IT Manager Jobs in Preston

IT Manager
Lancashire > Preston

The median IT Manager salary in Preston is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 25 45
Rank change year-on-year -28 +20 -9
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 5 11 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 1.30% 5.07% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 5.76% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 1
10th Percentile £59,500 - -
25th Percentile £66,250 £32,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £40,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +72.84% -37.69% +71.05%
75th Percentile - £46,000 £67,500
90th Percentile - £49,125 -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,000 £41,774 £67,500
% change year-on-year +19.69% -38.11% +77.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 379 191 237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.19% 88.02% 86.18%
Number of salaries quoted 257 151 162
10th Percentile - £26,500 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £42,098
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% +6.89% +5.24%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,412
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.74% +11.11%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Preston

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in Preston

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Preston over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Preston

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 9 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 Preston region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
3 2 (40.00%) PMO
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Transfer

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

General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) PMO