Hybrid/Remote Support Engineer Job Trends
Support Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Support Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 173 | 160 | 197 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +37 | -24 |
| Permanent Support Engineer jobs | 397 | 299 | 347 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.56% | 1.83% | 1.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.66% | 1.95% | 1.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 341 | 259 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,375 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £41,500 | £37,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.25% | +11.41% | -0.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £57,500 | £46,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £58,150 | £51,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £37,000 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.33% | +7.14% | - |
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 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,943 | 15,308 | 19,496 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 93.62% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,244 | 8,710 | 12,281 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,944 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -5.09% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,300 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.95% | -7.08% | -5.83% |
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 24 October 2026.
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 24 October 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 | 62.5% | 248 |
| 2 | Windows | 57.7% | 229 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 56.2% | 223 |
| 4 | Azure | 40.8% | 162 |
| 5 | Active Directory | 40.6% | 161 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 37.5% | 149 |
| 7 | Entra ID | 36.0% | 143 |
| 8 | Microsoft Intune | 28.0% | 111 |
| 9 | DNS | 27.5% | 109 |
| 10 | Customer Service | 26.7% | 106 |
| 10 | Windows Server | 26.7% | 106 |
| 12 | SharePoint | 26.2% | 104 |
| 13 | Microsoft Exchange | 24.9% | 99 |
| 14 | DHCP | 22.9% | 91 |
| 15 | Cybersecurity | 22.4% | 89 |
| 16 | Infrastructure Engineering | 19.6% | 78 |
| 17 | Firewall | 18.9% | 75 |
| 18 | TCP/IP | 15.9% | 63 |
| 19 | Continuous Improvement | 15.6% | 62 |
| 19 | VPN | 15.6% | 62 |
| 21 | Hyper-V | 15.4% | 61 |
| 22 | VMware | 13.6% | 54 |
| 23 | Degree | 12.1% | 48 |
| 23 | ITIL | 12.1% | 48 |
| 25 | PowerShell | 11.8% | 47 |
| 25 | VMware Infrastructure | 11.8% | 47 |
| 27 | Wi-Fi | 11.1% | 44 |
| 28 | Change Management | 10.6% | 42 |
| 29 | Service Delivery | 10.3% | 41 |
| 30 | macOS | 10.1% | 40 |
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 | 57.4% | 228 |
| 2 | Technical Support Engineer | 20.9% | 83 |
| 3 | Technical Engineer | 20.4% | 81 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 11.8% | 47 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 10.8% | 43 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 10.6% | 42 |
| 7 | Senior Support Engineer | 7.1% | 28 |
| 8 | Senior IT Engineer | 6.8% | 27 |
| 8 | Senior IT Support | 6.8% | 27 |
| 10 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 6.3% | 25 |
| 11 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 5.3% | 21 |
| 12 | IT Support Analyst | 4.3% | 17 |
| 13 | Microsoft Engineer | 3.8% | 15 |
| 14 | Service Desk Engineer | 3.5% | 14 |
| 14 | Service Desk Support | 3.5% | 14 |
| 16 | Azure Engineer | 3.3% | 13 |
| 17 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 3.0% | 12 |
| 17 | Network Support Engineer | 3.0% | 12 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 2.8% | 11 |
| 19 | Security Support Engineer | 2.8% | 11 |