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 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 191 146
Rank change year-on-year +64 -45 +47
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 386 262 717
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.11% 1.85% 2.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.25% 2.01% 2.30%
Number of salaries quoted 339 222 606
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,821 £37,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £48,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.03%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,568 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +12.75% -11.30%

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 17,159 13,009 31,135
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 92.09% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,506 9,042 24,888
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.79% -12.04%

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 6 May 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 6 May 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 79 (20.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 74 (19.17%) Microsoft
2 74 (19.17%) Project Management
3 72 (18.65%) Service Delivery
4 69 (17.88%) Agile
5 65 (16.84%) Service Management
6 63 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (16.06%) ITIL
8 54 (13.99%) Risk Management
9 52 (13.47%) Project Delivery
10 49 (12.69%) Cybersecurity
11 47 (12.18%) Azure
11 47 (12.18%) ITSM
12 39 (10.10%) PRINCE2
13 38 (9.84%) Coaching
14 35 (9.07%) Waterfall
15 34 (8.81%) Mentoring
16 32 (8.29%) Problem-Solving
17 31 (8.03%) Change Management
17 31 (8.03%) ERP
18 30 (7.77%) CRM
19 29 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
20 26 (6.74%) Disaster Recovery
20 26 (6.74%) Migration
21 25 (6.48%) IT Strategy
22 24 (6.22%) Document Management
22 24 (6.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
22 24 (6.22%) Security Cleared
22 24 (6.22%) ServiceNow
22 24 (6.22%) User Experience

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 5 (1.30%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.52%) Confluence
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.26%) Apache
Applications
1 21 (5.44%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.04%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.04%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.26%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.18%) Azure
2 29 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (4.92%) Power Platform
4 16 (4.15%) Power Automate
5 15 (3.89%) SaaS
6 10 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.55%) AWS
8 4 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.04%) GCP
9 2 (0.52%) Serverless
10 1 (0.26%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.26%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.26%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.26%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.26%) CloudFront
10 1 (0.26%) Datadog
10 1 (0.26%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.26%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.85%) Firewall
2 6 (1.55%) SD-WAN
2 6 (1.55%) WAN
3 4 (1.04%) Network Security
4 3 (0.78%) DMARC
4 3 (0.78%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.78%) VPN
5 2 (0.52%) 5G
5 2 (0.52%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.52%) LAN
5 2 (0.52%) SAN
5 2 (0.52%) VLAN
6 1 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.15%) Power BI
2 4 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (3.63%) JIRA
General
1 106 (27.46%) Social Skills
2 65 (16.84%) Finance
3 34 (8.81%) Public Sector
4 28 (7.25%) Legal
5 18 (4.66%) Telecoms
6 17 (4.40%) Marketing
7 14 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (3.37%) Law
9 11 (2.85%) Analytical Skills
10 8 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.07%) Retail
11 7 (1.81%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.30%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.78%) Banking
16 2 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
17 1 (0.26%) French Language
17 1 (0.26%) German Language
17 1 (0.26%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.52%) CSS
1 2 (0.52%) HTML
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.99%) Data Centre
1 27 (6.99%) Onboarding
2 25 (6.48%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.70%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.59%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (1.81%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.55%) CMDB
8 5 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.78%) EPoS
9 3 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.78%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.78%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.52%) PMI
10 2 (0.52%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.26%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.26%) Life Science
11 1 (0.26%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.59%) Windows
2 4 (1.04%) Unix
2 4 (1.04%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.26%) Linux
4 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (20.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 74 (19.17%) Project Management
3 72 (18.65%) Service Delivery
4 69 (17.88%) Agile
5 65 (16.84%) Service Management
6 63 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (16.06%) ITIL
8 54 (13.99%) Risk Management
9 52 (13.47%) Project Delivery
10 49 (12.69%) Cybersecurity
11 47 (12.18%) ITSM
12 39 (10.10%) PRINCE2
13 38 (9.84%) Coaching
14 35 (9.07%) Waterfall
15 34 (8.81%) Mentoring
16 32 (8.29%) Problem-Solving
17 31 (8.03%) Change Management
17 31 (8.03%) ERP
18 30 (7.77%) CRM
19 26 (6.74%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.59%) SQL
2 2 (0.52%) C#
2 2 (0.52%) Java
2 2 (0.52%) PHP
2 2 (0.52%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (6.22%) Security Cleared
2 22 (5.70%) SC Cleared
3 15 (3.89%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.63%) PMP
5 13 (3.37%) Degree
6 6 (1.55%) CISM
6 6 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.30%) CISSP
8 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (0.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.52%) CISA
10 2 (0.52%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.52%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.26%) GCFA
11 1 (0.26%) GCFE
11 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.26%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.18%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (2.85%) NIST
4 10 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (2.33%) Data Quality
6 8 (2.07%) GDPR
6 8 (2.07%) PMO
6 8 (2.07%) QA
7 7 (1.81%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.04%) SLA
8 4 (1.04%) SOC 1
9 3 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.78%) COBIT
10 2 (0.52%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.26%) GRC
11 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.26%) MiFID
11 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 11 (2.85%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.78%) Firmware
3 1 (0.26%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.78%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.52%) Terraform
4 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.26%) Grafana
4 1 (0.26%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 74 (19.17%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.22%) ServiceNow
3 19 (4.92%) SAP
4 13 (3.37%) Oracle
5 9 (2.33%) Cisco
6 5 (1.30%) Sage
7 4 (1.04%) Workday
8 3 (0.78%) Dell
8 3 (0.78%) Meraki
8 3 (0.78%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.78%) Veeam
9 2 (0.52%) BMC
9 2 (0.52%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.52%) iManage
9 2 (0.52%) Remedy
9 2 (0.52%) Xero
10 1 (0.26%) Aruba
10 1 (0.26%) Databricks
10 1 (0.26%) Guidewire
10 1 (0.26%) VMware