IT Manager Jobs in Sussex

IT Manager
South East > Sussex

The median IT Manager salary in Sussex is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 4 21 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sussex 10.81% 8.97% -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% 9.25% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 21 0
10th Percentile - £45,000 -
25th Percentile £31,250 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% - -
75th Percentile £43,750 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £61,750 £72,500 -
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,825 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.13% -11.61% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 34 227 9
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 97.01% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24 209 9
10th Percentile £28,775 £30,000 £51,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +26.13%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,750 £75,000 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Sussex

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Sussex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in Sussex.

Salary trend for IT Manager in Sussex

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Sussex over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Sussex

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex

For the 6 months to 11 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 Sussex region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Advertising
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
1 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (25.00%) FMCG
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) Citrix
2 1 (25.00%) Terminal Server
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Finance

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex 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 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
General
1 3 (75.00%) Advertising
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) Terminal Server
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Citrix