Hybrid/Remote IT Engineer Job Trends

IT Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 306 233
Rank change year-on-year +142 -73 +63
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 293 137 478
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.53% 0.91% 1.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.62% 0.99% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 273 109 420
10th Percentile £27,789 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £29,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.14%
75th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £46,250
90th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £57,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -5.80%

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 18,075 13,785 32,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 92.05% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 13,296 8,526 25,388
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -11.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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.

1 185 (63.14%) Microsoft
2 183 (62.46%) Microsoft 365
3 167 (57.00%) Azure
4 154 (52.56%) Windows
5 143 (48.81%) Active Directory
6 130 (44.37%) Entra ID
7 122 (41.64%) Problem-Solving
8 93 (31.74%) Customer Service
8 93 (31.74%) Microsoft Intune
8 93 (31.74%) Windows Server
9 81 (27.65%) DNS
10 80 (27.30%) Firewall
11 74 (25.26%) DHCP
12 73 (24.91%) Microsoft Exchange
13 65 (22.18%) SharePoint
14 64 (21.84%) Wi-Fi
15 53 (18.09%) VPN
16 52 (17.75%) ITIL
17 51 (17.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 47 (16.04%) Cybersecurity
19 42 (14.33%) Hyper-V
19 42 (14.33%) Microsoft Certification
20 41 (13.99%) WAN
21 39 (13.31%) Cyber Essentials
21 39 (13.31%) Microsoft Office
22 37 (12.63%) Windows 10
23 36 (12.29%) AWS
23 36 (12.29%) LAN
23 36 (12.29%) Mac OS
23 36 (12.29%) Service Delivery

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 73 (24.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (22.18%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (2.05%) Confluence
5 3 (1.02%) IIS
Applications
1 39 (13.31%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 183 (62.46%) Microsoft 365
2 167 (57.00%) Azure
3 130 (44.37%) Entra ID
4 36 (12.29%) AWS
5 27 (9.22%) Google Workspace
6 18 (6.14%) SaaS
7 17 (5.80%) OneDrive
8 9 (3.07%) Azure Sentinel
9 7 (2.39%) OCI
9 7 (2.39%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.71%) Intacct
10 5 (1.71%) Mimecast
11 3 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.02%) IaaS
11 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (1.02%) n8n
11 3 (1.02%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.68%) Cloudflare
12 2 (0.68%) PaaS
12 2 (0.68%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 81 (27.65%) DNS
2 80 (27.30%) Firewall
3 74 (25.26%) DHCP
4 64 (21.84%) Wi-Fi
5 53 (18.09%) VPN
6 41 (13.99%) WAN
7 36 (12.29%) LAN
7 36 (12.29%) TCP/IP
7 36 (12.29%) VoIP
8 16 (5.46%) VLAN
9 9 (3.07%) SD-WAN
9 9 (3.07%) Wireless
10 3 (1.02%) NAS
11 2 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (0.68%) DMVPN
11 2 (0.68%) Network Security
11 2 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.68%) SAN
12 1 (0.34%) DKIM
12 1 (0.34%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.39%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.71%) MySQL
3 3 (1.02%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.02%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (5.46%) JIRA
General
1 112 (38.23%) Social Skills
2 26 (8.87%) Organisational Skills
3 22 (7.51%) Finance
4 17 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (4.78%) Legal
6 12 (4.10%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.75%) Law
8 10 (3.41%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.39%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.05%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (2.05%) Retail
11 5 (1.71%) Advertising
12 4 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.37%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.68%) Military
14 1 (0.34%) Games
14 1 (0.34%) Japanese Language
Miscellaneous
1 49 (16.72%) Driving Licence
2 17 (5.80%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.39%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (1.71%) Clustering
5 5 (1.71%) Raspberry Pi
5 5 (1.71%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.37%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.37%) Replication
6 4 (1.37%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.37%) Social Media
7 3 (1.02%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.68%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.68%) iSeries
9 1 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.34%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.34%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 154 (52.56%) Windows
2 93 (31.74%) Windows Server
3 37 (12.63%) Windows 10
4 36 (12.29%) Mac OS
5 27 (9.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 22 (7.51%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (5.80%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (5.12%) Linux
9 9 (3.07%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.71%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.02%) Android
11 3 (1.02%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (41.64%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (31.74%) Customer Service
3 52 (17.75%) ITIL
4 51 (17.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 47 (16.04%) Cybersecurity
6 36 (12.29%) Service Delivery
7 23 (7.85%) Disaster Recovery
7 23 (7.85%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 21 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (6.48%) Mentoring
10 17 (5.80%) Change Management
11 15 (5.12%) ITSM
12 14 (4.78%) Business Continuity
12 14 (4.78%) Identity Management
13 13 (4.44%) Cloud Security
13 13 (4.44%) Migration
14 12 (4.10%) Service Management
15 11 (3.75%) Project Delivery
16 10 (3.41%) Process Improvement
16 10 (3.41%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 34 (11.60%) PowerShell
2 8 (2.73%) Bash
2 8 (2.73%) SQL
3 4 (1.37%) Python
3 4 (1.37%) R
4 2 (0.68%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 42 (14.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 23 (7.85%) Degree
3 16 (5.46%) DBS Check
4 14 (4.78%) Azure Certification
5 11 (3.75%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (3.75%) Network+ Certification
5 11 (3.75%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.75%) Security Cleared
6 10 (3.41%) CCNA
7 8 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.71%) HNC
8 5 (1.71%) HND
9 4 (1.37%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.02%) MCSE
11 2 (0.68%) CCNP
11 2 (0.68%) MCSA
12 1 (0.34%) ACSP
12 1 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.34%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (13.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 23 (7.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 15 (5.12%) SLA
5 3 (1.02%) QA
6 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.68%) GDPR
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.34%) NIST
System Software
1 143 (48.81%) Active Directory
2 42 (14.33%) Hyper-V
3 21 (7.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.39%) vSphere
5 6 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.71%) Terminal Services
7 3 (1.02%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.68%) Firmware
8 2 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 93 (31.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 10 (3.41%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.39%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (2.39%) SCCM
5 3 (1.02%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.34%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 185 (63.14%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.24%) VMware
3 28 (9.56%) Google
4 24 (8.19%) Meraki
5 21 (7.17%) Cisco
6 17 (5.80%) Veeam
7 15 (5.12%) Fortinet
8 14 (4.78%) Ubiquiti
9 13 (4.44%) HP
10 10 (3.41%) Dell
11 9 (3.07%) SonicWALL
12 7 (2.39%) CyberArk
13 6 (2.05%) Apple
13 6 (2.05%) Sophos
14 5 (1.71%) Draytek
14 5 (1.71%) Freshdesk
14 5 (1.71%) Okta
14 5 (1.71%) Sage
14 5 (1.71%) ServiceNow
14 5 (1.71%) Synology