Hybrid/Remote IT Engineer Job Trends

IT Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 February 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 236 198
Rank change year-on-year +58 -38 +127
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 234 215 457
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 1.38% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 1.44% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 222 158 431
10th Percentile £26,875 £28,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +10.29%
75th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £45,625
90th Percentile £50,443 £60,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% +1.52%

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 15,190 14,959 26,570
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 95.68% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 10,125 9,042 22,220
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,727 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Engineer job vacancies

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.

IT Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 152 (64.96%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (60.26%) Azure
3 140 (59.83%) Microsoft
4 131 (55.98%) Windows
5 109 (46.58%) Active Directory
6 89 (38.03%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (35.47%) Microsoft Intune
8 80 (34.19%) Windows Server
9 79 (33.76%) Entra ID
10 67 (28.63%) Firewall
11 64 (27.35%) DNS
12 63 (26.92%) Customer Service
13 56 (23.93%) DHCP
14 49 (20.94%) VPN
15 46 (19.66%) Cybersecurity
16 45 (19.23%) Microsoft Exchange
17 42 (17.95%) Wi-Fi
18 40 (17.09%) AWS
18 40 (17.09%) Google
18 40 (17.09%) ITIL
18 40 (17.09%) SharePoint
19 36 (15.38%) WAN
19 36 (15.38%) Windows 10
20 33 (14.10%) Hyper-V
20 33 (14.10%) TCP/IP
21 32 (13.68%) Google Workspace
21 32 (13.68%) LAN
22 30 (12.82%) Cyber Essentials
22 30 (12.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
22 30 (12.82%) Microsoft Certification

IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 45 (19.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (17.09%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (2.14%) IIS
Applications
1 29 (12.39%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.43%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 152 (64.96%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (60.26%) Azure
3 79 (33.76%) Entra ID
4 40 (17.09%) AWS
5 32 (13.68%) Google Workspace
6 15 (6.41%) SaaS
7 12 (5.13%) OneDrive
8 10 (4.27%) GCP
9 9 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (2.99%) OCI
11 5 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (2.14%) Intacct
12 3 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.28%) Google Drive
12 3 (1.28%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.85%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.85%) Contentstack
13 2 (0.85%) PaaS
13 2 (0.85%) Slack
14 1 (0.43%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 67 (28.63%) Firewall
2 64 (27.35%) DNS
3 56 (23.93%) DHCP
4 49 (20.94%) VPN
5 42 (17.95%) Wi-Fi
6 36 (15.38%) WAN
7 33 (14.10%) TCP/IP
8 32 (13.68%) LAN
9 22 (9.40%) VLAN
10 18 (7.69%) VoIP
11 9 (3.85%) SD-WAN
12 7 (2.99%) IP Telephony
13 5 (2.14%) Network Security
13 5 (2.14%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.71%) Wireless
15 3 (1.28%) DKIM
15 3 (1.28%) DMARC
16 2 (0.85%) IPsec
16 2 (0.85%) Softphone
16 2 (0.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.42%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.85%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (2.56%) JIRA
General
1 107 (45.73%) Social Skills
2 25 (10.68%) Finance
3 24 (10.26%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (8.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (4.70%) Legal
6 10 (4.27%) Public Sector
7 7 (2.99%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.14%) Law
9 4 (1.71%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.85%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.43%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.14%) .NET
1 5 (2.14%) .NET Framework
1 5 (2.14%) Entity Framework
1 5 (2.14%) WinForms
2 1 (0.43%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 51 (21.79%) Driving Licence
2 17 (7.26%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.70%) CCTV
4 7 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.99%) Linux Command Line
4 7 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.14%) Reinsurance
5 5 (2.14%) Social Media
6 4 (1.71%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.28%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.28%) Life Science
8 2 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.85%) iPad
8 2 (0.85%) iPhone
8 2 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.85%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.43%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.43%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.43%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 131 (55.98%) Windows
2 80 (34.19%) Windows Server
3 36 (15.38%) Windows 10
4 20 (8.55%) Mac OS
4 20 (8.55%) Windows Server 2012
5 17 (7.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (5.56%) Linux
7 12 (5.13%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (2.56%) Apple iOS
9 5 (2.14%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (1.71%) Android
11 1 (0.43%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (38.03%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (26.92%) Customer Service
3 46 (19.66%) Cybersecurity
4 40 (17.09%) ITIL
5 30 (12.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 23 (9.83%) Service Delivery
7 17 (7.26%) ITSM
8 15 (6.41%) Process Improvement
9 14 (5.98%) Mentoring
10 13 (5.56%) Business Continuity
11 12 (5.13%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (5.13%) Migration
12 10 (4.27%) Change Management
12 10 (4.27%) Cloud Security
12 10 (4.27%) Data Protection
12 10 (4.27%) Root Cause Analysis
13 9 (3.85%) Collaborative Working
13 9 (3.85%) Software Engineering
14 8 (3.42%) Asset Management
14 8 (3.42%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.12%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.42%) Bash
2 8 (3.42%) SQL
3 6 (2.56%) T-SQL
4 5 (2.14%) C#
5 2 (0.85%) Google Apps Script
5 2 (0.85%) Python
6 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 30 (12.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (8.55%) Degree
3 12 (5.13%) CCNA
3 12 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (5.13%) DBS Check
3 12 (5.13%) Network+ Certification
4 10 (4.27%) MCSA
4 10 (4.27%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.27%) Security Cleared
5 9 (3.85%) CCNP
6 8 (3.42%) MCSE
7 7 (2.99%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.99%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 6 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.28%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.85%) HND
10 2 (0.85%) NVQ Level 3
11 1 (0.43%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.82%) Cyber Essentials
2 18 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.28%) QA
4 3 (1.28%) SLA
5 2 (0.85%) GDPR
6 1 (0.43%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 109 (46.58%) Active Directory
2 33 (14.10%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.85%) vSphere
4 2 (0.85%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 83 (35.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.85%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (3.42%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.71%) Autotask
6 3 (1.28%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 140 (59.83%) Microsoft
2 40 (17.09%) Google
3 20 (8.55%) VMware
4 14 (5.98%) Cisco
5 13 (5.56%) Meraki
6 10 (4.27%) Sage
7 9 (3.85%) Dell
8 8 (3.42%) Draytek
8 8 (3.42%) Fortinet
8 8 (3.42%) WatchGuard
9 7 (2.99%) CyberArk
9 7 (2.99%) HP
9 7 (2.99%) Mitel
9 7 (2.99%) Veeam
10 5 (2.14%) Apple
10 5 (2.14%) Okta
10 5 (2.14%) Ubiquiti
10 5 (2.14%) Xamarin
10 5 (2.14%) Zoho
11 3 (1.28%) Freshdesk