The share of remote job postings for system administrators and DevOps engineers dropped from 20% to 12% over the past year. For analysts, the figure decreased from 33% to 26%, marking the most significant decline among office-based professions according to the Zerocoder online university.
Across 30 office professions, the overall share of remote vacancies fell from 18.3% to 14.6% between August 2025 and August 2026. Other sectors experiencing notable declines include HR specialists, where remote options dropped from 16% to 10%, and sales managers, falling from 20% to 14%.
Despite the general trend, remote work remains a retention tool for specific high-demand IT roles. In Moscow, employers are willing to pay a premium for remote analysts, system administrators, DevOps engineers, economists, and finance professionals, while remote roles in other fields are often cheaper.
The market for developers has become nationwide, with remote programmers in regions costing employers 25% less than office-based staff in Moscow. Specifically, median salaries for remote regional developers are 172,414 ₽ compared to 229,885 ₽ for Moscow office roles. For other professions, this cost gap can reach 48–50%.
