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 10 August 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 308 274
Rank change year-on-year +112 -34 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 306 126 273
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.35% 0.76% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 0.83% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 279 103 227
10th Percentile £27,600 £27,750 £26,900
25th Percentile £30,388 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £48,750 £54,375 £49,256
90th Percentile £60,000 £64,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

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 21,352 15,220 23,923
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 92.13% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 15,315 9,405 17,571
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,181
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,500 £96,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 10 August 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 10 August 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.

1 232 (75.82%) Microsoft
2 200 (65.36%) Microsoft 365
3 176 (57.52%) Windows
4 148 (48.37%) Active Directory
5 143 (46.73%) Azure
6 136 (44.44%) Entra ID
7 106 (34.64%) Problem-Solving
8 95 (31.05%) Customer Service
9 92 (30.07%) Microsoft Exchange
10 89 (29.08%) SharePoint
10 89 (29.08%) Windows Server
11 86 (28.10%) Microsoft Intune
12 81 (26.47%) DNS
13 78 (25.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 74 (24.18%) DHCP
14 74 (24.18%) Firewall
15 55 (17.97%) Wi-Fi
16 52 (16.99%) Cybersecurity
17 47 (15.36%) ITIL
18 45 (14.71%) TCP/IP
19 44 (14.38%) VPN
20 43 (14.05%) Mac OS
21 41 (13.40%) PowerShell
22 40 (13.07%) Hyper-V
23 37 (12.09%) Continuous Improvement
24 36 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
25 35 (11.44%) VoIP
26 34 (11.11%) VMware
27 33 (10.78%) Cyber Essentials
28 32 (10.46%) Windows 10

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 92 (30.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 89 (29.08%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.29%) IIS
4 6 (1.96%) Confluence
5 5 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 26 (8.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 200 (65.36%) Microsoft 365
2 143 (46.73%) Azure
3 136 (44.44%) Entra ID
4 28 (9.15%) AWS
5 23 (7.52%) SaaS
6 22 (7.19%) OneDrive
7 17 (5.56%) Google Workspace
8 12 (3.92%) Mimecast
9 10 (3.27%) Nutanix
9 10 (3.27%) Power Platform
10 7 (2.29%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.96%) Cloudflare
12 4 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.31%) IaaS
13 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.98%) n8n
14 1 (0.33%) GCP
14 1 (0.33%) Intacct
14 1 (0.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 81 (26.47%) DNS
2 74 (24.18%) DHCP
2 74 (24.18%) Firewall
3 55 (17.97%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (14.71%) TCP/IP
5 44 (14.38%) VPN
6 35 (11.44%) VoIP
7 22 (7.19%) LAN
7 22 (7.19%) WAN
8 16 (5.23%) VLAN
8 16 (5.23%) Wireless
9 6 (1.96%) Network Security
10 4 (1.31%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.98%) Internet
11 3 (0.98%) IPsec
11 3 (0.98%) NAS
11 3 (0.98%) SSL
12 2 (0.65%) SAN
12 2 (0.65%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.33%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.61%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.63%) MySQL
3 4 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.98%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (6.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 130 (42.48%) Social Skills
2 21 (6.86%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (5.88%) Legal
4 17 (5.56%) Finance
5 14 (4.58%) Advertising
5 14 (4.58%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (4.25%) Telecoms
7 12 (3.92%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.27%) Retail
9 8 (2.61%) Games
9 8 (2.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.61%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.29%) Law
11 5 (1.63%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.63%) Police
12 4 (1.31%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.65%) Military
14 1 (0.33%) Japanese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.65%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (17.65%) Driving Licence
2 25 (8.17%) Onboarding
3 9 (2.94%) Clustering
3 9 (2.94%) Security Posture
4 5 (1.63%) Raspberry Pi
4 5 (1.63%) Replication
4 5 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.31%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (1.31%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.31%) Housing Association
6 3 (0.98%) Fat Client
6 3 (0.98%) iPad
6 3 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Licensing
6 3 (0.98%) Thin Client
7 2 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.65%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (0.65%) iSeries
7 2 (0.65%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 176 (57.52%) Windows
2 89 (29.08%) Windows Server
3 43 (14.05%) Mac OS
4 32 (10.46%) Windows 10
5 15 (4.90%) Linux
5 15 (4.90%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (3.27%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (3.27%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.96%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.63%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.98%) Android
9 3 (0.98%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.33%) Debian
10 1 (0.33%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (34.64%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (31.05%) Customer Service
3 78 (25.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 52 (16.99%) Cybersecurity
5 47 (15.36%) ITIL
6 37 (12.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (8.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 24 (7.84%) Service Delivery
9 23 (7.52%) Disaster Recovery
10 21 (6.86%) Mentoring
11 20 (6.54%) Change Management
11 20 (6.54%) Identity Management
11 20 (6.54%) Service Management
12 19 (6.21%) Project Delivery
13 18 (5.88%) ITSM
14 17 (5.56%) Business Continuity
15 15 (4.90%) Collaborative Culture
15 15 (4.90%) Technical Leadership
16 14 (4.58%) Workflow
17 13 (4.25%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.40%) PowerShell
2 11 (3.59%) R
3 9 (2.94%) SQL
4 3 (0.98%) Python
5 2 (0.65%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 30 (9.80%) Degree
3 12 (3.92%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (3.59%) Azure Certification
4 11 (3.59%) CCNA
5 10 (3.27%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.61%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.63%) HNC
7 5 (1.63%) HND
7 5 (1.63%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.98%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.98%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.65%) MCSE
11 1 (0.33%) ACSP
11 1 (0.33%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (10.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 20 (6.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.56%) SLA
4 11 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.65%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.65%) GDPR
6 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.33%) NIST
System Software
1 148 (48.37%) Active Directory
2 40 (13.07%) Hyper-V
3 29 (9.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (2.29%) vSphere
6 5 (1.63%) Terminal Services
7 4 (1.31%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 86 (28.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.94%) SCCM
3 7 (2.29%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (2.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (1.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (1.63%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.65%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 2 (0.65%) SCOM
7 2 (0.65%) WSUS
Vendors
1 232 (75.82%) Microsoft
2 34 (11.11%) VMware
3 22 (7.19%) Veeam
4 19 (6.21%) Ubiquiti
5 18 (5.88%) Google
6 15 (4.90%) Meraki
7 11 (3.59%) Cisco
7 11 (3.59%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (3.27%) HP
9 8 (2.61%) Apple
9 8 (2.61%) Datto
9 8 (2.61%) SonicWALL
10 7 (2.29%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.29%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.63%) Dell
11 5 (1.63%) Freshdesk
11 5 (1.63%) Sophos
11 5 (1.63%) Synology
12 4 (1.31%) Draytek
13 3 (0.98%) Barracuda Networks