Hybrid/Remote Workday HCM Job Trends

Workday Human Capital Management (HCM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Workday HCM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 449 479
Rank change year-on-year +95 +30 +222
Permanent jobs citing Workday HCM 17 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.024% 0.029%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.95% 0.37% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile £59,750 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 £31,250 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £32,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +130.77% -53.57% -10.54%
75th Percentile £85,000 £33,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £90,250 - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.60%

All Business Application Skills
Work from Home

Workday HCM falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring business application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 870 1,073 1,151
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.79% 6.43% 5.50%
Number of salaries quoted 580 478 823
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £38,734
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% -4.80% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,125 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,033 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% -3.28% -4.00%

Workday HCM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Workday HCM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Workday HCM
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Workday HCM
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Workday HCM over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Workday HCM salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Workday HCM
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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (52.94%) Azure
2 8 (47.06%) Azure Logic Apps
2 8 (47.06%) Boomi
2 8 (47.06%) SaaS
3 1 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (5.88%) SuccessFactors
Development Applications
1 9 (52.94%) JIRA
General
1 12 (70.59%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (52.94%) Senior
2 2 (11.76%) Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Consultant
2 2 (11.76%) Systems Manager
2 2 (11.76%) Workday Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Workday Consultant
2 2 (11.76%) Workday Manager
3 1 (5.88%) HR Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Lead
3 1 (5.88%) Report Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (47.06%) REST
1 8 (47.06%) SAML
1 8 (47.06%) SOAP
1 8 (47.06%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (58.82%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Roadmaps
2 8 (47.06%) Agile
2 8 (47.06%) Asset Management
2 8 (47.06%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 8 (47.06%) Coaching
2 8 (47.06%) Data Privacy
2 8 (47.06%) Mentoring
3 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (5.88%) Data Modelling
5 1 (5.88%) Data Security
5 1 (5.88%) Release Management
5 1 (5.88%) Test Strategy
5 1 (5.88%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (5.88%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) JavaScript
1 8 (47.06%) PowerShell
1 8 (47.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) ISTQB
1 1 (5.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (47.06%) GDPR
2 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 8 (47.06%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) Workday
2 8 (47.06%) MuleSoft
2 8 (47.06%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.88%) Adaptive Insights
3 1 (5.88%) Oracle