ICT Manager Job Trends in England

ICT Manager
UK > England

The median ICT Manager salary in England is £64,239 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 648 661
Rank change year-on-year +51 +13 +269
Permanent jobs requiring an ICT Manager 20 31 19
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.038% 0.064% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.069% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 20 21 18
10th Percentile £44,500 £39,250 £36,700
25th Percentile £48,750 £43,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,239 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.75% -10.00% +11.73%
75th Percentile £75,000 £50,000 £53,438
90th Percentile - £58,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £63,478 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +26.96% - +11.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

ICT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ICT Manager job vacancy trend in England

ICT Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for ICT Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for ICT Manager job vacancies in England

ICT Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ICT Manager in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ICT Manager in England

ICT Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Midlands +26 7 £45,000 -10.00% 1
North West +21 7 £75,000 +39.53% 2
North of England +2 7 £75,000 +50.00% 2
London +57 6 £63,478 +45.93%
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
West Midlands +20 2 £45,000 -10.00%
South East +33 1 £65,000 +38.30% 1
ICT Manager
UK

ICT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, ICT 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 England region featuring ICT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (25.00%) ITIL
1 5 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (15.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (10.00%) Azure
3 2 (10.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (10.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (10.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (10.00%) Data Security
3 2 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (10.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (10.00%) Operations Management
3 2 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (10.00%) SharePoint
4 1 (5.00%) Agile
4 1 (5.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (5.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (5.00%) CAD
4 1 (5.00%) Change Control
4 1 (5.00%) Change Management
4 1 (5.00%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (5.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (5.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (5.00%) GDPR
4 1 (5.00%) Incident Management

ICT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Azure
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (15.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (10.00%) Local Government
3 2 (10.00%) Social Housing
4 1 (5.00%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (25.00%) ITIL
1 5 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (15.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (10.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (10.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (10.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (10.00%) Data Security
3 2 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (10.00%) Operations Management
3 2 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (5.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (5.00%) Change Control
4 1 (5.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (5.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.00%) Records Management
4 1 (5.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft