I'm in Chicago, IL and can only speak about what I've seen in America. From what I'e seen, more and more companies are allowing remote work. Our DBA works from her home. I even have a couple recruiters who regularly call me about remote part and full time roles. There are places (e.g. most of Kentucky) where they can't find any good DBAs and are forced to find remote work. I even know some companies several hours away from major cities that do their IT in Chicago, LA, NY because there's a larger talent pool to draw from.
Now that I think of it, pretty much every non-contract job I've had in the last 10 years offered remote work. I'm working from home today 😉
When I have looked most positions I find say no telecommute (remote work) available. I think they are limiting themselves in finding qualified candidates.