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 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 194 173
Rank change year-on-year +91 -21 -42
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 647 258 399
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.57% 1.56% 1.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% 1.67% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 515 219 256
10th Percentile £39,291 £41,856 £41,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £90,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%

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 23,615 15,415 20,109
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 93.24% 96.56%
Number of salaries quoted 16,192 8,723 12,727
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -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 15 October 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 15 October 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.

1 190 (29.37%) ITIL
2 139 (21.48%) Agile
3 138 (21.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 125 (19.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 114 (17.62%) Service Delivery
6 111 (17.16%) Service Management
7 107 (16.54%) Waterfall
8 103 (15.92%) Project Delivery
9 102 (15.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 101 (15.61%) Project Management
11 90 (13.91%) Azure
12 88 (13.60%) DevOps
13 81 (12.52%) Microsoft
14 80 (12.36%) ITSM
15 77 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
16 75 (11.59%) Information Security
17 72 (11.13%) Problem-Solving
18 71 (10.97%) Mentoring
18 71 (10.97%) ServiceNow
19 68 (10.51%) CRM
20 67 (10.36%) Business Continuity
20 67 (10.36%) Coaching
21 63 (9.74%) SaaS
22 62 (9.58%) Disaster Recovery
23 60 (9.27%) Decision-Making
24 58 (8.96%) Contract Negotiation
25 57 (8.81%) Customer Service
25 57 (8.81%) ITIL Certification
26 56 (8.66%) Roadmaps
27 53 (8.19%) AWS

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 13 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.46%) IIS
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
Applications
1 38 (5.87%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.46%) Trello
Business Applications
1 34 (5.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (3.09%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.62%) Primavera
4 3 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 90 (13.91%) Azure
2 63 (9.74%) SaaS
3 53 (8.19%) AWS
4 50 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (3.40%) Entra ID
5 22 (3.40%) Power Platform
6 14 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
7 9 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.46%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.31%) GCP
10 1 (0.15%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.15%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.15%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.16%) Firewall
2 11 (1.70%) WAN
3 9 (1.39%) LAN
4 8 (1.24%) VLAN
5 6 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.77%) DNS
6 5 (0.77%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.46%) Intranet
7 3 (0.46%) VoIP
7 3 (0.46%) VPN
8 2 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.31%) DHCP
8 2 (0.31%) Network Security
8 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.31%) WLAN
9 1 (0.15%) Internet
9 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.32%) Power BI
2 3 (0.46%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.31%) GIS
4 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 38 (5.87%) JIRA
General
1 159 (24.57%) Social Skills
2 121 (18.70%) Finance
3 54 (8.35%) Public Sector
4 47 (7.26%) Law
5 44 (6.80%) Banking
6 36 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.63%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.47%) Retail
11 15 (2.32%) Legal
11 15 (2.32%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.08%) Marketing
14 5 (0.77%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.62%) Local Government
16 3 (0.46%) Billing
16 3 (0.46%) Financial Institution
17 2 (0.31%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (7.42%) Middleware
2 1 (0.15%) .NET
2 1 (0.15%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.35%) Cyber Threat
2 35 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
3 34 (5.26%) Driving Licence
4 14 (2.16%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.16%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.01%) Data Centre
6 10 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.77%) EPoS
8 5 (0.77%) Operational Technology
9 4 (0.62%) Low-Code
9 4 (0.62%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.46%) PMI
10 3 (0.46%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.46%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.31%) CMDB
11 2 (0.31%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.31%) NHS
11 2 (0.31%) Reference Data
11 2 (0.31%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.32%) Windows
2 5 (0.77%) Linux
3 3 (0.46%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.31%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (29.37%) ITIL
2 139 (21.48%) Agile
3 138 (21.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 125 (19.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 114 (17.62%) Service Delivery
6 111 (17.16%) Service Management
7 107 (16.54%) Waterfall
8 103 (15.92%) Project Delivery
9 102 (15.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 101 (15.61%) Project Management
11 88 (13.60%) DevOps
12 80 (12.36%) ITSM
13 77 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
14 75 (11.59%) Information Security
15 72 (11.13%) Problem-Solving
16 71 (10.97%) Mentoring
17 68 (10.51%) CRM
18 67 (10.36%) Business Continuity
18 67 (10.36%) Coaching
19 62 (9.58%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.39%) SQL
2 3 (0.46%) T-SQL
3 2 (0.31%) Bash
3 2 (0.31%) PHP
3 2 (0.31%) Python
4 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.15%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 57 (8.81%) ITIL Certification
2 49 (7.57%) CISM
2 49 (7.57%) CISSP
3 30 (4.64%) SC Cleared
3 30 (4.64%) Security Cleared
4 27 (4.17%) Degree
5 16 (2.47%) PMI Certification
6 15 (2.32%) PMP
7 14 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 12 (1.85%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.70%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.62%) Postgraduate
13 2 (0.31%) CITP
13 2 (0.31%) HNC
14 1 (0.15%) CISA
14 1 (0.15%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.15%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (7.73%) NIST
2 48 (7.42%) ISO 22301
3 25 (3.86%) SLA
4 17 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.85%) COBIT
7 11 (1.70%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (1.39%) GRC
10 7 (1.08%) PMO
11 6 (0.93%) GDPR
12 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.46%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.46%) QA
14 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 24 (3.71%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.32%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.31%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (3.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 81 (12.52%) Microsoft
2 71 (10.97%) ServiceNow
3 35 (5.41%) SAP
4 31 (4.79%) Oracle
5 20 (3.09%) BMC
5 20 (3.09%) Remedy
6 14 (2.16%) YouTube
7 7 (1.08%) Cisco
7 7 (1.08%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.08%) VMware
8 4 (0.62%) Adaptive Insights
8 4 (0.62%) Autodesk
8 4 (0.62%) IFS
8 4 (0.62%) Kronos
8 4 (0.62%) Workday
9 3 (0.46%) Veeam
10 2 (0.31%) Google
10 2 (0.31%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.31%) iManage
10 2 (0.31%) Sage