Hybrid/Remote Software Licensing Job Trends

Software Licensing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Software Licensing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 367 422
Rank change year-on-year +92 +55 +15
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 97 71 54
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.41% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.44% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 29 27 30
10th Percentile £35,500 £23,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £37,488
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £53,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.36% +16.48% -17.27%
75th Percentile £85,000 £70,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £79,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +17.78% -5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Software Licensing 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 13,545 16,029 18,693
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.80% 92.91% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,653 9,676 15,034
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +3.31% -3.20%
75th Percentile £78,800 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%

Software Licensing
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Software Licensing job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Software Licensing
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Software Licensing
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Software Licensing over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Software Licensing salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Software Licensing
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 8 (8.25%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.09%) FileNet
3 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (13.40%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (13.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (8.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (5.15%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 28 (28.87%) SaaS
2 22 (22.68%) Azure
3 15 (15.46%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (13.40%) AWS
5 5 (5.15%) IaaS
5 5 (5.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 1 (1.03%) PaaS
6 1 (1.03%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.25%) VPN
2 7 (7.22%) VoIP
3 5 (5.15%) DMZ
3 5 (5.15%) STUN
3 5 (5.15%) VLAN
4 2 (2.06%) DHCP
4 2 (2.06%) DNS
4 2 (2.06%) Firewall
4 2 (2.06%) LAN
4 2 (2.06%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.06%) WAN
5 1 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (1.03%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.15%) SQL Server
General
1 53 (54.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 46 (47.42%) Social Skills
3 26 (26.80%) Legal
4 24 (24.74%) Finance
5 22 (22.68%) Public Sector
6 19 (19.59%) Law
7 15 (15.46%) Retail
8 5 (5.15%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.06%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.03%) Banking
Job Titles
1 18 (18.56%) Architect
2 16 (16.49%) Analyst
3 12 (12.37%) Microsoft Specialist
4 8 (8.25%) Support Engineer
5 6 (6.19%) Applications Engineer
5 6 (6.19%) Applications Support
5 6 (6.19%) Applications Support Engineer
5 6 (6.19%) Coordinator
5 6 (6.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 6 (6.19%) Infrastructure Support
5 6 (6.19%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 5 (5.15%) Cloud Engineer
6 5 (5.15%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (4.12%) Commercial Lawyer
7 4 (4.12%) IT Support
7 4 (4.12%) Software Manager
8 3 (3.09%) IT Analyst
8 3 (3.09%) Oracle Specialist
8 3 (3.09%) Software Licensing Manager
8 3 (3.09%) Software Licensing Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.15%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 20 (20.62%) Data Centre
1 20 (20.62%) Onboarding
2 15 (15.46%) Enterprise Cloud
3 14 (14.43%) Microsoft Licensing
4 13 (13.40%) Public Cloud
5 5 (5.15%) Driving Licence
5 5 (5.15%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (2.06%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (1.03%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 12 (12.37%) Windows
2 6 (6.19%) Windows Server
3 5 (5.15%) Debian
3 5 (5.15%) Linux
4 2 (2.06%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.03%) Android
5 1 (1.03%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (68.04%) AI
2 46 (47.42%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (34.02%) Customer Engagement
4 30 (30.93%) Time Management
5 16 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (15.46%) Contract Negotiation
6 15 (15.46%) Customer Experience
6 15 (15.46%) Data Privacy
7 13 (13.40%) Client Onboarding
7 13 (13.40%) Cost Optimisation
7 13 (13.40%) Customer Service
7 13 (13.40%) FinOps
7 13 (13.40%) Roadmaps
8 12 (12.37%) Business Strategy
8 12 (12.37%) Product Roadmap
8 12 (12.37%) Sales Enablement
9 9 (9.28%) Asset Management
10 6 (6.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (6.19%) ITIL
11 5 (5.15%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.19%) SQL
2 3 (3.09%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.03%) Java
Qualifications
1 39 (40.21%) Degree
2 13 (13.40%) AWS Certification
3 3 (3.09%) A+ Certification
4 2 (2.06%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.06%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.06%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.03%) MCP
5 1 (1.03%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.03%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (5.15%) IFRS
2 5 (5.15%) ISO 9001
3 3 (3.09%) GDPR
4 2 (2.06%) EU AI Act
4 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 19770
5 1 (1.03%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (5.15%) Kamailio
2 3 (3.09%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.06%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.06%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (2.06%) SCCM
2 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 62 (63.92%) Microsoft
2 42 (43.30%) Adobe
3 39 (40.21%) Apple
4 18 (18.56%) Palo Alto
5 10 (10.31%) Salesforce
6 5 (5.15%) Oracle
7 3 (3.09%) IBM
8 2 (2.06%) Dell
8 2 (2.06%) ServiceNow
8 2 (2.06%) Snow