IT Manager Jobs in Central London

IT Manager
London > Central London

The median IT Manager salary in Central London is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 132 151
Rank change year-on-year +24 +19 +31
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 53 56 90
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 2.21% 1.48% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.41% 1.55% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 45 42 81
10th Percentile £47,900 £50,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £73,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +28.26% -17.86%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £83,250 £94,363 £100,000
London median annual salary £66,750 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.69% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,203 3,607 4,802
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 95.40% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,552 2,766 3,982
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,391 £52,500 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £96,063 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Central London

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in Central London.

Salary trend for IT Manager in Central London

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Central London

IT Manager
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +38 47 £63,000 -13.10% 9
Camden - 3 - -
City of Westminster -8 1 - -
Lambeth - 1 £47,500 - 1
IT Manager
London

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, IT Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 26 (49.06%) Microsoft
2 22 (41.51%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (39.62%) Social Skills
4 13 (24.53%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (24.53%) SharePoint
5 12 (22.64%) Finance
5 12 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (20.75%) Law
7 9 (16.98%) Project Management
7 9 (16.98%) Azure
8 8 (15.09%) Onboarding
9 7 (13.21%) Budget Management
9 7 (13.21%) Project Delivery
9 7 (13.21%) ITIL
9 7 (13.21%) Windows
9 7 (13.21%) CRM
10 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Office
10 6 (11.32%) Legal
10 6 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (11.32%) Data Management
10 6 (11.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (11.32%) Contract Management
11 5 (9.43%) Aderant
11 5 (9.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 5 (9.43%) Degree
11 5 (9.43%) ITSM
11 5 (9.43%) Service Management
11 5 (9.43%) Service Delivery
11 5 (9.43%) Active Directory

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (24.53%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.89%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.77%) Elite 3E
3 1 (1.89%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 22 (41.51%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (16.98%) Azure
3 4 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 3 (5.66%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.77%) SaaS
6 1 (1.89%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.89%) IaaS
6 1 (1.89%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.89%) PaaS
6 1 (1.89%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.89%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.89%) ShareGate
6 1 (1.89%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.55%) Firewall
1 4 (7.55%) Internet
1 4 (7.55%) VLAN
2 2 (3.77%) Intranet
2 2 (3.77%) VPN
2 2 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.89%) 4G
3 1 (1.89%) 5G
3 1 (1.89%) DHCP
3 1 (1.89%) DNS
3 1 (1.89%) IPsec
3 1 (1.89%) LAN
3 1 (1.89%) Network Security
3 1 (1.89%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.89%) VoIP
3 1 (1.89%) WAN
3 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) Power BI
2 1 (1.89%) Metadata
2 1 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 21 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 12 (22.64%) Finance
3 11 (20.75%) Law
4 6 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.32%) Legal
5 4 (7.55%) Advertising
5 4 (7.55%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (5.66%) Marketing
7 2 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Public Speaking
8 1 (1.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) .NET
2 1 (1.89%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.89%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.09%) Onboarding
2 4 (7.55%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.66%) Product Ownership
3 3 (5.66%) Social Media
4 2 (3.77%) Private Cloud
4 2 (3.77%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.89%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.89%) CMDB
5 1 (1.89%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.89%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.89%) iPad
5 1 (1.89%) iPhone
5 1 (1.89%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.89%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.89%) Smartphone
5 1 (1.89%) Tandem
5 1 (1.89%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.21%) Windows
2 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.77%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (1.89%) Android
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (24.53%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (16.98%) Project Management
4 7 (13.21%) Budget Management
4 7 (13.21%) CRM
4 7 (13.21%) ITIL
4 7 (13.21%) Project Delivery
5 6 (11.32%) Contract Management
5 6 (11.32%) Data Management
5 6 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (9.43%) ITSM
6 5 (9.43%) Service Delivery
6 5 (9.43%) Service Management
7 4 (7.55%) Agile
7 4 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (7.55%) Customer Service
7 4 (7.55%) Information Security
7 4 (7.55%) Migration
7 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
7 4 (7.55%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.66%) SQL
2 2 (3.77%) C#
3 1 (1.89%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.89%) Python
3 1 (1.89%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 5 (9.43%) Degree
2 3 (5.66%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.77%) PMI Certification
3 2 (3.77%) PMP
4 1 (1.89%) CISA
4 1 (1.89%) CISM
4 1 (1.89%) CISSP
4 1 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.32%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (9.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.77%) GDPR
3 2 (3.77%) PMO
4 1 (1.89%) GLP
4 1 (1.89%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.89%) NCSC
4 1 (1.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (9.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.77%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.89%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.89%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 26 (49.06%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.43%) Aderant
3 4 (7.55%) Apple
4 3 (5.66%) Cisco
4 3 (5.66%) HubSpot
4 3 (5.66%) Meraki
4 3 (5.66%) TP-LINK
4 3 (5.66%) ZyXEL
5 1 (1.89%) Google
5 1 (1.89%) HP
5 1 (1.89%) Intapp
5 1 (1.89%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.89%) SAP
5 1 (1.89%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.89%) Sophos