The first table below looks at the demand for the IT Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IT Manager
Rank 171 160 162
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 10 17 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.244% 0.461% 0.180%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.255% 0.478% 0.188%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 6
Average salary £47,500 £35,000 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+35.71% -20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,450 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £56,500 £41,750 £61,250
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year
-5.55% -
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3925 3555 3731
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.59% 96.45% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3408 3171 3415
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £56,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
IT Manager
North West

IT Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IT Manager across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester IT Manager Jobs Demand Trend

IT Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IT Manager across the Manchester region.

Manchester IT Manager Salary Trend

IT Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Manager across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Manchester IT Manager Salary Histogram

IT Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Sale - 2 £31,500 -
Cheadle -10 1 £60,000 +55.84%
IT Manager
North West

IT Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited IT Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with IT Manager in their job title.

1 8 (44.44%) Windows
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 7 (38.89%) Active Directory
3 5 (27.78%) HTTP
3 5 (27.78%) COM
4 4 (22.22%) ITIL
4 4 (22.22%) SQL
4 4 (22.22%) TCP/IP
4 4 (22.22%) MS Exchange
4 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 4 (22.22%) Firewall
5 3 (16.67%) VMware
5 3 (16.67%) Sage
5 3 (16.67%) SQL Server
5 3 (16.67%) Business Objects
5 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
5 3 (16.67%) Windows XP
6 2 (11.11%) ERP
6 2 (11.11%) MS Excel
6 2 (11.11%) SAP
6 2 (11.11%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (11.11%) LAN
6 2 (11.11%) WAN
6 2 (11.11%) DNS
6 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (11.11%) Network Security
6 2 (11.11%) MCITP
6 2 (11.11%) Degree
6 2 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008

IT Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited IT Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with IT Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (27.78%) COM
2 1 (5.556%) .NET
2 1 (5.556%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.556%) Web Services
2 1 (5.556%) XML
Application Platforms
1 4 (22.22%) MS Exchange
2 1 (5.556%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.556%) MS Project
2 1 (5.556%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Sage 200
1 1 (5.556%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) HTTP
2 4 (22.22%) TCP/IP
2 4 (22.22%) Firewall
3 2 (11.11%) LAN
3 2 (11.11%) WAN
3 2 (11.11%) DNS
3 2 (11.11%) Network Security
4 1 (5.556%) VPN
4 1 (5.556%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (5.556%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (5.556%) MS Access
General
1 1 (5.556%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) Fat Client
1 1 (5.556%) FMCG
1 1 (5.556%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.556%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 8 (44.44%) Windows
2 3 (16.67%) Windows XP
3 2 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (5.556%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) ITIL
1 4 (22.22%) Project Management
2 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
3 2 (11.11%) ERP
3 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (5.556%) Budget Control
4 1 (5.556%) Project Governance
4 1 (5.556%) Business Continuity
4 1 (5.556%) Business Analysis
4 1 (5.556%) Supplier Management
4 1 (5.556%) Strategic Management
4 1 (5.556%) Data Security
4 1 (5.556%) Security Management
4 1 (5.556%) Workflow
4 1 (5.556%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (5.556%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) MCITP
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (5.556%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
System Software
1 7 (38.89%) Active Directory
2 2 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) VMware
2 3 (16.67%) Sage
2 3 (16.67%) Business Objects
3 2 (11.11%) SAP
4 1 (5.556%) Cisco
4 1 (5.556%) Citrix
Sale, Cheshire
To assist Web Development and SEO Companies... Manage the Terminal Services Server, DNS and DHCP Servers... Knowledge: MS Access 2007 / 2010 (Developer Level) MS SQL Server 2008 (DBA...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Sale, Cheshire
MS Access Skills / Supplier Management / ITIL Permanent Sale, Greater Manchester An IT Manager with strong MS Access skills is required to join a small IT team in Sale.
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Greater Manchester
Looking after an established team of 3 this role coincides with the implementation of SAP Business One and therefore this role will be looking for an individual with...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
It has Council-wide influence and impact and as such requires someone who is well versed in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, from IT Analysts to...
Manchester City Council
Salary: £0 - £50,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013