I know you’ve seen the pictures. The bikini-clad woman sat on the edge of an infinity pool with her laptop, effortlessly earning a six-figure income with a coconut held aloft in her hand.

You’ve probably spent many a dreary commute fantasising about jacking it all in to join her before reluctantly admitting to yourself that the #digitalnomadlife we see on Instagram can’t possibly be reality.

You’d be correct. And yet recent research from social media management company Buffer found that 99% of remote workers would like to continue working remotely at least part of the time for the rest of their careers, while 95% would recommend it to others.