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 5 April 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 181 136
Rank change year-on-year +35 -45 +51
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 316 251 729
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.86% 1.95% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 2.07% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 274 216 618
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -5.17%
75th Percentile £64,938 £72,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,800 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.17% +8.19% -8.70%

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 15,945 12,098 30,138
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 94.00% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 11,427 8,975 24,649
10th Percentile £31,530 £32,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,711 £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 £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -8.92%

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 5 April 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 5 April 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 71 (22.47%) Microsoft
2 67 (21.20%) Project Management
3 65 (20.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 65 (20.57%) Service Delivery
4 59 (18.67%) Agile
5 51 (16.14%) Cybersecurity
5 51 (16.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 50 (15.82%) Risk Management
7 49 (15.51%) ITIL
8 46 (14.56%) Project Delivery
9 42 (13.29%) Service Management
10 38 (12.03%) Azure
11 32 (10.13%) Waterfall
12 30 (9.49%) Change Management
12 30 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
12 30 (9.49%) PRINCE2
13 29 (9.18%) Coaching
13 29 (9.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 27 (8.54%) Problem-Solving
15 25 (7.91%) Document Management
16 24 (7.59%) Disaster Recovery
16 24 (7.59%) ERP
16 24 (7.59%) IT Strategy
16 24 (7.59%) ITSM
17 23 (7.28%) CRM
17 23 (7.28%) Cyber Essentials
17 23 (7.28%) Mentoring
18 19 (6.01%) Business Case
18 19 (6.01%) Business Development
18 19 (6.01%) ServiceNow

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 7 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.63%) Confluence
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (4.75%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.32%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 38 (12.03%) Azure
2 30 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (5.70%) Power Platform
4 16 (5.06%) SaaS
5 14 (4.43%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.11%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.22%) AWS
8 5 (1.58%) GCP
9 4 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.63%) Serverless
11 1 (0.32%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.32%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.32%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.32%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.85%) Firewall
2 4 (1.27%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.27%) WAN
3 3 (0.95%) DMARC
3 3 (0.95%) Network Security
4 2 (0.63%) 5G
4 2 (0.63%) LAN
4 2 (0.63%) SAN
5 1 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.32%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.38%) Power BI
2 4 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.95%) Tableau
4 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 109 (34.49%) Social Skills
2 62 (19.62%) Finance
3 25 (7.91%) Public Sector
4 21 (6.65%) Legal
5 15 (4.75%) Marketing
6 13 (4.11%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (3.80%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.85%) Law
9 9 (2.85%) Retail
10 8 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.90%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.95%) Banking
15 2 (0.63%) Automotive
15 2 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.63%) German Language
15 2 (0.63%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.63%) CSS
1 2 (0.63%) HTML
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.32%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.86%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.96%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.70%) Data Centre
4 16 (5.06%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.85%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (2.22%) CMDB
6 7 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.90%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.95%) PMI
9 3 (0.95%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.63%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.63%) EPoS
10 2 (0.63%) FMCG
10 2 (0.63%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.32%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.32%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.38%) Windows
2 8 (2.53%) Linux
2 8 (2.53%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.22%) Unix
4 3 (0.95%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (21.20%) Project Management
2 65 (20.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 65 (20.57%) Service Delivery
3 59 (18.67%) Agile
4 51 (16.14%) Cybersecurity
4 51 (16.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (15.82%) Risk Management
6 49 (15.51%) ITIL
7 46 (14.56%) Project Delivery
8 42 (13.29%) Service Management
9 32 (10.13%) Waterfall
10 30 (9.49%) Change Management
10 30 (9.49%) PRINCE2
11 29 (9.18%) Coaching
12 27 (8.54%) Problem-Solving
13 25 (7.91%) Document Management
14 24 (7.59%) Disaster Recovery
14 24 (7.59%) ERP
14 24 (7.59%) IT Strategy
14 24 (7.59%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.80%) SQL
2 5 (1.58%) Python
3 3 (0.95%) C#
3 3 (0.95%) R
4 2 (0.63%) Java
4 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (5.70%) Security Cleared
2 17 (5.38%) Degree
3 16 (5.06%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.80%) PMI Certification
5 10 (3.16%) PMP
6 8 (2.53%) CISSP
7 7 (2.22%) CISM
8 6 (1.90%) CISA
9 5 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.95%) ACCA
10 3 (0.95%) CIMA
10 3 (0.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (0.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (0.95%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.63%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.32%) CISMP
12 1 (0.32%) GCFA
12 1 (0.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (7.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (3.48%) NIST
5 8 (2.53%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.53%) GDPR
5 8 (2.53%) PMO
6 7 (2.22%) SOC 2
7 5 (1.58%) QA
7 5 (1.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.27%) SOC 1
9 3 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.95%) COBIT
10 2 (0.63%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.63%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.63%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.32%) GRC
11 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (5.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.58%) Firmware
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.95%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 71 (22.47%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.01%) ServiceNow
3 11 (3.48%) Cisco
3 11 (3.48%) Oracle
3 11 (3.48%) SAP
4 5 (1.58%) Sage
4 5 (1.58%) VMware
5 4 (1.27%) Workday
6 3 (0.95%) Dell
6 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.95%) Salesforce
6 3 (0.95%) Veeam
7 2 (0.63%) BMC
7 2 (0.63%) iManage
7 2 (0.63%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.63%) Remedy
7 2 (0.63%) Xero
8 1 (0.32%) Databricks
8 1 (0.32%) Guidewire
8 1 (0.32%) Meraki