Infrastructure Engineer Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Infrastructure Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary for remote or hybrid work is £55,320 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 209 129 234
Rank change year-on-year -80 +105 +46
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 235 813 618
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.55% 2.40% 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 2.50% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 202 730 528
10th Percentile £37,718 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £44,956 £41,250 £41,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,320 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,000 £68,775 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 13,761 32,474 40,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,932 24,947 29,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,008 £36,711
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Infrastructure Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Infrastructure Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Infrastructure Engineer.

Infrastructure Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Infrastructure Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Infrastructure Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 232 (98.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 116 (49.36%) Microsoft
3 115 (48.94%) Windows
4 110 (46.81%) Azure
5 90 (38.30%) Active Directory
6 78 (33.19%) VMware
7 75 (31.91%) Microsoft 365
8 65 (27.66%) Windows Server
8 65 (27.66%) Firewall
9 60 (25.53%) Finance
10 58 (24.68%) Social Skills
11 57 (24.26%) PowerShell
12 55 (23.40%) Linux
13 45 (19.15%) VMware Infrastructure
13 45 (19.15%) AWS
14 42 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
15 41 (17.45%) Microsoft Intune
15 41 (17.45%) Microsoft Exchange
15 41 (17.45%) DNS
16 39 (16.60%) Cisco
17 37 (15.74%) Disaster Recovery
18 34 (14.47%) WAN
19 33 (14.04%) Mentoring
20 31 (13.19%) Degree
21 30 (12.77%) DevOps
21 30 (12.77%) Infrastructure as Code
22 29 (12.34%) Entra ID
22 29 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
23 27 (11.49%) High Availability
23 27 (11.49%) ITIL

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 41 (17.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (8.09%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.40%) IIS
4 6 (2.55%) Tomcat
5 5 (2.13%) Apache
5 5 (2.13%) NetWeaver
6 3 (1.28%) nginx
7 1 (0.43%) CMS
7 1 (0.43%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (4.68%) AutoCAD
2 8 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.98%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 2 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.85%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 110 (46.81%) Azure
2 75 (31.91%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (19.15%) AWS
4 29 (12.34%) Entra ID
5 24 (10.21%) SaaS
6 17 (7.23%) Microsoft Purview
7 16 (6.81%) IaaS
8 15 (6.38%) PaaS
9 11 (4.68%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (4.26%) GCP
11 7 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (2.98%) OneDrive
12 6 (2.55%) Azure AKS
13 4 (1.70%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (1.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 4 (1.70%) Nutanix
13 4 (1.70%) Route 53
14 3 (1.28%) GitHub
14 3 (1.28%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 65 (27.66%) Firewall
2 41 (17.45%) DNS
3 34 (14.47%) WAN
4 27 (11.49%) DHCP
5 25 (10.64%) SAN
6 24 (10.21%) LAN
7 22 (9.36%) SD-WAN
8 20 (8.51%) VPN
9 18 (7.66%) VLAN
10 17 (7.23%) NAS
11 15 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (5.53%) TCP/IP
13 11 (4.68%) BGP
14 10 (4.26%) Internet
14 10 (4.26%) Network Security
15 8 (3.40%) DKIM
15 8 (3.40%) DMARC
15 8 (3.40%) DNSSEC
15 8 (3.40%) SMTP
15 8 (3.40%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.38%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.55%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.13%) BusinessObjects
3 5 (2.13%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.13%) SAP BW
3 5 (2.13%) SAP Data Services
3 5 (2.13%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.85%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.85%) Power BI
4 2 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.43%) MySQL
5 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (4.26%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (1.28%) JIRA
3 2 (0.85%) Git
3 2 (0.85%) GitLab
3 2 (0.85%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
General
1 60 (25.53%) Finance
2 58 (24.68%) Social Skills
3 22 (9.36%) Banking
4 17 (7.23%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (5.53%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.68%) Law
7 10 (4.26%) Legal
8 8 (3.40%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.98%) Games
9 7 (2.98%) General Ledger
9 7 (2.98%) Local Government
9 7 (2.98%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.70%) Retail
11 2 (0.85%) Advertising
11 2 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.11%) OLE
2 11 (4.68%) Web Services
3 5 (2.13%) Middleware
4 4 (1.70%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.85%) .NET
5 2 (0.85%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.85%) SAML
6 1 (0.43%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.06%) Data Centre
2 18 (7.66%) Security Posture
3 13 (5.53%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (3.83%) Cyber Security Posture
5 8 (3.40%) Cloud Native
5 8 (3.40%) Clustering
5 8 (3.40%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.40%) Public Cloud
6 6 (2.55%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.55%) NHS
6 6 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 4 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.85%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.85%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.43%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.43%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 115 (48.94%) Windows
2 65 (27.66%) Windows Server
3 55 (23.40%) Linux
4 12 (5.11%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (4.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (3.83%) Windows 10
7 8 (3.40%) CentOS
7 8 (3.40%) Mac OS
8 7 (2.98%) AIX
8 7 (2.98%) Ubuntu
9 6 (2.55%) Debian
9 6 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.13%) Unix
11 4 (1.70%) VMS
12 2 (0.85%) SUSE
12 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.43%) Android
13 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (98.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 42 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (15.74%) Disaster Recovery
4 33 (14.04%) Mentoring
5 30 (12.77%) DevOps
5 30 (12.77%) Infrastructure as Code
6 29 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (11.49%) High Availability
7 27 (11.49%) ITIL
8 25 (10.64%) Infrastructure Management
9 23 (9.79%) Migration
10 22 (9.36%) CI/CD
10 22 (9.36%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (7.66%) Agile
12 16 (6.81%) Business Continuity
13 15 (6.38%) Data Protection
13 15 (6.38%) Identity Management
13 15 (6.38%) Problem Management
13 15 (6.38%) Service Delivery
13 15 (6.38%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 57 (24.26%) PowerShell
2 22 (9.36%) Python
2 22 (9.36%) SQL
3 8 (3.40%) Bash
4 6 (2.55%) Java
5 5 (2.13%) Bicep
5 5 (2.13%) C
6 2 (0.85%) Perl
6 2 (0.85%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.43%) FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1 31 (13.19%) Degree
2 23 (9.79%) Azure Certification
3 18 (7.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (6.81%) Security Cleared
5 15 (6.38%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (3.83%) AWS Certification
6 9 (3.83%) CCNA
6 9 (3.83%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 8 (3.40%) CCNP
8 7 (2.98%) SC Cleared
9 6 (2.55%) MCSA
10 4 (1.70%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (1.28%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.28%) MCP
12 2 (0.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 2 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.85%) Linux+ Certification
12 2 (0.85%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (6.81%) GDPR
3 12 (5.11%) NIST
4 6 (2.55%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.55%) QA
5 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.28%) SLA
6 2 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.85%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.43%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 90 (38.30%) Active Directory
2 45 (19.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (8.51%) Hyper-V
4 18 (7.66%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (5.11%) VMware NSX
6 10 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (4.26%) vSphere
7 9 (3.83%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (3.40%) Firmware
9 7 (2.98%) Docker
10 3 (1.28%) BitLocker
10 3 (1.28%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 3 (1.28%) pfSense
10 3 (1.28%) Squid
11 2 (0.85%) Dovecot
11 2 (0.85%) Postfix
12 1 (0.43%) NFS
12 1 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.43%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 41 (17.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (8.09%) Terraform
3 16 (6.81%) Ansible
4 13 (5.53%) Kubernetes
4 13 (5.53%) SCCM
5 9 (3.83%) vCenter Server
6 8 (3.40%) Progress Chef
7 7 (2.98%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (2.55%) SCOM
9 5 (2.13%) Nessus
9 5 (2.13%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 5 (2.13%) WSUS
10 4 (1.70%) ZENworks
11 3 (1.28%) HAProxy
11 3 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (1.28%) Puppet
11 3 (1.28%) VxRail
12 2 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.85%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.85%) vRealize
Vendors
1 116 (49.36%) Microsoft
2 78 (33.19%) VMware
3 39 (16.60%) Cisco
4 17 (7.23%) Citrix
5 15 (6.38%) Meraki
6 13 (5.53%) Oracle
7 12 (5.11%) Dell
8 11 (4.68%) IBM
8 11 (4.68%) SolarWinds
9 10 (4.26%) Google
10 9 (3.83%) Fortinet
11 8 (3.40%) CheckPoint
11 8 (3.40%) IronPort
11 8 (3.40%) Veritas
12 7 (2.98%) HP
12 7 (2.98%) Red Hat
12 7 (2.98%) Veeam
13 5 (2.13%) EMC
13 5 (2.13%) SAP
14 4 (1.70%) NetApp