Virtual Team Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Virtual Team (including Distributed Team, Remote Team, Dispersed Team)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Team in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Team over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 239 323 365
Rank change year-on-year +84 +42 -221
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Team 167 300 343
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.12% 0.89% 0.80%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.86% 2.49% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 107 195 222
10th Percentile £35,810 £42,500 £41,938
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,053 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £91,250 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £145,000 £118,000 £109,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -7.14%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Virtual Team falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,843 12,025 16,498
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.07% 35.54% 38.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,833 9,250 11,895
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,750 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Virtual Team
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Virtual Team as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Virtual Team trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Virtual Team
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Virtual Team.

Virtual Team salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Virtual Team
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Virtual Team over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Virtual Team salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Virtual Team
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (13.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.80%) Confluence
2 3 (1.80%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (1.20%) ArcGIS
3 2 (1.20%) CMS
4 1 (0.60%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.60%) Moodle
4 1 (0.60%) Totara
4 1 (0.60%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (5.39%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.80%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.80%) SAP MDG
2 3 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.60%) Magento
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.60%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 29 (17.37%) Azure
2 21 (12.57%) SaaS
3 17 (10.18%) AWS
4 16 (9.58%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (5.39%) Boomi
6 5 (2.99%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (2.99%) IaaS
6 5 (2.99%) PaaS
7 4 (2.40%) Serverless
8 3 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.80%) GitHub
8 3 (1.80%) OCI
8 3 (1.80%) OpenShift
8 3 (1.80%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.80%) Smartsheet
9 2 (1.20%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.20%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (1.20%) Figma
9 2 (1.20%) GitHub Copilot
9 2 (1.20%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.39%) Internet
2 6 (3.59%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.80%) Bluetooth
3 3 (1.80%) Wireless
4 1 (0.60%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.60%) Network Security
4 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.98%) SQL Server
2 13 (7.78%) Relational Database
3 8 (4.79%) MySQL
4 3 (1.80%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (1.80%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.80%) Oracle ODI
5 2 (1.20%) GIS
5 2 (1.20%) QGIS
6 1 (0.60%) DTS
6 1 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 30 (17.96%) Git
2 17 (10.18%) JIRA
3 13 (7.78%) Jenkins
4 9 (5.39%) Maven
5 5 (2.99%) Visual Studio
6 4 (2.40%) SpecFlow
7 3 (1.80%) Bitbucket
7 3 (1.80%) GDB
7 3 (1.80%) LSMW
7 3 (1.80%) MSTest
7 3 (1.80%) NUnit
7 3 (1.80%) Postman
7 3 (1.80%) TeamCity
7 3 (1.80%) Vite
7 3 (1.80%) webpack
8 2 (1.20%) git-flow
8 2 (1.20%) SoapUI
8 2 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (1.20%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.60%) Burp Suite
General
1 72 (43.11%) Social Skills
2 45 (26.95%) Finance
3 21 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (12.57%) German Language
4 18 (10.78%) Banking
5 15 (8.98%) Law
6 10 (5.99%) Legal
7 6 (3.59%) Electronics
8 5 (2.99%) Marketing
8 5 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.40%) Front Office
9 4 (2.40%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.40%) Welsh Language
10 3 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.80%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.80%) Police
10 3 (1.80%) Retail
10 3 (1.80%) Wearables
11 2 (1.20%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.20%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 44 (26.35%) Senior
2 43 (25.75%) Developer
3 25 (14.97%) Senior Developer
4 21 (12.57%) Information Security Specialist
4 21 (12.57%) Information Specialist
4 21 (12.57%) Security Specialist
5 18 (10.78%) Lead
6 10 (5.99%) Engineering Manager
7 9 (5.39%) Analyst
7 9 (5.39%) NetSuite Developer
7 9 (5.39%) Technical Developer
8 8 (4.79%) Android Engineer
8 8 (4.79%) Project Manager
8 8 (4.79%) SOC Analyst
9 7 (4.19%) C# Developer
9 7 (4.19%) PHP Developer
9 7 (4.19%) Senior Manager
10 6 (3.59%) Graduate Developer
10 6 (3.59%) IT Graduate
10 6 (3.59%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (19.76%) CSS
2 28 (16.77%) HTML
3 21 (12.57%) SailPoint
4 17 (10.18%) .NET
5 13 (7.78%) RESTful
6 12 (7.19%) ASP.NET
6 12 (7.19%) React
6 12 (7.19%) Web Services
7 9 (5.39%) LESS
7 9 (5.39%) Middleware
7 9 (5.39%) OAuth
7 9 (5.39%) Restlet
7 9 (5.39%) SAML
7 9 (5.39%) XML
8 8 (4.79%) .NET Framework
8 8 (4.79%) Android Jetpack
8 8 (4.79%) Entity Framework
8 8 (4.79%) Jetpack Compose
9 7 (4.19%) AngularJS
9 7 (4.19%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 38 (22.75%) Management Information System
2 17 (10.18%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (9.58%) Onboarding
4 11 (6.59%) Product Ownership
5 10 (5.99%) Cloud Native
5 10 (5.99%) CSOC
6 8 (4.79%) Mobile App
6 8 (4.79%) Online Banking
7 7 (4.19%) IoT
8 6 (3.59%) Algorithms
9 5 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.99%) Tandem
10 4 (2.40%) Data Structures
10 4 (2.40%) Derivative
10 4 (2.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.80%) Embedded Systems
11 3 (1.80%) GNSS
11 3 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (1.80%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.99%) Android
2 7 (4.19%) Linux
3 6 (3.59%) zOS
4 5 (2.99%) Windows
5 3 (1.80%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (1.80%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (1.20%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (32.93%) Agile
2 45 (26.95%) Collaborative Working
2 45 (26.95%) Mentoring
3 44 (26.35%) DevOps
4 41 (24.55%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (17.96%) Risk Management
6 28 (16.77%) CI/CD
6 28 (16.77%) Roadmaps
7 26 (15.57%) Software Engineering
8 25 (14.97%) Identity Access Management
8 25 (14.97%) Project Management
8 25 (14.97%) Virtual Team Management
9 24 (14.37%) Information Security
10 22 (13.17%) Computer Science
10 22 (13.17%) User Experience
11 21 (12.57%) Continuous Integration
11 21 (12.57%) Identity Management
11 21 (12.57%) Risk Assessment
12 19 (11.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 18 (10.78%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 42 (25.15%) JavaScript
2 23 (13.77%) SQL
3 21 (12.57%) PowerShell
4 19 (11.38%) C#
5 13 (7.78%) C++
5 13 (7.78%) TypeScript
6 12 (7.19%) Java
7 10 (5.99%) Python
8 9 (5.39%) Kotlin
8 9 (5.39%) PHP
9 6 (3.59%) C
9 6 (3.59%) VB.NET
10 4 (2.40%) Go
10 4 (2.40%) Ruby
11 3 (1.80%) Embedded C
11 3 (1.80%) Embedded C++
12 2 (1.20%) Groovy
12 2 (1.20%) VB
13 1 (0.60%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.60%) XPath
Qualifications
1 56 (33.53%) Degree
2 16 (9.58%) Security Cleared
3 13 (7.78%) SC Cleared
4 12 (7.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (3.59%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.99%) PMP
7 3 (1.80%) CCNA
7 3 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.80%) CWNA
7 3 (1.80%) CWTS
7 3 (1.80%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.80%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.20%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.20%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.20%) PhD
9 1 (0.60%) CEH
9 1 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.60%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.60%) OSCP
9 1 (0.60%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.19%) Accessibility
2 9 (5.39%) QA
3 7 (4.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.80%) IEC 62304
4 3 (1.80%) JTAG
4 3 (1.80%) MISRA
4 3 (1.80%) WCAG
5 2 (1.20%) GDPR
5 2 (1.20%) SLA
6 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 22 (13.17%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.39%) Docker
3 3 (1.80%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (7.19%) Kubernetes
2 10 (5.99%) QRadar
2 10 (5.99%) Terraform
3 9 (5.39%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.60%) Ansible
4 1 (0.60%) Nessus
4 1 (0.60%) Nmap
Vendors
1 25 (14.97%) Microsoft
2 22 (13.17%) Salesforce
3 21 (12.57%) Okta
4 11 (6.59%) SAP
5 9 (5.39%) MuleSoft
6 7 (4.19%) IBM
7 5 (2.99%) Oracle
8 3 (1.80%) Cisco
9 1 (0.60%) Adobe
9 1 (0.60%) AppDynamics
9 1 (0.60%) IBM Sterling
9 1 (0.60%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.60%) Splunk