IT Manager Jobs in Chelmsford

IT Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median IT Manager salary in Chelmsford is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 25 31
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 1.47% 0.67% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 0.74% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,000 - £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +68.89% -3.23% -13.89%
75th Percentile £79,000 - £48,250
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £71,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +42.00% -16.67% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 63 135 115
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 90.60% 80.42%
Number of salaries quoted 58 121 73
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £32,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% +3.26% -13.21%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £50,700
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,000 £65,200
Essex median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% -4.26% -1.05%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Chelmsford

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in Chelmsford

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Chelmsford region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Monitor

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Monitor
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft