The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring WPA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited WPA over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
WPA falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
3,169
5,225
4,658
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option
19.07%
15.47%
11.23%
Number of salaries quoted
1,649
3,372
3,460
10th Percentile
£23,504
£31,250
£31,562
25th Percentile
£25,087
£40,000
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£37,500
£52,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
-28.57%
-8.70%
-
75th Percentile
£62,500
£67,500
£76,316
90th Percentile
£78,750
£80,000
£89,852
UK median annual salary
£46,000
£47,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-3.16%
-5.00%
-4.76%
WPA Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing WPA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
WPA Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing WPA.
WPA Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, WPA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for WPA.
WPA 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:
