Hybrid/Remote IT Engineer Job Trends
IT Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median IT Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 200 | 294 | 251 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | -43 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 331 | 116 | 237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.31% | 0.71% | 1.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.39% | 0.76% | 1.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 296 | 104 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £27,825 | £28,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,581 | £29,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48,813 | £49,000 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,625 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | £37,169 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.84% | +6.20% |
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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title | 23,795 | 15,240 | 19,589 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.01% | 93.74% | 96.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,213 | 8,641 | 12,406 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,625 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.25% | -6.67% |
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 Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 19 October 2026.
IT Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 19 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 73.4% | 243 |
| 2 | Microsoft 365 | 66.8% | 221 |
| 3 | Windows | 65.6% | 217 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 48.9% | 162 |
| 5 | Azure | 46.2% | 153 |
| 6 | Entra ID | 44.4% | 147 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 34.7% | 115 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Engineering | 32.9% | 109 |
| 9 | Windows Server | 31.4% | 104 |
| 10 | DNS | 31.1% | 103 |
| 10 | Microsoft Intune | 31.1% | 103 |
| 12 | SharePoint | 30.2% | 100 |
| 13 | Microsoft Exchange | 29.3% | 97 |
| 14 | Customer Service | 27.5% | 91 |
| 15 | DHCP | 27.2% | 90 |
| 16 | Cybersecurity | 21.5% | 71 |
| 17 | Firewall | 20.8% | 69 |
| 18 | Hyper-V | 18.4% | 61 |
| 19 | VPN | 16.9% | 56 |
| 20 | Continuous Improvement | 15.7% | 52 |
| 21 | VMware | 14.2% | 47 |
| 22 | TCP/IP | 13.9% | 46 |
| 23 | Wi-Fi | 13.6% | 45 |
| 24 | macOS | 13.3% | 44 |
| 25 | ITIL | 13.0% | 43 |
| 26 | PowerShell | 12.1% | 40 |
| 27 | VMware Infrastructure | 11.8% | 39 |
| 28 | Degree | 11.5% | 38 |
| 29 | Cyber Essentials | 10.3% | 34 |
| 30 | AWS | 9.1% | 30 |
IT 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 | IT Support Engineer | 69.5% | 230 |
| 2 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 20.2% | 67 |
| 3 | 3rd Line Engineer | 11.5% | 38 |
| 4 | Senior IT Engineer | 11.2% | 37 |
| 5 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 10.3% | 34 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 10.3% | 34 |
| 7 | Senior IT Support | 8.2% | 27 |
| 8 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 7.3% | 24 |
| 9 | Systems Engineer | 6.9% | 23 |
| 10 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 6.3% | 21 |
| 11 | Senior Support Engineer | 6.0% | 20 |
| 12 | Service Desk Engineer | 5.4% | 18 |
| 13 | IT Support Analyst | 5.1% | 17 |
| 14 | Field Engineer | 4.2% | 14 |
| 14 | IT Security Engineer | 4.2% | 14 |
| 14 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 4.2% | 14 |
| 14 | Service Desk Support | 4.2% | 14 |
| 18 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 3.6% | 12 |
| 19 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 3.3% | 11 |
| 19 | Server Engineer | 3.3% | 11 |