IT Manager Job Trends in Luton

IT Manager
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median IT Manager salary in Luton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 1.41% 7.89% 2.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 8.65% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £78,000 £52,425
25th Percentile £52,500 £82,500 £53,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £85,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +52.47% -7.08%
75th Percentile £57,500 £96,750 £58,063
90th Percentile - - £58,475
Bedfordshire median annual salary £56,250 £82,500 £55,750
% change year-on-year -31.82% +47.98% -10.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 67 104 69
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 91.23% 98.57%
Number of salaries quoted 49 45 51
10th Percentile £23,600 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,941 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.12% -13.04% -32.35%
75th Percentile £60,750 £65,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £76,000 £81,000 £111,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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 Luton.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Luton

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Luton.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Luton

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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 Luton region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall