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 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 172 134
Rank change year-on-year 0 -38 +83
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 249 384 554
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.58% 1.95% 2.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 2.02% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 212 249 481
10th Percentile £42,000 £45,000 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,375 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,920
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +1.83% +2.47%
75th Percentile £65,156 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,750 £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 14,807 19,015 20,952
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 96.64% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,065 11,826 17,063
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -4.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £76,649 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,800 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -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 12 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 12 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 72 (28.92%) Project Management
2 71 (28.51%) Microsoft
3 64 (25.70%) Agile
4 56 (22.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (21.69%) Project Delivery
6 53 (21.29%) Microsoft 365
7 47 (18.88%) Service Delivery
8 45 (18.07%) Cybersecurity
8 45 (18.07%) ITIL
9 44 (17.67%) Risk Management
10 40 (16.06%) Azure
11 36 (14.46%) Windows
12 33 (13.25%) PRINCE2
12 33 (13.25%) Problem-Solving
13 32 (12.85%) Business Case
13 32 (12.85%) Change Management
13 32 (12.85%) Waterfall
14 31 (12.45%) Active Directory
15 30 (12.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 30 (12.05%) SharePoint
16 26 (10.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
17 24 (9.64%) Mentoring
18 23 (9.24%) Service Management
19 22 (8.84%) Business Change Management
19 22 (8.84%) CRM
19 22 (8.84%) Degree
19 22 (8.84%) Power Platform
20 20 (8.03%) ITSM
21 19 (7.63%) Asset Management
21 19 (7.63%) 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 30 (12.05%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.20%) HCL Domino
3 3 (1.20%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.80%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (7.63%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.61%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.61%) 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%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.40%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 53 (21.29%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (16.06%) Azure
3 22 (8.84%) Power Platform
4 15 (6.02%) Entra ID
5 8 (3.21%) PowerApps
6 7 (2.81%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.41%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (2.01%) AWS
8 5 (2.01%) SaaS
9 4 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.61%) GCP
10 3 (1.20%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.20%) PaaS
11 2 (0.80%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.40%) Serverless
12 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.02%) Firewall
2 7 (2.81%) Unified Communications
3 5 (2.01%) DNS
4 4 (1.61%) WAN
5 3 (1.20%) DHCP
5 3 (1.20%) IP Telephony
5 3 (1.20%) Network Security
6 2 (0.80%) LAN
6 2 (0.80%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.80%) VLAN
6 2 (0.80%) WLAN
7 1 (0.40%) Internet
7 1 (0.40%) Intranet
7 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.40%) VoIP
7 1 (0.40%) VPN
7 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.62%) Power BI
2 7 (2.81%) 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 (2.81%) JIRA
General
1 98 (39.36%) Social Skills
2 69 (27.71%) Finance
3 23 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.84%) Public Sector
5 17 (6.83%) Legal
6 14 (5.62%) Law
6 14 (5.62%) Retail
7 11 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.61%) Manufacturing
9 9 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.20%) Advertising
10 3 (1.20%) Automotive
10 3 (1.20%) Banking
10 3 (1.20%) Billing
10 3 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.20%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.20%) Publishing
10 3 (1.20%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.61%) EDI
1 4 (1.61%) JSON
1 4 (1.61%) 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 16 (6.43%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.82%) Driving Licence
3 8 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.01%) CMDB
5 5 (2.01%) FMCG
6 4 (1.61%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.61%) NHS
6 4 (1.61%) PMI
6 4 (1.61%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.20%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.20%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.80%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.80%) iPhone
8 2 (0.80%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.80%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.40%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.46%) Windows
2 17 (6.83%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.82%) Linux
4 7 (2.81%) Unix
5 2 (0.80%) Android
5 2 (0.80%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (28.92%) Project Management
2 64 (25.70%) Agile
3 56 (22.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (21.69%) Project Delivery
5 47 (18.88%) Service Delivery
6 45 (18.07%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (18.07%) ITIL
7 44 (17.67%) Risk Management
8 33 (13.25%) PRINCE2
8 33 (13.25%) Problem-Solving
9 32 (12.85%) Business Case
9 32 (12.85%) Change Management
9 32 (12.85%) Waterfall
10 30 (12.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (9.64%) Mentoring
12 23 (9.24%) Service Management
13 22 (8.84%) Business Change Management
13 22 (8.84%) CRM
14 20 (8.03%) ITSM
15 19 (7.63%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.02%) SQL
2 7 (2.81%) Python
2 7 (2.81%) R
3 4 (1.61%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.80%) C#
5 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (8.84%) Degree
2 10 (4.02%) PMI Certification
2 10 (4.02%) PMP
2 10 (4.02%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.61%) CISA
3 9 (3.61%) CISSP
4 8 (3.21%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.81%) ACCA
5 7 (2.81%) CIMA
6 6 (2.41%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (2.01%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.20%) CISM
9 3 (1.20%) MCSE
9 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.80%) CRISC
10 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.80%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (4.82%) GDPR
3 12 (4.82%) QA
4 11 (4.42%) PMO
5 7 (2.81%) NIST
6 6 (2.41%) NCSC
7 5 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (2.01%) ISO 9001
7 5 (2.01%) SLA
8 3 (1.20%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.20%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.80%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.80%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.40%) COBIT
10 1 (0.40%) GRC
10 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 31 (12.45%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.01%) 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 (4.42%) 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%) Panaseer
3 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 71 (28.51%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.83%) VMware
3 10 (4.02%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.61%) Cisco
5 7 (2.81%) Oracle
6 4 (1.61%) Citrix
6 4 (1.61%) Civica
6 4 (1.61%) HubSpot
7 3 (1.20%) Concur
7 3 (1.20%) IBM
7 3 (1.20%) Lotus
7 3 (1.20%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.20%) SAP
7 3 (1.20%) Snow
7 3 (1.20%) Sophos
8 2 (0.80%) Apple
8 2 (0.80%) arcserve
8 2 (0.80%) Aruba
8 2 (0.80%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.80%) TippingPoint