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 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 187 139
Rank change year-on-year +25 -48 +62
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 245 292 642
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.52% 1.86% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.62% 1.94% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 206 200 545
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,057 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.92% +7.12% -0.87%
75th Percentile £66,875 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,875 £83,750 £81,500
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 15,119 15,037 26,475
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 95.85% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 10,060 9,148 22,101
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,675 £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 £79,052 £81,250 £75,772
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 13 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 13 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 60 (24.49%) Microsoft
2 58 (23.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (22.86%) Project Management
4 55 (22.45%) ITIL
5 53 (21.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 52 (21.22%) Agile
7 49 (20.00%) Service Delivery
8 47 (19.18%) Risk Management
9 45 (18.37%) Project Delivery
10 40 (16.33%) Cybersecurity
11 39 (15.92%) Service Management
12 38 (15.51%) Azure
13 33 (13.47%) Microsoft 365
14 30 (12.24%) Change Management
14 30 (12.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 30 (12.24%) Mentoring
15 29 (11.84%) ITSM
16 27 (11.02%) Coaching
17 26 (10.61%) Waterfall
18 25 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
19 24 (9.80%) Active Directory
20 22 (8.98%) Windows
21 21 (8.57%) Business Case
21 21 (8.57%) Cyber Essentials
22 19 (7.76%) Business Change Management
23 18 (7.35%) Business Development
23 18 (7.35%) Degree
23 18 (7.35%) IT Audit
24 17 (6.94%) Collaborative Culture
24 17 (6.94%) Data Protection

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 12 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.22%) Confluence
2 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.82%) HCL Domino
3 2 (0.82%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 12 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.63%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.41%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.41%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 38 (15.51%) Azure
2 33 (13.47%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (6.53%) Entra ID
3 16 (6.53%) SaaS
4 9 (3.67%) AWS
5 8 (3.27%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.86%) GCP
7 5 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.22%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.82%) Serverless
10 1 (0.41%) GitHub
10 1 (0.41%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.41%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.90%) Firewall
2 4 (1.63%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.63%) WAN
3 3 (1.22%) DMARC
4 2 (0.82%) Network Security
4 2 (0.82%) SAN
4 2 (0.82%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.41%) DHCP
5 1 (0.41%) DNS
5 1 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.41%) LAN
5 1 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.86%) Power BI
2 4 (1.63%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.63%) Tableau
3 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.45%) JIRA
General
1 97 (39.59%) Social Skills
2 55 (22.45%) Finance
3 26 (10.61%) Public Sector
4 14 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (5.31%) Legal
6 12 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.49%) Law
8 7 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.45%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.04%) Marketing
10 5 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.04%) Retail
10 5 (2.04%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.22%) Automotive
11 3 (1.22%) Banking
11 3 (1.22%) Publishing
12 2 (0.82%) Advertising
12 2 (0.82%) Billing
12 2 (0.82%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.82%) CSS
1 2 (0.82%) EDI
1 2 (0.82%) HTML
2 1 (0.41%) JSON
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.41%) REST
2 1 (0.41%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.20%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.90%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.67%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (3.67%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.67%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.86%) CMDB
4 7 (2.86%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.04%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.63%) PMI
7 3 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.22%) FMCG
7 3 (1.22%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.82%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.82%) Life Science
9 1 (0.41%) NHS
9 1 (0.41%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.41%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.98%) Windows
2 13 (5.31%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.67%) Linux
4 8 (3.27%) Unix
5 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (23.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 56 (22.86%) Project Management
3 55 (22.45%) ITIL
4 53 (21.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 52 (21.22%) Agile
6 49 (20.00%) Service Delivery
7 47 (19.18%) Risk Management
8 45 (18.37%) Project Delivery
9 40 (16.33%) Cybersecurity
10 39 (15.92%) Service Management
11 30 (12.24%) Change Management
11 30 (12.24%) Mentoring
12 29 (11.84%) ITSM
13 27 (11.02%) Coaching
14 26 (10.61%) Waterfall
15 25 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
16 21 (8.57%) Business Case
17 19 (7.76%) Business Change Management
18 18 (7.35%) Business Development
18 18 (7.35%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.90%) SQL
2 6 (2.45%) Python
3 4 (1.63%) C#
3 4 (1.63%) R
4 3 (1.22%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.82%) Java
6 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (7.35%) Degree
2 9 (3.67%) CISSP
2 9 (3.67%) PMI Certification
3 8 (3.27%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.86%) CISA
4 7 (2.86%) CISM
4 7 (2.86%) PMP
4 7 (2.86%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.45%) DBS Check
6 5 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.63%) ACCA
7 4 (1.63%) CIMA
8 3 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.41%) GCFE
10 1 (0.41%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (8.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.31%) GDPR
4 11 (4.49%) NIST
4 11 (4.49%) QA
5 10 (4.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (2.86%) PMO
6 7 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (2.86%) SOC 2
7 6 (2.45%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.63%) COBIT
8 4 (1.63%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.63%) SOC 1
9 3 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (1.22%) SLA
10 2 (0.82%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.82%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.41%) MiFID
11 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 24 (9.80%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.04%) Firmware
3 2 (0.82%) Docker
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.22%) Terraform
3 2 (0.82%) Ansible
3 2 (0.82%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.82%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.82%) Puppet
4 1 (0.41%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 60 (24.49%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.94%) ServiceNow
3 12 (4.90%) VMware
4 10 (4.08%) Oracle
4 10 (4.08%) SAP
5 7 (2.86%) Cisco
6 4 (1.63%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.63%) Workday
7 3 (1.22%) Citrix
7 3 (1.22%) iManage
7 3 (1.22%) Veeam
8 2 (0.82%) Aruba
8 2 (0.82%) BMC
8 2 (0.82%) Concur
8 2 (0.82%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.82%) IBM
8 2 (0.82%) Lotus
8 2 (0.82%) Remedy
8 2 (0.82%) Sage
8 2 (0.82%) Xero