There’s in-office work. There’s hybrid work. There’s remote work. And then there’s work-from-anywhere, a different breed of remote work that is location-independent.
Even though it can be more difficult to find jobs that freely allow you to work from any part of the country or the world, this type of work model is becoming increasingly popular, and more employers, especially start-ups keen on attracting global talent, are including this as part of their hiring strategy.
Google searches for “work from anywhere” have been steadily rising since 2020, the year of the pandemic. Workers began to get a taste of what it would be like to carry out their jobs flexibly from their chosen location and since then, searches have surged from 17 points on the Google Trends tracker during April 2020, to 94 points this year in February.
5 Remote Jobs For Work-From-Anywhere In 2025
FlexJobs recently released their Remote Work Economy Index, and their report highlighted the jobs that have had the most work-from-anywhere remote opportunities posted within the first quarter of this year. They stated, “Between January and March 2025, the most common categories for work-from-anywhere jobs included:
- Computer and IT jobs
- Project management jobs
- Marketing jobs
- Operations jobs
- Customer service jobs
What You Need To Know
If you’re looking for a job that doesn’t require you to live in a specific state or country, there are a few important things you need to know first:
1. Tax And Payroll
Borderless hiring is often unsupported because companies are worried about tax and legal hiring/benefits implications in different countries. To combat this, innovative employers will often use global payroll compliance platforms like Deel and Oyster to support hiring and managing talent across the world.
2. Regulatory Restrictions
Additionally, some roles simply cannot inherently be work-from-anywhere due to their nature and some geographical restrictions that are imposed to protect data privacy. You’ll need to consider whether the nature of your role can be carried out from any location or whether it’s best to simply consider remote work in your state or country at the most.
3. Time-Zone Considerations
Just because you can work from anywhere, doesn’t necessarily imply that you can work at any time. While remote companies that have a work-from-anywhere policy offer a large degree of flexibility, there will most likely be some time-zone restrictions to ensure ease of collaboration and for participation in team and client/stakeholder meetings. So you may find that the job ad states, “To be considered you must live in Central/Eastern Time zones” or “You must live in Europe”. This is broad enough to allow you to move or work where you wish.
4. Work-From-Anywhere Skills
Finally, although working from anywhere gives you freedom (and you could even consider becoming a digital nomad), with increased freedom comes increased responsibility and accountability. This means that to succeed in these roles and to stand out to the hiring manager as an aptly qualified candidate, you’d need to demonstrate skills like:
- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- A self-driven attitude to achieve and even exceed KPIs
- Taking full ownership
- Digital collaboration and communication
- Time management
If you’re wondering what companies are currently hiring for these work-from-anywhere roles, you can check out a full list here. Make 2025 the year you change your work model and embrace full flexibility in your career.