Hybrid/Remote Technical Support Job Trends

Technical Support
UK > Work from Home

The median Technical Support salary for remote/hybrid work is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 305 393
Rank change year-on-year +90 +88 +190
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 164 146 101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.09% 0.86% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 0.90% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 130 85 89
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% -34.74% +18.75%
75th Percentile £46,875 £43,750 £55,696
90th Percentile £57,500 £51,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.11% +4.29% -

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 14,134 16,257 19,706
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.14% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9,119 9,929 16,028
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,032
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% 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 2 January 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 2 January 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 70 (42.68%) Customer Service
2 63 (38.41%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (24.39%) Microsoft
4 33 (20.12%) Mentoring
5 32 (19.51%) SQL
6 30 (18.29%) Windows
7 25 (15.24%) Degree
8 24 (14.63%) Coaching
9 23 (14.02%) Root Cause Analysis
10 20 (12.20%) CRM
11 19 (11.59%) Microsoft Excel
12 18 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
13 16 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
14 15 (9.15%) Customer Experience
15 13 (7.93%) B2B
15 13 (7.93%) Data Analysis
15 13 (7.93%) Regulatory Compliance
15 13 (7.93%) Release Management
15 13 (7.93%) Spreadsheet
15 13 (7.93%) Test Automation
16 12 (7.32%) ITIL
16 12 (7.32%) Linux
16 12 (7.32%) Process Improvement
16 12 (7.32%) SaaS
16 12 (7.32%) SLA
17 11 (6.71%) Time Management
18 10 (6.10%) Azure
18 10 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
18 10 (6.10%) PHP
18 10 (6.10%) Service Delivery

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 4 (2.44%) IIS
1 4 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.83%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.61%) CMS
Applications
1 19 (11.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (7.93%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.83%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 12 (7.32%) SaaS
2 10 (6.10%) Azure
3 9 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.66%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.44%) AWS
6 2 (1.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.66%) Modbus
2 4 (2.44%) DHCP
2 4 (2.44%) DNS
2 4 (2.44%) iSCSI
2 4 (2.44%) Unified Communications
2 4 (2.44%) VPN
2 4 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (2.44%) Wireless
3 3 (1.83%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.66%) MariaDB
1 6 (3.66%) MySQL
2 4 (2.44%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (2.44%) Browser DevTools
2 2 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 66 (40.24%) Social Skills
2 19 (11.59%) Finance
3 18 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.15%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.66%) Automotive
5 6 (3.66%) French Language
6 5 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.83%) Advertising
7 3 (1.83%) Electronics
7 3 (1.83%) German Language
7 3 (1.83%) Italian Language
7 3 (1.83%) Marketing
7 3 (1.83%) Retail
7 3 (1.83%) Spanish Language
8 2 (1.22%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.44%) LAMP
1 4 (2.44%) REST
1 4 (2.44%) SOAP
2 3 (1.83%) .NET
2 3 (1.83%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.61%) CSS
3 1 (0.61%) HTML
3 1 (0.61%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 45 (27.44%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (9.76%) Onboarding
3 13 (7.93%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.49%) Driving Licence
5 7 (4.27%) GNSS
5 7 (4.27%) Satnav
6 4 (2.44%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.83%) 3D Printing
7 3 (1.83%) Blog
7 3 (1.83%) Life Science
7 3 (1.83%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.83%) Solar Energy
8 2 (1.22%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.61%) CCTV
9 1 (0.61%) Culture of Ownership
9 1 (0.61%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.61%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.61%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 30 (18.29%) Windows
2 12 (7.32%) Linux
3 10 (6.10%) Windows 7
4 4 (2.44%) Mac OS X
4 4 (2.44%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.61%) AIX
6 1 (0.61%) Unix
6 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (42.68%) Customer Service
2 63 (38.41%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (20.12%) Mentoring
4 24 (14.63%) Coaching
5 23 (14.02%) Root Cause Analysis
6 20 (12.20%) CRM
7 15 (9.15%) Customer Experience
8 13 (7.93%) B2B
8 13 (7.93%) Data Analysis
8 13 (7.93%) Regulatory Compliance
8 13 (7.93%) Release Management
8 13 (7.93%) Test Automation
9 12 (7.32%) ITIL
9 12 (7.32%) Process Improvement
10 11 (6.71%) Time Management
11 10 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
11 10 (6.10%) Service Delivery
12 9 (5.49%) Energy Management
12 9 (5.49%) Incident Management
12 9 (5.49%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (19.51%) SQL
2 10 (6.10%) PHP
3 4 (2.44%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.83%) C#
4 3 (1.83%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.22%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (15.24%) Degree
2 7 (4.27%) MCP
2 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (3.05%) MCSA
3 5 (3.05%) MCSE
3 5 (3.05%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.83%) HNC
6 1 (0.61%) CCNA
6 1 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.32%) SLA
2 7 (4.27%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.83%) GDPR
4 1 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 9 (5.49%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.66%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 40 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.05%) Oracle
2 5 (3.05%) Toshiba
3 4 (2.44%) Aruba
3 4 (2.44%) Cisco
3 4 (2.44%) HP
3 4 (2.44%) HubSpot
3 4 (2.44%) Meraki
3 4 (2.44%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.44%) VMware
4 2 (1.22%) Google
4 2 (1.22%) Siemens
5 1 (0.61%) Becrypt
5 1 (0.61%) Citrix
5 1 (0.61%) Freshdesk
5 1 (0.61%) IBM
5 1 (0.61%) ServiceNow