Hybrid/Remote IT Manager Job Trends

IT Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 183 144
Rank change year-on-year +16 -39 +51
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 239 298 642
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 1.88% 2.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.96% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 201 199 546
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,700 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,114 £57,046
Median % change year-on-year -11.45% +8.88% -0.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

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 15,006 15,235 26,590
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 95.93% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,850 9,205 22,153
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,231 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,790 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 62 (25.94%) Microsoft
2 57 (23.85%) ITIL
3 56 (23.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (23.43%) Project Management
4 55 (23.01%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (22.59%) Agile
6 50 (20.92%) Service Delivery
7 46 (19.25%) Project Delivery
8 45 (18.83%) Risk Management
9 42 (17.57%) Cybersecurity
10 38 (15.90%) Azure
10 38 (15.90%) Service Management
11 36 (15.06%) Microsoft 365
12 31 (12.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 30 (12.55%) Change Management
13 30 (12.55%) ITSM
13 30 (12.55%) Mentoring
14 27 (11.30%) Coaching
14 27 (11.30%) Problem-Solving
14 27 (11.30%) Waterfall
15 25 (10.46%) Active Directory
16 23 (9.62%) Business Case
16 23 (9.62%) Windows
17 22 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
18 20 (8.37%) Business Change Management
19 19 (7.95%) Business Development
20 18 (7.53%) Data Protection
20 18 (7.53%) Degree
20 18 (7.53%) IT Audit
21 17 (7.11%) Collaborative Culture

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 14 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.26%) Confluence
2 3 (1.26%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.26%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.67%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.42%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (15.90%) Azure
2 36 (15.06%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (6.69%) Entra ID
3 16 (6.69%) SaaS
4 9 (3.77%) AWS
5 7 (2.93%) GCP
6 6 (2.51%) Power Platform
7 5 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Key Vault
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.84%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.84%) Serverless
9 1 (0.42%) GitHub
9 1 (0.42%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.42%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.42%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.44%) Firewall
2 4 (1.67%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.67%) WAN
3 3 (1.26%) DMARC
3 3 (1.26%) Unified Communications
4 2 (0.84%) Network Security
4 2 (0.84%) SAN
5 1 (0.42%) DHCP
5 1 (0.42%) DNS
5 1 (0.42%) Intranet
5 1 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.42%) LAN
5 1 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.42%) VPN
5 1 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.09%) Power BI
2 4 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.67%) Tableau
3 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.51%) JIRA
General
1 96 (40.17%) Social Skills
2 56 (23.43%) Finance
3 25 (10.46%) Public Sector
4 13 (5.44%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (4.60%) Law
5 11 (4.60%) Legal
6 7 (2.93%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (2.09%) Marketing
8 5 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.67%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.67%) Retail
10 3 (1.26%) Advertising
10 3 (1.26%) Automotive
10 3 (1.26%) Banking
10 3 (1.26%) Billing
10 3 (1.26%) Publishing
11 2 (0.84%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.84%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.26%) EDI
2 2 (0.84%) CSS
2 2 (0.84%) HTML
2 2 (0.84%) Web Services
3 1 (0.42%) JSON
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.42%) REST
3 1 (0.42%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.04%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.18%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (3.77%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.35%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.93%) CMDB
6 6 (2.51%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.51%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.09%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.67%) PMI
9 3 (1.26%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (1.26%) FMCG
9 3 (1.26%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.84%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.84%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.84%) Life Science
11 1 (0.42%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.42%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.62%) Windows
2 14 (5.86%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.77%) Linux
4 8 (3.35%) Unix
5 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (23.85%) ITIL
2 56 (23.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 56 (23.43%) Project Management
3 55 (23.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (22.59%) Agile
5 50 (20.92%) Service Delivery
6 46 (19.25%) Project Delivery
7 45 (18.83%) Risk Management
8 42 (17.57%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (15.90%) Service Management
10 30 (12.55%) Change Management
10 30 (12.55%) ITSM
10 30 (12.55%) Mentoring
11 27 (11.30%) Coaching
11 27 (11.30%) Problem-Solving
11 27 (11.30%) Waterfall
12 23 (9.62%) Business Case
13 20 (8.37%) Business Change Management
14 19 (7.95%) Business Development
15 18 (7.53%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.02%) SQL
2 6 (2.51%) Python
3 4 (1.67%) C#
3 4 (1.67%) R
4 3 (1.26%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.84%) Java
6 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (7.53%) Degree
2 9 (3.77%) CISSP
2 9 (3.77%) PMI Certification
3 7 (2.93%) CISA
3 7 (2.93%) CISM
3 7 (2.93%) PMP
4 6 (2.51%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (2.09%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.67%) ACCA
6 4 (1.67%) CIMA
6 4 (1.67%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 3 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.42%) GCFE
9 1 (0.42%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (12.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.44%) GDPR
4 12 (5.02%) QA
5 11 (4.60%) NIST
6 10 (4.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (2.93%) PMO
7 7 (2.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (2.93%) SOC 2
8 6 (2.51%) Data Quality
9 5 (2.09%) ISO 9001
10 4 (1.67%) COBIT
10 4 (1.67%) SOC 1
11 3 (1.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (1.26%) SLA
12 2 (0.84%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.42%) GRC
13 1 (0.42%) MiFID
System Software
1 25 (10.46%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.09%) Firmware
3 2 (0.84%) Docker
3 2 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.42%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.26%) Terraform
3 2 (0.84%) Ansible
3 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.84%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.84%) Puppet
4 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 62 (25.94%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.11%) ServiceNow
3 13 (5.44%) VMware
4 10 (4.18%) Oracle
5 9 (3.77%) SAP
6 7 (2.93%) Cisco
7 4 (1.67%) Citrix
7 4 (1.67%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.67%) Workday
8 3 (1.26%) IBM
8 3 (1.26%) iManage
8 3 (1.26%) Lotus
8 3 (1.26%) Veeam
9 2 (0.84%) Aruba
9 2 (0.84%) BMC
9 2 (0.84%) Civica
9 2 (0.84%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.84%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.84%) Remedy
9 2 (0.84%) Sage