IT Manager Jobs in the North West

IT Manager
England > North West

The median IT Manager salary in the North West is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 258 71 184
Rank change year-on-year -187 +113 -37
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 26 332 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.34% 2.87% 1.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 3.02% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 22 272 109
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,000 £34,544
25th Percentile £53,125 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.42% -12.84% -0.91%
75th Percentile £68,438 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £75,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year +19.40% -12.61% +4.19%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 6,929 10,993 6,474
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 95.07% 89.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,655 8,185 3,969
10th Percentile £24,750 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -13.22% +0.83%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the North West

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for IT Manager in the North West

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the North West

IT Manager
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 16 June 2025. 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
Manchester -62 10 £61,000 +14.55% 115
Cheshire -32 6 £45,000 -9.09% 49
Lancashire -122 5 £65,000 +55.60% 32
Merseyside -7 4 £77,500 +63.16% 29
Cumbria -55 1 £56,000 -25.33%
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 16 June 2025, IT Manager 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 North West region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 12 (46.15%) Project Management
2 10 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (30.77%) Agile
4 7 (26.92%) PRINCE2
4 7 (26.92%) Project Delivery
4 7 (26.92%) Waterfall
5 6 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (19.23%) Law
6 5 (19.23%) Risk Management
6 5 (19.23%) Degree
6 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (15.38%) Business Strategy
7 4 (15.38%) Finance
7 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (11.54%) Service Delivery
8 3 (11.54%) Legal
8 3 (11.54%) CISSP
8 3 (11.54%) CISA
8 3 (11.54%) Incident Response
8 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
8 3 (11.54%) GDPR
8 3 (11.54%) Mentoring
8 3 (11.54%) Performance Metrics
8 3 (11.54%) DBS Check
8 3 (11.54%) Trend Analysis
8 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (11.54%) Azure
9 2 (7.69%) Data Protection

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (3.85%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Magento
1 1 (3.85%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.54%) Azure
2 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 10 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 5 (19.23%) Law
3 4 (15.38%) Finance
4 3 (11.54%) Legal
5 2 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Banking
6 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Local Government
6 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (3.85%) Driving Licence
1 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
1 1 (3.85%) Security Posture
1 1 (3.85%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) Project Management
2 8 (30.77%) Agile
2 8 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (26.92%) PRINCE2
3 7 (26.92%) Project Delivery
3 7 (26.92%) Waterfall
4 6 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (19.23%) Risk Management
6 4 (15.38%) Business Strategy
7 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 3 (11.54%) Incident Response
7 3 (11.54%) Mentoring
7 3 (11.54%) Performance Metrics
7 3 (11.54%) Service Delivery
7 3 (11.54%) Trend Analysis
8 2 (7.69%) Change Management
8 2 (7.69%) Penetration Testing
8 2 (7.69%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) CISA
2 3 (11.54%) CISSP
2 3 (11.54%) DBS Check
2 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (7.69%) CISM
4 1 (3.85%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (11.54%) GDPR
3 2 (7.69%) NIST
3 2 (7.69%) PMO
4 1 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (3.85%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (3.85%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (7.69%) iManage
1 2 (7.69%) Intapp
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle
2 1 (3.85%) Sage
2 1 (3.85%) SAP