IT Manager Jobs in London

IT Manager
England > London

The median IT Manager salary in London is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 222 308
Rank change year-on-year +41 +86 -11
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 418 585 852
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.78% 1.63% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.89% 1.72% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 342 480 719
10th Percentile £41,500 £47,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,000 £55,000 £50,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,750 £95,125 £85,250
England median annual salary £51,000 £57,905 £55,185
% change year-on-year -11.92% +4.93% +5.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,087 34,033 62,964
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 95.02% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,626 24,925 34,921
10th Percentile £38,454 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,000 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Central London +6 50 £77,500 +24.00% 10
South London +31 35 £55,000 -12.00% 5
West London +2 21 £50,000 -23.08% 8
East London +15 11 £49,500 -20.80% 1
North London -2 3 £47,500 -18.45%
IT Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 138 (33.01%) Finance
2 113 (27.03%) Social Skills
3 102 (24.40%) Project Management
3 102 (24.40%) Microsoft
4 81 (19.38%) Azure
5 76 (18.18%) Agile
6 75 (17.94%) ITIL
6 75 (17.94%) Microsoft 365
7 66 (15.79%) Degree
8 65 (15.55%) Service Delivery
9 64 (15.31%) Windows
10 56 (13.40%) Service Management
11 50 (11.96%) ITSM
12 47 (11.24%) Risk Management
13 45 (10.77%) Active Directory
13 45 (10.77%) Project Delivery
13 45 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
14 44 (10.53%) Legal
14 44 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
15 43 (10.29%) Information Security
15 43 (10.29%) Cybersecurity
16 40 (9.57%) Line Management
17 39 (9.33%) Analytical Skills
18 36 (8.61%) Retail
19 34 (8.13%) Change Management
19 34 (8.13%) ERP
20 33 (7.89%) Banking
21 32 (7.66%) PRINCE2
22 31 (7.42%) Law
22 31 (7.42%) IT Strategy

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 12 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.44%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.96%) Shopify
4 3 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.24%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.24%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 81 (19.38%) Azure
2 75 (17.94%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (5.02%) AWS
4 13 (3.11%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.87%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.39%) GCP
7 9 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (2.15%) SaaS
8 8 (1.91%) IaaS
8 8 (1.91%) PaaS
9 7 (1.67%) WhatsApp
10 5 (1.20%) Azure Pipelines
11 4 (0.96%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.72%) Dropbox
12 3 (0.72%) Intacct
12 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.72%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 3 (0.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 2 (0.48%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.07%) Firewall
2 16 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (3.35%) DNS
4 13 (3.11%) LAN
4 13 (3.11%) WAN
5 10 (2.39%) DHCP
5 10 (2.39%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.67%) VLAN
7 6 (1.44%) NAS
7 6 (1.44%) SAN
8 5 (1.20%) Internet
9 3 (0.72%) Wireless
10 2 (0.48%) 5G
10 2 (0.48%) Broadband
10 2 (0.48%) Network Security
10 2 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.48%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.48%) VoIP
10 2 (0.48%) VPLS
11 1 (0.24%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.59%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.63%) Power BI
3 6 (1.44%) DB2
3 6 (1.44%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.48%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.44%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) Eclipse
General
1 138 (33.01%) Finance
2 113 (27.03%) Social Skills
3 44 (10.53%) Legal
4 39 (9.33%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (8.61%) Retail
6 33 (7.89%) Banking
7 31 (7.42%) Law
8 27 (6.46%) Public Sector
9 20 (4.78%) Telecoms
10 19 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (3.11%) Financial Institution
12 11 (2.63%) Marketing
13 10 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.20%) Aerospace
16 5 (1.20%) Electronics
16 5 (1.20%) Military
17 4 (0.96%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.20%) .NET
2 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
2 3 (0.72%) EDI
3 2 (0.48%) ADO
3 2 (0.48%) Express.js
3 2 (0.48%) LDAP
3 2 (0.48%) MERN Stack
3 2 (0.48%) Node.js
3 2 (0.48%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.48%) React
3 2 (0.48%) REST
4 1 (0.24%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.74%) Data Centre
2 23 (5.50%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.59%) Security Posture
5 12 (2.87%) FMCG
6 8 (1.91%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.20%) Reinsurance
9 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.96%) EPoS
9 4 (0.96%) PKI
9 4 (0.96%) Social Network
10 3 (0.72%) Cloud Security Posture
10 3 (0.72%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.72%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.72%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.48%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.48%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 64 (15.31%) Windows
2 23 (5.50%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.39%) Linux
4 7 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.44%) Unix
6 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.24%) AIX
7 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (24.40%) Project Management
2 76 (18.18%) Agile
3 75 (17.94%) ITIL
4 65 (15.55%) Service Delivery
5 56 (13.40%) Service Management
6 50 (11.96%) ITSM
7 47 (11.24%) Risk Management
8 45 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
8 45 (10.77%) Project Delivery
9 44 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
10 43 (10.29%) Cybersecurity
10 43 (10.29%) Information Security
11 40 (9.57%) Line Management
12 34 (8.13%) Change Management
12 34 (8.13%) ERP
13 32 (7.66%) PRINCE2
14 31 (7.42%) IT Strategy
15 30 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
16 26 (6.22%) Waterfall
17 25 (5.98%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.55%) SQL
2 9 (2.15%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.96%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.72%) Java
5 2 (0.48%) Python
6 1 (0.24%) Bash
Qualifications
1 66 (15.79%) Degree
2 22 (5.26%) ITIL Certification
3 17 (4.07%) CISSP
4 12 (2.87%) CISA
4 12 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.63%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.39%) Security Cleared
7 8 (1.91%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.67%) CISM
9 6 (1.44%) MCSE
10 5 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.20%) DV Cleared
10 5 (1.20%) PMP
10 5 (1.20%) Postgraduate
10 5 (1.20%) SC Cleared
11 4 (0.96%) ISACA
11 4 (0.96%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.96%) MCP
12 3 (0.72%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.46%) GDPR
2 19 (4.55%) PMO
3 17 (4.07%) GRC
3 17 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.59%) ITGC
5 10 (2.39%) NIST
6 9 (2.15%) QA
7 6 (1.44%) SLA
8 5 (1.20%) COBIT
9 4 (0.96%) COSO
9 4 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.96%) ISO 14000
10 3 (0.72%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.72%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.72%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.24%) AIFMD
12 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 45 (10.77%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.39%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (3.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.72%) CASB
2 3 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.48%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.24%) Ansible
4 1 (0.24%) SCCM
4 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 102 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.50%) VMware
3 17 (4.07%) SAP
4 11 (2.63%) Sage
5 10 (2.39%) Cisco
6 9 (2.15%) Google
7 8 (1.91%) Apple
8 7 (1.67%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.67%) Oracle
9 6 (1.44%) Citrix
9 6 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
9 6 (1.44%) Qualys
10 5 (1.20%) iManage
10 5 (1.20%) Meraki
10 5 (1.20%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.20%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.96%) Intapp
12 3 (0.72%) Netskope
12 3 (0.72%) Symantec
12 3 (0.72%) Zscaler