IT Manager Job Trends in Derby

IT Manager
Derbyshire > Derby

The median IT Manager salary in Derby is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 19 15
Rank change year-on-year -15 -4 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 5 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 1.38% 3.42% 7.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 3.50% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 12
10th Percentile £55,800 - £33,125
25th Percentile £57,375 £72,500 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +50.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £55,938
90th Percentile £78,000 - £62,500
Derbyshire median annual salary £90,000 £75,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% +42.86% -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 212 143 155
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.70% 97.95% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 143 96 110
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,852 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £37,500 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.95% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £56,048
90th Percentile £64,500 £67,500 £65,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Derby

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Derby

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Derby

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Derby over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Derby

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 12 January 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 Derby region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) MCSE
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

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

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (33.33%) MCSE
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow