Hybrid/Remote Slack Job Trends

Slack
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Slack skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 415 490
Rank change year-on-year -4 +75 +22
Permanent jobs citing Slack 38 15 31
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.091% 0.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.45% 0.25% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10 8 25
10th Percentile £38,984 £28,875 £30,550
25th Percentile £48,250 £30,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £37,000 £41,067
Median % change year-on-year +68.92% -9.90% -34.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £38,750 £67,968
90th Percentile £98,000 £45,125 £82,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £37,500 £46,250
% change year-on-year +40.00% -18.92% -19.57%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

Slack falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 8,517 6,059 11,129
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.87% 36.82% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,114 4,470 8,988
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%

Slack
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Slack and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Slack job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Slack
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Slack.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Slack

Slack
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Slack over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Slack salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Slack
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (18.42%) Confluence
2 2 (5.26%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.63%) Apache
3 1 (2.63%) Apache Spark
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (21.05%) Notion
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.16%) AWS
1 5 (13.16%) Azure
1 5 (13.16%) Google Workspace
1 5 (13.16%) SaaS
2 4 (10.53%) Asana
3 2 (5.26%) AWS CloudFormation
3 2 (5.26%) GCP
3 2 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (5.26%) Serverless
4 1 (2.63%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (2.63%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.63%) GitHub
4 1 (2.63%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (2.63%) Google Docs
4 1 (2.63%) IaaS
4 1 (2.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) Broadband
2 2 (5.26%) DNS
3 1 (2.63%) DKIM
3 1 (2.63%) DMARC
3 1 (2.63%) Internet
3 1 (2.63%) LAN
3 1 (2.63%) SSL
3 1 (2.63%) VoIP
3 1 (2.63%) VPN
3 1 (2.63%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) MongoDB
1 2 (5.26%) MySQL
1 2 (5.26%) NoSQL
1 2 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.63%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.63%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 8 (21.05%) JIRA
2 4 (10.53%) Claude Code
3 2 (5.26%) GitLab
4 1 (2.63%) Git
General
1 9 (23.68%) Marketing
1 9 (23.68%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.05%) Public Sector
3 7 (18.42%) Finance
4 6 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (13.16%) Legal
6 4 (10.53%) Advertising
6 4 (10.53%) Games
6 4 (10.53%) Law
6 4 (10.53%) Local Government
7 1 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (21.05%) Lead
2 7 (18.42%) Senior
3 5 (13.16%) Technical Specialist
4 4 (10.53%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
4 4 (10.53%) Integration Specialist
4 4 (10.53%) Senior Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
5 3 (7.89%) Software Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) Associate Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) Support Assistant
7 1 (2.63%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Cloud Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Customer Support Specialist
7 1 (2.63%) Data Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) IT Systems Administrator
7 1 (2.63%) Lead Data Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Delivery Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Support Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (18.42%) React
2 6 (15.79%) PyTorch
2 6 (15.79%) TensorFlow
2 6 (15.79%) TFX
3 4 (10.53%) AngularJS
3 4 (10.53%) RxJS
3 4 (10.53%) Symfony
3 4 (10.53%) Vue
4 2 (5.26%) Express.js
4 2 (5.26%) MERN Stack
4 2 (5.26%) Next.js
4 2 (5.26%) Node.js
5 1 (2.63%) .NET
5 1 (2.63%) .NET Core
5 1 (2.63%) CSS
5 1 (2.63%) JSON
5 1 (2.63%) OpenAPI
5 1 (2.63%) OpenID
5 1 (2.63%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Social Media
2 6 (15.79%) AI Agents
2 6 (15.79%) Algorithms
2 6 (15.79%) Onboarding
2 6 (15.79%) Over-the-Top Content
2 6 (15.79%) Video\Live Streaming
3 5 (13.16%) Blog
4 3 (7.89%) NHS
5 2 (5.26%) Cloud Native
5 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (2.63%) Anti-Piracy
6 1 (2.63%) Client/Server
6 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.63%) Public Cloud
6 1 (2.63%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.26%) Windows
2 1 (2.63%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.63%) Linux
2 1 (2.63%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (36.84%) Mentoring
2 12 (31.58%) AI
3 11 (28.95%) Machine Learning
4 9 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (21.05%) Agile
5 8 (21.05%) Content Marketing
5 8 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (18.42%) Data Pipeline
6 7 (18.42%) Data Science
6 7 (18.42%) High Availability
6 7 (18.42%) Line Management
6 7 (18.42%) Workshop Facilitation
7 6 (15.79%) A/B Testing
7 6 (15.79%) Content Analysis
7 6 (15.79%) Deep Learning
7 6 (15.79%) Feature Engineering
7 6 (15.79%) Generative AI
7 6 (15.79%) Low Latency
7 6 (15.79%) Personalization
7 6 (15.79%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 9 (23.68%) Python
2 6 (15.79%) TypeScript
3 4 (10.53%) PHP
4 3 (7.89%) JavaScript
5 2 (5.26%) Bash
5 2 (5.26%) PowerShell
5 2 (5.26%) SQL
6 1 (2.63%) C#
6 1 (2.63%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (2.63%) Java
6 1 (2.63%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 6 (15.79%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.63%) AWS Certification
2 1 (2.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 1 (2.63%) AWS Certified Developer
2 1 (2.63%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) GDPR
2 4 (10.53%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.26%) SOC 2
4 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.63%) NCSC
4 1 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) Docker
2 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (15.79%) Kubeflow
2 2 (5.26%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (5.26%) Terraform
3 1 (2.63%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (2.63%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Google
2 2 (5.26%) Progress
2 2 (5.26%) UiPath
3 1 (2.63%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.63%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (2.63%) Databricks
3 1 (2.63%) Logitech
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.63%) Okta
3 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.63%) Yealink
3 1 (2.63%) Zoho