IT Manager Jobs in England

IT Manager
UK > England

The median IT Manager salary in England is £58,984 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 February 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 123 209
Rank change year-on-year -38 +86 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 981 1,654 1,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.86% 2.43% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% 2.57% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 532 1,436 1,384
10th Percentile £41,750 £35,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £48,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,984 £54,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year +9.23% -6.59% +1.42%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,875 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £58,984 £54,151 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.93% -5.83% +3.60%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 48,552 64,419 92,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 94.79% 94.49%
Number of salaries quoted 23,791 50,181 59,175
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,628 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -11.29% +3.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,430 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.05% -8.33% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in England

IT Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in England.

Salary trend for IT Manager in England

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in England over the 6 months to 18 February 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in England

IT 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 IT Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
North of England -17 286 £56,000 +12.00% 37
London -40 258 £73,500 +5.00% 78
Midlands -45 180 £54,000 +2.86% 47
Yorkshire +19 139 £47,500 -5.00% 12
South East -39 137 £60,000 +11.11% 57
North West -47 133 £56,000 +18.52% 20
West Midlands -33 116 £55,000 - 33
East Midlands -29 64 £53,250 +1.43% 11
East of England -26 58 £57,375 +14.75% 31
South West -7 53 £57,500 +15.00% 23
North East -22 14 £29,500 -43.81% 5
IT Manager
UK

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 February 2025, IT Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 325 (33.13%) Social Skills
2 265 (27.01%) Project Management
3 249 (25.38%) Degree
4 236 (24.06%) Finance
5 227 (23.14%) Microsoft
6 208 (21.20%) ITIL
7 199 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
8 174 (17.74%) Computer Science
9 166 (16.92%) Microsoft 365
10 160 (16.31%) Agile
11 159 (16.21%) Computer Science Degree
12 141 (14.37%) Azure
13 136 (13.86%) Project Delivery
14 134 (13.66%) Customer-Centricity
15 123 (12.54%) Service Delivery
16 118 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
17 116 (11.82%) PRINCE2
18 110 (11.21%) Cybersecurity
19 104 (10.60%) Windows
20 103 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
21 100 (10.19%) Management Information System
22 98 (9.99%) Service Management
22 98 (9.99%) Continuous Improvement
23 92 (9.38%) Mentoring
24 84 (8.56%) Customer Service
25 83 (8.46%) IT Strategy
26 80 (8.15%) Change Management
26 80 (8.15%) ITSM
27 76 (7.75%) Roadmaps
28 71 (7.24%) Budget Management

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 49 (4.99%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.82%) CMS
4 5 (0.51%) WordPress
5 3 (0.31%) IBM Notes
5 3 (0.31%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.20%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) Confluence
6 2 (0.20%) nginx
6 2 (0.20%) SugarCRM
7 1 (0.10%) Moodle
7 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 42 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.31%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.31%) Trello
7 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.10%) Revit
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.82%) SAP Business One
3 7 (0.71%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.41%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.41%) HFM
5 4 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.31%) Magento
7 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.10%) assyst
8 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.10%) iTrent
8 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 166 (16.92%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (14.37%) Azure
3 33 (3.36%) AWS
4 30 (3.06%) Entra ID
5 29 (2.96%) SaaS
6 20 (2.04%) Power Platform
7 16 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (0.82%) OneDrive
9 8 (0.82%) WhatsApp
10 7 (0.71%) Datadog
10 7 (0.71%) Google Analytics
10 7 (0.71%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.51%) GCP
12 4 (0.41%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.41%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.31%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 3 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.55%) LAN
2 24 (2.45%) Network Security
3 22 (2.24%) Firewall
4 20 (2.04%) WAN
5 17 (1.73%) DNS
5 17 (1.73%) Internet
6 16 (1.63%) VLAN
6 16 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (1.53%) VPN
8 14 (1.43%) DHCP
9 13 (1.33%) Wireless
10 9 (0.92%) TCP/IP
11 7 (0.71%) VoIP
12 6 (0.61%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.61%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.41%) MPLS
13 4 (0.41%) VPLS
13 4 (0.41%) WLAN
14 3 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.31%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.43%) Power BI
3 7 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.51%) DB2
5 5 (0.51%) MySQL
6 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.31%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.31%) Tableau
8 2 (0.20%) Big Data
9 1 (0.10%) GIS
9 1 (0.10%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.10%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.10%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 24 (2.45%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (0.20%) Git
4 1 (0.10%) HP UFT
4 1 (0.10%) JUnit
4 1 (0.10%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) TestRail
General
1 325 (33.13%) Social Skills
2 236 (24.06%) Finance
3 103 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (6.01%) Law
5 53 (5.40%) Legal
6 48 (4.89%) Retail
7 38 (3.87%) Manufacturing
8 28 (2.85%) Banking
9 27 (2.75%) Telecoms
10 26 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
11 21 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.14%) Public Sector
12 20 (2.04%) Marketing
13 17 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (0.92%) Police
15 8 (0.82%) Local Government
16 6 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
17 4 (0.41%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.41%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.43%) HTML
2 10 (1.02%) Node.js
3 9 (0.92%) CSS
4 7 (0.71%) .NET
5 6 (0.61%) React
6 5 (0.51%) Laravel
7 4 (0.41%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.31%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.31%) CodeIgniter
8 3 (0.31%) LangChain
8 3 (0.31%) SAML
8 3 (0.31%) Vue
9 2 (0.20%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.20%) EDI
9 2 (0.20%) LAMP
9 2 (0.20%) Node-RED
10 1 (0.10%) FIX Protocol
10 1 (0.10%) Middleware
10 1 (0.10%) RESTful
10 1 (0.10%) Restlet
Miscellaneous
1 100 (10.19%) Management Information System
2 52 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
3 37 (3.77%) Onboarding
4 21 (2.14%) Data Centre
5 15 (1.53%) FMCG
6 13 (1.33%) Cloud Native
6 13 (1.33%) Driving Licence
6 13 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.12%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.12%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.02%) CMDB
9 9 (0.92%) Clustering
9 9 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (0.82%) CCTV
10 8 (0.82%) PMI
10 8 (0.82%) Public Cloud
11 7 (0.71%) Replication
12 5 (0.51%) iSeries
12 5 (0.51%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 104 (10.60%) Windows
2 48 (4.89%) Windows Server
3 22 (2.24%) Linux
4 15 (1.53%) Mac OS
5 11 (1.12%) Windows 10
6 10 (1.02%) Android
6 10 (1.02%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.31%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (27.01%) Project Management
2 208 (21.20%) ITIL
3 199 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
4 174 (17.74%) Computer Science
5 160 (16.31%) Agile
6 136 (13.86%) Project Delivery
7 134 (13.66%) Customer-Centricity
8 123 (12.54%) Service Delivery
9 118 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
10 116 (11.82%) PRINCE2
11 110 (11.21%) Cybersecurity
12 98 (9.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 98 (9.99%) Service Management
13 92 (9.38%) Mentoring
14 84 (8.56%) Customer Service
15 83 (8.46%) IT Strategy
16 80 (8.15%) Change Management
16 80 (8.15%) ITSM
17 76 (7.75%) Roadmaps
18 71 (7.24%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (4.49%) SQL
2 26 (2.65%) JavaScript
3 18 (1.83%) PowerShell
4 12 (1.22%) Python
5 7 (0.71%) TypeScript
6 5 (0.51%) Bash
6 5 (0.51%) RPG
6 5 (0.51%) RPG IV
6 5 (0.51%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.41%) C#
8 3 (0.31%) PHP
9 2 (0.20%) Java
9 2 (0.20%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.10%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 249 (25.38%) Degree
2 159 (16.21%) Computer Science Degree
3 54 (5.50%) PMI Certification
4 51 (5.20%) PMP
5 45 (4.59%) CISSP
6 42 (4.28%) ITIL Certification
7 24 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (2.24%) CISA
9 19 (1.94%) CISM
10 18 (1.83%) DBS Check
11 14 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.43%) Master's Degree
12 13 (1.33%) Security Cleared
13 11 (1.12%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 11 (1.12%) SC Cleared
14 8 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.71%) MCSE
15 7 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 6 (0.61%) CRISC
16 6 (0.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (5.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (4.99%) GDPR
3 42 (4.28%) SLA
4 33 (3.36%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (2.24%) PMO
6 20 (2.04%) QA
7 16 (1.63%) NIST
8 13 (1.33%) ISO 22301
9 12 (1.22%) PCI DSS
10 10 (1.02%) COBIT
10 10 (1.02%) ITGC
11 9 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.71%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.61%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.41%) Data Quality
15 3 (0.31%) COSO
16 2 (0.20%) GAAP
16 2 (0.20%) GxP
16 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 50 (5.10%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.83%) Hyper-V
3 10 (1.02%) Docker
3 10 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.10%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 18 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.82%) Terraform
3 7 (0.71%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.41%) Autotask
5 4 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.41%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.41%) SCCM
6 3 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
6 3 (0.31%) Netcool
6 3 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.31%) WSUS
7 2 (0.20%) Grafana
8 1 (0.10%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.10%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.10%) Puppet
Vendors
1 227 (23.14%) Microsoft
2 39 (3.98%) ServiceNow
3 27 (2.75%) Salesforce
4 25 (2.55%) Cisco
5 24 (2.45%) SAP
6 15 (1.53%) Google
6 15 (1.53%) VMware
7 12 (1.22%) Snow
8 10 (1.02%) IBM
9 9 (0.92%) Meraki
9 9 (0.92%) SolarWinds
9 9 (0.92%) Veeam
10 8 (0.82%) Citrix
11 7 (0.71%) HubSpot
11 7 (0.71%) Oracle
11 7 (0.71%) Sage
12 6 (0.61%) Adobe
12 6 (0.61%) Apple
12 6 (0.61%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.51%) Avaya