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 21 September 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 317 267
Rank change year-on-year +123 -50 -14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 329 100 246
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.35% 0.62% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 0.67% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 298 83 195
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £28,700
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +3.90% +2.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £55,000 £52,125
90th Percentile £60,000 £78,500 £59,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +4.17% +2.86%

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 22,898 15,017 22,332
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 92.66% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 16,035 8,936 14,304
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £44,588
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,531
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 21 September 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 21 September 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.

1 245 (74.47%) Microsoft
2 214 (65.05%) Microsoft 365
3 203 (61.70%) Windows
4 157 (47.72%) Active Directory
5 150 (45.59%) Azure
6 147 (44.68%) Entra ID
7 115 (34.95%) Problem-Solving
8 106 (32.22%) Customer Service
9 103 (31.31%) SharePoint
10 99 (30.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 99 (30.09%) Windows Server
11 98 (29.79%) Microsoft Exchange
11 98 (29.79%) Microsoft Intune
12 91 (27.66%) DNS
13 84 (25.53%) DHCP
14 82 (24.92%) Firewall
15 66 (20.06%) Cybersecurity
16 54 (16.41%) Hyper-V
17 49 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
17 49 (14.89%) VPN
17 49 (14.89%) Wi-Fi
18 48 (14.59%) ITIL
19 46 (13.98%) TCP/IP
20 45 (13.68%) VMware
21 44 (13.37%) PowerShell
22 40 (12.16%) Mac OS
23 39 (11.85%) Degree
24 37 (11.25%) VMware Infrastructure
25 36 (10.94%) Microsoft Certification
26 34 (10.33%) 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
1 103 (31.31%) SharePoint
2 98 (29.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.13%) IIS
4 5 (1.52%) Confluence
5 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 20 (6.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.22%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 214 (65.05%) Microsoft 365
2 150 (45.59%) Azure
3 147 (44.68%) Entra ID
4 30 (9.12%) AWS
5 27 (8.21%) OneDrive
6 21 (6.38%) SaaS
7 20 (6.08%) Google Workspace
8 11 (3.34%) Mimecast
9 10 (3.04%) Nutanix
9 10 (3.04%) Power Platform
10 8 (2.43%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.82%) Cloudflare
12 4 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.22%) IaaS
12 4 (1.22%) Serverless
13 3 (0.91%) n8n
13 3 (0.91%) OCI
14 2 (0.61%) PaaS
15 1 (0.30%) GCP
15 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 91 (27.66%) DNS
2 84 (25.53%) DHCP
3 82 (24.92%) Firewall
4 49 (14.89%) VPN
4 49 (14.89%) Wi-Fi
5 46 (13.98%) TCP/IP
6 34 (10.33%) VoIP
7 24 (7.29%) VLAN
8 18 (5.47%) WAN
9 16 (4.86%) LAN
9 16 (4.86%) Wireless
10 8 (2.43%) Network Security
11 5 (1.52%) IP Telephony
11 5 (1.52%) SAN
12 4 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.91%) Internet
13 3 (0.91%) IPsec
13 3 (0.91%) NAS
13 3 (0.91%) SSL
14 2 (0.61%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.22%) MySQL
3 3 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.91%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (6.08%) JIRA
2 2 (0.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 152 (46.20%) Social Skills
2 21 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (5.47%) Telecoms
4 17 (5.17%) Advertising
4 17 (5.17%) Legal
5 16 (4.86%) Documentation Skills
5 16 (4.86%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.56%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.95%) Finance
8 11 (3.34%) Games
9 9 (2.74%) Retail
10 7 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.82%) Police
12 5 (1.52%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.61%) Automotive
13 2 (0.61%) Military
14 1 (0.30%) Japanese Language
14 1 (0.30%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.61%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 67 (20.36%) Driving Licence
2 28 (8.51%) Onboarding
3 9 (2.74%) Clustering
3 9 (2.74%) Security Posture
4 6 (1.82%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.82%) Fat Client
4 6 (1.82%) Thin Client
5 5 (1.52%) CCTV
5 5 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (1.52%) Replication
6 4 (1.22%) Housing Association
6 4 (1.22%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.22%) Raspberry Pi
7 3 (0.91%) iPad
7 3 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Licensing
8 2 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.61%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.61%) iSeries
8 2 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 203 (61.70%) Windows
2 99 (30.09%) Windows Server
3 40 (12.16%) Mac OS
4 28 (8.51%) Windows 10
5 24 (7.29%) Linux
6 10 (3.04%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (2.43%) Ubuntu
7 8 (2.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.22%) Debian
10 3 (0.91%) Android
10 3 (0.91%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.91%) Unix
11 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (34.95%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (32.22%) Customer Service
3 99 (30.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 66 (20.06%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 48 (14.59%) ITIL
7 30 (9.12%) Mentoring
8 26 (7.90%) Disaster Recovery
8 26 (7.90%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 26 (7.90%) Service Delivery
9 23 (6.99%) Business Continuity
10 22 (6.69%) ITSM
11 20 (6.08%) Service Management
12 18 (5.47%) Change Management
12 18 (5.47%) Identity Management
13 17 (5.17%) AI
13 17 (5.17%) Incident Management
13 17 (5.17%) Project Delivery
14 16 (4.86%) Collaborative Culture
15 14 (4.26%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 44 (13.37%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.04%) R
3 8 (2.43%) SQL
4 3 (0.91%) Python
5 2 (0.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (11.85%) Degree
2 36 (10.94%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (4.56%) CCNA
3 15 (4.56%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (3.04%) Azure Certification
4 10 (3.04%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.74%) DBS Check
6 7 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.82%) MCSE
8 5 (1.52%) CCNP
8 5 (1.52%) MCSA
8 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.22%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.22%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.22%) HNC
9 4 (1.22%) HND
10 3 (0.91%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.30%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 21 (6.38%) SLA
3 16 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.82%) GDPR
5 5 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.61%) Accessibility
System Software
1 157 (47.72%) Active Directory
2 54 (16.41%) Hyper-V
3 37 (11.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.34%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.82%) vSphere
6 5 (1.52%) Terminal Services
7 4 (1.22%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 98 (29.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 7 (2.13%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (2.13%) SCCM
4 4 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.61%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 2 (0.61%) SCOM
6 2 (0.61%) WSUS
Vendors
1 245 (74.47%) Microsoft
2 45 (13.68%) VMware
3 28 (8.51%) Veeam
4 21 (6.38%) Google
5 18 (5.47%) Apple
6 14 (4.26%) Ubiquiti
7 11 (3.34%) Datto
7 11 (3.34%) Fortinet
7 11 (3.34%) HP
8 10 (3.04%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (3.04%) Meraki
9 9 (2.74%) Acronis
9 9 (2.74%) Cisco
9 9 (2.74%) Draytek
10 8 (2.43%) WatchGuard
11 7 (2.13%) SonicWALL
11 7 (2.13%) Sophos
11 7 (2.13%) Synology
12 6 (1.82%) Mitel
12 6 (1.82%) ServiceNow