IT Manager Job Trends in Northamptonshire

IT Manager
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

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

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 43 39
Rank change year-on-year +20 -4 +9
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 20 11 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 4.96% 2.47% 2.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.18% 2.52% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 17 5 11
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,000 £60,000
90th Percentile - - £62,500
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 386 437 381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.78% 97.98% 96.70%
Number of salaries quoted 279 202 315
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,094 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,400
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -3.40%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Northamptonshire

IT Manager
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Northampton +6 16 £55,000 +10.00% 6
Kettering -2 3 £65,000 +20.37%
Corby +1 1 £55,000 +1.85%
IT Manager
East Midlands

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 6 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 Northamptonshire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (25.00%) Business Continuity
1 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (20.00%) Agile
2 4 (20.00%) Azure
2 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (20.00%) OneDrive
2 4 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (20.00%) Project Management
2 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (15.00%) BREW
3 3 (15.00%) Business Case
3 3 (15.00%) Business Change Management
3 3 (15.00%) Change Management
3 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (15.00%) Data Security
3 3 (15.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (15.00%) IT Strategy
3 3 (15.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (15.00%) Security Operations
3 3 (15.00%) SQL
3 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (15.00%) VMware
3 3 (15.00%) Waterfall
4 2 (10.00%) CRM

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (20.00%) Azure
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (20.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (5.00%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (15.00%) Finance
2 3 (15.00%) Law
3 2 (10.00%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) BREW
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Replication
2 1 (5.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.00%) Windows
2 1 (5.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (25.00%) Business Continuity
1 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (20.00%) Agile
2 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (20.00%) Project Management
3 3 (15.00%) Business Case
3 3 (15.00%) Business Change Management
3 3 (15.00%) Change Management
3 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (15.00%) Data Security
3 3 (15.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (15.00%) IT Strategy
3 3 (15.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (15.00%) Security Operations
3 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (15.00%) Waterfall
4 2 (10.00%) CRM
5 1 (5.00%) PRINCE2
5 1 (5.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (5.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (15.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (5.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.00%) ISO 22301
2 1 (5.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) VMware
2 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) Salesforce