IT Manager Job Trends in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
UK > Northern Ireland

The median IT Manager salary in Northern Ireland is £51,750 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 53 45 39
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 +43
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 6 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.18% 0.76% 2.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 0.77% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 6
10th Percentile £47,736 - £35,053
25th Percentile £47,745 - £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 - £42,288
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £47,430
90th Percentile £62,000 - £59,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -0.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 454 390 314
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.55% 98.48% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 200 132 232
10th Percentile £29,575 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,221 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 14 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
County Antrim - 5 £48,500 - 1
County Tyrone -3 1 £55,000 -
IT Manager
UK

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development
3 1 (16.67%) Case Management
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Kanban
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Case Management
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Kanban
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation