Hybrid/Remote Field Support Engineer Job Trends

Field Support Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Field Support Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 424 582
Rank change year-on-year +14 +158 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 8 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.040% 0.020% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.021% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile - - £32,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £37,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -10.71% +18.95%
75th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £44,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £37,500 £29,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +27.12% -10.61%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 18,758 14,142 33,245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.95% 92.12% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 13,672 8,631 25,988
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Field Support Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Field Support Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Field Support Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Field Support Engineer job vacancies

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Field Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
1 8 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Cisco
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 4 (50.00%) Google
2 4 (50.00%) Google Workspace
2 4 (50.00%) ITIL
2 4 (50.00%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 4 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 4 (50.00%) Meraki
2 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (50.00%) Network Management
2 4 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (50.00%) Ubiquiti
2 4 (50.00%) VoIP
2 4 (50.00%) Web Filtering
2 4 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
1 8 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (50.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) VoIP
1 4 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Retail
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 4 (50.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ITIL
1 4 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
1 4 (50.00%) Network Management
1 4 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 4 (50.00%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (50.00%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco
1 4 (50.00%) Google
1 4 (50.00%) Meraki
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (50.00%) Ubiquiti