IT Manager Job Trends in Stockport

IT Manager
Manchester > Stockport

The median IT Manager salary in Stockport is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 24 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockport 1.54% 2.75% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.64% 3.30% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £62,000 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £63,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £56,750 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.18% -4.35% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stockport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stockport. 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 Stockport with a recognized job title 61 91 47
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 83.49% 81.03%
Number of salaries quoted 21 34 44
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £25,650
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +31.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £51,250 £63,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £67,500
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +9.09%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

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 Stockport.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Stockport

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Stockport

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Stockport.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Stockport

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport

For the 6 months to 12 October 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 Stockport region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall