Senior IT Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior IT Manager
England > Midlands

The median Senior IT Manager salary in the Midlands is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 220 238 216
Rank change year-on-year +18 -22 +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Manager 1 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.013% 0.060% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.064% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £55,750
25th Percentile £77,500 £47,500 £60,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £52,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.38% -27.59% +20.83%
75th Percentile £82,500 £55,438 £85,625
90th Percentile - £56,225 £91,250
England median annual salary £59,420 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.59% - +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,056 6,282 4,726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.28% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,274 2,965 3,933
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,450 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Senior IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Senior IT Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Senior IT Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior IT Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
East Midlands -8 1 £80,000 +44.80%
Senior IT Manager
England

Senior IT Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 January 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 Midlands region featuring Senior IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Senior IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow