Remote IT work splits into two tracks. Support work (help desk, service desk, technical support) is the easier door, often hourly and often on a shift roster. Infrastructure work (cloud, systems, security) pays far more but usually wants five or more years, and a fair share of it wants a security clearance. In the 30 days to November 7, 2026 our feed picked up about 1,900 remote IT postings, and the ones that stated pay had a median of about $97k.
Newest remote IT openings in our feed
Live list, refreshed Nov 13, 2026
- CSenior Systems Administrator & ArchitectCommittee to Protect JournalistsRemote, United States · today$110k to $121k
- H$44k to $66k
- SHelp Desk Call Center Supervisor - Information Systems - FT - DayStormont Vail HealthRemote, United States · today
- ASenior Manager, IT Cybersecurity Identity ProtectionAmerican AirlinesRemote, United States · yesterday
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$160k to $179k - Z
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- E$83k+
- AERP Systems Administrator (Epicor Eclipse)Alameda Electrical Distributors & California Service ToolRemote, United States · today$43 to $48/hr
Which remote IT jobs can you get without years of experience?
Picture the two tracks side by side. On the support side, an IT help desk role at a mortgage lender in our feed paid $24 to $26 an hour, and a Service Desk Analyst II at an insurer listed $64k to $80k. On the infrastructure side, a senior cloud administrator role listed $110k to $150k and a senior cloud engineer role at a federal contractor listed $170k to $218k.
What gets people across is hands-on cloud work and scripting, more than any degree. All four cloud postings we read named AWS and an infrastructure-as-code tool (Terraform or CloudFormation), and two spelled out Python, Bash or PowerShell.
| Role and employer | Stated pay | Main asks |
|---|---|---|
| Helpdesk Specialist ADDIUM | $60k to $70k | 5 years of support, Salesforce, NetSuite |
| Software Systems Technical Support Motorola Solutions | Not stated | 1 to 3 years, basic SQL, Jira |
| Technical Support Engineer 2 Twilio, Ireland | Not stated | 2+ years of API support, weekend roster |
| Intermediate Support Engineer GitLab, UK | Not stated | 8-hour shifts, one weekend day |
| Senior Cloud Administrator AEM | $110k to $150k | 5+ years of AWS, CloudFormation, CI/CD |
| Cloud Engineer Army IT contractor | $128k and up | Active Secret clearance, FedRAMP |
| Senior Cloud Engineer ActioNet | $170k to $218k | Terraform, Python, Public Trust clearance |
| AWS Cloud Administrator DecisionPoint | Not stated | Active Top Secret, 6+ years of AWS |
Postings close quickly. The live list above always has the current ones. One helpdesk posting also wanted a food science background, so read the whole ad, not just the title.
Source: UnlistedRemote reading of live employer postings, November 7, 2026
Source: Our job data, Nov 13, 2026
Pay figures come only from postings that state pay, which was about a third of them. The middle half of those sat between roughly $62k and $129k. About 7% of raw postings came from repost and staffing-spam accounts, which we keep out of the cards and the employer chart.
What remote IT postings ask for
On November 7 we read 16 live remote IT postings in full: the newest ones in this feed plus support roles at Twilio, Motorola Solutions, GitLab and Samsara. A small sample, but the pattern was clear.
- Degrees are softer than they look. 11 of the 16 mentioned a bachelor's degree, and 6 of those 11 said equivalent experience would do.
- Certifications are mostly a bonus. CompTIA (A+, Network+, Security+) came up in 3 postings, ITIL in 3, an AWS certification in 3. Almost always as "preferred".
- Tools named most: Jira (6 postings), AWS (5), Terraform (4), SQL (4), Python (3). ServiceNow and Active Directory came up twice each.
- A security clearance showed up in 4 of the 16, every time tied to government customers.
Federal work came up a lot. Peraton and Syms Strategic Group were both among the top posters in the 30 days to November 7, and two of the cloud postings above wanted an active Secret or Top Secret clearance on day one. If you don't hold one, filter those out early rather than hoping they'll sponsor it.
Who posted the most remote IT jobs
| American Airlines | 19 |
| Intelligent Technical Solutions | 17 |
| Unisys | 15 |
| Randstadusa | 14 |
| Rackner | 14 |
| NTT DATA | 12 |
| Motorola Solutions | 11 |
| CrowdStrike | 10 |
| Peraton | 9 |
| Kyndryl | 7 |
Counts are postings, not hires. A staffing agency on this list is posting for its clients.
Source: Our job data, Nov 13, 2026
No single company dominates, which is normal for IT. The list mixes airlines, security vendors, managed service providers and federal contractors. Two of them have their own pages on this site with every open role: CrowdStrike careers and Twilio careers.
Where remote IT jobs are open
| United States | 852 |
| India | 108 |
| Philippines | 64 |
| Canada | 51 |
| United Kingdom | 33 |
| South Africa | 23 |
| Germany | 16 |
| Poland | 11 |
Only postings tagged with a country are counted. Many say just "Remote".
Source: Our job data, Nov 13, 2026
About three in four country-tagged postings were in the US. Support roles at global companies are usually hired per country: in our read, Twilio had separate support openings for India, Ireland and Mexico, each tied to that country's hours. So a remote IT job tagged to India is usually an India role, not a US role you can take from Pune. Our remote jobs in India and Philippines pages track those.
Check these five lines before you apply
- The clearance line. "Active Secret" means you need it now, not later.
- The hours line: shift, roster, weekend days, on-call.
- The location line. Remote US often means certain states only.
- The title. "IT" in a title can mean HR systems: a Senior IT HRIS Analyst posting we read was a Greenhouse admin job.
- Equipment. Real employers ship you a laptop. A "company" that mails you a check to buy your own gear is running a scam.
How to get a first remote IT job
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Aim at technical support at software companies
That's where the entry doors were in our read. Motorola's support role asked for 1 to 3 years, Twilio's for 2+ years of client-facing technical work. Pure help desk roles exist too, but they're often local or hybrid.
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Learn the ticket tools by name
Jira and ServiceNow came up most. Being able to write a clean ticket (what broke, steps to reproduce, what you tried) is a skill interviewers test.
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Pick one cert that matches your track
For desktop and help desk, CompTIA A+. For service desk and change work, ITIL 4 Foundation. For cloud, AWS Cloud Practitioner first, then Solutions Architect Associate, which a $110k to $150k posting above listed as preferred. One finished cert beats three half-done ones.
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Add basic SQL and one scripting language
Support postings asked for SQL to check data and trace bugs. Cloud postings asked for Python, Bash or PowerShell. Both are learnable in a few months of evenings.
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Say yes to a roster if you can
Weekend and shift roles are where many first remote jobs are. Six months on a support roster gives you real incidents to talk about when you apply for the next step.
If you are coming from software, the remote software engineer jobs page has the developer side, with pay by seniority. If you are starting from zero, entry-level remote jobs has roles that ask for little or no experience.
Questions people ask
Are there entry-level remote IT jobs?
Yes, but fewer than ads suggest. In our read the lowest bar was technical support asking for 1 to 3 years. Help desk roles at the very bottom are often local or hybrid, so a few months of in-office help desk can be the fastest way to a remote role.
Do remote IT jobs require a degree?
Many mention one, few insist. Of 16 postings we read, 11 mentioned a bachelor's degree and 6 of those accepted equivalent experience or certifications instead. Government contract roles were the strictest.
Which certification helps most for remote IT support?
CompTIA A+ for desktop and help desk work and ITIL 4 Foundation for service desk work. In the postings we read, both were listed as a plus rather than a requirement, so pair the cert with something you can show, like a home lab or a support portfolio.
Can I get a remote IT job from India or the Philippines?
Yes. India was the second most tagged country on remote IT postings in the 30 days to November 7, and the Philippines third. Most of these are roles hired for that country, often with US or European hours, rather than US jobs open worldwide.
What does a security clearance requirement mean for a remote IT job?
It means the work is for a government customer. "Active" clearance means you must already hold it; "ability to obtain" means the employer will sponsor the check, which usually requires citizenship. In our read, 4 of 16 remote IT postings mentioned a clearance.
Are part-time remote IT jobs real?
They exist but are rare. Nearly every remote IT posting we read was full-time, and support roles were shift based. Our part-time remote jobs page tracks part-time openings across all roles.