Only 15.6% of Jobs Posted in April 2026 Are Fully Remote

The Overall Breakdown

We scraped roughly 39,000 job listings directly from company career pages during April 2026. The split across work arrangements is clear: on-site roles dominate at 74.7% (29,049 jobs), remote accounts for 15.6% (6,062 jobs), and hybrid sits at 9.7% (3,759 jobs).

The important distinction here is data source. Job boards like Indeed and LinkedIn allow employers to pay for promoted placement, which can skew what appears most visible. By pulling listings from career pages directly, we get a view of what companies are actually hiring for — not what they're spending money to advertise.

Where the Remote Jobs Actually Are

Healthcare and IT dominate the overall job listings, but they differ sharply when it comes to remote availability. IT & Software leads with 3,452 listings, and that's where most of the fully remote opportunities are concentrated. Healthcare, despite its 4,307 listings — the highest of any industry — is overwhelmingly on-site.

If you're targeting remote work, narrowing your search by industry makes a meaningful difference. Software, data, and finance roles tend to offer the most flexibility, while healthcare, manufacturing, and retail remain heavily in-person.

Most In-Demand Skills Across All Listings

Looking across all 39,000 jobs regardless of work arrangement, the most requested skills lean heavily toward soft skills and operational capabilities. Customer Service tops the list at 6,057 mentions, followed by Communication (3,498), Training (2,635), Data Analysis (1,856), and Project Management (1,774).

Technical skills still matter, but they rank lower in volume because they're concentrated in specific industries. Python, for instance, comes in at #19 with 923 listings. That doesn't mean Python is less valuable — it means the roles that require it are a smaller slice of the total market, but often higher-paying and more likely to be remote.

Top Countries by Job Volume

The dataset is heavily US-centric, which is expected given the career pages we track. After the United States, the top countries by listing volume are Canada (653), Greece (443), India (391), and the United Kingdom (350).

For remote job seekers, the country of origin still matters for tax, legal, and compliance reasons. Many "remote" listings are remote within a specific country or time zone, not globally distributed. Always check the fine print before applying.

What This Means for Job Seekers

None of this is meant as doom-and-gloom about remote work. Six thousand remote openings in a single month is still a substantial amount of opportunity. But the split is worth understanding if you're exclusively targeting remote roles.

With only 15.6% of listings being fully remote, the competition per role is significantly higher in that segment. Tailoring your CV specifically to each remote position, highlighting relevant remote-work experience, and applying early can give you an edge in a more competitive pool.

If you're flexible on arrangement, expanding your search to include hybrid roles nearly doubles your available options — and many hybrid positions only require one or two days in-office per week.