IT Manager Job Trends in Durham

IT Manager
North East > Durham

The median IT Manager salary in Durham is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 29 17
Rank change year-on-year -5 -12 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.43% 0.53% 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.58% 5.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £38,856
25th Percentile £40,000 - £39,767
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.73%
75th Percentile £44,000 - £51,250
90th Percentile - - £55,000
North East median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,250
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.31% +4.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 196 173 109
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.12% 91.05% 90.83%
Number of salaries quoted 92 81 86
10th Percentile £25,087 - £29,125
25th Percentile £27,656 £35,000 £39,142
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £77,500 £69,275
North East median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,529
% change year-on-year -10.00% +0.95% -0.94%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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 Durham.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Durham

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Durham

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 14 December 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 Durham region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 19770
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Snow
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 19770
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Snow