Hybrid/Remote IT Manager Job Trends

IT Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 169 145
Rank change year-on-year +12 -24 +54
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 249 322 507
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.67% 1.96% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.78% 2.04% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 210 204 445
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,085
25th Percentile £47,818 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £61,057 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.69% +6.19% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -0.86%

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 13,996 15,789 20,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.08% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,087 9,529 17,098
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Manager job vacancies

IT Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

IT Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, IT Manager 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 IT Manager in the job title.

1 72 (28.92%) Microsoft
2 65 (26.10%) Project Management
3 58 (23.29%) Service Delivery
4 57 (22.89%) Agile
5 54 (21.69%) Stakeholder Management
6 53 (21.29%) ITIL
7 47 (18.88%) Project Delivery
8 46 (18.47%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (17.67%) Azure
9 44 (17.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (17.67%) Microsoft 365
9 44 (17.67%) Risk Management
10 35 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 33 (13.25%) Problem-Solving
11 33 (13.25%) Service Management
12 32 (12.85%) ITSM
13 31 (12.45%) Change Management
14 29 (11.65%) Waterfall
15 27 (10.84%) Mentoring
15 27 (10.84%) Windows
16 26 (10.44%) Business Case
17 25 (10.04%) Active Directory
18 22 (8.84%) Cyber Essentials
18 22 (8.84%) DevOps
19 21 (8.43%) PRINCE2
19 21 (8.43%) SharePoint
20 19 (7.63%) Business Change Management
20 19 (7.63%) Coaching
20 19 (7.63%) Collaborative Culture
20 19 (7.63%) Data Protection

IT Manager 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 21 (8.43%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.20%) Confluence
2 3 (1.20%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.20%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (7.23%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.80%) Trello
5 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.61%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.80%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.40%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.40%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.40%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 44 (17.67%) Azure
1 44 (17.67%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (6.43%) Entra ID
3 15 (6.02%) SaaS
4 14 (5.62%) Power Platform
5 10 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.81%) AWS
7 6 (2.41%) Power Automate
8 5 (2.01%) GCP
8 5 (2.01%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.20%) PaaS
10 2 (0.80%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.80%) Serverless
10 2 (0.80%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.40%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.22%) Firewall
2 5 (2.01%) Unified Communications
3 4 (1.61%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.61%) WAN
4 2 (0.80%) Network Security
4 2 (0.80%) SAN
5 1 (0.40%) DHCP
5 1 (0.40%) DMARC
5 1 (0.40%) DNS
5 1 (0.40%) Intranet
5 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.40%) LAN
5 1 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.40%) VPN
5 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.61%) Power BI
2 7 (2.81%) Tableau
3 4 (1.61%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.02%) JIRA
General
1 102 (40.96%) Social Skills
2 62 (24.90%) Finance
3 28 (11.24%) Public Sector
4 17 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.02%) Law
5 15 (6.02%) Legal
6 12 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.81%) Retail
8 6 (2.41%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.20%) Advertising
10 3 (1.20%) Automotive
10 3 (1.20%) Billing
10 3 (1.20%) Marketing
10 3 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.20%) Publishing
11 2 (0.80%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.80%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.61%) JSON
1 4 (1.61%) Web Services
2 3 (1.20%) EDI
2 3 (1.20%) YAML
3 2 (0.80%) CSS
3 2 (0.80%) HTML
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.40%) Middleware
4 1 (0.40%) REST
4 1 (0.40%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.44%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.21%) CMDB
2 8 (3.21%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (2.81%) Onboarding
3 7 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.41%) Virtual Team
5 5 (2.01%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.01%) FMCG
6 4 (1.61%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.61%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.61%) PMI
7 3 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.20%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.80%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.80%) Life Science
9 1 (0.40%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.40%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (10.84%) Windows
2 15 (6.02%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.82%) Linux
4 11 (4.42%) Unix
5 2 (0.80%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (26.10%) Project Management
2 58 (23.29%) Service Delivery
3 57 (22.89%) Agile
4 54 (21.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 53 (21.29%) ITIL
6 47 (18.88%) Project Delivery
7 46 (18.47%) Cybersecurity
8 44 (17.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (17.67%) Risk Management
9 33 (13.25%) Problem-Solving
9 33 (13.25%) Service Management
10 32 (12.85%) ITSM
11 31 (12.45%) Change Management
12 29 (11.65%) Waterfall
13 27 (10.84%) Mentoring
14 26 (10.44%) Business Case
15 22 (8.84%) DevOps
16 21 (8.43%) PRINCE2
17 19 (7.63%) Coaching
17 19 (7.63%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.02%) SQL
2 9 (3.61%) Python
3 7 (2.81%) R
4 6 (2.41%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.61%) C#
6 2 (0.80%) Java
7 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (7.23%) Degree
2 12 (4.82%) CISSP
3 10 (4.02%) PMI Certification
3 10 (4.02%) PMP
4 8 (3.21%) CISA
5 7 (2.81%) ACCA
5 7 (2.81%) CIMA
5 7 (2.81%) CISM
6 6 (2.41%) DBS Check
6 6 (2.41%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.61%) Security Cleared
8 3 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (1.20%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.20%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.40%) CBAP
10 1 (0.40%) GCFE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (8.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.22%) GDPR
3 13 (5.22%) QA
4 12 (4.82%) NIST
5 9 (3.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (3.21%) PMO
7 7 (2.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (2.41%) Data Quality
9 5 (2.01%) ISO 9001
10 4 (1.61%) NCSC
10 4 (1.61%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.20%) SLA
12 2 (0.80%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.80%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.40%) Basel III
13 1 (0.40%) COBIT
13 1 (0.40%) GRC
13 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 25 (10.04%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.01%) Firmware
3 2 (0.80%) Docker
3 2 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (5.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.20%) Terraform
3 2 (0.80%) Ansible
3 2 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.80%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.80%) Puppet
4 1 (0.40%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 72 (28.92%) Microsoft
2 18 (7.23%) ServiceNow
3 14 (5.62%) VMware
4 11 (4.42%) Oracle
5 7 (2.81%) Cisco
5 7 (2.81%) SAP
6 4 (1.61%) Citrix
6 4 (1.61%) Civica
6 4 (1.61%) Workday
7 3 (1.20%) IBM
7 3 (1.20%) iManage
7 3 (1.20%) Lotus
7 3 (1.20%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.80%) Aruba
8 2 (0.80%) BMC
8 2 (0.80%) Concur
8 2 (0.80%) Databricks
8 2 (0.80%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.80%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.80%) Remedy