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 28 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 231 197
Rank change year-on-year +64 -34 +127
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 262 172 479
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.55% 1.34% 1.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.42% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 249 143 438
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £25,713
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £32,868 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% +6.06% -1.49%

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 15,834 12,119 29,611
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 94.22% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 11,102 8,897 24,383
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £44,259 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 28 March 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 28 March 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.

1 177 (67.56%) Microsoft 365
2 162 (61.83%) Microsoft
3 159 (60.69%) Azure
4 151 (57.63%) Windows
5 123 (46.95%) Active Directory
6 97 (37.02%) Microsoft Intune
7 96 (36.64%) Entra ID
7 96 (36.64%) Problem-Solving
8 94 (35.88%) Windows Server
9 75 (28.63%) DNS
9 75 (28.63%) Firewall
10 72 (27.48%) Customer Service
11 67 (25.57%) DHCP
12 60 (22.90%) Microsoft Exchange
13 56 (21.37%) Wi-Fi
14 54 (20.61%) VPN
15 47 (17.94%) ITIL
16 45 (17.18%) Cybersecurity
16 45 (17.18%) SharePoint
17 44 (16.79%) AWS
18 42 (16.03%) Google
18 42 (16.03%) WAN
19 41 (15.65%) Windows 10
20 40 (15.27%) Hyper-V
20 40 (15.27%) TCP/IP
21 39 (14.89%) Microsoft Office
22 38 (14.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
22 38 (14.50%) LAN
23 37 (14.12%) Cyber Essentials
24 36 (13.74%) Google Workspace

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 60 (22.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (17.18%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (3.05%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (1.15%) IIS
5 2 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (14.89%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 177 (67.56%) Microsoft 365
2 159 (60.69%) Azure
3 96 (36.64%) Entra ID
4 44 (16.79%) AWS
5 36 (13.74%) Google Workspace
6 16 (6.11%) SaaS
7 13 (4.96%) OneDrive
8 9 (3.44%) Azure Sentinel
9 7 (2.67%) GCP
9 7 (2.67%) OCI
10 5 (1.91%) Intacct
11 4 (1.53%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (1.15%) Google Drive
12 3 (1.15%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.76%) Contentstack
13 2 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.76%) IaaS
13 2 (0.76%) PaaS
13 2 (0.76%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 75 (28.63%) DNS
1 75 (28.63%) Firewall
2 67 (25.57%) DHCP
3 56 (21.37%) Wi-Fi
4 54 (20.61%) VPN
5 42 (16.03%) WAN
6 40 (15.27%) TCP/IP
7 38 (14.50%) LAN
8 24 (9.16%) VoIP
9 23 (8.78%) VLAN
10 9 (3.44%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.67%) IP Telephony
12 5 (1.91%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.53%) Network Security
13 4 (1.53%) Wireless
14 3 (1.15%) DKIM
14 3 (1.15%) DMARC
15 2 (0.76%) IPsec
15 2 (0.76%) SSL
15 2 (0.76%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.05%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.76%) MySQL
3 2 (0.76%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (3.05%) JIRA
General
1 107 (40.84%) Social Skills
2 29 (11.07%) Finance
3 28 (10.69%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 16 (6.11%) Legal
5 10 (3.82%) Law
6 9 (3.44%) Public Sector
7 7 (2.67%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.53%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.53%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.53%) Retail
9 2 (0.76%) Advertising
10 1 (0.38%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.38%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.15%) .NET
1 3 (1.15%) .NET Framework
1 3 (1.15%) Entity Framework
1 3 (1.15%) WinForms
2 1 (0.38%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 55 (20.99%) Driving Licence
2 16 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.82%) CCTV
3 10 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.67%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (1.91%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.53%) Social Media
7 3 (1.15%) Life Science
7 3 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.15%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.76%) iPad
8 2 (0.76%) iPhone
8 2 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.76%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.38%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.38%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.38%) FMCG
9 1 (0.38%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.38%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 151 (57.63%) Windows
2 94 (35.88%) Windows Server
3 41 (15.65%) Windows 10
4 30 (11.45%) Mac OS
5 27 (10.31%) Windows Server 2012
6 24 (9.16%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (5.73%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (5.34%) Linux
9 8 (3.05%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (1.53%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.76%) Android
11 2 (0.76%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (36.64%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (27.48%) Customer Service
3 47 (17.94%) ITIL
4 45 (17.18%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (14.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 26 (9.92%) Service Delivery
7 19 (7.25%) ITSM
8 14 (5.34%) Migration
8 14 (5.34%) Process Improvement
9 13 (4.96%) Business Continuity
9 13 (4.96%) Change Management
10 12 (4.58%) Cloud Security
10 12 (4.58%) Mentoring
11 11 (4.20%) Asset Management
11 11 (4.20%) Disaster Recovery
12 10 (3.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (3.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 9 (3.44%) Coaching
13 9 (3.44%) Collaborative Working
13 9 (3.44%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.40%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.05%) Bash
3 7 (2.67%) SQL
4 3 (1.15%) C#
4 3 (1.15%) R
4 3 (1.15%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.76%) Google Apps Script
5 2 (0.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (12.98%) Microsoft Certification
2 16 (6.11%) Degree
3 14 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (4.96%) CCNA
5 12 (4.58%) DBS Check
6 11 (4.20%) Network+ Certification
6 11 (4.20%) SC Cleared
6 11 (4.20%) Security Cleared
7 10 (3.82%) MCSA
8 9 (3.44%) CCNP
8 9 (3.44%) MCSE
9 8 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (2.67%) Azure Certification
10 7 (2.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (1.15%) A+ Certification
11 3 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.15%) HND
12 2 (0.76%) HNC
13 1 (0.38%) ACSP
13 1 (0.38%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (14.12%) Cyber Essentials
2 22 (8.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.91%) SLA
5 3 (1.15%) QA
6 1 (0.38%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.38%) NIST
System Software
1 123 (46.95%) Active Directory
2 40 (15.27%) Hyper-V
3 8 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.53%) vSphere
5 2 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.76%) XenApp
6 1 (0.38%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.38%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 97 (37.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (5.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.44%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (3.05%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.29%) SCCM
6 4 (1.53%) Autotask
7 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 162 (61.83%) Microsoft
2 42 (16.03%) Google
3 27 (10.31%) VMware
4 18 (6.87%) Cisco
5 17 (6.49%) Meraki
6 11 (4.20%) Fortinet
7 10 (3.82%) Dell
8 9 (3.44%) Draytek
8 9 (3.44%) HP
8 9 (3.44%) Ubiquiti
8 9 (3.44%) Veeam
9 8 (3.05%) Sage
9 8 (3.05%) WatchGuard
10 7 (2.67%) CyberArk
10 7 (2.67%) Mitel
11 5 (1.91%) Apple
11 5 (1.91%) Okta
12 4 (1.53%) Freshdesk
12 4 (1.53%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.53%) Sophos
58 hybrid/remote IT Engineer jobs