Hybrid/Remote Senior Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Infrastructure Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £65,576 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 306 | 366 | 376 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +10 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 171 | 49 | 95 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.67% | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.32% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 29 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,500 | £47,522 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,576 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.89% | +8.33% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | - | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,205 | £85,000 | £91,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +18.18% | - |
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title | 23,873 | 15,202 | 19,516 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.00% | 93.76% | 96.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,256 | 8,617 | 12,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.25% | -6.67% |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Senior Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, Senior Infrastructure 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 Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 171 |
| 2 | Azure | 31.6% | 54 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 31.0% | 53 |
| 4 | Windows | 23.4% | 40 |
| 5 | Active Directory | 22.8% | 39 |
| 6 | Microsoft 365 | 21.1% | 36 |
| 7 | Entra ID | 20.5% | 35 |
| 8 | VMware | 17.0% | 29 |
| 8 | Windows Server | 17.0% | 29 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 16.4% | 28 |
| 11 | AWS | 15.2% | 26 |
| 11 | Microsoft Intune | 15.2% | 26 |
| 13 | Microsoft Exchange | 14.6% | 25 |
| 14 | DNS | 14.0% | 24 |
| 15 | Linux | 12.9% | 22 |
| 16 | Coaching | 12.3% | 21 |
| 16 | Disaster Recovery | 12.3% | 21 |
| 16 | Mentoring | 12.3% | 21 |
| 19 | VPN | 11.7% | 20 |
| 20 | Infrastructure as Code | 11.1% | 19 |
| 20 | SharePoint | 11.1% | 19 |
| 22 | Firewall | 10.5% | 18 |
| 22 | Problem-Solving | 10.5% | 18 |
| 24 | Hyper-V | 9.9% | 17 |
| 24 | PowerShell | 9.9% | 17 |
| 24 | Root Cause Analysis | 9.9% | 17 |
| 24 | VMware Infrastructure | 9.9% | 17 |
| 28 | CI/CD | 9.4% | 16 |
| 28 | Terraform | 9.4% | 16 |
| 30 | DHCP | 8.8% | 15 |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 10.5% | 18 |
| 1 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 10.5% | 18 |
| 3 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 8.2% | 14 |
| 3 | Senior IT Engineer | 8.2% | 14 |
| 5 | Senior VMware Engineer | 4.7% | 8 |
| 5 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 4.7% | 8 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Support | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | IT Support Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior IT Support | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior Server Support Engineer | 4.1% | 7 |
| 17 | GCP Engineer | 3.5% | 6 |
| 18 | Civil Engineer | 2.3% | 4 |
| 18 | Senior Database Engineer | 2.3% | 4 |
| 18 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.3% | 4 |