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 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 181 138
Rank change year-on-year +42 -43 +54
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 314 242 729
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.86% 1.89% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% 2.00% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 272 211 618
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £49,567 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -7.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £64,844
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 15,809 12,076 29,857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 94.11% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,321 8,912 24,562
10th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £32,754
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £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 £54,995
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.10% -8.34%

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 3 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 3 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 69 (21.97%) Microsoft
2 68 (21.66%) Project Management
3 65 (20.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 64 (20.38%) Service Delivery
5 61 (19.43%) Agile
6 53 (16.88%) Risk Management
7 52 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
8 51 (16.24%) Cybersecurity
9 48 (15.29%) ITIL
9 48 (15.29%) Project Delivery
10 42 (13.38%) Service Management
11 37 (11.78%) Azure
12 34 (10.83%) Waterfall
13 32 (10.19%) Change Management
14 29 (9.24%) Coaching
14 29 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
14 29 (9.24%) PRINCE2
15 28 (8.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 26 (8.28%) Problem-Solving
17 25 (7.96%) Document Management
18 24 (7.64%) Disaster Recovery
18 24 (7.64%) IT Strategy
18 24 (7.64%) ITSM
19 23 (7.32%) CRM
19 23 (7.32%) ERP
19 23 (7.32%) Mentoring
20 22 (7.01%) Cyber Essentials
21 21 (6.69%) Business Case
22 20 (6.37%) Business Change Management
23 19 (6.05%) Business Development

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 6 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.64%) Confluence
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (4.78%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (2.55%) 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 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.32%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 37 (11.78%) Azure
2 29 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (5.73%) Power Platform
4 16 (5.10%) SaaS
5 13 (4.14%) Entra ID
5 13 (4.14%) Power Automate
6 7 (2.23%) AWS
7 5 (1.59%) GCP
8 4 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.64%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (0.64%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.64%) Serverless
10 1 (0.32%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.32%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.32%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.32%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.87%) Firewall
2 4 (1.27%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.27%) WAN
3 3 (0.96%) DMARC
3 3 (0.96%) Network Security
4 2 (0.64%) 5G
4 2 (0.64%) LAN
4 2 (0.64%) 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 (5.41%) Power BI
2 4 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.96%) Tableau
4 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.23%) JIRA
General
1 109 (34.71%) Social Skills
2 64 (20.38%) Finance
3 25 (7.96%) Public Sector
4 21 (6.69%) Legal
5 13 (4.14%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (3.82%) Marketing
6 12 (3.82%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.87%) Law
8 9 (2.87%) Retail
9 8 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.91%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.96%) Banking
13 2 (0.64%) Automotive
13 2 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.64%) German Language
13 2 (0.64%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.64%) CSS
1 2 (0.64%) HTML
2 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.32%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.92%) Management Information System
2 21 (6.69%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.73%) Data Centre
4 16 (5.10%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.87%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (2.23%) CMDB
6 7 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.91%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.96%) PMI
9 3 (0.96%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.64%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.64%) EPoS
10 2 (0.64%) FMCG
10 2 (0.64%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.32%) Life Science
11 1 (0.32%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.10%) Windows
2 8 (2.55%) Linux
2 8 (2.55%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.23%) Unix
4 3 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (21.66%) Project Management
2 65 (20.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (20.38%) Service Delivery
4 61 (19.43%) Agile
5 53 (16.88%) Risk Management
6 52 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
7 51 (16.24%) Cybersecurity
8 48 (15.29%) ITIL
8 48 (15.29%) Project Delivery
9 42 (13.38%) Service Management
10 34 (10.83%) Waterfall
11 32 (10.19%) Change Management
12 29 (9.24%) Coaching
12 29 (9.24%) PRINCE2
13 26 (8.28%) Problem-Solving
14 25 (7.96%) Document Management
15 24 (7.64%) Disaster Recovery
15 24 (7.64%) IT Strategy
15 24 (7.64%) ITSM
16 23 (7.32%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.82%) SQL
2 5 (1.59%) Python
3 3 (0.96%) C#
3 3 (0.96%) R
4 2 (0.64%) Java
4 2 (0.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (5.73%) Security Cleared
2 16 (5.10%) Degree
2 16 (5.10%) SC Cleared
3 12 (3.82%) PMI Certification
4 10 (3.18%) PMP
5 8 (2.55%) CISSP
6 7 (2.23%) CISM
7 6 (1.91%) CISA
8 5 (1.59%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.96%) ACCA
9 3 (0.96%) CIMA
9 3 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 3 (0.96%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.64%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.32%) GCFE
11 1 (0.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (7.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (3.50%) NIST
5 8 (2.55%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.55%) GDPR
5 8 (2.55%) PMO
6 7 (2.23%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.59%) QA
9 4 (1.27%) SOC 1
10 3 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.96%) COBIT
11 2 (0.64%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.64%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.64%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.32%) GRC
12 1 (0.32%) NCSC
12 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.59%) Firmware
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 69 (21.97%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.73%) ServiceNow
3 11 (3.50%) Oracle
3 11 (3.50%) SAP
4 10 (3.18%) Cisco
5 5 (1.59%) VMware
6 4 (1.27%) Sage
6 4 (1.27%) Workday
7 3 (0.96%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.96%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.96%) Veeam
8 2 (0.64%) BMC
8 2 (0.64%) Dell
8 2 (0.64%) iManage
8 2 (0.64%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.64%) Remedy
8 2 (0.64%) Xero
9 1 (0.32%) Databricks
9 1 (0.32%) Extreme Networks
9 1 (0.32%) Snow