Shadow IT
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 598 | 610 | 900 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +290 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Shadow IT | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.011% | 0.061% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.032% | 0.16% | 0.003% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £70,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,250 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,500 | £90,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.33% | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,750 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £102,500 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,500 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.71% | +9.68% | - |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
Shadow IT 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 | 12,386 | 14,549 | 35,885 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 34.84% | 38.82% | 47.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,322 | 10,904 | 17,354 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,000 | £49,364 | £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 | £85,977 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £109,531 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
Shadow IT
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Shadow IT
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Shadow IT.
Shadow IT
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: