IT Manager Job Trends in Darlington

IT Manager
Durham > Darlington

The median IT Manager salary in Darlington is £44,553 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Darlington 1.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,269 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,553 - -
75th Percentile £45,837 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Durham median annual salary £44,553 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -21.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Darlington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Darlington. 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 Darlington with a recognized job title 67 28 59
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 60.87% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 52 12 52
10th Percentile £35,000 - £22,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £25,087 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £35,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +114.29% -30.43% -12.19%
75th Percentile £80,000 £43,438 £74,358
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,207 £80,000
Durham median annual salary £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +57.14% -22.22% -10.00%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Darlington

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 Darlington.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Darlington

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Darlington

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Darlington.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Darlington

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

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, 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 Darlington region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple