IT Manager Jobs in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 121 163
Rank change year-on-year -25 +42 -30
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 36 125 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.07% 1.79% 1.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 1.90% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 28 110 70
10th Percentile £43,375 £31,125 £45,020
25th Percentile £50,000 £36,938 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -3.51%
75th Percentile £75,000 £57,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,625 £65,000 £73,838
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,825 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.13% -11.61% +0.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,860 6,590 5,256
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.04% 94.59% 89.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,194 4,524 3,099
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £69,960 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,212 £87,500
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 the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the Thames Valley

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for IT Manager 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 29 May 2025.

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 29 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
Oxfordshire +25 15 £58,750 +30.56% 1
Buckinghamshire +5 12 £65,000 +28.71% 7
Berkshire +4 9 £70,000 +33.33% 10
IT Manager
South East

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 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 Thames Valley region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 17 (47.22%) Microsoft
2 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 12 (33.33%) Finance
3 12 (33.33%) Degree
3 12 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (27.78%) Azure
4 10 (27.78%) Computer Science
4 10 (27.78%) Service Delivery
4 10 (27.78%) Windows
5 8 (22.22%) Project Management
5 8 (22.22%) Active Directory
6 7 (19.44%) Logistics
7 6 (16.67%) Windows Server
7 6 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 6 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (16.67%) Supplier Management
7 6 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (16.67%) Service Management
7 6 (16.67%) Risk Management
7 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (13.89%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (13.89%) SharePoint
8 5 (13.89%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (13.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (13.89%) Network Security
8 5 (13.89%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (13.89%) Mentoring
8 5 (13.89%) Operational Technology
8 5 (13.89%) Customer Service

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (13.89%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.56%) SAP Business One
2 1 (2.78%) Sage 200
2 1 (2.78%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 12 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (27.78%) Azure
3 3 (8.33%) AWS
4 2 (5.56%) SaaS
5 1 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.78%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.78%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.78%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.78%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (13.89%) Network Security
2 4 (11.11%) VLAN
2 4 (11.11%) VoIP
3 3 (8.33%) Firewall
3 3 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (8.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (5.56%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.78%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 12 (33.33%) Finance
3 4 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 3 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Advertising
6 1 (2.78%) Law
6 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.89%) Operational Technology
2 4 (11.11%) CCTV
2 4 (11.11%) Driving Licence
3 3 (8.33%) Security Posture
4 2 (5.56%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (5.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.78%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.78%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 10 (27.78%) Windows
2 6 (16.67%) Windows Server
3 4 (11.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.78%) Computer Science
1 10 (27.78%) Service Delivery
2 8 (22.22%) Project Management
3 7 (19.44%) Logistics
4 6 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 6 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 6 (16.67%) Service Management
4 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (16.67%) Supplier Management
5 5 (13.89%) Customer Service
5 5 (13.89%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (13.89%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (13.89%) Mentoring
6 4 (11.11%) Business Continuity
6 4 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (11.11%) Incident Management
6 4 (11.11%) ITIL
6 4 (11.11%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 12 (33.33%) Degree
2 6 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (5.56%) MCSA
3 2 (5.56%) MCSE
3 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (5.56%) PMI Certification
3 2 (5.56%) PMP
4 1 (2.78%) APMP
4 1 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.78%) CISM
4 1 (2.78%) CISSP
4 1 (2.78%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.78%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (13.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.56%) GDPR
2 2 (5.56%) ISO 22301
2 2 (5.56%) NIST
3 1 (2.78%) COBIT
3 1 (2.78%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 4 (11.11%) Hyper-V
3 3 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.78%) Amdocs OSS
2 1 (2.78%) Netcool
Vendors
1 17 (47.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.33%) Fortinet
2 3 (8.33%) VMware
3 2 (5.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.78%) Concur
4 1 (2.78%) Cramer
4 1 (2.78%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.78%) Sage
4 1 (2.78%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.78%) SolarWinds
4 1 (2.78%) Splunk