 |
| 19 | Senior Security Engineer | 1.9% | 78 |
| 20 | Senior Systems Engineer | 1.8% | 74 |