IT Manager Jobs in the City of London

IT Manager
Central London > City of London

The median IT Manager salary in the City of London is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 136 158
Rank change year-on-year +45 +22 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 46 47 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.37% 1.41% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.55% 1.46% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41 33 61
10th Percentile £48,500 £47,000 £46,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £51,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +11.54% -10.34%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,725 £100,000
Central London median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +30.43% -17.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,807 3,213 4,331
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 96.17% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,368 2,519 3,610
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,225
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,875 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,441 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.28% -2.08% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £74,744
% change year-on-year - -3.00% +3.10%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the City of London

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the City of London.

Salary trend for IT Manager in the City of London

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the City of London

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 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 City of London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 20 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 19 (41.30%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
3 13 (28.26%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (26.09%) SharePoint
5 10 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (19.57%) Law
7 8 (17.39%) Finance
7 8 (17.39%) Project Management
7 8 (17.39%) Azure
8 7 (15.22%) ITIL
8 7 (15.22%) Onboarding
9 6 (13.04%) Project Delivery
9 6 (13.04%) Contract Management
9 6 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (13.04%) Data Management
10 5 (10.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (10.87%) Windows
10 5 (10.87%) CRM
10 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Office
10 5 (10.87%) Service Management
10 5 (10.87%) Service Delivery
10 5 (10.87%) ITSM
10 5 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (10.87%) Legal
11 4 (8.70%) SIEM
11 4 (8.70%) Power Platform
11 4 (8.70%) Aderant
11 4 (8.70%) Budget Management
11 4 (8.70%) Customer Service

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 12 (26.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (6.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (4.35%) Elite 3E
3 1 (2.17%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 19 (41.30%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (17.39%) Azure
3 4 (8.70%) Power Platform
4 3 (6.52%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (4.35%) SaaS
6 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.17%) IaaS
6 1 (2.17%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.17%) PaaS
6 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.17%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.17%) ShareGate
6 1 (2.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.70%) Internet
2 2 (4.35%) Firewall
2 2 (4.35%) VLAN
2 2 (4.35%) VPN
2 2 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.17%) 4G
3 1 (2.17%) 5G
3 1 (2.17%) Intranet
3 1 (2.17%) IPsec
3 1 (2.17%) LAN
3 1 (2.17%) Network Security
3 1 (2.17%) SD-WAN
3 1 (2.17%) VoIP
3 1 (2.17%) WAN
3 1 (2.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) Power BI
2 1 (2.17%) Metadata
2 1 (2.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) JIRA
General
1 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
2 9 (19.57%) Law
3 8 (17.39%) Finance
4 5 (10.87%) Legal
5 3 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.17%) Advertising
7 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Public Speaking
7 1 (2.17%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.35%) .NET
2 1 (2.17%) ASP.NET
2 1 (2.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.22%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.52%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.35%) Private Cloud
3 2 (4.35%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.17%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.17%) CMDB
4 1 (2.17%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.17%) Digital Signage
4 1 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.17%) Low-Code
4 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.17%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.87%) Windows
2 2 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (28.26%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (17.39%) Project Management
4 7 (15.22%) ITIL
5 6 (13.04%) Contract Management
5 6 (13.04%) Data Management
5 6 (13.04%) Project Delivery
6 5 (10.87%) CRM
6 5 (10.87%) ITSM
6 5 (10.87%) Service Delivery
6 5 (10.87%) Service Management
6 5 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (8.70%) Budget Management
7 4 (8.70%) Customer Service
7 4 (8.70%) Information Security
7 4 (8.70%) Roadmaps
7 4 (8.70%) SIEM
8 3 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (6.52%) IT Strategy
8 3 (6.52%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) SQL
2 2 (4.35%) C#
3 1 (2.17%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 3 (6.52%) DBS Check
1 3 (6.52%) Degree
2 2 (4.35%) PMI Certification
2 2 (4.35%) PMP
3 1 (2.17%) CISA
3 1 (2.17%) CISM
3 1 (2.17%) CISSP
3 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (2.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (10.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.35%) GDPR
3 2 (4.35%) PMO
4 1 (2.17%) GLP
4 1 (2.17%) ISO 22301
4 1 (2.17%) NCSC
4 1 (2.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (6.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.35%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.17%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 20 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.70%) Aderant
2 4 (8.70%) Apple
3 3 (6.52%) Cisco
3 3 (6.52%) Meraki
3 3 (6.52%) TP-LINK
3 3 (6.52%) ZyXEL
4 1 (2.17%) Google
4 1 (2.17%) HP
4 1 (2.17%) Intapp
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.17%) SAP
4 1 (2.17%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.17%) Sophos