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 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 251 220
Rank change year-on-year +22 -31 +128
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 144 220 291
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.95% 1.23% 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 1.28% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 134 165 279
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,550 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £31,000
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 £52,500 £49,375
90th Percentile £56,750 £60,000 £61,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year -10.96% +2.82% +7.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,238 17,169 19,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 96.30% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9,244 10,770 15,640
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.45% -0.95% -

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 14 December 2025.

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 14 December 2025, 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 95 (65.97%) Microsoft
2 94 (65.28%) Microsoft 365
3 89 (61.81%) Azure
4 85 (59.03%) Windows
5 75 (52.08%) Active Directory
6 58 (40.28%) Windows Server
7 55 (38.19%) Problem-Solving
8 48 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
9 46 (31.94%) Firewall
10 40 (27.78%) Entra ID
11 38 (26.39%) Cybersecurity
12 32 (22.22%) DNS
12 32 (22.22%) Hyper-V
12 32 (22.22%) SharePoint
13 30 (20.83%) Customer Service
13 30 (20.83%) VPN
14 29 (20.14%) DHCP
15 26 (18.06%) Microsoft Exchange
16 24 (16.67%) AWS
16 24 (16.67%) Windows 10
17 22 (15.28%) Microsoft Certification
18 21 (14.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 21 (14.58%) Wi-Fi
19 20 (13.89%) Google
19 20 (13.89%) ITIL
20 19 (13.19%) Degree
20 19 (13.19%) TCP/IP
21 17 (11.81%) VMware
22 15 (10.42%) VLAN
23 14 (9.72%) Cyber Essentials

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 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 26 (18.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.47%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.39%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.69%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 94 (65.28%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (61.81%) Azure
3 40 (27.78%) Entra ID
4 24 (16.67%) AWS
5 12 (8.33%) Google Workspace
6 11 (7.64%) OneDrive
7 10 (6.94%) GCP
8 6 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (4.17%) Azure Stack
9 5 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.78%) Power Platform
11 3 (2.08%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (2.08%) Google Drive
11 3 (2.08%) IaaS
11 3 (2.08%) Power Automate
11 3 (2.08%) SaaS
12 2 (1.39%) Azure AKS
12 2 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.39%) Contentstack
12 2 (1.39%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (31.94%) Firewall
2 32 (22.22%) DNS
3 30 (20.83%) VPN
4 29 (20.14%) DHCP
5 21 (14.58%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (13.19%) TCP/IP
7 15 (10.42%) VLAN
8 14 (9.72%) WAN
9 13 (9.03%) LAN
10 9 (6.25%) VoIP
11 7 (4.86%) IP Telephony
12 6 (4.17%) Network Security
13 4 (2.78%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (2.78%) Wireless
14 3 (2.08%) DKIM
14 3 (2.08%) DMARC
15 2 (1.39%) IPsec
15 2 (1.39%) Softphone
15 2 (1.39%) SSL
15 2 (1.39%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (1.39%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
General
1 69 (47.92%) Social Skills
2 16 (11.11%) Finance
3 12 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (5.56%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.86%) Legal
5 7 (4.86%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (4.17%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.08%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.69%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.47%) .NET
1 5 (3.47%) .NET Framework
1 5 (3.47%) Entity Framework
1 5 (3.47%) WinForms
2 1 (0.69%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 33 (22.92%) Driving Licence
2 11 (7.64%) CCTV
2 11 (7.64%) Onboarding
3 7 (4.86%) Data Centre
3 7 (4.86%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (4.17%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (2.78%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (2.08%) Life Science
7 2 (1.39%) BYOD
7 2 (1.39%) iPad
7 2 (1.39%) iPhone
7 2 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.39%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.39%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.69%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.69%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.69%) FMCG
8 1 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 85 (59.03%) Windows
2 58 (40.28%) Windows Server
3 24 (16.67%) Windows 10
4 14 (9.72%) Linux
5 12 (8.33%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (6.25%) Mac OS
6 9 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (5.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (4.86%) Apple iOS
9 6 (4.17%) Rocky
10 3 (2.08%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (38.19%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (26.39%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (20.83%) Customer Service
4 21 (14.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 20 (13.89%) ITIL
6 13 (9.03%) Data Protection
7 11 (7.64%) ITSM
8 10 (6.94%) Project Delivery
9 9 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (6.25%) DevOps
9 9 (6.25%) Software Engineering
10 8 (5.56%) Process Improvement
11 7 (4.86%) Collaborative Working
11 7 (4.86%) Incident Response
11 7 (4.86%) Information Security
11 7 (4.86%) Migration
11 7 (4.86%) Network Management
11 7 (4.86%) SDLC
11 7 (4.86%) Security Operations
11 7 (4.86%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.33%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.86%) SQL
3 6 (4.17%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.47%) C#
5 2 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (1.39%) Python
6 1 (0.69%) Bash
Qualifications
1 22 (15.28%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (13.19%) Degree
3 11 (7.64%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (6.94%) Azure Certification
4 10 (6.94%) Network+ Certification
5 9 (6.25%) CCNA
5 9 (6.25%) DBS Check
5 9 (6.25%) MCSA
5 9 (6.25%) SC Cleared
5 9 (6.25%) Security Cleared
6 7 (4.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (4.86%) CCNP
6 7 (4.86%) DV Cleared
6 7 (4.86%) MCP
6 7 (4.86%) MCSE
7 6 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.08%) CISM
8 3 (2.08%) CISSP
9 2 (1.39%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.72%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.47%) GDPR
4 4 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.69%) QA
5 1 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 75 (52.08%) Active Directory
2 32 (22.22%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.39%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.39%) vSphere
5 2 (1.39%) XenApp
6 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 48 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.56%) Kubernetes
3 5 (3.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (3.47%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (2.78%) Autotask
5 1 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 95 (65.97%) Microsoft
2 20 (13.89%) Google
3 17 (11.81%) VMware
4 9 (6.25%) Dell
4 9 (6.25%) Veeam
5 7 (4.86%) Cisco
5 7 (4.86%) Draytek
5 7 (4.86%) Mitel
5 7 (4.86%) WatchGuard
6 5 (3.47%) Meraki
6 5 (3.47%) Progress
6 5 (3.47%) Sage
6 5 (3.47%) Xamarin
6 5 (3.47%) Zoho
7 3 (2.08%) Apple
7 3 (2.08%) Freshdesk
7 3 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.08%) Sophos
8 2 (1.39%) Citrix
8 2 (1.39%) HP