Hybrid/Remote Technical Support Job Trends

Technical Support
UK > Work from Home

The median Technical Support salary for remote/hybrid work is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 313 255 337
Rank change year-on-year -58 +82 +97
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 152 191 173
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 1.16% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 1.26% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 140 171 152
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,335 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £34,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% -13.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £45,000 £56,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £58,000 £50,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £34,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -9.33% -

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 21,313 15,178 23,979
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 92.05% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 15,299 9,381 17,630
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £96,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Technical Support job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Technical Support
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Technical Support job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Technical Support job vacancies

Technical Support
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Technical Support over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

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

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

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 45 (29.61%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (26.32%) Microsoft
3 38 (25.00%) Windows
4 34 (22.37%) Customer Service
5 28 (18.42%) Degree
6 27 (17.76%) SQL
7 24 (15.79%) Azure
8 19 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
9 18 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (11.18%) Active Directory
11 16 (10.53%) Entra ID
12 15 (9.87%) Firewall
13 14 (9.21%) Customer Experience
14 12 (7.89%) Collaborative Culture
14 12 (7.89%) JIRA
15 11 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (6.58%) IIS
16 10 (6.58%) Linux
16 10 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
17 9 (5.92%) ISO 9001
17 9 (5.92%) SaaS
17 9 (5.92%) SLA
17 9 (5.92%) Validation
18 8 (5.26%) Cisco
18 8 (5.26%) ITIL
18 8 (5.26%) Process Improvement
18 8 (5.26%) Project Management
19 7 (4.61%) AWS
19 7 (4.61%) Service Desk Management
19 7 (4.61%) Unified Communications

Technical Support 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 10 (6.58%) IIS
2 3 (1.97%) Confluence
3 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (15.79%) Azure
2 16 (10.53%) Entra ID
3 11 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (5.92%) SaaS
5 7 (4.61%) AWS
6 5 (3.29%) Nutanix
7 2 (1.32%) GCP
8 1 (0.66%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.87%) Firewall
2 7 (4.61%) Unified Communications
3 6 (3.95%) DHCP
3 6 (3.95%) DNS
3 6 (3.95%) VPN
4 5 (3.29%) Cisco IOS
4 5 (3.29%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.63%) Network Security
5 4 (2.63%) VoIP
6 2 (1.32%) SSL
7 1 (0.66%) DKIM
7 1 (0.66%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (7.89%) JIRA
2 4 (2.63%) Browser DevTools
3 2 (1.32%) Postman
General
1 61 (40.13%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.55%) Organisational Skills
3 10 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (6.58%) Retail
4 9 (5.92%) Finance
5 8 (5.26%) Telecoms
6 7 (4.61%) Agriculture
7 6 (3.95%) Manufacturing
8 5 (3.29%) Advertising
9 4 (2.63%) Electronics
10 2 (1.32%) Games
10 2 (1.32%) Marketing
10 2 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.66%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.95%) JSON
2 4 (2.63%) COM
2 4 (2.63%) DCOM
2 4 (2.63%) LDAP
2 4 (2.63%) Middleware
3 2 (1.32%) OAuth
3 2 (1.32%) REST
3 2 (1.32%) SOAP
3 2 (1.32%) XML
4 1 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.89%) Driving Licence
1 12 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (7.24%) Onboarding
3 10 (6.58%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (3.29%) Data Centre
4 5 (3.29%) Enterprise Storage
4 5 (3.29%) IoT
4 5 (3.29%) PKI
5 4 (2.63%) Acoustics
5 4 (2.63%) GNSS
5 4 (2.63%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.63%) Satnav
5 4 (2.63%) Smartcard
6 2 (1.32%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.32%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.66%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.66%) Smart Meter
7 1 (0.66%) Solar Energy
7 1 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 38 (25.00%) Windows
2 10 (6.58%) Linux
3 7 (4.61%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.29%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (29.61%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (22.37%) Customer Service
3 19 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (9.21%) Customer Experience
6 12 (7.89%) Collaborative Culture
7 9 (5.92%) Validation
8 8 (5.26%) ITIL
8 8 (5.26%) Process Improvement
8 8 (5.26%) Project Management
9 7 (4.61%) Service Desk Management
9 7 (4.61%) Workflow
10 6 (3.95%) Computer Science
10 6 (3.95%) Customer Requirements
10 6 (3.95%) Mentoring
11 5 (3.29%) Client Onboarding
11 5 (3.29%) Coaching
11 5 (3.29%) High Availability
11 5 (3.29%) Root Cause Analysis
11 5 (3.29%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (17.76%) SQL
2 2 (1.32%) Bash
2 2 (1.32%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.32%) PHP
2 2 (1.32%) Python
3 1 (0.66%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (18.42%) Degree
2 4 (2.63%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.92%) ISO 9001
1 9 (5.92%) SLA
2 4 (2.63%) QA
3 2 (1.32%) GDPR
System Software
1 17 (11.18%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.97%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.97%) SCCM
Vendors
1 40 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.26%) Cisco
3 5 (3.29%) Dell
3 5 (3.29%) NetApp
3 5 (3.29%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.63%) ConnectWise
5 3 (1.97%) Citrix
5 3 (1.97%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.97%) VMware
6 2 (1.32%) BT
6 2 (1.32%) Splunk
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle