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 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 241 218
Rank change year-on-year +27 -23 +113
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 154 211 313
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.28% 1.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.33% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 143 154 301
10th Percentile £26,950 £29,075 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +2.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £42,500 £53,438 £48,750
90th Percentile £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.72% +2.86% +6.06%

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 14,130 15,831 20,332
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 96.12% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9,175 9,564 16,611
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,781 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,206 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.97% +2.01% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,500 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,325 £97,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 9 January 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 9 January 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 96 (62.34%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (60.39%) Microsoft
3 92 (59.74%) Azure
4 82 (53.25%) Windows
5 71 (46.10%) Active Directory
6 60 (38.96%) Problem-Solving
7 55 (35.71%) Windows Server
8 54 (35.06%) Microsoft Intune
9 42 (27.27%) Firewall
10 40 (25.97%) Entra ID
11 39 (25.32%) Cybersecurity
12 35 (22.73%) DNS
13 33 (21.43%) Customer Service
14 32 (20.78%) DHCP
14 32 (20.78%) SharePoint
15 31 (20.13%) VPN
16 28 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
16 28 (18.18%) Windows 10
17 27 (17.53%) AWS
17 27 (17.53%) Hyper-V
18 25 (16.23%) Wi-Fi
19 24 (15.58%) Google
20 22 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
20 22 (14.29%) WAN
21 21 (13.64%) TCP/IP
22 20 (12.99%) Degree
22 20 (12.99%) ITIL
23 18 (11.69%) LAN
24 16 (10.39%) Cyber Essentials
24 16 (10.39%) 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 32 (20.78%) SharePoint
2 28 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.25%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (8.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.30%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.65%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 96 (62.34%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (59.74%) Azure
3 40 (25.97%) Entra ID
4 27 (17.53%) AWS
5 16 (10.39%) Google Workspace
6 11 (7.14%) OneDrive
7 10 (6.49%) GCP
8 6 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.60%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (1.95%) Azure Stack
11 3 (1.95%) Google Drive
11 3 (1.95%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.95%) Power Platform
11 3 (1.95%) SaaS
12 2 (1.30%) Azure AKS
12 2 (1.30%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (1.30%) Contentstack
12 2 (1.30%) PaaS
13 1 (0.65%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 42 (27.27%) Firewall
2 35 (22.73%) DNS
3 32 (20.78%) DHCP
4 31 (20.13%) VPN
5 25 (16.23%) Wi-Fi
6 22 (14.29%) WAN
7 21 (13.64%) TCP/IP
8 18 (11.69%) LAN
9 16 (10.39%) VLAN
10 9 (5.84%) VoIP
11 7 (4.55%) IP Telephony
12 6 (3.90%) Network Security
12 6 (3.90%) SD-WAN
13 4 (2.60%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.95%) DKIM
14 3 (1.95%) DMARC
15 2 (1.30%) IPsec
15 2 (1.30%) Softphone
15 2 (1.30%) Wireless
15 2 (1.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (1.30%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 69 (44.81%) Social Skills
2 16 (10.39%) Finance
3 14 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (4.55%) Legal
5 7 (4.55%) Telecoms
6 4 (2.60%) Manufacturing
6 4 (2.60%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.65%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.25%) .NET
1 5 (3.25%) .NET Framework
1 5 (3.25%) Entity Framework
1 5 (3.25%) WinForms
2 1 (0.65%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 32 (20.78%) Driving Licence
2 11 (7.14%) CCTV
3 9 (5.84%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.90%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (2.60%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.60%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.95%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.95%) Life Science
7 2 (1.30%) BYOD
7 2 (1.30%) iPad
7 2 (1.30%) iPhone
7 2 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.30%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.30%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.65%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.65%) FMCG
8 1 (0.65%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 82 (53.25%) Windows
2 55 (35.71%) Windows Server
3 28 (18.18%) Windows 10
4 12 (7.79%) Mac OS
4 12 (7.79%) Windows Server 2012
5 11 (7.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (7.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (6.49%) Linux
7 7 (4.55%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.95%) Android
8 3 (1.95%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (38.96%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (25.32%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (21.43%) Customer Service
4 20 (12.99%) ITIL
5 15 (9.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 13 (8.44%) Data Protection
7 12 (7.79%) ITSM
8 10 (6.49%) Process Improvement
8 10 (6.49%) Service Delivery
9 9 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (5.84%) Software Engineering
10 8 (5.19%) DevOps
10 8 (5.19%) Migration
10 8 (5.19%) Project Delivery
11 7 (4.55%) Collaborative Working
11 7 (4.55%) Incident Response
11 7 (4.55%) Network Management
11 7 (4.55%) SDLC
12 6 (3.90%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 6 (3.90%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.84%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.55%) SQL
3 6 (3.90%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.25%) C#
5 2 (1.30%) Python
6 1 (0.65%) Bash
6 1 (0.65%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 22 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (12.99%) Degree
3 10 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (5.84%) CCNA
4 9 (5.84%) MCSA
5 8 (5.19%) DBS Check
5 8 (5.19%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (4.55%) CCNP
6 7 (4.55%) MCP
6 7 (4.55%) MCSE
6 7 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 7 (4.55%) Security Cleared
7 6 (3.90%) Azure Certification
7 6 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (3.25%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (2.60%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.30%) CISSP
10 2 (1.30%) HND
10 2 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.30%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (6.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.25%) GDPR
4 4 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.65%) QA
System Software
1 71 (46.10%) Active Directory
2 27 (17.53%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.30%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.30%) vSphere
4 2 (1.30%) XenApp
5 1 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 54 (35.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (3.25%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (3.25%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.60%) Autotask
5 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 93 (60.39%) Microsoft
2 24 (15.58%) Google
3 15 (9.74%) VMware
4 7 (4.55%) Draytek
4 7 (4.55%) Mitel
4 7 (4.55%) WatchGuard
5 6 (3.90%) Fortinet
5 6 (3.90%) Veeam
6 5 (3.25%) Dell
6 5 (3.25%) Meraki
6 5 (3.25%) Progress
6 5 (3.25%) Sage
6 5 (3.25%) Xamarin
6 5 (3.25%) Zoho
7 4 (2.60%) Cisco
8 3 (1.95%) Apple
8 3 (1.95%) Freshdesk
8 3 (1.95%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.30%) Citrix
9 2 (1.30%) HP