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 19 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 189 174
Rank change year-on-year +84 -15 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 431 302 595
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.30% 2.00% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% 2.17% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 331 259 543
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,750 £25,525
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £40,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +12.68% +1.43%
75th Percentile £43,375 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £56,250 £58,000 £62,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% -2.99%

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.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 17,584 13,916 31,267
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 92.20% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,928 8,844 24,891
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,127
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Support Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Support Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Support Engineer job vacancies

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2026.

Support Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 May 2026, Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 221 (51.28%) Microsoft 365
2 214 (49.65%) Microsoft
3 207 (48.03%) Windows
4 167 (38.75%) Azure
5 154 (35.73%) Problem-Solving
6 149 (34.57%) Customer Service
7 145 (33.64%) Active Directory
8 142 (32.95%) Entra ID
9 117 (27.15%) ITIL
10 91 (21.11%) Windows Server
11 90 (20.88%) Degree
11 90 (20.88%) Microsoft Office
12 89 (20.65%) Cybersecurity
13 84 (19.49%) Continuous Improvement
14 83 (19.26%) Microsoft Intune
14 83 (19.26%) Windows 10
15 79 (18.33%) SLA
16 76 (17.63%) Firewall
17 70 (16.24%) Microsoft Exchange
18 68 (15.78%) Cisco
19 66 (15.31%) Security Cleared
20 62 (14.39%) SC Cleared
21 60 (13.92%) DNS
22 58 (13.46%) Analytics
22 58 (13.46%) SharePoint
23 57 (13.23%) Customer Experience
23 57 (13.23%) Ticket Management
24 56 (12.99%) SQL
25 54 (12.53%) DHCP
25 54 (12.53%) Software Deployment

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 70 (16.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (13.46%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.09%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.09%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.09%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.39%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) CMS
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
5 1 (0.23%) JBoss
5 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 90 (20.88%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.23%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 4 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
1 4 (0.93%) Markit EDM
2 3 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.23%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 221 (51.28%) Microsoft 365
2 167 (38.75%) Azure
3 142 (32.95%) Entra ID
4 52 (12.06%) SaaS
5 29 (6.73%) Google Workspace
6 25 (5.80%) AWS
7 19 (4.41%) Mimecast
8 11 (2.55%) OneDrive
9 10 (2.32%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.86%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (1.62%) IaaS
12 5 (1.16%) Intacct
12 5 (1.16%) Serverless
13 4 (0.93%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.93%) dbt
13 4 (0.93%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.93%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.70%) Azure Storage
14 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 76 (17.63%) Firewall
2 60 (13.92%) DNS
3 54 (12.53%) DHCP
4 52 (12.06%) Wi-Fi
5 46 (10.67%) VPN
6 43 (9.98%) VoIP
7 36 (8.35%) LAN
8 34 (7.89%) TCP/IP
9 33 (7.66%) WAN
10 22 (5.10%) VLAN
11 12 (2.78%) Wireless
12 8 (1.86%) Unified Communications
13 5 (1.16%) DMZ
13 5 (1.16%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.16%) STUN
14 3 (0.70%) NAS
14 3 (0.70%) Network Security
15 2 (0.46%) WLAN
16 1 (0.23%) Internet
16 1 (0.23%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.50%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.55%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.32%) MySQL
4 5 (1.16%) Power BI
5 4 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (5.80%) JIRA
2 7 (1.62%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.93%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.46%) Git
4 2 (0.46%) Postman
5 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.23%) JUnit
General
1 192 (44.55%) Social Skills
2 48 (11.14%) Back Office
3 33 (7.66%) Finance
4 30 (6.96%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (5.57%) Legal
6 21 (4.87%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (4.64%) Manufacturing
8 19 (4.41%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.02%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (2.55%) Electronics
10 11 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.09%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.86%) Law
13 7 (1.62%) Advertising
13 7 (1.62%) Retail
14 5 (1.16%) Agriculture
15 4 (0.93%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.70%) French Language
17 2 (0.46%) Games
17 2 (0.46%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.94%) CSS
2 10 (2.32%) .NET
3 8 (1.86%) HTML
4 7 (1.62%) JSON
5 5 (1.16%) FreeSWITCH
6 4 (0.93%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.70%) HTML5
7 3 (0.70%) jQuery
8 2 (0.46%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.23%) Apache Camel
9 1 (0.23%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.23%) J2EE
9 1 (0.23%) Mustache
9 1 (0.23%) Node.js
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle GoldenGate
9 1 (0.23%) REST
9 1 (0.23%) SOAP
9 1 (0.23%) Spring
9 1 (0.23%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.98%) Driving Licence
2 24 (5.57%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.94%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.55%) Client/Server
5 5 (1.16%) Raspberry Pi
5 5 (1.16%) Reinsurance
6 4 (0.93%) CCTV
6 4 (0.93%) Cloud Native
6 4 (0.93%) Management Information System
6 4 (0.93%) Social Media
7 3 (0.70%) CMDB
7 3 (0.70%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.70%) Solar Energy
8 2 (0.46%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.46%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.46%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 207 (48.03%) Windows
2 91 (21.11%) Windows Server
3 83 (19.26%) Windows 10
4 30 (6.96%) Mac OS
5 28 (6.50%) Linux
6 25 (5.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 22 (5.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (3.48%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (2.32%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (1.86%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.16%) Debian
12 4 (0.93%) Apple iOS
13 3 (0.70%) Android
13 3 (0.70%) CentOS
13 3 (0.70%) SUSE
14 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.46%) Unix
14 2 (0.46%) VMS
15 1 (0.23%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (35.73%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (34.57%) Customer Service
3 117 (27.15%) ITIL
4 89 (20.65%) Cybersecurity
5 84 (19.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 58 (13.46%) Analytics
7 57 (13.23%) Customer Experience
7 57 (13.23%) Ticket Management
8 54 (12.53%) Software Deployment
9 50 (11.60%) Patch Management
10 48 (11.14%) Customer Acquisition
11 43 (9.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 38 (8.82%) Change Management
13 27 (6.26%) Incident Management
14 25 (5.80%) Collaborative Working
14 25 (5.80%) Service Delivery
15 24 (5.57%) Root Cause Analysis
16 23 (5.34%) DevOps
16 23 (5.34%) Identity Management
17 19 (4.41%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 56 (12.99%) SQL
2 36 (8.35%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.94%) Python
4 15 (3.48%) R
5 12 (2.78%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.32%) Bash
7 7 (1.62%) C#
8 3 (0.70%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (0.70%) Java
9 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.46%) PHP
10 1 (0.23%) Bicep
10 1 (0.23%) Korn
10 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 90 (20.88%) Degree
2 66 (15.31%) Security Cleared
3 62 (14.39%) SC Cleared
4 48 (11.14%) CTC Cleared
5 23 (5.34%) DBS Check
6 20 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (3.25%) Azure Certification
8 10 (2.32%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (1.39%) CCNA
9 6 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.16%) HNC
10 5 (1.16%) HND
10 5 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.46%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.46%) MCSA
12 1 (0.23%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.23%) ACSP
12 1 (0.23%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (18.33%) SLA
2 25 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.78%) QA
5 7 (1.62%) GDPR
6 4 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.70%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.70%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.46%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.23%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 145 (33.64%) Active Directory
2 44 (10.21%) Hyper-V
3 15 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.16%) Docker
5 5 (1.16%) Terminal Services
5 5 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.16%) vSphere
6 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 83 (19.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (2.09%) SCCM
4 7 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (1.16%) Terraform
6 4 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.70%) Ansible
8 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.23%) Grafana
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 214 (49.65%) Microsoft
2 68 (15.78%) Cisco
3 28 (6.50%) Google
4 24 (5.57%) VMware
5 15 (3.48%) CrowdStrike
6 13 (3.02%) Meraki
7 12 (2.78%) Veeam
8 11 (2.55%) HP
8 11 (2.55%) Ubiquiti
9 10 (2.32%) Dell
10 7 (1.62%) Apple
10 7 (1.62%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.39%) Sophos
12 5 (1.16%) Okta
12 5 (1.16%) Sage
12 5 (1.16%) Siemens
12 5 (1.16%) Synology
13 4 (0.93%) Freshdesk
13 4 (0.93%) IBM
13 4 (0.93%) Yealink