InfoJobs takes stock of telework, a model that, far from retreating, has become part of corporate practices and remains a habitual demand from workers. Although, due to the nature of certain activities or professions, not all companies or professionals can adopt it, telework maintains a stable presence in the Spanish labor market, and, in particular, the hybrid model is solidifying as the prevailing arrangement.
Thus, this is reflected in the Sixth Telework Survey in Spain, which analyzes the evolution of remote work from both the professionals’ and the companies’ perspectives. According to the study, one in four employed people (25%) teleworks currently, a percentage identical to that registered in 2025 and very similar to 2024. Of them, 19% work under a hybrid model and 6% work entirely remotely.
The data point to a scenario of stability more than expansion, but not necessarily of retreat. In fact, from the business perspective, telework gains a bit more presence: 50% of companies offer this possibility, compared with 46% in 2025. This advance mainly comes from the hybrid model, which rises from 35% to 39%, while remote remains at 11%.
The hybrid model consolidates as a meeting point between companies and workers
The evolution of recent years sketches a market where telework does not disappear, but it also does not recover the expansion rates it reached during the pandemic. The formula that seems to fit best is the one that combines in-person work with remote work.
InfoJobs data show that 39% of companies currently offer a hybrid model, up from 33% in 2024. By contrast, the percentage of companies that allow working completely remotely has hardly changed since 2023 and is currently at 11%.
This consolidation is also reflected in workers’ perceptions. The 78% consider that the conditions of their work model will remain unchanged, while 7% say they have seen the possibility to telework expanded in the last year. At the same time, 15% perceive that their company has reduced or eliminated this possibility, vs 12% in 2025.
The corporate outlook is, however, somewhat more optimistic about the future: 75% of companies expect to maintain their current conditions over the next six months, and 8% plan to expand the possibility of teleworking. Only 4% contemplate reducing it or eliminating it.
Flexibility ceases to be a benefit to become a retention factor
Beyond how many days are teleworked, the study shows that the work modality can have direct consequences on the employee–employer relationship.
Among professionals who telework, 35% say they would consider changing jobs if their company increased the days spent in the office. This sensitivity is even higher among those who work completely remotely, as almost half (49%) would look for another job, compared to 31% of those who work under a hybrid model.
The data thus point to a significant shift in how flexibility is viewed; for some talent, telework is no longer just an added perk but a condition that can influence the decision to stay or leave a company.
There isn’t a single place that’s universally more productive: it depends on the task
The debate on telework and productivity does not seem resolved in favor of a single model. The data show that the home and the office serve different and largely complementary roles.
When it comes to tasks requiring deep concentration, the home is the preferred environment for 44% of workers who could telework, versus 26% who find the office more productive. Administrative or routine work also tends to be more associated with the home.
By contrast, the office clearly wins when activity requires interaction: 59% consider it the best environment for collaborative tasks with the team, 51% prefer it for meetings and coordination, 47% for handling unexpected situations, and 39% for making important decisions.
The conclusion, therefore, points more toward a functional distribution of workspaces rather than the superiority of one over the other, while the home favors certain individual tasks, the office maintains a differentiated role for those that depend on interaction and immediate response.
Access to telework remains conditioned by the professional profile
Although one in four workers teleworks, the possibility is still tightly linked to the characteristics of the job and the worker. 42% say they cannot telework by the nature of their work, while another 36% indicate they had no option to choose their work model. Only 22% report having been able to choose among in-person, telework, or hybrid.
The ability to choose is, moreover, closely related to actual access to telework. Among those who telework, 63% say they could choose their work model, compared with only 8% among those who work on-site. The profiles with the greatest decision-making power are also the ones who telework the most: executives and managers, workers with university degrees, and professionals with higher incomes.
The profile is also reflected in INE data: telework reaches 26% of workers with university degrees, 32% of directors and managers, and, notably, 60% of ICT workers.
Over 170,000 telework vacancies through August
The evolution of job openings confirms this stabilization phase. Between January and August 2026, 11% of vacancies posted on InfoJobs included any telework option, totaling 174,782 positions. The figure is down from 187,906 vacancies registered in the same period in 2025, although its share of the total supply remains at 11%.
By sectors, commerce and sales accounts for the largest number of telework vacancies, with 40,242 positions, followed by IT and telecommunications, with 28,646, and customer service, with 20,624. However, if we look at relative penetration, information technology and telecommunications continues to lead clearly, as about seven out of ten vacancies in the sector offer some form of remote work. Legal ranks second with 60%.
Technological and commercial roles, the ones most reliant on telework
The analysis by job role confirms the strength of commercial activities in telework offerings. By volume, the teleoperator leads the ranking with 25,215 vacancies offering this modality, followed by sales delegate (10,880) and real estate agent (8,746).
However, when considering the relative share within each role, the podium is occupied by technical profiles such as IT analyst (91%), backend developer (88%), and ICT consultant (80%). These positions confirm that, beyond the sector as a whole, there are very specific roles where telework is now the norm rather than the exception.
