Hybrid/Remote IT Operations Manager Contract Job Trends
IT Operations Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median IT Operations Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 390 | 311 | 319 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | +8 | +68 |
| Contract IT Operations Manager jobs | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.014% | 0.020% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.021% | 0.035% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £483 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £486 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £494 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.46% | +3.95% | -26.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £498 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £499 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £459 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.44% | +14.62% | -27.23% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,868 | 9,588 | 11,310 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.90% | 93.75% | 93.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,091 | 6,293 | 7,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 776 | 338 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £15.06 | £19.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.44 | £20.75 | £23.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.95 | £41.71 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.75% | +4.26% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.63 | £68.75 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
IT Operations Manager Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT Operations Manager job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
IT Operations Manager Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Operations Manager job vacancies.
IT Operations Manager Skill Set Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, IT Operations Manager contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract IT Operations Manager jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asset Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Change Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Contract Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Endur | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IT Asset Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITGC | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITIL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITSM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | JIRA | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Performance Metrics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Project Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Remediation Plan | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ServiceNow | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Supplier Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Assessment | 50.0% | 1 |
IT Operations Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endur Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | OpenLink Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior IT Manager | 50.0% | 1 |