IT Manager Jobs in Essex

IT Manager
East of England > Essex

The median IT Manager salary in Essex is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 49 77
Rank change year-on-year +3 +28 -19
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 4 26 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 0.94% 2.97% 1.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 3.16% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2 22 7
10th Percentile £56,000 - £44,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £45,000 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £64,000 £58,750 £69,375
90th Percentile £64,600 £73,500 £81,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.91% +0.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 362 824 676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.78% 94.28% 79.44%
Number of salaries quoted 211 674 378
10th Percentile £24,990 £25,759 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,125 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,480
Median % change year-on-year - -5.22% -0.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,163 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,967 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.30% -13.64% +10.00%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Essex

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in Essex

IT Manager
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Essex region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Hockley - 1 - -
IT Manager
East of England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 11 May 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 Essex region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Automotive
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (25.00%) Network Management
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Finance

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
General
1 2 (50.00%) Automotive
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Network Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft