IT Manager Job Trends in Milton Keynes

IT Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median IT Manager salary in Milton Keynes is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 45 50
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +21
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 5 3 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.80% 0.86% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% 0.90% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 12
10th Percentile - £60,625 £48,875
25th Percentile £52,500 £61,563 £50,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,750 £59,375
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +7.37% +3.26%
75th Percentile £67,813 £66,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £68,375 £67,875 £77,125
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 581 334 637
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 96.25% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 400 235 433
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,785 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £77,500
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 14 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 Milton Keynes region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) SaaS
1 3 (60.00%) Software Licensing
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Business Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (20.00%) GRC
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) Software Licensing
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Business Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
2 1 (20.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft