Hybrid/Remote Sociology Job Trends

Sociology
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Sociology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 - 471
Rank change year-on-year - - +226
Permanent jobs citing Sociology 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.013% - 0.010%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.015% - 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £36,500 -
% change year-on-year +36.99% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Sociology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,320 15,533 19,676
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.81% 93.33% 93.69%
Number of salaries quoted 8,449 9,203 15,873
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,669 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Sociology
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Sociology job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Sociology
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Sociology
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Anthropology
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 2 (100.00%) Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility