IT Manager Job Trends in Reading

IT Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median IT Manager salary in Reading is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 74 78
Rank change year-on-year +33 +4 +28
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 7 3 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 1.20% 0.38% 1.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.41% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 12
10th Percentile - £55,500 £45,125
25th Percentile - £58,125 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £65,000 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% +26.71% -19.84%
75th Percentile - £68,750 £51,600
90th Percentile - £69,500 £66,000
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £57,500 £63,750
% change year-on-year -14.78% -9.80% -1.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 537 732 942
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 91.73% 93.18%
Number of salaries quoted 355 340 619
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £49,982 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +13.64% -6.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,250 £97,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Reading

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Reading region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Business Continuity
3 1 (14.29%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (14.29%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Contract Management
3 1 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) SaaS
3 1 (14.29%) Scorecard
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Validation

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) SaaS
General
1 5 (71.43%) Telecoms
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Business Continuity
3 1 (14.29%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (14.29%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Contract Management
3 1 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Scorecard
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow