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 3 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 297 | 348 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +36 | -28 |
| Permanent Senior Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 181 | 52 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.71% | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 36 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,259 | £49,375 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,385 | £48,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,576 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.89% | +4.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,625 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,205 | £93,750 | £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 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,052 | 15,270 | 19,162 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.01% | 94.45% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,209 | 8,839 | 11,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,891 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.35% | -6.85% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,375 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £98,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -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 3 November 2026.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 3 November 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% | 181 |
| 2 | Azure | 32.6% | 59 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 32.6% | 59 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 23.2% | 42 |
| 5 | Entra ID | 22.1% | 40 |
| 5 | Windows | 22.1% | 40 |
| 7 | Microsoft 365 | 20.4% | 37 |
| 8 | VMware | 17.1% | 31 |
| 9 | Windows Server | 16.6% | 30 |
| 10 | AWS | 16.0% | 29 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 15.5% | 28 |
| 12 | Disaster Recovery | 14.4% | 26 |
| 12 | Microsoft Exchange | 14.4% | 26 |
| 12 | Microsoft Intune | 14.4% | 26 |
| 15 | Coaching | 13.3% | 24 |
| 15 | DNS | 13.3% | 24 |
| 15 | Mentoring | 13.3% | 24 |
| 18 | Problem-Solving | 12.2% | 22 |
| 18 | VPN | 12.2% | 22 |
| 20 | Linux | 11.6% | 21 |
| 20 | SharePoint | 11.6% | 21 |
| 22 | PowerShell | 11.0% | 20 |
| 23 | CI/CD | 10.5% | 19 |
| 23 | Firewall | 10.5% | 19 |
| 23 | Terraform | 10.5% | 19 |
| 26 | Infrastructure as Code | 9.9% | 18 |
| 26 | VMware Infrastructure | 9.9% | 18 |
| 28 | Hyper-V | 9.4% | 17 |
| 28 | Root Cause Analysis | 9.4% | 17 |
| 30 | TCP/IP | 8.8% | 16 |
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 | 7.2% | 13 |
| 3 | Senior IT Engineer | 7.2% | 13 |
| 5 | GCP Engineer | 4.4% | 8 |
| 5 | Senior VMware Engineer | 4.4% | 8 |
| 5 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 4.4% | 8 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Server Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | IT Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | Senior IT Support | 3.9% | 7 |
| 8 | 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 |