IT Manager Job Trends in Exeter

IT Manager
Devon > Exeter

The median IT Manager salary in Exeter is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 5 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 1.20% - 2.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% - 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £48,875 - £44,259
25th Percentile - - £44,424
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £45,325
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.58%
75th Percentile - - £46,850
90th Percentile - - £47,390
Devon median annual salary £50,000 £63,840 £51,250
% change year-on-year -21.68% +24.56% +13.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 405 136 335
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.89% 93.15% 97.67%
Number of salaries quoted 287 122 273
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £27,598
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £31,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.73% -21.25% -10.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £48,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £64,250
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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 Exeter.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Exeter

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Exeter

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 30 July 2026, 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 Exeter region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Line Management
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (20.00%) Retail
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Line Management
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft