Senior IT Manager Job Trends in Kent

Senior IT Manager
South East > Kent

The median Senior IT Manager salary in Kent is £63,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £61,625 - -
25th Percentile £62,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 - -
75th Percentile £64,688 - -
90th Percentile £64,875 - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -38.46% - +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,590 557 1,089
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 75.89% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,081 367 642
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,000 £74,875
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,047
% change year-on-year +10.00% -0.09% -9.01%

Senior IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Senior IT Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

Senior IT Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Manager job vacancies in Kent

Senior IT Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 8 September 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
Tunbridge Wells - 2 £63,750 -
Senior IT Manager
South East

Senior IT Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 8 September 2026, Senior 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 Kent region featuring Senior IT Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management