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 23 January 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 171 153
Rank change year-on-year +14 -18 +46
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 244 321 541
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.57% 1.96% 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 2.04% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 205 210 474
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £45,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,057 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.92% +6.19% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.86%

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 14,558 15,740 23,366
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 96.01% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,497 9,472 19,288
10th Percentile £30,165 £35,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,713 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,000 £77,500
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 23 January 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 23 January 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 69 (28.28%) Microsoft
2 61 (25.00%) Project Management
3 54 (22.13%) Service Delivery
4 53 (21.72%) Agile
4 53 (21.72%) Stakeholder Management
5 51 (20.90%) ITIL
6 47 (19.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (18.85%) Cybersecurity
8 44 (18.03%) Project Delivery
9 43 (17.62%) Azure
9 43 (17.62%) Risk Management
10 42 (17.21%) Microsoft 365
11 33 (13.52%) Service Management
12 32 (13.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 32 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
13 30 (12.30%) ITSM
14 28 (11.48%) Mentoring
15 27 (11.07%) Change Management
15 27 (11.07%) Waterfall
16 26 (10.66%) Windows
17 25 (10.25%) Active Directory
18 24 (9.84%) Business Case
19 22 (9.02%) Coaching
20 21 (8.61%) Cyber Essentials
21 20 (8.20%) DevOps
21 20 (8.20%) SharePoint
22 19 (7.79%) Data Protection
22 19 (7.79%) Degree
22 19 (7.79%) IT Audit
22 19 (7.79%) PRINCE2

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 20 (8.20%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.23%) Confluence
2 3 (1.23%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.23%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.64%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
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
3 1 (0.41%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 43 (17.62%) Azure
2 42 (17.21%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (6.56%) Entra ID
4 15 (6.15%) SaaS
5 12 (4.92%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.28%) AWS
6 8 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.46%) GCP
7 6 (2.46%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.64%) PowerApps
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
10 1 (0.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.33%) Firewall
2 5 (2.05%) Unified Communications
3 4 (1.64%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.64%) WAN
4 2 (0.82%) DMARC
4 2 (0.82%) Network Security
4 2 (0.82%) SAN
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
5 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.87%) Power BI
2 6 (2.46%) Tableau
3 4 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.69%) JIRA
General
1 100 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 56 (22.95%) Finance
3 29 (11.89%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.15%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (5.33%) Law
6 12 (4.92%) Legal
7 7 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.64%) Marketing
9 4 (1.64%) Retail
10 3 (1.23%) Advertising
10 3 (1.23%) Automotive
10 3 (1.23%) Banking
10 3 (1.23%) Billing
10 3 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.23%) Publishing
11 2 (0.82%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.64%) Web Services
2 3 (1.23%) EDI
3 2 (0.82%) CSS
3 2 (0.82%) HTML
3 2 (0.82%) JSON
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.41%) REST
4 1 (0.41%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.66%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.28%) CMDB
2 8 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (3.28%) Onboarding
2 8 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.46%) Driving Licence
3 6 (2.46%) Virtual Team
4 5 (2.05%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.64%) Digital Media
5 4 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.64%) PMI
6 3 (1.23%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.23%) FMCG
6 3 (1.23%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.82%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.82%) Life Science
8 1 (0.41%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.41%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.66%) Windows
2 15 (6.15%) Windows Server
3 11 (4.51%) Linux
4 10 (4.10%) Unix
5 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (25.00%) Project Management
2 54 (22.13%) Service Delivery
3 53 (21.72%) Agile
3 53 (21.72%) Stakeholder Management
4 51 (20.90%) ITIL
5 47 (19.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (18.85%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (18.03%) Project Delivery
8 43 (17.62%) Risk Management
9 33 (13.52%) Service Management
10 32 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (12.30%) ITSM
12 28 (11.48%) Mentoring
13 27 (11.07%) Change Management
13 27 (11.07%) Waterfall
14 24 (9.84%) Business Case
15 22 (9.02%) Coaching
16 20 (8.20%) DevOps
17 19 (7.79%) Data Protection
17 19 (7.79%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.74%) SQL
2 8 (3.28%) Python
3 6 (2.46%) R
4 4 (1.64%) C#
4 4 (1.64%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.82%) Java
6 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (7.79%) Degree
2 11 (4.51%) CISSP
2 11 (4.51%) PMI Certification
3 10 (4.10%) PMP
4 7 (2.87%) CISA
4 7 (2.87%) CISM
5 6 (2.46%) ACCA
5 6 (2.46%) CIMA
5 6 (2.46%) DBS Check
6 5 (2.05%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.64%) Security Cleared
8 3 (1.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (1.23%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.23%) SC Cleared
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 32 (13.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (8.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.33%) GDPR
4 12 (4.92%) QA
5 11 (4.51%) NIST
6 9 (3.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (2.87%) PMO
7 7 (2.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (2.46%) Data Quality
9 5 (2.05%) ISO 9001
9 5 (2.05%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.23%) COBIT
10 3 (1.23%) SLA
11 2 (0.82%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.82%) NCSC
11 2 (0.82%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.82%) SOC 1
12 1 (0.41%) Basel III
12 1 (0.41%) GRC
System Software
1 25 (10.25%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.05%) 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 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.23%) 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 69 (28.28%) Microsoft
2 18 (7.38%) ServiceNow
3 14 (5.74%) VMware
4 11 (4.51%) Oracle
5 8 (3.28%) SAP
6 7 (2.87%) Cisco
7 4 (1.64%) Citrix
7 4 (1.64%) Civica
7 4 (1.64%) Workday
8 3 (1.23%) IBM
8 3 (1.23%) iManage
8 3 (1.23%) Lotus
8 3 (1.23%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.82%) Aruba
9 2 (0.82%) BMC
9 2 (0.82%) Concur
9 2 (0.82%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.82%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.82%) Remedy
9 2 (0.82%) Veeam