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 5 October 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 335 255 292
Rank change year-on-year -80 +37 +123
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 134 177 219
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.54% 1.05% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 1.13% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 122 164 150
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,484 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.11% -18.89%
75th Percentile £48,688 £58,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 - £50,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £34,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year +15.94% -10.39% +10.00%

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 23,311 15,641 21,430
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 93.06% 96.51%
Number of salaries quoted 16,123 8,776 13,320
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,225
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £54,824 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.71% -0.32% -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 5 October 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 5 October 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 50 (37.31%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (26.12%) Microsoft
3 31 (23.13%) Customer Service
4 29 (21.64%) SQL
5 27 (20.15%) Windows
6 25 (18.66%) Degree
7 21 (15.67%) Azure
8 20 (14.93%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (11.94%) Customer Experience
10 14 (10.45%) Entra ID
11 13 (9.70%) Linux
12 12 (8.96%) Active Directory
12 12 (8.96%) IIS
12 12 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
13 11 (8.21%) Firewall
13 11 (8.21%) Root Cause Analysis
14 10 (7.46%) Collaborative Culture
14 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
15 9 (6.72%) Validation
16 8 (5.97%) AWS
16 8 (5.97%) Client Onboarding
16 8 (5.97%) Oracle
16 8 (5.97%) SaaS
16 8 (5.97%) Service Management
16 8 (5.97%) Workflow
17 7 (5.22%) Computer Science
18 6 (4.48%) Coaching
18 6 (4.48%) CRM
18 6 (4.48%) Customer Engagement

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 12 (8.96%) IIS
2 3 (2.24%) Confluence
3 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.24%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (1.49%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle SCM
3 1 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.67%) Azure
2 14 (10.45%) Entra ID
3 12 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (5.97%) AWS
4 8 (5.97%) SaaS
5 5 (3.73%) Nutanix
6 3 (2.24%) GitHub
6 3 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.49%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.21%) Firewall
2 5 (3.73%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (3.73%) DHCP
2 5 (3.73%) DNS
3 4 (2.99%) Network Security
3 4 (2.99%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.99%) Unified Communications
4 3 (2.24%) VPN
5 2 (1.49%) VoIP
5 2 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.99%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.48%) JIRA
2 3 (2.24%) Git
2 3 (2.24%) GitLab
3 2 (1.49%) Browser DevTools
3 2 (1.49%) PowerBuilder
General
1 56 (41.79%) Social Skills
2 12 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (6.72%) Finance
4 8 (5.97%) Retail
5 7 (5.22%) Agriculture
6 6 (4.48%) Electronics
7 5 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.99%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.24%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.49%) Advertising
10 2 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Games
10 2 (1.49%) Marketing
10 2 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.75%) Automotive
11 1 (0.75%) French Language
11 1 (0.75%) German Language
11 1 (0.75%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.75%) Publishing
11 1 (0.75%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.99%) COM
1 4 (2.99%) DCOM
1 4 (2.99%) LDAP
1 4 (2.99%) Middleware
1 4 (2.99%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.24%) JSON
2 3 (2.24%) Node.js
2 3 (2.24%) React
2 3 (2.24%) XML
3 2 (1.49%) .NET
3 2 (1.49%) Web Services
4 1 (0.75%) REST
4 1 (0.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.45%) Driving Licence
2 13 (9.70%) Onboarding
3 10 (7.46%) Video Conferencing
4 8 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.48%) IoT
6 5 (3.73%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (2.99%) Acoustics
7 4 (2.99%) Data Centre
7 4 (2.99%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.99%) PKI
7 4 (2.99%) Smartcard
8 3 (2.24%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (2.24%) Robotics
9 2 (1.49%) CCTV
9 2 (1.49%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.75%) Industrial Internet of Things
10 1 (0.75%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 27 (20.15%) Windows
2 13 (9.70%) Linux
3 6 (4.48%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.73%) Android
5 3 (2.24%) Debian
5 3 (2.24%) Robot Operating System
5 3 (2.24%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (37.31%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (23.13%) Customer Service
3 20 (14.93%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (11.94%) Customer Experience
5 11 (8.21%) Root Cause Analysis
6 10 (7.46%) Collaborative Culture
7 9 (6.72%) Validation
8 8 (5.97%) Client Onboarding
8 8 (5.97%) Service Management
8 8 (5.97%) Workflow
9 7 (5.22%) Computer Science
10 6 (4.48%) Coaching
10 6 (4.48%) CRM
10 6 (4.48%) Customer Engagement
10 6 (4.48%) Customer Requirements
11 5 (3.73%) ERP
11 5 (3.73%) High Availability
11 5 (3.73%) Process Improvement
12 4 (2.99%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (21.64%) SQL
2 3 (2.24%) Bash
2 3 (2.24%) PL/SQL
2 3 (2.24%) Python
3 2 (1.49%) C#
3 2 (1.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 25 (18.66%) Degree
2 6 (4.48%) HNC
2 6 (4.48%) HND
3 4 (2.99%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (2.24%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.48%) SLA
2 5 (3.73%) ISO 9001
3 3 (2.24%) GDPR
3 3 (2.24%) QA
4 1 (0.75%) Data Quality
System Software
1 12 (8.96%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.99%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.24%) Docker
3 3 (2.24%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.75%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (26.12%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.97%) Oracle
3 5 (3.73%) Cisco
3 5 (3.73%) Dell
3 5 (3.73%) NetApp
3 5 (3.73%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.24%) NVIDIA
4 3 (2.24%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.24%) VMware
5 2 (1.49%) Apple