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 22 November 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 173 129
Rank change year-on-year +20 -44 +87
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 251 397 553
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.64% 1.97% 2.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% 2.04% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 207 267 484
10th Percentile £41,700 £45,000 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £66,563 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,331 19,479 20,593
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 96.55% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 9,156 12,285 16,842
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -1.64% -2.40%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025, 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 69 (27.49%) Project Management
2 68 (27.09%) Microsoft
3 63 (25.10%) Agile
4 57 (22.71%) Stakeholder Management
5 55 (21.91%) Project Delivery
6 50 (19.92%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (19.12%) Service Delivery
8 47 (18.73%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (17.53%) ITIL
10 43 (17.13%) Risk Management
11 41 (16.33%) Azure
12 35 (13.94%) Windows
13 32 (12.75%) Business Case
13 32 (12.75%) Change Management
13 32 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
13 32 (12.75%) Waterfall
14 31 (12.35%) Continuous Improvement
14 31 (12.35%) PRINCE2
15 29 (11.55%) SharePoint
16 28 (11.16%) Active Directory
16 28 (11.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
17 25 (9.96%) ITSM
17 25 (9.96%) Service Management
18 22 (8.76%) Business Change Management
18 22 (8.76%) Mentoring
19 21 (8.37%) Power Platform
20 19 (7.57%) CRM
20 19 (7.57%) Degree
20 19 (7.57%) DevOps
20 19 (7.57%) Microsoft Office

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 29 (11.55%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.20%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.20%) HCL Notes
3 2 (0.80%) Confluence
3 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (7.57%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.59%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.59%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.80%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.40%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 50 (19.92%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (16.33%) Azure
3 21 (8.37%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.18%) Entra ID
5 8 (3.19%) PowerApps
6 7 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.79%) SaaS
7 6 (2.39%) AWS
7 6 (2.39%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.59%) GCP
9 3 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.20%) Nutanix
9 3 (1.20%) PaaS
10 2 (0.80%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.40%) GitHub
11 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.40%) Serverless
11 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.98%) Firewall
2 6 (2.39%) Unified Communications
3 4 (1.59%) WAN
4 3 (1.20%) DNS
4 3 (1.20%) Network Security
4 3 (1.20%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.80%) DHCP
5 2 (0.80%) LAN
6 1 (0.40%) Internet
6 1 (0.40%) Intranet
6 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.40%) IP Telephony
6 1 (0.40%) SAN
6 1 (0.40%) VLAN
6 1 (0.40%) VoIP
6 1 (0.40%) VPN
6 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.18%) Power BI
2 7 (2.79%) Tableau
3 3 (1.20%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.79%) JIRA
General
1 98 (39.04%) Social Skills
2 68 (27.09%) Finance
3 23 (9.16%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (6.37%) Legal
6 13 (5.18%) Law
7 12 (4.78%) Retail
8 11 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (3.59%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.20%) Advertising
12 3 (1.20%) Automotive
12 3 (1.20%) Banking
12 3 (1.20%) Billing
12 3 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.20%) Mandarin Language
12 3 (1.20%) Publishing
13 2 (0.80%) Local Government
13 2 (0.80%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.59%) EDI
1 4 (1.59%) JSON
1 4 (1.59%) Web Services
2 3 (1.20%) YAML
3 1 (0.40%) JFC
3 1 (0.40%) Middleware
3 1 (0.40%) REST
3 1 (0.40%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.40%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.57%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.98%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.79%) CMDB
3 7 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.99%) FMCG
4 5 (1.99%) Security Posture
5 4 (1.59%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.59%) Digital Media
5 4 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.59%) NHS
5 4 (1.59%) PMI
6 3 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.20%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.80%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.80%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.80%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.40%) iPhone
8 1 (0.40%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 35 (13.94%) Windows
2 16 (6.37%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.78%) Linux
4 7 (2.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.80%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.80%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.40%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (27.49%) Project Management
2 63 (25.10%) Agile
3 57 (22.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 55 (21.91%) Project Delivery
5 48 (19.12%) Service Delivery
6 47 (18.73%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (17.53%) ITIL
8 43 (17.13%) Risk Management
9 32 (12.75%) Business Case
9 32 (12.75%) Change Management
9 32 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
9 32 (12.75%) Waterfall
10 31 (12.35%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (12.35%) PRINCE2
11 25 (9.96%) ITSM
11 25 (9.96%) Service Management
12 22 (8.76%) Business Change Management
12 22 (8.76%) Mentoring
13 19 (7.57%) CRM
13 19 (7.57%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.59%) SQL
2 7 (2.79%) Python
2 7 (2.79%) R
3 4 (1.59%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.80%) C#
5 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (7.57%) Degree
2 11 (4.38%) CISSP
3 10 (3.98%) PMI Certification
3 10 (3.98%) PMP
4 9 (3.59%) CISA
4 9 (3.59%) Security Cleared
5 8 (3.19%) DBS Check
6 7 (2.79%) ACCA
6 7 (2.79%) CIMA
7 6 (2.39%) CISM
8 5 (1.99%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.80%) CRISC
11 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.80%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (6.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.18%) GDPR
4 11 (4.38%) PMO
4 11 (4.38%) QA
5 8 (3.19%) NIST
6 6 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.39%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.99%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.99%) NCSC
7 5 (1.99%) SLA
8 4 (1.59%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.80%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.40%) Basel III
11 1 (0.40%) COBIT
11 1 (0.40%) GRC
11 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 28 (11.16%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.99%) Firmware
3 2 (0.80%) Docker
3 2 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.80%) Ansible
2 2 (0.80%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.80%) Progress Chef
2 2 (0.80%) Puppet
2 2 (0.80%) Terraform
3 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 68 (27.09%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.77%) VMware
3 12 (4.78%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.59%) Cisco
5 7 (2.79%) Oracle
6 4 (1.59%) Citrix
6 4 (1.59%) Civica
7 3 (1.20%) IBM
7 3 (1.20%) Lotus
7 3 (1.20%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.20%) SAP
8 2 (0.80%) Aruba
8 2 (0.80%) Concur
8 2 (0.80%) Databricks
8 2 (0.80%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.80%) Snow
8 2 (0.80%) Sophos
8 2 (0.80%) TippingPoint
9 1 (0.40%) Aderant
9 1 (0.40%) Extreme Networks