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 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 179 139
Rank change year-on-year +8 -40 +56
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 239 292 640
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.47% 1.86% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.57% 1.94% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 200 200 543
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,000 £50,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,057 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.92% +7.12% -0.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,625 £83,750 £82,000
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 15,263 15,082 26,317
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 95.84% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 10,014 9,177 21,954
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,500 £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 £79,000 £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 12 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 12 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 59 (24.69%) Microsoft
2 55 (23.01%) Continuous Improvement
2 55 (23.01%) ITIL
3 53 (22.18%) Project Management
4 52 (21.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 51 (21.34%) Agile
6 47 (19.67%) Service Delivery
7 44 (18.41%) Project Delivery
8 43 (17.99%) Risk Management
9 41 (17.15%) Cybersecurity
10 37 (15.48%) Azure
10 37 (15.48%) Service Management
11 34 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
12 31 (12.97%) Mentoring
13 30 (12.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 29 (12.13%) Change Management
14 29 (12.13%) ITSM
15 27 (11.30%) Coaching
16 25 (10.46%) Active Directory
16 25 (10.46%) Problem-Solving
16 25 (10.46%) Waterfall
17 23 (9.62%) Windows
18 21 (8.79%) Cyber Essentials
19 20 (8.37%) Business Case
20 18 (7.53%) Business Change Management
20 18 (7.53%) Degree
20 18 (7.53%) IT Audit
21 17 (7.11%) Business Development
21 17 (7.11%) Collaborative Culture
21 17 (7.11%) 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 (5.02%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.26%) Confluence
2 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.84%) HCL Domino
3 2 (0.84%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.67%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.42%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 37 (15.48%) Azure
2 34 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (6.69%) Entra ID
3 16 (6.69%) SaaS
4 9 (3.77%) AWS
5 7 (2.93%) GCP
6 6 (2.51%) Power Platform
7 5 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Key Vault
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.84%) Serverless
9 1 (0.42%) GitHub
9 1 (0.42%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.42%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.42%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.42%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.44%) Firewall
2 4 (1.67%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.67%) WAN
3 3 (1.26%) DMARC
4 2 (0.84%) Network Security
4 2 (0.84%) SAN
4 2 (0.84%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.42%) DHCP
5 1 (0.42%) DNS
5 1 (0.42%) Intranet
5 1 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.42%) LAN
5 1 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.42%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.09%) Power BI
2 4 (1.67%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.67%) Tableau
3 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.51%) JIRA
General
1 93 (38.91%) Social Skills
2 51 (21.34%) Finance
3 26 (10.88%) Public Sector
4 14 (5.86%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (4.60%) Law
7 10 (4.18%) Legal
8 7 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.51%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.09%) Marketing
10 5 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.09%) Retail
11 3 (1.26%) Automotive
11 3 (1.26%) Banking
11 3 (1.26%) Publishing
12 2 (0.84%) Advertising
12 2 (0.84%) Billing
12 2 (0.84%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.84%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.84%) CSS
1 2 (0.84%) EDI
1 2 (0.84%) HTML
2 1 (0.42%) JSON
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.42%) REST
2 1 (0.42%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.62%) Management Information System
2 9 (3.77%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (3.77%) Onboarding
2 9 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.93%) CMDB
4 6 (2.51%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.51%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.09%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.67%) PMI
7 3 (1.26%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.26%) FMCG
7 3 (1.26%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.84%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.84%) Life Science
9 1 (0.42%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.42%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.42%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.62%) Windows
2 14 (5.86%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.77%) Linux
4 8 (3.35%) Unix
5 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.01%) Continuous Improvement
1 55 (23.01%) ITIL
2 53 (22.18%) Project Management
3 52 (21.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 51 (21.34%) Agile
5 47 (19.67%) Service Delivery
6 44 (18.41%) Project Delivery
7 43 (17.99%) Risk Management
8 41 (17.15%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (15.48%) Service Management
10 31 (12.97%) Mentoring
11 29 (12.13%) Change Management
11 29 (12.13%) ITSM
12 27 (11.30%) Coaching
13 25 (10.46%) Problem-Solving
13 25 (10.46%) Waterfall
14 20 (8.37%) Business Case
15 18 (7.53%) Business Change Management
15 18 (7.53%) IT Audit
16 17 (7.11%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.02%) SQL
2 6 (2.51%) Python
3 4 (1.67%) C#
3 4 (1.67%) R
4 3 (1.26%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.84%) Java
6 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (7.53%) Degree
2 9 (3.77%) CISSP
2 9 (3.77%) PMI Certification
3 7 (2.93%) CISA
3 7 (2.93%) CISM
3 7 (2.93%) PMP
4 6 (2.51%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (2.09%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.67%) ACCA
6 4 (1.67%) CIMA
6 4 (1.67%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 3 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.42%) CBAP
9 1 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (8.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (5.44%) GDPR
4 11 (4.60%) NIST
4 11 (4.60%) QA
5 10 (4.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (2.93%) PMO
6 7 (2.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (2.93%) SOC 2
7 6 (2.51%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.67%) COBIT
8 4 (1.67%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.67%) SOC 1
9 3 (1.26%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (1.26%) SLA
10 2 (0.84%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.42%) GRC
11 1 (0.42%) MiFID
System Software
1 25 (10.46%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.09%) Firmware
3 2 (0.84%) Docker
3 2 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.42%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.26%) Terraform
3 2 (0.84%) Ansible
3 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.84%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.84%) Puppet
4 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (24.69%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.11%) ServiceNow
3 13 (5.44%) VMware
4 10 (4.18%) Oracle
4 10 (4.18%) SAP
5 7 (2.93%) Cisco
6 4 (1.67%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.67%) Workday
7 3 (1.26%) Citrix
7 3 (1.26%) iManage
7 3 (1.26%) Veeam
8 2 (0.84%) Aruba
8 2 (0.84%) BMC
8 2 (0.84%) Concur
8 2 (0.84%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.84%) IBM
8 2 (0.84%) Lotus
8 2 (0.84%) Remedy
8 2 (0.84%) Sage
8 2 (0.84%) Xero