Hybrid/Remote Forward Deployed Engineer Job Trends
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
UK > Work from Home
The median Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 448 | 392 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | - | - |
| Permanent Forward Deployed Engineer jobs | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.066% | 0.006% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.071% | 0.007% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £76,200 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | - |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £85,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £100,000 | £70,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | - | - |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,084 | 14,812 | 19,015 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.18% | 94.01% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,024 | 9,066 | 11,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,216 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | -7.97% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,725 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,750 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Forward Deployed Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Forward Deployed Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Forward Deployed Engineer job ads cited 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 Forward Deployed Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 82.4% | 14 |
| 2 | AI | 76.5% | 13 |
| 3 | Software Engineering | 64.7% | 11 |
| 4 | AWS | 52.9% | 9 |
| 4 | LLM | 52.9% | 9 |
| 4 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 52.9% | 9 |
| 7 | SQL | 47.1% | 8 |
| 8 | Azure | 41.2% | 7 |
| 8 | Mentoring | 41.2% | 7 |
| 10 | CI/CD | 35.3% | 6 |
| 10 | Full-Stack Development | 35.3% | 6 |
| 10 | Workflow | 35.3% | 6 |
| 13 | JavaScript | 29.4% | 5 |
| 13 | Observability | 29.4% | 5 |
| 13 | SaaS | 29.4% | 5 |
| 16 | Analytics | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | Cost Control | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | Data Science | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | GCP | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | Problem-Solving | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | Technical Leadership | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | TypeScript | 23.5% | 4 |
| 16 | Validation | 23.5% | 4 |
| 24 | .NET | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | Actionable Insight | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | AI Transformation | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | AngularJS | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | Data Engineering | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | Data Protection | 17.6% | 3 |
| 24 | Data Quality | 17.6% | 3 |
Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 23.5% | 4 |
| 1 | AWS Engineer | 23.5% | 4 |
| 1 | Python Engineer | 23.5% | 4 |
| 4 | Palantir Engineer | 17.6% | 3 |
| 5 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 5.9% | 1 |
| 5 | Salesforce Engineer | 5.9% | 1 |
| 5 | Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | 5.9% | 1 |