IT Services Manager Job Trends in Dorset

IT Service Manager
South West > Dorset

The median IT Service Manager salary in Dorset is £58,000 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 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £56,300 - -
25th Percentile £56,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile £58,900 - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 437 374 355
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.62% 97.40% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 316 213 301
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £56,063 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £64,750 £75,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,908 £50,794
% change year-on-year -3.68% +2.19% +1.59%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Dorset

IT Services Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Dorset

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, IT Services 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 Dorset region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
IT Services Manager jobs