IT Manager Job Trends in Oxford

IT Manager
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median IT Manager salary in Oxford is £54,500 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 29 33 36
Rank change year-on-year +4 +3 +17
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.41% 3.14% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 3.31% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £53,300
25th Percentile £52,250 £46,250 £55,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £47,500 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% -23.39% +3.33%
75th Percentile £56,750 £48,750 £70,250
90th Percentile - - £73,100
Oxfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -35.71% +21.74% +7.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 224 242 293
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 94.90% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 158 117 244
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £35,300
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% +9.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,000 £67,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,650 £81,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.25%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Oxford

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Oxford

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

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 Oxford region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001