IT Manager Job Trends in Leeds

IT Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median IT Manager salary in Leeds is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 57 83
Rank change year-on-year -30 +26 +45
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 21 31 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 1.48% 3.03% 2.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 3.15% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 29
10th Percentile - £40,770 £41,850
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £47,788
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +2.71%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £59,000 £63,750 £115,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £48,750 £48,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -11.36% +3.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,318 984 1,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 96.19% 97.11%
Number of salaries quoted 864 551 1,117
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,625 £31,150
25th Percentile £41,074 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,606 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Leeds

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Leeds over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Leeds

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 21 January 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 Leeds region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 15 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (57.14%) ITIL
2 12 (57.14%) Service Delivery
2 12 (57.14%) Service Management
3 11 (52.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (52.38%) ITSM
3 11 (52.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (38.10%) Asset Management
5 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (33.33%) Data Protection
5 7 (33.33%) High Availability
5 7 (33.33%) IT Strategy
5 7 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
5 7 (33.33%) Problem Management
5 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (33.33%) Tech Ops
6 5 (23.81%) ServiceNow
7 4 (19.05%) Active Directory
7 4 (19.05%) Case Management
7 4 (19.05%) Citrix
7 4 (19.05%) Configuration Management
7 4 (19.05%) Data Quality
7 4 (19.05%) Data Security
7 4 (19.05%) Firewall
7 4 (19.05%) IT Asset Management
7 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
7 4 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (19.05%) Server Management
7 4 (19.05%) VBA

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

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Firewall
General
1 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Legal
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) CMDB
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.52%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Windows
1 4 (19.05%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (57.14%) ITIL
2 12 (57.14%) Service Delivery
2 12 (57.14%) Service Management
3 11 (52.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (52.38%) ITSM
3 11 (52.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (38.10%) Asset Management
5 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (33.33%) Data Protection
5 7 (33.33%) High Availability
5 7 (33.33%) IT Strategy
5 7 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
5 7 (33.33%) Problem Management
5 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (33.33%) Tech Ops
6 4 (19.05%) Case Management
6 4 (19.05%) Data Security
6 4 (19.05%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (19.05%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (19.05%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (9.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (19.05%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (23.81%) ServiceNow
2 4 (19.05%) Citrix
2 4 (19.05%) Microsoft