IT Services Manager Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

IT Service Manager
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median IT Service Manager salary in Tyne and Wear is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 65 58
Rank change year-on-year +1 -7 -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 3 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.37% 1.47% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 1.53% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £46,228 - £47,700
25th Percentile £48,111 - £49,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £29,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +77.97% -45.37% -
75th Percentile £53,750 - £56,625
90th Percentile - - £57,900
North East median annual salary £52,500 £29,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +77.97% -37.89% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 778 655 508
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.46% 96.32% 96.76%
Number of salaries quoted 583 285 444
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,450 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,000 £76,250
North East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Services Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

IT Services Manager
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

IT Services Manager
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -7 3 £52,500 +77.97%
IT Services Manager
North East

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Services 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Validation

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft