Hybrid/Remote Support Engineer Job Trends
Support Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Support Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 178 | 134 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | +50 | -30 |
| Permanent Support Engineer jobs | 384 | 345 | 361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.51% | 2.19% | 1.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.60% | 2.34% | 1.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 332 | 285 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £36,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +11.11% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £59,500 | £51,242 |
| UK median annual salary | £37,000 | £37,000 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.71% | - |
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 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,028 | 14,770 | 19,240 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.25% | 93.88% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,980 | 9,138 | 12,034 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.91% | -7.50% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,188 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Support Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Support Engineer job vacancies.
Support Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Support Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Support 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 Support Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 65.1% | 250 |
| 2 | Windows | 60.4% | 232 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 58.3% | 224 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 41.9% | 161 |
| 5 | Azure | 41.1% | 158 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 37.5% | 144 |
| 7 | Entra ID | 35.9% | 138 |
| 8 | DNS | 28.1% | 108 |
| 9 | Microsoft Intune | 27.6% | 106 |
| 10 | Customer Service | 27.1% | 104 |
| 11 | Windows Server | 26.6% | 102 |
| 12 | Microsoft Exchange | 26.3% | 101 |
| 13 | SharePoint | 25.8% | 99 |
| 14 | DHCP | 23.4% | 90 |
| 15 | Cybersecurity | 21.6% | 83 |
| 16 | Infrastructure Engineering | 20.1% | 77 |
| 17 | Firewall | 19.5% | 75 |
| 18 | TCP/IP | 16.9% | 65 |
| 19 | VPN | 16.4% | 63 |
| 20 | Hyper-V | 15.6% | 60 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 14.8% | 57 |
| 22 | VMware | 14.1% | 54 |
| 23 | ITIL | 12.2% | 47 |
| 24 | Degree | 12.0% | 46 |
| 24 | VMware Infrastructure | 12.0% | 46 |
| 26 | PowerShell | 11.5% | 44 |
| 27 | Change Management | 10.9% | 42 |
| 27 | Wi-Fi | 10.9% | 42 |
| 29 | macOS | 10.2% | 39 |
| 30 | Mentoring | 9.9% | 38 |
Support 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 | IT Support Engineer | 58.6% | 225 |
| 2 | Technical Support Engineer | 18.5% | 71 |
| 3 | Technical Engineer | 18.0% | 69 |
| 4 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 12.0% | 46 |
| 5 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 10.9% | 42 |
| 6 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 10.7% | 41 |
| 7 | Senior Support Engineer | 7.3% | 28 |
| 8 | Senior IT Engineer | 7.0% | 27 |
| 8 | Senior IT Support | 7.0% | 27 |
| 10 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 6.5% | 25 |
| 11 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 5.5% | 21 |
| 12 | Support Analyst | 4.9% | 19 |
| 13 | IT Support Analyst | 4.4% | 17 |
| 14 | Azure Engineer | 3.9% | 15 |
| 15 | Desktop Support Engineer | 3.6% | 14 |
| 15 | Service Desk Engineer | 3.6% | 14 |
| 15 | Service Desk Support | 3.6% | 14 |
| 18 | Microsoft Engineer | 3.4% | 13 |
| 19 | Field Support Engineer | 3.1% | 12 |
| 20 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 2.9% | 11 |