Hybrid/Remote IT Manager Job Trends

IT Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 173 144
Rank change year-on-year +19 -29 +63
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 258 330 498
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.71% 1.95% 2.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% 2.03% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 217 211 440
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,856
25th Percentile £47,750 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,313
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,965
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.80% +0.27%

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 14,134 16,257 19,706
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.14% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9,119 9,929 16,028
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,032
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 2 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 2 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 75 (29.07%) Microsoft
2 70 (27.13%) Project Management
3 62 (24.03%) Agile
4 58 (22.48%) Service Delivery
5 55 (21.32%) Stakeholder Management
6 54 (20.93%) ITIL
7 52 (20.16%) Project Delivery
8 46 (17.83%) Azure
9 45 (17.44%) Cybersecurity
9 45 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
9 45 (17.44%) Risk Management
10 44 (17.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (13.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 33 (12.79%) Problem-Solving
12 33 (12.79%) Service Management
13 32 (12.40%) Change Management
13 32 (12.40%) ITSM
14 30 (11.63%) Business Case
14 30 (11.63%) Waterfall
15 27 (10.47%) Mentoring
15 27 (10.47%) SharePoint
15 27 (10.47%) Windows
16 26 (10.08%) Active Directory
17 24 (9.30%) PRINCE2
18 23 (8.91%) Cyber Essentials
19 22 (8.53%) DevOps
20 21 (8.14%) Degree
21 20 (7.75%) Business Change Management
21 20 (7.75%) Coaching
21 20 (7.75%) CRM

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 27 (10.47%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.16%) Confluence
2 3 (1.16%) HCL Domino
2 3 (1.16%) HCL Notes
2 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.10%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.55%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.78%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.55%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.78%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.39%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.39%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.39%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 46 (17.83%) Azure
2 45 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (6.59%) Power Platform
4 16 (6.20%) Entra ID
5 15 (5.81%) SaaS
6 10 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.71%) AWS
7 7 (2.71%) PowerApps
8 6 (2.33%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.94%) GCP
10 4 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (1.16%) PaaS
12 2 (0.78%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.78%) Serverless
12 2 (0.78%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.39%) GitHub
13 1 (0.39%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.39%) OneDrive
13 1 (0.39%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.43%) Firewall
2 5 (1.94%) Unified Communications
3 4 (1.55%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.55%) WAN
4 2 (0.78%) Network Security
4 2 (0.78%) SAN
4 2 (0.78%) VPN
5 1 (0.39%) DHCP
5 1 (0.39%) DNS
5 1 (0.39%) Intranet
5 1 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.39%) LAN
5 1 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.88%) Power BI
2 7 (2.71%) Tableau
3 4 (1.55%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (3.88%) JIRA
General
1 103 (39.92%) Social Skills
2 64 (24.81%) Finance
3 29 (11.24%) Public Sector
4 18 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (6.20%) Legal
6 15 (5.81%) Law
7 12 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.71%) Retail
9 6 (2.33%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.16%) Advertising
11 3 (1.16%) Automotive
11 3 (1.16%) Billing
11 3 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.16%) Publishing
12 2 (0.78%) Banking
12 2 (0.78%) Mandarin Language
12 2 (0.78%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.55%) JSON
1 4 (1.55%) Web Services
2 3 (1.16%) EDI
2 3 (1.16%) YAML
3 2 (0.78%) CSS
3 2 (0.78%) HTML
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.39%) Middleware
4 1 (0.39%) REST
4 1 (0.39%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.08%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.10%) CMDB
2 8 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (3.10%) Onboarding
3 7 (2.71%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.33%) Virtual Team
5 5 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.94%) FMCG
6 4 (1.55%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.55%) PMI
7 3 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (1.16%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.16%) NHS
7 3 (1.16%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.78%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.78%) Life Science
9 1 (0.39%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (10.47%) Windows
2 15 (5.81%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.65%) Linux
4 11 (4.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.78%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (27.13%) Project Management
2 62 (24.03%) Agile
3 58 (22.48%) Service Delivery
4 55 (21.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (20.93%) ITIL
6 52 (20.16%) Project Delivery
7 45 (17.44%) Cybersecurity
7 45 (17.44%) Risk Management
8 44 (17.05%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (12.79%) Problem-Solving
9 33 (12.79%) Service Management
10 32 (12.40%) Change Management
10 32 (12.40%) ITSM
11 30 (11.63%) Business Case
11 30 (11.63%) Waterfall
12 27 (10.47%) Mentoring
13 24 (9.30%) PRINCE2
14 22 (8.53%) DevOps
15 20 (7.75%) Business Change Management
15 20 (7.75%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.81%) SQL
2 9 (3.49%) Python
3 7 (2.71%) R
4 6 (2.33%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.55%) C#
6 2 (0.78%) Java
7 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (8.14%) Degree
2 12 (4.65%) CISSP
3 10 (3.88%) PMI Certification
3 10 (3.88%) PMP
4 8 (3.10%) CISA
5 7 (2.71%) ACCA
5 7 (2.71%) CIMA
5 7 (2.71%) CISM
6 6 (2.33%) DBS Check
6 6 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.55%) Security Cleared
8 3 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (1.16%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.16%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.39%) CBAP
10 1 (0.39%) GCFE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (13.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (8.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (5.43%) GDPR
4 13 (5.04%) QA
5 12 (4.65%) NIST
6 9 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (3.10%) PMO
8 7 (2.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (2.33%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.94%) ISO 9001
11 4 (1.55%) NCSC
11 4 (1.55%) SOC 2
12 3 (1.16%) SLA
13 2 (0.78%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.78%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.39%) Basel III
14 1 (0.39%) COBIT
14 1 (0.39%) GRC
14 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 26 (10.08%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.94%) Firmware
3 2 (0.78%) Docker
3 2 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (5.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.16%) Terraform
3 2 (0.78%) Ansible
3 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.78%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.78%) Puppet
4 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.39%) SCCM
Vendors
1 75 (29.07%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.98%) ServiceNow
3 14 (5.43%) VMware
4 11 (4.26%) Oracle
5 7 (2.71%) Cisco
5 7 (2.71%) SAP
6 4 (1.55%) Citrix
6 4 (1.55%) Civica
6 4 (1.55%) Workday
7 3 (1.16%) IBM
7 3 (1.16%) iManage
7 3 (1.16%) Lotus
7 3 (1.16%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.78%) Aruba
8 2 (0.78%) BMC
8 2 (0.78%) Concur
8 2 (0.78%) Databricks
8 2 (0.78%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.78%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.78%) Remedy