IT Manager Job Trends 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 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 16 15
Rank change year-on-year -11 -1 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 0.72% 1.89% 6.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 2.25% 6.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile £73,000 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.58%
75th Percentile £79,000 - £70,000
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £73,500 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.89% +12.50% +6.67%

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 135 89 102
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.83% 83.96% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 105 62 75
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £53,438 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £40,039
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +49.86% -19.92%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,219 £68,421
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,000 £71,499
Essex median annual salary £41,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.45% +22.22% -5.26%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Chelmsford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Chelmsford

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, 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 job ads across the Chelmsford region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

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

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

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