IT Manager Job Trends in the East of England

IT Manager
England > East of England

The median IT Manager salary in the East of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 112 85
Rank change year-on-year -2 -27 +60
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 44 69 51
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.06% 1.92% 2.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 2.14% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 37 44 39
10th Percentile £36,350 £46,875 £41,400
25th Percentile £45,000 £54,375 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +29.63% -1.82%
75th Percentile £55,000 £73,125 £60,625
90th Percentile £58,000 £87,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -2.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 3,707 3,223 2,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.39% 89.63% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,230 1,492 1,487
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,325
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the East of England

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the East of England

IT Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +5 15 £50,000 -25.93% 9
Suffolk -8 13 £49,000 -10.91% 3
Cambridgeshire +11 12 £36,250 -48.21% 11
Bedfordshire +22 3 £57,500 -30.30% 4
Essex -22 1 £45,000 -40.00% 12
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 31 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 East of England region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 17 (38.64%) Service Delivery
2 14 (31.82%) Microsoft
3 13 (29.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (29.55%) IT Strategy
4 12 (27.27%) Project Management
5 11 (25.00%) Customer Service
6 9 (20.45%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (15.91%) Project Delivery
8 6 (13.64%) Agile
8 6 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (13.64%) Microsoft Office
8 6 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (11.36%) Business Case
9 5 (11.36%) Change Management
9 5 (11.36%) Contract Management
9 5 (11.36%) Information Security
9 5 (11.36%) Infrastructure Management
9 5 (11.36%) Performance Metrics
9 5 (11.36%) Power Platform
9 5 (11.36%) PowerApps
9 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (11.36%) Waterfall
10 4 (9.09%) Active Directory
10 4 (9.09%) Azure
10 4 (9.09%) Business Change Management
10 4 (9.09%) Business Continuity
10 4 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (9.09%) Entra ID
10 4 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (9.09%) IT Governance

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 6 (13.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.45%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (11.36%) Power Platform
2 5 (11.36%) PowerApps
3 4 (9.09%) Azure
3 4 (9.09%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) 5G
1 1 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 16 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.64%) Finance
3 5 (11.36%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (6.82%) Manufacturing
4 3 (6.82%) Marketing
4 3 (6.82%) Retail
5 2 (4.55%) Automotive
5 2 (4.55%) Publishing
6 1 (2.27%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.27%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.27%) Aviation
6 1 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.82%) FMCG
2 2 (4.55%) PropTech
3 1 (2.27%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.09%) Windows
1 4 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (38.64%) Service Delivery
2 13 (29.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (29.55%) IT Strategy
3 12 (27.27%) Project Management
4 11 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 7 (15.91%) Project Delivery
6 6 (13.64%) Agile
6 6 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (11.36%) Business Case
7 5 (11.36%) Change Management
7 5 (11.36%) Contract Management
7 5 (11.36%) Information Security
7 5 (11.36%) Infrastructure Management
7 5 (11.36%) Performance Metrics
7 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (11.36%) Waterfall
8 4 (9.09%) Business Change Management
8 4 (9.09%) Mentoring
8 4 (9.09%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (2.27%) Degree
1 1 (2.27%) PMI Certification
1 1 (2.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) PMO
2 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (9.09%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 14 (31.82%) Microsoft