Which UK cities advertise the highest paid remote jobs?

With over a year in restrictions and lockdowns, a large majority of Brits have begun to rethink big-city life. Many workers have realised they can work from home, and with an average UK salary of £42,455 for remote roles, popularity in these particular jobs is increasing.

Although London is one of the most expensive cities to live with an average house price reaching £699,812, remote working has enabled thousands to earn a London salary of £56,397 whilst living in cities that have up to 72% cheaper average house price such as Preston. 

Job seekers are also encouraged to look at remote roles advertised in Reading with an average salary of £47,639, and Edinburgh which has an average remote salary of £47,056.

IT, Sales, and Accounting & Finance are the most advertised remote jobs

Since March 2020 business opportunities have flourished thanks to the growing ability to work from the comfort of your own home.

With this in mind, IT jobs have been the most advertised remote roles with a massive 26,454 available in the past year, followed by sales roles with 6,684 vacancies, and accounting & finance roles with 6,511 advertised. 

The top 10 most searched for remote job roles

The highest searched for remote roles over the past year were customer service jobs with 527 searches, administrative roles receiving 1,286 searches, and marketing remote jobs with 1,286 searches.

However, even though administrative search volumes received a search increase of 215% over the last year, there were only 1,974 vacancies available meaning although many people wanted an admin remote job and actively went searching for one, they were in fact the least amount on offer making it a very competitive industry.

For more information on the most in-demand jobs in the UK please see the full research here.