Freedom of Information (FOI)
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 567 | 613 | 860 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +247 | -269 |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information | 31 | 14 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.088% | 0.037% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.096% | 0.078% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 14 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | - | £33,723 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,325 | £37,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,825 | £42,500 | £38,635 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.00% | +10.00% | +17.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,288 | £48,105 | £47,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £60,125 | £49,779 |
| UK median annual salary | £47,000 | £44,666 | £43,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.23% | +3.87% | -14.00% |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
Freedom of Information 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 | 12,320 | 14,573 | 35,754 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 34.87% | 38.76% | 47.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,314 | 10,920 | 17,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,000 | £49,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £86,250 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £109,865 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
Freedom of Information
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Freedom of Information
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Freedom of Information over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.
Freedom of Information
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: