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 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 176 | 150 | 185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +35 | -29 |
| Permanent Support Engineer jobs | 386 | 328 | 352 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.52% | 2.07% | 1.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.62% | 2.19% | 1.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 335 | 278 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,775 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £36,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +9.59% | -2.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £59,125 | £51,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £37,440 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.16% | +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 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,891 | 14,949 | 19,187 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.01% | 94.27% | 96.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,029 | 8,935 | 11,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,768 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.59% | -7.05% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -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 5 November 2026.
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 5 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 | 64.5% | 249 |
| 2 | Windows | 60.1% | 232 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 58.0% | 224 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 41.7% | 161 |
| 4 | Azure | 41.7% | 161 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 38.1% | 147 |
| 7 | Entra ID | 36.5% | 141 |
| 8 | Microsoft Intune | 28.8% | 111 |
| 9 | DNS | 28.5% | 110 |
| 10 | Customer Service | 26.7% | 103 |
| 10 | Windows Server | 26.7% | 103 |
| 12 | Microsoft Exchange | 26.2% | 101 |
| 12 | SharePoint | 26.2% | 101 |
| 14 | DHCP | 23.8% | 92 |
| 15 | Cybersecurity | 22.3% | 86 |
| 16 | Infrastructure Engineering | 19.9% | 77 |
| 17 | Firewall | 19.4% | 75 |
| 18 | TCP/IP | 17.1% | 66 |
| 19 | VPN | 16.1% | 62 |
| 20 | Hyper-V | 15.8% | 61 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 15.5% | 60 |
| 22 | VMware | 14.2% | 55 |
| 23 | ITIL | 12.4% | 48 |
| 24 | Degree | 12.2% | 47 |
| 24 | VMware Infrastructure | 12.2% | 47 |
| 26 | PowerShell | 11.9% | 46 |
| 27 | Change Management | 10.6% | 41 |
| 27 | macOS | 10.6% | 41 |
| 27 | Wi-Fi | 10.6% | 41 |
| 30 | Service Delivery | 10.1% | 39 |
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 | 58.3% | 225 |
| 2 | Technical Support Engineer | 19.2% | 74 |
| 3 | Technical Engineer | 18.7% | 72 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 11.1% | 43 |
| 4 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 11.1% | 43 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 10.9% | 42 |
| 7 | Senior Support Engineer | 7.8% | 30 |
| 8 | Senior IT Engineer | 7.5% | 29 |
| 8 | Senior IT Support | 7.5% | 29 |
| 10 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 6.5% | 25 |
| 11 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 5.4% | 21 |
| 12 | Support Analyst | 4.7% | 18 |
| 13 | IT Support Analyst | 4.4% | 17 |
| 14 | Azure Engineer | 3.9% | 15 |
| 15 | Microsoft Engineer | 3.6% | 14 |
| 15 | Service Desk Engineer | 3.6% | 14 |
| 15 | Service Desk Support | 3.6% | 14 |
| 18 | Desktop Support Engineer | 3.4% | 13 |
| 19 | Field Support Engineer | 3.1% | 12 |
| 20 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 2.8% | 11 |