Hybrid/Remote IT Engineer Job Trends

IT Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £35,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2026.

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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 259 221
Rank change year-on-year +74 -38 +80
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 249 155 471
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.37% 1.11% 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 1.21% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 232 123 424
10th Percentile £27,789 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% -4.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £47,500 £50,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £34,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.43% +7.69% -4.41%

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 17,026 12,788 31,124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 91.97% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,370 9,045 24,881
10th Percentile £32,875 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £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 £104,399 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,900
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.53% -11.83%

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 4 May 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 4 May 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.

1 158 (63.45%) Microsoft 365
2 154 (61.85%) Microsoft
3 139 (55.82%) Azure
4 127 (51.00%) Windows
5 119 (47.79%) Active Directory
6 103 (41.37%) Entra ID
7 95 (38.15%) Problem-Solving
8 81 (32.53%) Customer Service
9 80 (32.13%) Microsoft Intune
10 77 (30.92%) Windows Server
11 70 (28.11%) DNS
11 70 (28.11%) Firewall
12 63 (25.30%) DHCP
13 58 (23.29%) Wi-Fi
14 54 (21.69%) Microsoft Exchange
15 50 (20.08%) VPN
16 45 (18.07%) SharePoint
17 43 (17.27%) ITIL
18 42 (16.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 40 (16.06%) WAN
20 39 (15.66%) Microsoft Office
21 38 (15.26%) Hyper-V
22 37 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
23 36 (14.46%) LAN
24 35 (14.06%) Windows 10
25 34 (13.65%) Cybersecurity
26 32 (12.85%) Cyber Essentials
26 32 (12.85%) TCP/IP
26 32 (12.85%) VoIP
27 31 (12.45%) Google

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 54 (21.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (18.07%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.61%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.61%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.61%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (2.01%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (15.66%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 158 (63.45%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (55.82%) Azure
3 103 (41.37%) Entra ID
4 30 (12.05%) AWS
4 30 (12.05%) Google Workspace
5 15 (6.02%) SaaS
6 11 (4.42%) OneDrive
7 9 (3.61%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (2.81%) OCI
9 5 (2.01%) Intacct
10 4 (1.61%) Mimecast
10 4 (1.61%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.20%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.80%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.80%) IaaS
12 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.80%) PaaS
12 2 (0.80%) Slack
13 1 (0.40%) Amazon S3
13 1 (0.40%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 70 (28.11%) DNS
1 70 (28.11%) Firewall
2 63 (25.30%) DHCP
3 58 (23.29%) Wi-Fi
4 50 (20.08%) VPN
5 40 (16.06%) WAN
6 36 (14.46%) LAN
7 32 (12.85%) TCP/IP
7 32 (12.85%) VoIP
8 18 (7.23%) VLAN
9 9 (3.61%) SD-WAN
10 5 (2.01%) Wireless
11 3 (1.20%) NAS
12 2 (0.80%) Cisco ISE
12 2 (0.80%) DMVPN
12 2 (0.80%) WLAN
13 1 (0.40%) DKIM
13 1 (0.40%) DMARC
13 1 (0.40%) IPsec
13 1 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.41%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.01%) MySQL
3 3 (1.20%) Power BI
4 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 9 (3.61%) JIRA
General
1 91 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 26 (10.44%) Finance
3 25 (10.04%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (5.62%) Legal
6 12 (4.82%) Telecoms
7 10 (4.02%) Law
8 9 (3.61%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.01%) Retail
10 4 (1.61%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.61%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.80%) Advertising
12 2 (0.80%) Military
13 1 (0.40%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 44 (17.67%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.02%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.81%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (2.01%) Raspberry Pi
5 5 (2.01%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.61%) Social Media
7 3 (1.20%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.20%) Replication
7 3 (1.20%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.80%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.80%) iSeries
9 1 (0.40%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.40%) CCTV
9 1 (0.40%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.40%) iPad
9 1 (0.40%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.40%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 127 (51.00%) Windows
2 77 (30.92%) Windows Server
3 35 (14.06%) Windows 10
4 29 (11.65%) Mac OS
5 23 (9.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 22 (8.84%) Windows Server 2012
7 13 (5.22%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (4.82%) Linux
9 9 (3.61%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (2.01%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.80%) Android
13 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (38.15%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (32.53%) Customer Service
3 43 (17.27%) ITIL
4 42 (16.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 34 (13.65%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (11.24%) Service Delivery
7 21 (8.43%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 15 (6.02%) Disaster Recovery
8 15 (6.02%) ITSM
8 15 (6.02%) Mentoring
9 14 (5.62%) Change Management
9 14 (5.62%) Migration
10 12 (4.82%) Cloud Security
11 10 (4.02%) Business Continuity
11 10 (4.02%) Identity Management
11 10 (4.02%) Process Improvement
12 9 (3.61%) Coaching
12 9 (3.61%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (3.61%) Data Migration
12 9 (3.61%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.84%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.21%) Bash
3 7 (2.81%) SQL
4 4 (1.61%) Python
4 4 (1.61%) R
5 2 (0.80%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 37 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (6.83%) DBS Check
2 17 (6.83%) Degree
3 11 (4.42%) Network+ Certification
3 11 (4.42%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.42%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.61%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (3.21%) Azure Certification
5 8 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.21%) CCNA
6 5 (2.01%) HNC
6 5 (2.01%) HND
7 4 (1.61%) MCSA
7 4 (1.61%) MCSE
8 3 (1.20%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.20%) CCNP
9 1 (0.40%) ACSP
9 1 (0.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.40%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 20 (8.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (4.42%) SLA
5 3 (1.20%) QA
6 2 (0.80%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.80%) GDPR
7 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 119 (47.79%) Active Directory
2 38 (15.26%) Hyper-V
3 15 (6.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (2.01%) vSphere
6 4 (1.61%) Terminal Services
7 3 (1.20%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.80%) Firmware
8 2 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 80 (32.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.61%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.81%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (2.81%) SCCM
5 1 (0.40%) Autotask
5 1 (0.40%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 154 (61.85%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.45%) Google
3 24 (9.64%) VMware
4 21 (8.43%) Cisco
5 19 (7.63%) Meraki
6 15 (6.02%) Fortinet
7 13 (5.22%) HP
8 10 (4.02%) Dell
8 10 (4.02%) Veeam
9 9 (3.61%) Ubiquiti
10 8 (3.21%) SonicWALL
11 7 (2.81%) CyberArk
12 6 (2.41%) Draytek
12 6 (2.41%) Sophos
13 5 (2.01%) Apple
13 5 (2.01%) Okta
13 5 (2.01%) Sage
13 5 (2.01%) Synology
14 4 (1.61%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (1.61%) Datto