Hybrid/Remote IT Manager Job Trends

IT Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Manager salary for remote or hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 185 135
Rank change year-on-year 0 -50 +127
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 278 424 625
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.71% 1.81% 2.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.88% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 233 283 536
10th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £66,000 £73,750 £74,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 WFH or hybrid 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 15,105 22,566 23,696
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.68% 96.28% 96.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8,998 14,513 19,625
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,738 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,005 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

IT Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

IT Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IT Manager
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Manager job vacancies

IT Manager
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

IT Manager salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, IT Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 101 (36.33%) Social Skills
2 87 (31.29%) Finance
3 78 (28.06%) Project Management
4 76 (27.34%) Microsoft
5 73 (26.26%) Agile
6 66 (23.74%) Microsoft 365
7 63 (22.66%) Stakeholder Management
8 52 (18.71%) Project Delivery
9 50 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
9 50 (17.99%) Service Delivery
10 46 (16.55%) Cybersecurity
11 44 (15.83%) Azure
12 43 (15.47%) ITIL
13 40 (14.39%) Risk Management
14 39 (14.03%) Service Management
15 38 (13.67%) CRM
15 38 (13.67%) Business Case
16 37 (13.31%) Degree
17 36 (12.95%) SharePoint
18 33 (11.87%) Mentoring
19 31 (11.15%) PRINCE2
19 31 (11.15%) Change Management
19 31 (11.15%) Waterfall
20 29 (10.43%) Windows
21 28 (10.07%) ITSM
22 26 (9.35%) Active Directory
22 26 (9.35%) Continuous Improvement
23 24 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
24 23 (8.27%) Budget Management
25 22 (7.91%) Decision-Making

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 36 (12.95%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.08%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.08%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.72%) Moodle
4 1 (0.36%) CMS
4 1 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 11 (3.96%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.60%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.72%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.36%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.36%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 66 (23.74%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (15.83%) Azure
3 21 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 13 (4.68%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.60%) SaaS
6 8 (2.88%) PowerApps
7 7 (2.52%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.16%) AWS
9 5 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.08%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.08%) PaaS
11 2 (0.72%) GCP
11 2 (0.72%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.36%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.36%) ShareGate
12 1 (0.36%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.47%) Firewall
2 9 (3.24%) IP Telephony
3 7 (2.52%) DNS
3 7 (2.52%) VLAN
4 6 (2.16%) Network Security
4 6 (2.16%) Unified Communications
5 5 (1.80%) DHCP
6 3 (1.08%) WAN
7 2 (0.72%) LAN
7 2 (0.72%) VPN
7 2 (0.72%) WLAN
8 1 (0.36%) Internet
8 1 (0.36%) Intranet
8 1 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.36%) VoIP
8 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.68%) Power BI
2 5 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.44%) Tableau
4 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.36%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (3.24%) JIRA
General
1 101 (36.33%) Social Skills
2 87 (31.29%) Finance
3 24 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.55%) Retail
5 20 (7.19%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (6.83%) Public Sector
7 15 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.40%) Legal
8 13 (4.68%) Banking
8 13 (4.68%) Law
9 10 (3.60%) Manufacturing
9 10 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.16%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.80%) Marketing
12 4 (1.44%) Advertising
13 3 (1.08%) Billing
13 3 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.08%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.72%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.44%) EDI
1 4 (1.44%) Web Services
2 3 (1.08%) JSON
2 3 (1.08%) YAML
3 2 (0.72%) Middleware
4 1 (0.36%) JFC
4 1 (0.36%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.36%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.19%) Driving Licence
2 13 (4.68%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.52%) NHS
4 7 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.80%) CMDB
6 5 (1.80%) Private Cloud
6 5 (1.80%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.44%) Digital Media
7 4 (1.44%) iPhone
7 4 (1.44%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.08%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.08%) FMCG
8 3 (1.08%) Replication
9 2 (0.72%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.72%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.72%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.72%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 29 (10.43%) Windows
2 10 (3.60%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.80%) Linux
4 4 (1.44%) Android
4 4 (1.44%) Unix
5 2 (0.72%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (28.06%) Project Management
2 73 (26.26%) Agile
3 63 (22.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 52 (18.71%) Project Delivery
5 50 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (17.99%) Service Delivery
6 46 (16.55%) Cybersecurity
7 43 (15.47%) ITIL
8 40 (14.39%) Risk Management
9 39 (14.03%) Service Management
10 38 (13.67%) Business Case
10 38 (13.67%) CRM
11 33 (11.87%) Mentoring
12 31 (11.15%) Change Management
12 31 (11.15%) PRINCE2
12 31 (11.15%) Waterfall
13 28 (10.07%) ITSM
14 26 (9.35%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (8.27%) Budget Management
16 22 (7.91%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.24%) SQL
2 7 (2.52%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.52%) Python
3 4 (1.44%) R
Qualifications
1 37 (13.31%) Degree
2 18 (6.47%) CISSP
3 15 (5.40%) CISA
3 15 (5.40%) ITIL Certification
4 11 (3.96%) PMP
5 10 (3.60%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.80%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (1.80%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.44%) ACCA
8 4 (1.44%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.44%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 4 (1.44%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.44%) CIMA
9 3 (1.08%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.08%) MCSE
9 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.72%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.76%) QA
3 12 (4.32%) GDPR
4 10 (3.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (3.60%) ITGC
5 7 (2.52%) NIST
5 7 (2.52%) PMO
6 5 (1.80%) NCSC
6 5 (1.80%) SLA
7 3 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.08%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.36%) COBIT
9 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (9.35%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.72%) Docker
2 2 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.44%) SCCM
3 3 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.72%) Ansible
4 2 (0.72%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.72%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.72%) Puppet
4 2 (0.72%) Terraform
5 1 (0.36%) Panaseer
Vendors
1 76 (27.34%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.60%) VMware
3 8 (2.88%) HubSpot
4 7 (2.52%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.16%) SAP
6 4 (1.44%) Apple
6 4 (1.44%) Citrix
6 4 (1.44%) Civica
6 4 (1.44%) Oracle
6 4 (1.44%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.08%) Concur
7 3 (1.08%) IBM
7 3 (1.08%) Lotus
7 3 (1.08%) Sophos
8 2 (0.72%) arcserve
8 2 (0.72%) Cisco
8 2 (0.72%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.72%) Infor
8 2 (0.72%) Sage
8 2 (0.72%) TippingPoint