IT Manager Jobs in the South East

IT Manager
England > South East

The median IT Manager salary in the South East is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 110 189
Rank change year-on-year -79 +79 -30
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 113 428 260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.20% 2.55% 1.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 2.71% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 91 386 189
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £36,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,663 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.50% -11.89% -
75th Percentile £69,000 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £68,125 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £57,810
% change year-on-year +17.65% -11.78% +4.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,153 15,795 13,133
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.57% 93.97% 90.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4,531 11,343 8,292
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the South East

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for IT Manager in the South East

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the South East

IT Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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
Thames Valley -9 38 £61,250 +22.50% 24
Hampshire +39 29 £50,000 -2.91% 9
Surrey +12 28 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Oxfordshire +23 21 £60,000 +50.00% 5
Buckinghamshire +2 9 £58,250 +15.35% 13
Berkshire +2 8 £70,000 +36.59% 7
Middlesex -12 7 - - 3
Kent -31 5 £43,942 +15.64% 10
Sussex +3 4 £32,500 -45.83% 2
West Sussex -19 2 £70,000 +40.00% 2
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 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 South East region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 46 (40.71%) Social Skills
2 40 (35.40%) Microsoft
3 39 (34.51%) Finance
4 36 (31.86%) ITIL
5 35 (30.97%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (29.20%) Service Delivery
7 30 (26.55%) Degree
8 23 (20.35%) Project Management
8 23 (20.35%) Windows
9 21 (18.58%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (17.70%) Service Management
10 20 (17.70%) Azure
10 20 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (17.70%) Customer Service
11 19 (16.81%) Analytical Skills
12 18 (15.93%) Mentoring
12 18 (15.93%) Project Delivery
13 17 (15.04%) ITSM
14 15 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (13.27%) Computer Science
15 12 (10.62%) Coaching
15 12 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
15 12 (10.62%) Active Directory
16 11 (9.73%) Decision-Making
16 11 (9.73%) IT Strategy
16 11 (9.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (7.96%) Retail
17 9 (7.96%) Supplier Management
17 9 (7.96%) Disaster Recovery
17 9 (7.96%) ITIL Certification

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.77%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.88%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.88%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 20 (17.70%) Azure
1 20 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (4.42%) AWS
2 5 (4.42%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (1.77%) SaaS
4 1 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.88%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.88%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.88%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.19%) Firewall
2 6 (5.31%) Network Security
3 5 (4.42%) VoIP
4 4 (3.54%) VLAN
4 4 (3.54%) VPN
5 3 (2.65%) Cisco Firepower
5 3 (2.65%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (1.77%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.88%) Internet
7 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.77%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (4.42%) JIRA
General
1 46 (40.71%) Social Skills
2 39 (34.51%) Finance
3 19 (16.81%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.96%) Retail
6 7 (6.19%) Manufacturing
7 6 (5.31%) Automotive
8 5 (4.42%) Advertising
9 4 (3.54%) Law
9 4 (3.54%) Marketing
9 4 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.65%) Legal
10 3 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.65%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.77%) Banking
11 2 (1.77%) Billing
11 2 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.77%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.88%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.19%) Virtual Team
2 6 (5.31%) Digital Signage
2 6 (5.31%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (4.42%) Driving Licence
3 5 (4.42%) Operational Technology
4 4 (3.54%) CCTV
4 4 (3.54%) CMDB
5 3 (2.65%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.65%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.65%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.77%) Social Media
7 1 (0.88%) FMCG
7 1 (0.88%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.88%) IoT
7 1 (0.88%) LIMS
7 1 (0.88%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 23 (20.35%) Windows
2 7 (6.19%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.31%) Mac OS
4 4 (3.54%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.65%) Android
6 1 (0.88%) Linux
6 1 (0.88%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (31.86%) ITIL
2 35 (30.97%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (29.20%) Service Delivery
4 23 (20.35%) Project Management
5 21 (18.58%) Stakeholder Management
6 20 (17.70%) Customer Service
6 20 (17.70%) Service Management
7 18 (15.93%) Mentoring
7 18 (15.93%) Project Delivery
8 17 (15.04%) ITSM
9 15 (13.27%) Computer Science
9 15 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (10.62%) Coaching
10 12 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (9.73%) Decision-Making
11 11 (9.73%) IT Strategy
12 9 (7.96%) Disaster Recovery
12 9 (7.96%) Supplier Management
13 8 (7.08%) Agile
13 8 (7.08%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.65%) SQL
2 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (26.55%) Degree
2 9 (7.96%) ITIL Certification
3 8 (7.08%) PMI Certification
3 8 (7.08%) PMP
4 6 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.65%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.77%) MCSA
6 2 (1.77%) MCSE
6 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.77%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.88%) APMP
7 1 (0.88%) CISM
7 1 (0.88%) CISSP
7 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.88%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.88%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (5.31%) ISO 22301
3 3 (2.65%) GDPR
3 3 (2.65%) QA
4 2 (1.77%) NIST
4 2 (1.77%) SLA
5 1 (0.88%) COBIT
5 1 (0.88%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.88%) PMO
5 1 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (10.62%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.65%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.88%) Terminal Server
4 1 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.65%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.88%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.88%) Netcool
Vendors
1 40 (35.40%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.31%) Cisco
2 6 (5.31%) VMware
3 5 (4.42%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.54%) BT
4 4 (3.54%) Fortinet
5 3 (2.65%) Meraki
5 3 (2.65%) SAP
6 2 (1.77%) Facebook
6 2 (1.77%) IBM
7 1 (0.88%) Citrix
7 1 (0.88%) Cramer
7 1 (0.88%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.88%) Oracle
7 1 (0.88%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.88%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.88%) Sun