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 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 255 214
Rank change year-on-year +26 -41 +127
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 150 213 300
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.99% 1.24% 1.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 1.29% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 139 157 289
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,150 £27,400
25th Percentile £29,875 £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 £53,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £55,500 £60,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,000 £35,500
% change year-on-year -9.72% +1.41% +7.58%

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 14,171 16,465 19,484
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 96.19% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,129 10,128 15,838
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,900 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 2025, 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 97 (64.67%) Microsoft 365
2 95 (63.33%) Microsoft
3 94 (62.67%) Azure
4 83 (55.33%) Windows
5 74 (49.33%) Active Directory
6 58 (38.67%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (38.00%) Windows Server
8 53 (35.33%) Microsoft Intune
9 45 (30.00%) Firewall
10 41 (27.33%) Cybersecurity
10 41 (27.33%) Entra ID
11 36 (24.00%) DNS
12 33 (22.00%) DHCP
13 32 (21.33%) SharePoint
13 32 (21.33%) VPN
14 31 (20.67%) Customer Service
15 30 (20.00%) Hyper-V
16 27 (18.00%) Microsoft Exchange
17 26 (17.33%) AWS
17 26 (17.33%) Windows 10
18 23 (15.33%) Microsoft Certification
18 23 (15.33%) Wi-Fi
19 22 (14.67%) Google
20 20 (13.33%) Degree
20 20 (13.33%) ITIL
20 20 (13.33%) TCP/IP
21 18 (12.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
21 18 (12.00%) WAN
22 17 (11.33%) Cyber Essentials
22 17 (11.33%) VLAN

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 (21.33%) SharePoint
2 27 (18.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.33%) IIS
Applications
1 12 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.67%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 97 (64.67%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (62.67%) Azure
3 41 (27.33%) Entra ID
4 26 (17.33%) AWS
5 14 (9.33%) Google Workspace
6 11 (7.33%) OneDrive
7 10 (6.67%) GCP
8 6 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (2.67%) Azure Stack
10 4 (2.67%) Power Platform
11 3 (2.00%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (2.00%) Google Drive
11 3 (2.00%) Power Automate
11 3 (2.00%) SaaS
12 2 (1.33%) Azure AKS
12 2 (1.33%) Contentstack
12 2 (1.33%) PaaS
13 1 (0.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 45 (30.00%) Firewall
2 36 (24.00%) DNS
3 33 (22.00%) DHCP
4 32 (21.33%) VPN
5 23 (15.33%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (13.33%) TCP/IP
7 18 (12.00%) WAN
8 17 (11.33%) VLAN
9 16 (10.67%) LAN
10 9 (6.00%) VoIP
11 7 (4.67%) IP Telephony
12 6 (4.00%) Network Security
13 4 (2.67%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (2.00%) DKIM
14 3 (2.00%) DMARC
14 3 (2.00%) SD-WAN
14 3 (2.00%) Wireless
15 2 (1.33%) IPsec
15 2 (1.33%) Softphone
15 2 (1.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.67%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (1.33%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
General
1 71 (47.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (11.33%) Finance
3 14 (9.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (5.33%) Telecoms
6 7 (4.67%) Legal
7 4 (2.67%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.00%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.33%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.67%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.33%) .NET
1 5 (3.33%) .NET Framework
1 5 (3.33%) Entity Framework
1 5 (3.33%) WinForms
2 1 (0.67%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 33 (22.00%) Driving Licence
2 11 (7.33%) CCTV
3 9 (6.00%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.00%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (3.33%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.67%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (2.00%) Life Science
8 2 (1.33%) BYOD
8 2 (1.33%) iPad
8 2 (1.33%) iPhone
8 2 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.33%) Reinsurance
8 2 (1.33%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.67%) FMCG
9 1 (0.67%) Smart Energy
9 1 (0.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (55.33%) Windows
2 57 (38.00%) Windows Server
3 26 (17.33%) Windows 10
4 12 (8.00%) Windows Server 2019
5 11 (7.33%) Linux
5 11 (7.33%) Mac OS
5 11 (7.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (6.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (4.67%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.67%) Rocky
9 3 (2.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (38.67%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (27.33%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (20.67%) Customer Service
4 20 (13.33%) ITIL
5 18 (12.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 13 (8.67%) Data Protection
7 11 (7.33%) ITSM
8 10 (6.67%) Process Improvement
9 9 (6.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (6.00%) DevOps
9 9 (6.00%) Migration
9 9 (6.00%) Project Delivery
9 9 (6.00%) Service Delivery
9 9 (6.00%) Software Engineering
10 7 (4.67%) Collaborative Working
10 7 (4.67%) Incident Response
10 7 (4.67%) Information Security
10 7 (4.67%) Network Management
10 7 (4.67%) SDLC
10 7 (4.67%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.67%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.67%) SQL
3 6 (4.00%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.33%) C#
5 2 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.33%) Python
6 1 (0.67%) Bash
Qualifications
1 23 (15.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (13.33%) Degree
3 11 (7.33%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (6.67%) Network+ Certification
5 9 (6.00%) CCNA
5 9 (6.00%) MCSA
6 8 (5.33%) Azure Certification
6 8 (5.33%) DBS Check
7 7 (4.67%) CCNP
7 7 (4.67%) MCP
7 7 (4.67%) MCSE
7 7 (4.67%) SC Cleared
7 7 (4.67%) Security Cleared
8 6 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (3.33%) DV Cleared
10 3 (2.00%) CISM
10 3 (2.00%) CISSP
11 2 (1.33%) CCSP
11 2 (1.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (11.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (3.33%) GDPR
4 1 (0.67%) QA
System Software
1 74 (49.33%) Active Directory
2 30 (20.00%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.33%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.33%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.33%) vSphere
4 2 (1.33%) XenApp
5 1 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 53 (35.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 6 (4.00%) Kubernetes
4 5 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (2.67%) Autotask
6 1 (0.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 95 (63.33%) Microsoft
2 22 (14.67%) Google
3 16 (10.67%) VMware
4 8 (5.33%) Veeam
5 7 (4.67%) Cisco
5 7 (4.67%) Dell
5 7 (4.67%) Draytek
5 7 (4.67%) Mitel
5 7 (4.67%) WatchGuard
6 6 (4.00%) Meraki
7 5 (3.33%) Progress
7 5 (3.33%) Sage
7 5 (3.33%) Xamarin
7 5 (3.33%) Zoho
8 3 (2.00%) Apple
8 3 (2.00%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.00%) Freshdesk
8 3 (2.00%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.33%) Citrix
9 2 (1.33%) Sophos