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 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 173 128
Rank change year-on-year +18 -45 +90
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 252 374 557
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.65% 1.91% 2.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.76% 1.98% 2.71%
Number of salaries quoted 209 245 486
10th Percentile £42,000 £45,000 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 14,332 18,924 20,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 96.61% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 9,112 11,778 16,793
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,631 £60,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.62% -2.44% -1.13%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -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 19 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 19 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 71 (28.17%) Project Management
2 69 (27.38%) Microsoft
3 64 (25.40%) Agile
4 58 (23.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (21.43%) Project Delivery
6 51 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
7 47 (18.65%) Service Delivery
8 46 (18.25%) Cybersecurity
8 46 (18.25%) ITIL
9 44 (17.46%) Risk Management
10 39 (15.48%) Azure
11 36 (14.29%) Windows
12 34 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
13 33 (13.10%) Change Management
13 33 (13.10%) PRINCE2
14 32 (12.70%) Business Case
14 32 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
14 32 (12.70%) Waterfall
15 30 (11.90%) Active Directory
16 29 (11.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 29 (11.51%) SharePoint
17 24 (9.52%) ITSM
17 24 (9.52%) Mentoring
17 24 (9.52%) Service Management
18 22 (8.73%) Business Change Management
19 21 (8.33%) Degree
19 21 (8.33%) Power Platform
20 19 (7.54%) Asset Management
20 19 (7.54%) CRM
20 19 (7.54%) 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 29 (11.51%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.19%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.19%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (7.54%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.59%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.79%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.40%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 51 (20.24%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (15.48%) Azure
3 21 (8.33%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 8 (3.17%) PowerApps
6 7 (2.78%) SaaS
7 6 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.38%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.98%) AWS
9 4 (1.59%) GCP
10 3 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.19%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.19%) PaaS
11 2 (0.79%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.40%) GitHub
12 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.40%) Serverless
12 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.35%) Firewall
2 7 (2.78%) Unified Communications
3 5 (1.98%) DNS
4 4 (1.59%) WAN
5 3 (1.19%) DHCP
6 2 (0.79%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.79%) LAN
6 2 (0.79%) Network Security
6 2 (0.79%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.79%) VLAN
6 2 (0.79%) WLAN
7 1 (0.40%) Internet
7 1 (0.40%) Intranet
7 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.40%) SAN
7 1 (0.40%) VoIP
7 1 (0.40%) VPN
7 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.16%) Power BI
2 7 (2.78%) Tableau
3 3 (1.19%) 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 (2.78%) JIRA
General
1 100 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 67 (26.59%) Finance
3 23 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (9.13%) Public Sector
4 17 (6.75%) Legal
5 14 (5.56%) Law
6 12 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (4.76%) Retail
7 10 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.57%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.19%) Advertising
10 3 (1.19%) Automotive
10 3 (1.19%) Billing
10 3 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.19%) Mandarin Language
10 3 (1.19%) Publishing
11 2 (0.79%) Banking
11 2 (0.79%) Local Government
11 2 (0.79%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.59%) EDI
1 4 (1.59%) JSON
1 4 (1.59%) Web Services
2 3 (1.19%) 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 19 (7.54%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.97%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.78%) CMDB
3 7 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.98%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (1.98%) FMCG
4 5 (1.98%) Security Posture
5 4 (1.59%) Digital Media
5 4 (1.59%) NHS
5 4 (1.59%) PMI
6 3 (1.19%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.19%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.19%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.79%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.79%) iPhone
7 2 (0.79%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.79%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.40%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.29%) Windows
2 17 (6.75%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.76%) Linux
4 7 (2.78%) Unix
5 2 (0.79%) Android
5 2 (0.79%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (28.17%) Project Management
2 64 (25.40%) Agile
3 58 (23.02%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (21.43%) Project Delivery
5 47 (18.65%) Service Delivery
6 46 (18.25%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (18.25%) ITIL
7 44 (17.46%) Risk Management
8 34 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
9 33 (13.10%) Change Management
9 33 (13.10%) PRINCE2
10 32 (12.70%) Business Case
10 32 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (12.70%) Waterfall
11 24 (9.52%) ITSM
11 24 (9.52%) Mentoring
11 24 (9.52%) Service Management
12 22 (8.73%) Business Change Management
13 19 (7.54%) Asset Management
13 19 (7.54%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.97%) SQL
2 7 (2.78%) Python
2 7 (2.78%) R
3 4 (1.59%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.79%) C#
5 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (8.33%) Degree
2 11 (4.37%) CISSP
3 10 (3.97%) PMI Certification
3 10 (3.97%) PMP
3 10 (3.97%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.57%) CISA
5 8 (3.17%) DBS Check
6 7 (2.78%) ACCA
6 7 (2.78%) CIMA
7 6 (2.38%) CISM
7 6 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (1.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 5 (1.98%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (1.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (1.19%) MCSE
10 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (6.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.16%) GDPR
4 12 (4.76%) QA
5 11 (4.37%) PMO
6 9 (3.57%) NIST
7 7 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (2.38%) NCSC
9 5 (1.98%) Data Quality
9 5 (1.98%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.98%) SLA
10 4 (1.59%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.79%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.79%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.40%) COBIT
13 1 (0.40%) GRC
13 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 19770
13 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 30 (11.90%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.98%) Firmware
3 2 (0.79%) Docker
3 2 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.79%) Ansible
2 2 (0.79%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.79%) Progress Chef
2 2 (0.79%) Puppet
2 2 (0.79%) Terraform
3 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 69 (27.38%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.75%) VMware
3 13 (5.16%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.57%) Cisco
5 7 (2.78%) Oracle
6 4 (1.59%) Citrix
6 4 (1.59%) Civica
7 3 (1.19%) IBM
7 3 (1.19%) Lotus
7 3 (1.19%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.19%) SAP
7 3 (1.19%) Snow
7 3 (1.19%) Sophos
8 2 (0.79%) Apple
8 2 (0.79%) arcserve
8 2 (0.79%) Aruba
8 2 (0.79%) Concur
8 2 (0.79%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.79%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.79%) TippingPoint