Hybrid/Remote IT Technician Job Trends

IT Technician
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Technician salary for remote/hybrid work is £27,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 295 364 434
Rank change year-on-year +69 +70 +204
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 79 76 52
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.53% 0.46% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.48% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 74 54 49
10th Percentile £24,575 £21,250 £23,850
25th Percentile £25,077 £25,000 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,750 £28,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.89% -1.75% -1.72%
75th Percentile £30,938 £34,000 £31,500
90th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £38,500
UK median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% +3.77%

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 14,085 15,725 20,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 96.08% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 9,171 9,465 17,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,573
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.74% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IT Technician job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Technician
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Technician job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Technician job vacancies

IT Technician
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

IT Technician salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 54 (68.35%) Microsoft
2 48 (60.76%) Windows
3 43 (54.43%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (40.51%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (37.97%) Active Directory
6 27 (34.18%) Customer Service
6 27 (34.18%) Windows 10
7 24 (30.38%) Apple iOS
8 19 (24.05%) User Experience
9 17 (21.52%) Azure
10 14 (17.72%) Apple
11 11 (13.92%) SharePoint
12 10 (12.66%) DBS Check
13 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Exchange
13 9 (11.39%) Project Delivery
14 8 (10.13%) DNS
15 7 (8.86%) ITIL
15 7 (8.86%) Logistics
15 7 (8.86%) OneDrive
15 7 (8.86%) Project Management
15 7 (8.86%) VPN
15 7 (8.86%) Windows Server
16 6 (7.59%) DHCP
17 5 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
17 5 (6.33%) Facebook
17 5 (6.33%) Hyper-V
17 5 (6.33%) OpenText
17 5 (6.33%) Sage
17 5 (6.33%) Virtual Environments
17 5 (6.33%) VMware

IT Technician 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 11 (13.92%) SharePoint
2 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 43 (54.43%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (21.52%) Azure
3 7 (8.86%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.53%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.13%) DNS
2 7 (8.86%) VPN
3 6 (7.59%) DHCP
4 4 (5.06%) VLAN
5 3 (3.80%) LAN
5 3 (3.80%) WAN
5 3 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (2.53%) Broadband
6 2 (2.53%) Firewall
6 2 (2.53%) Internet
6 2 (2.53%) NAS
6 2 (2.53%) WLAN
7 1 (1.27%) VoIP
7 1 (1.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.53%) SQL Server
General
1 44 (55.70%) Social Skills
2 6 (7.59%) Finance
3 5 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (5.06%) Manufacturing
5 3 (3.80%) Advertising
5 3 (3.80%) German Language
6 2 (2.53%) Marketing
6 2 (2.53%) Retail
7 1 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.27%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 29 (36.71%) Onboarding
2 25 (31.65%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (21.52%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.80%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.27%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 48 (60.76%) Windows
2 27 (34.18%) Windows 10
3 24 (30.38%) Apple iOS
4 7 (8.86%) Windows Server
5 4 (5.06%) Android
6 3 (3.80%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (40.51%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (34.18%) Customer Service
3 19 (24.05%) User Experience
4 9 (11.39%) Project Delivery
5 7 (8.86%) ITIL
5 7 (8.86%) Logistics
5 7 (8.86%) Project Management
6 5 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (6.33%) Virtual Environments
7 4 (5.06%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (5.06%) Mobile Device Management
8 3 (3.80%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (3.80%) Mentoring
8 3 (3.80%) Server Management
8 3 (3.80%) Service Delivery
9 2 (2.53%) Asset Management
9 2 (2.53%) E-Commerce
9 2 (2.53%) IT Asset Management
9 2 (2.53%) ITSM
9 2 (2.53%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 10 (12.66%) DBS Check
2 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (2.53%) A+ Certification
3 2 (2.53%) Degree
3 2 (2.53%) MCP
3 2 (2.53%) MCSA
3 2 (2.53%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.53%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (2.53%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (37.97%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.33%) Hyper-V
2 5 (6.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 54 (68.35%) Microsoft
2 14 (17.72%) Apple
3 5 (6.33%) Facebook
3 5 (6.33%) OpenText
3 5 (6.33%) Sage
3 5 (6.33%) VMware
4 2 (2.53%) Datto
4 2 (2.53%) Ubiquiti
4 2 (2.53%) Veeam