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 27 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 297 | 369 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +5 | -4 |
| Permanent Senior Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 180 | 50 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.71% | 0.31% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.33% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 156 | 33 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,259 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,576 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.89% | +4.00% | +17.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,205 | £93,000 | £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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,986 | 15,252 | 19,303 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.02% | 94.63% | 96.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,244 | 8,706 | 12,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,490 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.31% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Infrastructure Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Senior Infrastructure Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, Senior Infrastructure Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Infrastructure Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 180 |
| 2 | Azure | 32.8% | 59 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 32.2% | 58 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 23.3% | 42 |
| 5 | Windows | 22.2% | 40 |
| 6 | Entra ID | 21.7% | 39 |
| 7 | Microsoft 365 | 20.6% | 37 |
| 8 | VMware | 16.7% | 30 |
| 9 | AWS | 16.1% | 29 |
| 9 | Windows Server | 16.1% | 29 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 15.6% | 28 |
| 12 | Microsoft Exchange | 14.4% | 26 |
| 12 | Microsoft Intune | 14.4% | 26 |
| 14 | DNS | 13.9% | 25 |
| 15 | Coaching | 13.3% | 24 |
| 15 | Disaster Recovery | 13.3% | 24 |
| 15 | Mentoring | 13.3% | 24 |
| 18 | Linux | 12.2% | 22 |
| 19 | Problem-Solving | 11.7% | 21 |
| 19 | SharePoint | 11.7% | 21 |
| 19 | VPN | 11.7% | 21 |
| 22 | PowerShell | 11.1% | 20 |
| 23 | Firewall | 10.6% | 19 |
| 23 | Infrastructure as Code | 10.6% | 19 |
| 23 | Terraform | 10.6% | 19 |
| 26 | CI/CD | 10.0% | 18 |
| 27 | Hyper-V | 9.4% | 17 |
| 27 | Root Cause Analysis | 9.4% | 17 |
| 27 | VMware Infrastructure | 9.4% | 17 |
| 30 | DHCP | 8.3% | 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 | 13.3% | 24 |
| 1 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 13.3% | 24 |
| 3 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 7.8% | 14 |
| 3 | Senior IT Engineer | 7.8% | 14 |
| 5 | Senior VMware Engineer | 4.4% | 8 |
| 5 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 4.4% | 8 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | GCP Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | IT Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior IT Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Senior Server Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Civil Engineer | 2.2% | 4 |
| 18 | Senior Database Engineer | 2.2% | 4 |
| 18 | Senior Network Engineer | 2.2% | 4 |