Technical Specialist Jobs with Work from Home Options

Technical Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Technical Specialist salary in Work from Home is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 363 621 782
Rank change year-on-year +258 +161 -237
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 250 42 70
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.74% 0.10% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.11% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 29 37 52
10th Percentile £33,200 £37,500 £31,359
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,077 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,157
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.15% +26.53%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,070 £65,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £68,000 £74,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 32,500 39,912 66,911
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.98% 96.00% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 24,881 28,336 41,924
10th Percentile £33,013 £36,733 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Technical Specialist
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Technical Specialist trend for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Specialist.

Technical Specialist salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Technical Specialist salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Technical Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with remote work options featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 218 (87.20%) Azure
2 215 (86.00%) 5G
2 215 (86.00%) Microsoft
3 214 (85.60%) Active Directory
3 214 (85.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 213 (85.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 212 (84.80%) Linux
6 211 (84.40%) CRM
7 210 (84.00%) Broadband
7 210 (84.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 210 (84.00%) Ubuntu
7 210 (84.00%) Cybersecurity
7 210 (84.00%) CyberArk
7 210 (84.00%) Analytical Skills
7 210 (84.00%) Jamf Pro
7 210 (84.00%) Bash
7 210 (84.00%) Social Media
7 210 (84.00%) Entra ID
7 210 (84.00%) IT Strategy
7 210 (84.00%) Tanium
7 210 (84.00%) Technology Strategy
8 11 (4.40%) Security Cleared
9 9 (3.60%) Software-Defined Radio
9 9 (3.60%) Wireless
10 8 (3.20%) Degree
10 8 (3.20%) Social Skills
10 8 (3.20%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (2.80%) Time Management
11 7 (2.80%) Project Delivery
11 7 (2.80%) Firewall

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.20%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 218 (87.20%) Azure
2 210 (84.00%) Entra ID
3 8 (3.20%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (2.00%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.80%) AWS
5 2 (0.80%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.40%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 215 (86.00%) 5G
2 210 (84.00%) Broadband
3 9 (3.60%) Software-Defined Radio
3 9 (3.60%) Wireless
4 7 (2.80%) Firewall
5 5 (2.00%) 5G NR
5 5 (2.00%) 802.11
5 5 (2.00%) Ethernet
5 5 (2.00%) LTE
6 3 (1.20%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (1.20%) IPsec
6 3 (1.20%) LAN
6 3 (1.20%) MPLS
6 3 (1.20%) TETRA
6 3 (1.20%) VoIP
6 3 (1.20%) VPN
6 3 (1.20%) WAAS
6 3 (1.20%) WAN
7 2 (0.80%) Internet
8 1 (0.40%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.60%) Power BI
2 2 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (0.80%) QlikView
2 2 (0.80%) Relational Database
General
1 214 (85.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 210 (84.00%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (3.20%) Social Skills
4 5 (2.00%) Finance
5 4 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (1.20%) French Language
6 3 (1.20%) German Language
6 3 (1.20%) Italian Language
6 3 (1.20%) Spanish Language
7 2 (0.80%) Banking
8 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.40%) Dutch Language
8 1 (0.40%) Electronics
8 1 (0.40%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.40%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.00%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.80%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 210 (84.00%) Social Media
2 5 (2.00%) PCIe
3 4 (1.60%) Reinsurance
4 3 (1.20%) Data Centre
5 2 (0.80%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.40%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.40%) Cyberattack
6 1 (0.40%) Digital Signage
6 1 (0.40%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.40%) Lidar
6 1 (0.40%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.40%) NHS
6 1 (0.40%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 212 (84.80%) Linux
2 210 (84.00%) Ubuntu
3 4 (1.60%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (84.40%) CRM
2 210 (84.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 210 (84.00%) Cybersecurity
2 210 (84.00%) IT Strategy
2 210 (84.00%) Technology Strategy
3 7 (2.80%) Project Delivery
3 7 (2.80%) Time Management
4 5 (2.00%) Digital Signal Processing
4 5 (2.00%) Performance Analysis
4 5 (2.00%) Signal Processing
4 5 (2.00%) Software Engineering
4 5 (2.00%) UML
5 4 (1.60%) Analytics
5 4 (1.60%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (1.60%) Capital Modelling
5 4 (1.60%) Cloud Security
5 4 (1.60%) Customer Experience
5 4 (1.60%) Customer-Centricity
5 4 (1.60%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (1.60%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 210 (84.00%) Bash
2 3 (1.20%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.80%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (4.40%) Security Cleared
2 8 (3.20%) Degree
3 6 (2.40%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.60%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.60%) CCNP
5 4 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.20%) CCDA
6 3 (1.20%) CCNA
7 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.60%) SLA
System Software
1 214 (85.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (2.00%) Firmware
3 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 213 (85.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 210 (84.00%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 215 (86.00%) Microsoft
2 210 (84.00%) CyberArk
2 210 (84.00%) Tanium
3 6 (2.40%) Cisco
3 6 (2.40%) Palo Alto
4 5 (2.00%) Meraki
5 3 (1.20%) Avaya
5 3 (1.20%) CheckPoint
5 3 (1.20%) F5
5 3 (1.20%) Juniper
6 2 (0.80%) Alteryx
6 2 (0.80%) Cognos
6 2 (0.80%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.40%) EMC
7 1 (0.40%) Thales
7 1 (0.40%) VMware