IT Manager Job Trends in the North East

IT Manager
England > North East

The median IT Manager salary in the North East is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 March 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 60 43
Rank change year-on-year -5 -17 +24
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 22 12 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 1.62% 1.73% 4.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 1.78% 4.38%
Number of salaries quoted 19 4 52
10th Percentile £43,978 - £34,207
25th Percentile £45,000 £29,500 £42,122
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.80% -22.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £56,375 £55,625
90th Percentile £63,000 £63,800 £60,667
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,742 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.37% +8.78% -6.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 1,306 676 1,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.38% 97.27% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 919 301 1,187
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,000 £27,873
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,809 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +11.18% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,320 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,772
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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 the North East.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in the North East

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the North East

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the North East over the 6 months to 3 March 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the North East

IT Manager
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the North East region over the 6 months to 3 March 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
Tyne and Wear -11 20 £56,250 +38.89% 4
Durham +6 2 £42,000 -
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 3 March 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 North East region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (27.27%) ITIL
3 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
3 5 (22.73%) Project Management
4 4 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 4 (18.18%) HNC
4 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
4 4 (18.18%) Service Management
4 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
4 4 (18.18%) Time Management
5 3 (13.64%) Agile
5 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.64%) Service Delivery
6 2 (9.09%) Asset Management
6 2 (9.09%) Change Management
6 2 (9.09%) Coaching
6 2 (9.09%) IT Asset Management
6 2 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 2 (9.09%) Migration
6 2 (9.09%) PMO
6 2 (9.09%) Service Migration
6 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
6 2 (9.09%) User Experience
7 1 (4.55%) Actionable Insight
7 1 (4.55%) Budgeting
7 1 (4.55%) Business Transformation
7 1 (4.55%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (4.55%) Configuration Management
7 1 (4.55%) Contract Management
7 1 (4.55%) Cost Control

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Electronics
2 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) CMDB
1 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (27.27%) ITIL
3 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
3 5 (22.73%) Project Management
4 4 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 4 (18.18%) Service Management
4 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
4 4 (18.18%) Time Management
5 3 (13.64%) Agile
5 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.64%) Service Delivery
6 2 (9.09%) Asset Management
6 2 (9.09%) Change Management
6 2 (9.09%) Coaching
6 2 (9.09%) IT Asset Management
6 2 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 2 (9.09%) Migration
6 2 (9.09%) Service Migration
6 2 (9.09%) User Experience
7 1 (4.55%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) PMO
2 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 19770
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.55%) Snow