IT Manager Job Trends in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 174 120
Rank change year-on-year +93 -54 -9
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 131 34 70
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.83% 0.86% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 0.94% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 103 29 48
10th Percentile £40,000 £47,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,500 £50,000 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £59,375 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £71,125
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.65%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,757 3,605 4,611
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 91.36% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,788 1,595 2,620
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,113
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -5.31% -5.91%
75th Percentile £70,281 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,749
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.38% -5.91%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Berkshire +76 67 £50,000 +2.04% 9
Buckinghamshire +18 36 £54,500 -16.15% 13
Oxfordshire -10 28 £57,500 -4.17% 8
IT Manager
South East

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 14 September 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 Thames Valley region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 31 (23.66%) Service Delivery
2 26 (19.85%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (19.08%) Microsoft
4 23 (17.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (14.50%) Customer Service
6 17 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (12.21%) Business Development
8 15 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (10.69%) Azure
9 14 (10.69%) Service Management
9 14 (10.69%) SLA
10 13 (9.92%) ITIL
10 13 (9.92%) Project Management
11 12 (9.16%) IT Strategy
12 10 (7.63%) Conflict Resolution
12 10 (7.63%) CRM
12 10 (7.63%) Decision-Making
12 10 (7.63%) Roadmaps
13 9 (6.87%) Power Automate
13 9 (6.87%) Power BI
13 9 (6.87%) Power Platform
13 9 (6.87%) SaaS
13 9 (6.87%) SQL
14 8 (6.11%) Business Continuity
14 8 (6.11%) Collaborative Working
14 8 (6.11%) Project Delivery
14 8 (6.11%) SAP
15 7 (5.34%) Degree
15 7 (5.34%) Kubernetes
15 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Project

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (5.34%) OpenEdge
2 1 (0.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (1.53%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (10.69%) Azure
3 9 (6.87%) Power Automate
3 9 (6.87%) Power Platform
3 9 (6.87%) SaaS
4 3 (2.29%) AWS
4 3 (2.29%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.29%) Network Security
2 1 (0.76%) LAN
2 1 (0.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.87%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.76%) JIRA
General
1 24 (18.32%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.45%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (7.63%) Telecoms
4 6 (4.58%) Manufacturing
5 5 (3.82%) Legal
5 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.05%) Marketing
7 3 (2.29%) Finance
7 3 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.29%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Automotive
9 1 (0.76%) Billing
9 1 (0.76%) Law
9 1 (0.76%) Legal Technology
9 1 (0.76%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.53%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.76%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.76%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.82%) Windows
1 5 (3.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (23.66%) Service Delivery
2 26 (19.85%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (17.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (14.50%) Customer Service
5 16 (12.21%) Business Development
6 15 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (10.69%) Service Management
8 13 (9.92%) ITIL
8 13 (9.92%) Project Management
9 12 (9.16%) IT Strategy
10 10 (7.63%) Conflict Resolution
10 10 (7.63%) CRM
10 10 (7.63%) Decision-Making
10 10 (7.63%) Roadmaps
11 8 (6.11%) Business Continuity
11 8 (6.11%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (6.11%) Project Delivery
12 7 (5.34%) User Experience
13 6 (4.58%) ITSM
13 6 (4.58%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.87%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (5.34%) Degree
2 4 (3.05%) DBS Check
2 4 (3.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (1.53%) APMP
3 2 (1.53%) DV Cleared
3 2 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (1.53%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.69%) SLA
2 5 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (3.82%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (5.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (4.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.82%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 25 (19.08%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.11%) SAP
3 7 (5.34%) VMware
4 4 (3.05%) Google
5 3 (2.29%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.53%) HP
7 1 (0.76%) Apple
7 1 (0.76%) Barracuda Networks
7 1 (0.76%) iManage
7 1 (0.76%) Oracle
7 1 (0.76%) Webroot