IT Manager Job Trends in the North of England

IT Manager
England > North of England

The median IT Manager salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 96 61
Rank change year-on-year -12 -35 +130
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 238 191 540
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.67% 2.78% 3.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 3.00% 3.86%
Number of salaries quoted 186 85 462
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £34,775
25th Percentile £44,972 £42,500 £40,322
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year - +0.02% -0.02%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £66,125
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 12,891 6,371 13,977
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.64% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8,130 3,644 11,329
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,563 £84,355 £80,000
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 of England

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 of England.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the North of England

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the North of England

IT Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North West +45 131 £50,000 -1.96% 37
Yorkshire -61 83 £50,000 - 14
North East -6 24 £56,250 +25.00% 1
IT Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 of England region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 55 (23.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 36 (15.13%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (13.45%) ITIL
4 31 (13.03%) Project Management
5 30 (12.61%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (12.18%) Service Delivery
7 26 (10.92%) Agile
8 25 (10.50%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (10.50%) Service Management
9 24 (10.08%) Microsoft
9 24 (10.08%) Project Delivery
10 21 (8.82%) Coaching
11 18 (7.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 18 (7.56%) Stakeholder Management
11 18 (7.56%) User Experience
12 17 (7.14%) Risk Management
13 14 (5.88%) Business Case
13 14 (5.88%) Change Management
13 14 (5.88%) Degree
13 14 (5.88%) PRINCE2
14 13 (5.46%) Azure
14 13 (5.46%) Disaster Recovery
14 13 (5.46%) IT Strategy
14 13 (5.46%) Waterfall
15 12 (5.04%) Active Directory
15 12 (5.04%) Asset Management
15 12 (5.04%) ITSM
15 12 (5.04%) Mentoring
15 12 (5.04%) Process Improvement
15 12 (5.04%) Windows

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

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.42%) LiveLink
Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.42%) PrintSoft PReS
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.61%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (5.46%) Azure
3 3 (1.26%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.84%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (0.42%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.52%) Firewall
1 6 (2.52%) VoIP
2 1 (0.42%) Internet
2 1 (0.42%) LAN
2 1 (0.42%) Network Security
2 1 (0.42%) VPN
2 1 (0.42%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (0.42%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 65 (27.31%) Social Skills
2 32 (13.45%) Finance
3 17 (7.14%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.30%) Legal
4 15 (6.30%) Telecoms
5 14 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (2.10%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.68%) Electronics
9 4 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.84%) Law
10 2 (0.84%) Local Government
10 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.84%) Retail
11 1 (0.42%) French Language
11 1 (0.42%) German Language
11 1 (0.42%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.30%) Driving Licence
2 11 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (3.78%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.52%) CMDB
5 5 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (2.10%) Web Conferencing
6 4 (1.68%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.68%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.68%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.84%) Life Science
7 2 (0.84%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.42%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.42%) FMCG
8 1 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.42%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 12 (5.04%) Windows
2 10 (4.20%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 36 (15.13%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (13.45%) ITIL
4 31 (13.03%) Project Management
5 29 (12.18%) Service Delivery
6 26 (10.92%) Agile
7 25 (10.50%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (10.50%) Service Management
8 24 (10.08%) Project Delivery
9 21 (8.82%) Coaching
10 18 (7.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 18 (7.56%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (7.56%) User Experience
11 17 (7.14%) Risk Management
12 14 (5.88%) Business Case
12 14 (5.88%) Change Management
12 14 (5.88%) PRINCE2
13 13 (5.46%) Disaster Recovery
13 13 (5.46%) IT Strategy
13 13 (5.46%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.68%) VBA
2 3 (1.26%) SQL
3 1 (0.42%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (5.88%) Degree
2 9 (3.78%) DBS Check
3 4 (1.68%) HNC
3 4 (1.68%) SC Cleared
3 4 (1.68%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.42%) CISM
6 1 (0.42%) GCFA
6 1 (0.42%) GCFE
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.20%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.78%) SLA
3 5 (2.10%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.26%) GDPR
6 2 (0.84%) PMO
7 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 12 (5.04%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.10%) Firmware
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.42%) Autotask
2 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 24 (10.08%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.78%) ServiceNow
3 6 (2.52%) Cisco
3 6 (2.52%) VMware
4 4 (1.68%) Citrix
5 2 (0.84%) Fortinet
5 2 (0.84%) OneLogin
6 1 (0.42%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.42%) Extreme Networks
6 1 (0.42%) F5
6 1 (0.42%) HP
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle
6 1 (0.42%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.42%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.42%) Snow