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 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 236 202
Rank change year-on-year +60 -34 +127
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 219 217 456
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.37% 1.37% 1.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 1.42% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 208 160 430
10th Percentile £26,875 £29,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £44,250
90th Percentile £51,060 £60,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% +1.52%

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 15,006 15,235 26,590
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 95.93% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,850 9,205 22,153
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,231 £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 £78,790 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
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 8 February 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 8 February 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.

1 138 (63.01%) Microsoft 365
2 132 (60.27%) Azure
3 130 (59.36%) Microsoft
4 118 (53.88%) Windows
5 102 (46.58%) Active Directory
6 85 (38.81%) Problem-Solving
7 76 (34.70%) Microsoft Intune
8 73 (33.33%) Windows Server
9 69 (31.51%) Entra ID
10 61 (27.85%) Firewall
11 58 (26.48%) DNS
12 57 (26.03%) Customer Service
13 52 (23.74%) DHCP
14 46 (21.00%) VPN
15 45 (20.55%) Cybersecurity
16 44 (20.09%) Microsoft Exchange
17 40 (18.26%) SharePoint
17 40 (18.26%) Wi-Fi
18 39 (17.81%) AWS
19 36 (16.44%) Google
20 35 (15.98%) ITIL
20 35 (15.98%) WAN
21 34 (15.53%) Windows 10
22 32 (14.61%) Hyper-V
23 31 (14.16%) LAN
24 30 (13.70%) Microsoft Certification
25 29 (13.24%) TCP/IP
26 28 (12.79%) Cyber Essentials
26 28 (12.79%) Google Workspace
26 28 (12.79%) Infrastructure Engineering

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 44 (20.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (18.26%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.28%) IIS
4 4 (1.83%) Exchange Server 2007
4 4 (1.83%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (1.83%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 26 (11.87%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.91%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.46%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 138 (63.01%) Microsoft 365
2 132 (60.27%) Azure
3 69 (31.51%) Entra ID
4 39 (17.81%) AWS
5 28 (12.79%) Google Workspace
6 13 (5.94%) OneDrive
6 13 (5.94%) SaaS
7 10 (4.57%) GCP
8 8 (3.65%) Azure Sentinel
9 7 (3.20%) OCI
10 5 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.83%) Intacct
12 3 (1.37%) Google Drive
12 3 (1.37%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.91%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.91%) Contentstack
13 2 (0.91%) PaaS
13 2 (0.91%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.91%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 61 (27.85%) Firewall
2 58 (26.48%) DNS
3 52 (23.74%) DHCP
4 46 (21.00%) VPN
5 40 (18.26%) Wi-Fi
6 35 (15.98%) WAN
7 31 (14.16%) LAN
8 29 (13.24%) TCP/IP
9 20 (9.13%) VLAN
10 16 (7.31%) VoIP
11 9 (4.11%) SD-WAN
12 7 (3.20%) IP Telephony
13 5 (2.28%) Network Security
13 5 (2.28%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.83%) Wireless
15 3 (1.37%) DKIM
15 3 (1.37%) DMARC
16 2 (0.91%) Cisco ISE
16 2 (0.91%) DMVPN
16 2 (0.91%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.65%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (2.74%) JIRA
General
1 97 (44.29%) Social Skills
2 24 (10.96%) Finance
3 19 (8.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 19 (8.68%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (5.02%) Legal
5 10 (4.57%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.20%) Telecoms
7 4 (1.83%) Law
7 4 (1.83%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.91%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.46%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.28%) .NET
1 5 (2.28%) .NET Framework
1 5 (2.28%) Entity Framework
1 5 (2.28%) WinForms
2 1 (0.46%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 48 (21.92%) Driving Licence
2 17 (7.76%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.02%) CCTV
4 7 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (3.20%) Linux Command Line
5 6 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.28%) Reinsurance
7 4 (1.83%) Cyber Security Posture
7 4 (1.83%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.37%) Life Science
8 3 (1.37%) Social Media
9 2 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.91%) iPad
9 2 (0.91%) iPhone
9 2 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.91%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.46%) BYOD
10 1 (0.46%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.46%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 118 (53.88%) Windows
2 73 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 34 (15.53%) Windows 10
4 19 (8.68%) Windows Server 2012
5 18 (8.22%) Mac OS
6 17 (7.76%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (5.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (5.02%) Linux
9 6 (2.74%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.83%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (1.37%) Android
12 1 (0.46%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (38.81%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (26.03%) Customer Service
3 45 (20.55%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (15.98%) ITIL
5 28 (12.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 20 (9.13%) Service Delivery
7 15 (6.85%) ITSM
8 13 (5.94%) Mentoring
8 13 (5.94%) Process Improvement
9 12 (5.48%) Migration
10 11 (5.02%) Business Continuity
10 11 (5.02%) Data Protection
11 10 (4.57%) Cloud Security
11 10 (4.57%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (4.11%) Collaborative Working
12 9 (4.11%) Software Engineering
13 8 (3.65%) Asset Management
13 8 (3.65%) Disaster Recovery
13 8 (3.65%) Incident Response
13 8 (3.65%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.76%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.65%) Bash
2 8 (3.65%) SQL
3 6 (2.74%) T-SQL
4 5 (2.28%) C#
5 2 (0.91%) Google Apps Script
5 2 (0.91%) Python
6 1 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 30 (13.70%) Microsoft Certification
2 21 (9.59%) Degree
3 12 (5.48%) CCNA
3 12 (5.48%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (5.02%) DBS Check
5 10 (4.57%) MCSA
5 10 (4.57%) Network+ Certification
5 10 (4.57%) SC Cleared
5 10 (4.57%) Security Cleared
6 9 (4.11%) CCNP
7 8 (3.65%) MCSE
8 7 (3.20%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.20%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 6 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.91%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.91%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.91%) HND
10 2 (0.91%) NVQ Level 3
11 1 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 17 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.37%) GDPR
4 3 (1.37%) QA
4 3 (1.37%) SLA
System Software
1 102 (46.58%) Active Directory
2 32 (14.61%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.91%) vSphere
4 2 (0.91%) XenApp
5 1 (0.46%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 76 (34.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (5.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (4.11%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (2.74%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.83%) Autotask
6 3 (1.37%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.46%) SCCM
Vendors
1 130 (59.36%) Microsoft
2 36 (16.44%) Google
3 19 (8.68%) VMware
4 12 (5.48%) Cisco
5 10 (4.57%) Meraki
6 9 (4.11%) Sage
7 8 (3.65%) Dell
7 8 (3.65%) Draytek
7 8 (3.65%) Fortinet
7 8 (3.65%) WatchGuard
8 7 (3.20%) CyberArk
8 7 (3.20%) Mitel
8 7 (3.20%) Veeam
9 6 (2.74%) HP
10 5 (2.28%) Apple
10 5 (2.28%) Okta
10 5 (2.28%) Xamarin
10 5 (2.28%) Zoho
11 4 (1.83%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (1.37%) ServiceNow