IT Manager Job Trends in South Yorkshire

IT Manager
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median IT Manager salary in South Yorkshire is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2026.

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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 42 58
Rank change year-on-year -13 +16 +44
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 30 7 37
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 2.34% 1.83% 2.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% 1.90% 2.91%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 37
10th Percentile £44,986 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £58,710 £63,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £66,900 £68,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £49,990
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.02% -2.46%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,179 369 1,272
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 96.34% 92.58%
Number of salaries quoted 811 243 1,023
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £75,772
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year - +2.04% -10.72%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in South Yorkshire

IT Manager
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 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
Sheffield -11 15 £55,000 - 4
Doncaster -10 7 £37,500 -
Barnsley -22 4 - - 1
Rotherham - 4 £50,000 -
IT Manager
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 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 South Yorkshire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 7 (23.33%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (23.33%) Entra ID
1 7 (23.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (23.33%) IT Strategy
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (23.33%) VPN
2 6 (20.00%) Migration
3 4 (13.33%) Cisco
3 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
3 4 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (13.33%) ERP
3 4 (13.33%) HP
3 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (13.33%) OneDrive
3 4 (13.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (13.33%) Roadmaps
3 4 (13.33%) SharePoint
3 4 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 4 (13.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 4 (13.33%) Technology Strategy
4 3 (10.00%) Azure
4 3 (10.00%) BCP
4 3 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 3 (10.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 3 (10.00%) Firewall
4 3 (10.00%) ITIL
4 3 (10.00%) LAN
4 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (13.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (23.33%) Entra ID
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (13.33%) OneDrive
3 3 (10.00%) Azure
3 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 3 (10.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (23.33%) VPN
2 3 (10.00%) Firewall
2 3 (10.00%) LAN
2 3 (10.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (6.67%) Retail
2 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (3.33%) Finance
2 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 3 (10.00%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (3.33%) CMDB
2 1 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (23.33%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (23.33%) IT Strategy
2 6 (20.00%) Migration
3 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
3 4 (13.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (13.33%) ERP
3 4 (13.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (13.33%) Roadmaps
3 4 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 4 (13.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 4 (13.33%) Technology Strategy
4 3 (10.00%) BCP
4 3 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 3 (10.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 3 (10.00%) ITIL
4 3 (10.00%) Security Management
4 3 (10.00%) Service Delivery
4 3 (10.00%) Service Management
5 2 (6.67%) ITSM
5 2 (6.67%) Mentoring
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (23.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.33%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.33%) Cisco
2 4 (13.33%) HP
3 3 (10.00%) VMware