IT Manager Job Trends in Salford

IT Manager
Manchester > Salford

The median IT Manager salary in Salford is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +16
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Salford 0.81% - 3.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £42,288
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £45,719
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £45,000 £50,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -10.89% -12.17% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Salford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Salford. 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 Salford with a recognized job title 95 96 52
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.61% 96.97% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 59 23 31
10th Percentile £26,900 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £44,000 £44,703
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,430 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.28% +8.05% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,033 £68,125 £67,400
90th Percentile £78,407 £74,144 £75,000
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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 Salford.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Salford

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Salford

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Salford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Salford

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford

For the 6 months to 4 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 Salford region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft