IT Infrastructure Manager Job Trends in Scotland

IT Infrastructure Manager
UK > Scotland

The median IT Infrastructure Manager salary in Scotland is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 - 268
Rank change year-on-year - - -65
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Manager 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.089% - 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £44,175
25th Percentile - - £49,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £61,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.50%
75th Percentile - - £74,813
90th Percentile - - £80,925
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% +8.70% -4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 3,189 1,773 6,152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 91.25% 96.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,694 901 2,603
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.79% -12.04%

IT Infrastructure Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Infrastructure Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

IT Infrastructure Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

IT Infrastructure Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for IT Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for IT Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in Scotland

IT Infrastructure Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Infrastructure Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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
Glasgow - 3 £100,000 -
IT Infrastructure Manager
UK

IT Infrastructure Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, IT Infrastructure 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 Scotland region featuring IT Infrastructure Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) 5G
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

IT Infrastructure Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) 5G
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft