IT Manager Jobs in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
UK > Northern Ireland

The median IT Manager salary in Northern Ireland is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

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

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 72 99
Rank change year-on-year +38 +27 -35
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 2 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.75% 1.00% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 1.04% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile £41,625 £32,750 £33,100
25th Percentile £44,063 £35,000 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -6.25% -14.44%
75th Percentile £54,063 £38,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £56,875 - £50,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.86% -12.17% +4.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 239 673 824
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.85% 95.73% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61 322 449
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £88,333 £87,500 £67,750
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Northern Ireland

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for IT Manager 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 18 May 2025.

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 18 May 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
County Antrim +38 2 £48,750 +50.00% 7
IT Manager
UK

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 18 May 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 Northern Ireland region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) BCP
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
1 1 (50.00%) Network Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) BCP
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Network Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft