Which jobs in the UK are actually remote?

Security, design and software engineering lead UK remote postings

Security has the highest share of postings open to remote work in this UK snapshot, at 29.3%. Design follows at 25%, then software engineering at 23.6% and marketing at 23.2%. Across all 10 role groups, 22% of the 4,305 live postings are marked remote by the employer.

The share and the volume tell different stories. Security's 29.3% comes from 75 postings, 22 of them remote. Software engineering has a lower share at 23.6%, but it is drawn from 1,292 postings, 305 of them remote, the largest remote count in this data. Sales is similar: 21.6% of 1,289 postings, with 279 marked remote.

If you are deciding where to focus, a high share in a small group can mean fewer real openings than a middling share in a large group. Look at both the percentage and the remote count in the table before you decide where to spend your time.

Finance and AI / ML postings are the least likely to be remote

Finance is the clear outlier at the bottom. Only 8.8% of finance postings are open to remote work, which is 5 roles out of 57. AI / ML is next lowest at 18.7%, with 44 remote postings out of 235. Customer success sits at 19.3%, data at 20.7% and product at 21.5%, all below or close to the 22% average.

For someone in finance who wants fully remote work in the UK, this snapshot shows very few live options. Filtering strictly for remote will shrink your list sharply, so hybrid or office-based roles may be the more practical route.

For AI / ML candidates, the share is below the overall 22%, so most postings in this data are tied to a location. Being open to a commute, or to some office days, widens the pool considerably. In every role group here, most postings are not marked remote.

Read each remote posting closely before you apply

A remote label is a starting point, not the full picture. When a role says remote, check the posting for where you are allowed to work from. Many UK employers mean remote within the UK, and some name a time zone or ask for occasional travel to an office.

In the larger groups, software engineering with 305 remote postings and sales with 279, there is enough volume to be selective. Prioritise roles that match your experience closely and tailor your CV to the requirements in each posting rather than sending one version everywhere.

In smaller groups such as security, with 22 remote postings, or design, with 40, the list is short enough to review every role individually. It is worth checking employers' own career sites directly, since that is where these postings originate.

If remote is a preference rather than a requirement, include hybrid roles in your search too. That keeps your options open while you wait for the right remote opening.

What this data can and cannot tell you

These figures are a snapshot of 4,305 job postings live in the UK on 2026-11-02, drawn from employer career sites and job boards that Jobfinder AI tracks. They describe what employers were advertising on that date, not who was hired or how many roles were eventually filled remotely.

A posting counts as remote only when the employer marks it remote. Hybrid roles, or roles where remote work is negotiable but not stated, are not counted, so the real flexibility on offer may differ from these shares.

Role group and seniority are classified automatically from each posting, and the market is taken from the posting's location. Some roles may be grouped differently from how you would describe your own job.

Smaller groups are more sensitive. Finance is based on 57 postings and security on 75, so a handful of new or closed postings could move their shares noticeably. Treat the larger groups, such as software engineering and sales, as the steadier readings.