UK Recruitment Glossary
Remote Work
In recruiter context
The fully-remote UK job market peaked in 2021-2022 and has contracted hard since. By 2026, fewer than 10% of new postings on major UK boards are genuinely fully remote — most "remote" listings now mean "hybrid with occasional travel." Where fully remote roles do exist, employers are increasingly applying geographic salary adjustments (London bands cut for non-London hires). International remote (you in Spain, employer in the UK) creates tax-residency, NI, and right-to-work complications that most UK employers won't take on without a global PEO arrangement.
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