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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 254 214
Rank change year-on-year +31 -40 +119
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 152 211 307
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.01% 1.27% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.08% 1.32% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 141 155 295
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,100 £26,550
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +2.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £42,500 £53,125 £48,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.72% +2.86% +6.06%

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 14,055 16,038 20,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.16% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 9,062 9,746 16,367
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,398
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,691 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +1.15% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,363 £97,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 96 (63.16%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (61.84%) Azure
3 93 (61.18%) Microsoft
4 83 (54.61%) Windows
5 73 (48.03%) Active Directory
6 57 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (37.50%) Windows Server
7 54 (35.53%) Microsoft Intune
8 43 (28.29%) Firewall
9 41 (26.97%) Entra ID
10 39 (25.66%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (23.68%) DNS
12 33 (21.71%) DHCP
13 32 (21.05%) SharePoint
14 31 (20.39%) Customer Service
15 30 (19.74%) VPN
16 29 (19.08%) Hyper-V
17 28 (18.42%) Microsoft Exchange
17 28 (18.42%) Windows 10
18 27 (17.76%) AWS
19 24 (15.79%) Wi-Fi
20 23 (15.13%) Google
20 23 (15.13%) Microsoft Certification
21 21 (13.82%) TCP/IP
21 21 (13.82%) WAN
22 20 (13.16%) Degree
22 20 (13.16%) ITIL
23 17 (11.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
23 17 (11.18%) LAN
24 16 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials

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 32 (21.05%) SharePoint
2 28 (18.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.29%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (8.55%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.66%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 96 (63.16%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (61.84%) Azure
3 41 (26.97%) Entra ID
4 27 (17.76%) AWS
5 15 (9.87%) Google Workspace
6 11 (7.24%) OneDrive
7 10 (6.58%) GCP
8 6 (3.95%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.63%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (2.63%) Azure Stack
10 4 (2.63%) Power Platform
11 3 (1.97%) Google Drive
11 3 (1.97%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.97%) SaaS
12 2 (1.32%) Azure AKS
12 2 (1.32%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (1.32%) Contentstack
12 2 (1.32%) PaaS
13 1 (0.66%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 43 (28.29%) Firewall
2 36 (23.68%) DNS
3 33 (21.71%) DHCP
4 30 (19.74%) VPN
5 24 (15.79%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (13.82%) TCP/IP
6 21 (13.82%) WAN
7 17 (11.18%) LAN
8 16 (10.53%) VLAN
9 9 (5.92%) VoIP
10 7 (4.61%) IP Telephony
11 6 (3.95%) Network Security
12 5 (3.29%) SD-WAN
13 4 (2.63%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.97%) DKIM
14 3 (1.97%) DMARC
15 2 (1.32%) IPsec
15 2 (1.32%) Softphone
15 2 (1.32%) Wireless
15 2 (1.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.61%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (1.32%) Oracle Database
General
1 69 (45.39%) Social Skills
2 16 (10.53%) Finance
3 14 (9.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (5.26%) Telecoms
6 7 (4.61%) Legal
7 4 (2.63%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.63%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.66%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.29%) .NET
1 5 (3.29%) .NET Framework
1 5 (3.29%) Entity Framework
1 5 (3.29%) WinForms
2 1 (0.66%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 32 (21.05%) Driving Licence
2 11 (7.24%) CCTV
3 9 (5.92%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.95%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (3.29%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.63%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.63%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.97%) Life Science
8 2 (1.32%) BYOD
8 2 (1.32%) iPad
8 2 (1.32%) iPhone
8 2 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.32%) Reinsurance
8 2 (1.32%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.66%) FMCG
9 1 (0.66%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.66%) Smart Energy
9 1 (0.66%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (54.61%) Windows
2 57 (37.50%) Windows Server
3 28 (18.42%) Windows 10
4 13 (8.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (7.89%) Mac OS
5 12 (7.89%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (7.24%) Linux
6 11 (7.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (4.61%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.63%) Rocky
9 3 (1.97%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (25.66%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (20.39%) Customer Service
4 20 (13.16%) ITIL
5 17 (11.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 13 (8.55%) Data Protection
7 11 (7.24%) ITSM
8 10 (6.58%) Process Improvement
9 9 (5.92%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (5.92%) Project Delivery
9 9 (5.92%) Service Delivery
9 9 (5.92%) Software Engineering
10 8 (5.26%) DevOps
10 8 (5.26%) Migration
11 7 (4.61%) Collaborative Working
11 7 (4.61%) Incident Response
11 7 (4.61%) Information Security
11 7 (4.61%) Network Management
11 7 (4.61%) SDLC
12 6 (3.95%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.92%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.61%) SQL
3 6 (3.95%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.29%) C#
5 1 (0.66%) Bash
5 1 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.66%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (15.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (13.16%) Degree
3 10 (6.58%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (5.92%) CCNA
4 9 (5.92%) MCSA
4 9 (5.92%) Network+ Certification
5 8 (5.26%) Azure Certification
5 8 (5.26%) DBS Check
6 7 (4.61%) CCNP
6 7 (4.61%) MCP
6 7 (4.61%) MCSE
6 7 (4.61%) SC Cleared
6 7 (4.61%) Security Cleared
7 6 (3.95%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (3.29%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.32%) CISM
9 2 (1.32%) CISSP
9 2 (1.32%) HND
9 2 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (6.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.29%) GDPR
4 4 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.66%) QA
System Software
1 73 (48.03%) Active Directory
2 29 (19.08%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.32%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.32%) vSphere
4 2 (1.32%) XenApp
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 54 (35.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 6 (3.95%) Kubernetes
4 5 (3.29%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (2.63%) Autotask
6 1 (0.66%) Terraform
Vendors
1 93 (61.18%) Microsoft
2 23 (15.13%) Google
3 15 (9.87%) VMware
4 7 (4.61%) Dell
4 7 (4.61%) Draytek
4 7 (4.61%) Mitel
4 7 (4.61%) WatchGuard
5 6 (3.95%) Veeam
6 5 (3.29%) Fortinet
6 5 (3.29%) Meraki
6 5 (3.29%) Progress
6 5 (3.29%) Sage
6 5 (3.29%) Xamarin
6 5 (3.29%) Zoho
7 4 (2.63%) Cisco
8 3 (1.97%) Apple
8 3 (1.97%) Freshdesk
8 3 (1.97%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.32%) Citrix
9 2 (1.32%) HP