IT Assistant Job Trends in Manchester

IT Assistant
North West > Manchester

The median IT Assistant salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 - 161
Rank change year-on-year - - +95
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Assistant 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.042% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £69,625
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £75,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £24,500 - £75,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,160 3,794 2,620
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 94.43% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,277 2,074 2,116
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £83,500 £84,028
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

IT Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Assistant in Manchester

IT Assistant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for IT Assistant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for IT Assistant job vacancies in Manchester

IT Assistant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 27 September 2025, IT Assistant 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 Manchester region featuring IT Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

IT Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree