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 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 247 220
Rank change year-on-year +76 -27 +84
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 248 163 475
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.37% 1.21% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 1.32% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 231 130 430
10th Percentile £27,789 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,125 £46,250
90th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £58,875
UK median annual salary £34,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -2.86% +7.69% -5.80%

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 16,960 12,386 31,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 91.71% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,249 9,040 24,943
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,335 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 27 April 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 27 April 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.

1 162 (65.32%) Microsoft 365
2 158 (63.71%) Microsoft
3 141 (56.85%) Azure
4 133 (53.63%) Windows
5 121 (48.79%) Active Directory
6 101 (40.73%) Entra ID
7 96 (38.71%) Problem-Solving
8 84 (33.87%) Microsoft Intune
9 80 (32.26%) Windows Server
10 79 (31.85%) Customer Service
11 73 (29.44%) DNS
12 71 (28.63%) Firewall
13 65 (26.21%) DHCP
14 59 (23.79%) Wi-Fi
15 55 (22.18%) Microsoft Exchange
16 51 (20.56%) VPN
17 44 (17.74%) SharePoint
18 43 (17.34%) ITIL
19 41 (16.53%) WAN
20 40 (16.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
21 39 (15.73%) Hyper-V
21 39 (15.73%) Microsoft Office
21 39 (15.73%) Windows 10
22 38 (15.32%) LAN
23 36 (14.52%) Microsoft Certification
24 35 (14.11%) Cybersecurity
24 35 (14.11%) Google
24 35 (14.11%) TCP/IP
25 33 (13.31%) Google Workspace
26 32 (12.90%) 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 55 (22.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (17.74%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.63%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.63%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.63%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (1.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (15.73%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 162 (65.32%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (56.85%) Azure
3 101 (40.73%) Entra ID
4 33 (13.31%) Google Workspace
5 31 (12.50%) AWS
6 15 (6.05%) SaaS
7 12 (4.84%) OneDrive
8 9 (3.63%) Azure Sentinel
9 7 (2.82%) OCI
10 5 (2.02%) Intacct
10 5 (2.02%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.61%) Mimecast
12 3 (1.21%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.81%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.81%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.81%) IaaS
13 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.81%) PaaS
13 2 (0.81%) Slack
14 1 (0.40%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 73 (29.44%) DNS
2 71 (28.63%) Firewall
3 65 (26.21%) DHCP
4 59 (23.79%) Wi-Fi
5 51 (20.56%) VPN
6 41 (16.53%) WAN
7 38 (15.32%) LAN
8 35 (14.11%) TCP/IP
9 31 (12.50%) VoIP
10 20 (8.06%) VLAN
11 9 (3.63%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.42%) Wireless
13 3 (1.21%) NAS
14 2 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
14 2 (0.81%) DMVPN
14 2 (0.81%) IP Telephony
14 2 (0.81%) IPsec
14 2 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.81%) SSL
14 2 (0.81%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.02%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.61%) MySQL
3 3 (1.21%) Power BI
4 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 9 (3.63%) JIRA
General
1 93 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 27 (10.89%) Finance
3 26 (10.48%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (7.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (5.65%) Legal
6 10 (4.03%) Law
6 10 (4.03%) Telecoms
7 9 (3.63%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.02%) Retail
9 4 (1.61%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.61%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.81%) Advertising
11 2 (0.81%) Military
12 1 (0.40%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 45 (18.15%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.05%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.44%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.82%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (2.02%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.61%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (1.61%) Social Media
7 3 (1.21%) Replication
7 3 (1.21%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.81%) CCTV
8 2 (0.81%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.81%) iPad
8 2 (0.81%) iPhone
8 2 (0.81%) iSeries
8 2 (0.81%) Life Science
8 2 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.40%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 133 (53.63%) Windows
2 80 (32.26%) Windows Server
3 39 (15.73%) Windows 10
4 30 (12.10%) Mac OS
5 24 (9.68%) Windows Server 2016
6 23 (9.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 14 (5.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (4.44%) Linux
9 9 (3.63%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (1.61%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.61%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.81%) Android
12 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (38.71%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (31.85%) Customer Service
3 43 (17.34%) ITIL
4 40 (16.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 35 (14.11%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (10.48%) Service Delivery
7 19 (7.66%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 17 (6.85%) ITSM
9 15 (6.05%) Mentoring
10 14 (5.65%) Change Management
10 14 (5.65%) Disaster Recovery
10 14 (5.65%) Migration
11 12 (4.84%) Cloud Security
12 10 (4.03%) Business Continuity
12 10 (4.03%) Identity Management
12 10 (4.03%) Process Improvement
13 9 (3.63%) Asset Management
13 9 (3.63%) Coaching
13 9 (3.63%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (3.63%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.27%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.23%) Bash
3 6 (2.42%) SQL
4 4 (1.61%) Python
4 4 (1.61%) R
5 2 (0.81%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 36 (14.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (6.85%) DBS Check
3 14 (5.65%) Degree
4 11 (4.44%) Network+ Certification
4 11 (4.44%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.44%) Security Cleared
5 9 (3.63%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.23%) CCNA
7 7 (2.82%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.02%) MCSA
9 4 (1.61%) CCNP
9 4 (1.61%) HNC
9 4 (1.61%) HND
9 4 (1.61%) MCSE
10 3 (1.21%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.40%) ACSP
12 1 (0.40%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.40%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 20 (8.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (5.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (4.03%) SLA
5 3 (1.21%) QA
6 2 (0.81%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.81%) GDPR
7 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 121 (48.79%) Active Directory
2 39 (15.73%) Hyper-V
3 13 (5.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.61%) Terminal Services
5 4 (1.61%) vSphere
6 3 (1.21%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.81%) Firmware
7 2 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 84 (33.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (5.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.63%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (2.82%) SCCM
6 2 (0.81%) Autotask
7 1 (0.40%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 158 (63.71%) Microsoft
2 35 (14.11%) Google
3 24 (9.68%) VMware
4 20 (8.06%) Cisco
5 18 (7.26%) Meraki
6 15 (6.05%) Fortinet
7 13 (5.24%) HP
8 10 (4.03%) Dell
8 10 (4.03%) Veeam
9 9 (3.63%) Ubiquiti
10 8 (3.23%) SonicWALL
11 7 (2.82%) CyberArk
11 7 (2.82%) Draytek
12 6 (2.42%) Sophos
13 5 (2.02%) Apple
13 5 (2.02%) Freshdesk
13 5 (2.02%) Okta
13 5 (2.02%) Sage
13 5 (2.02%) ServiceNow
14 4 (1.61%) CrowdStrike