IT Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 104 202
Rank change year-on-year -137 +98 -30
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 481 1,887 1,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.21% 2.52% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 2.65% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 295 1,616 826
10th Percentile £36,750 £32,500 £38,625
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +18.81% -12.17% +4.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,806 71,101 51,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.94% 89.01%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 50,103 29,550
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the UK excluding London

IT Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IT Manager in the UK excluding London

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the UK excluding London

IT Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
North of England -142 150 £55,000 +15.79% 69
Yorkshire -4 123 £55,000 +10.00% 26
Midlands -74 116 £55,000 +10.00% 63
South East -112 103 £57,500 +13.50% 64
West Midlands -26 86 £56,800 +5.19% 37
East of England -41 45 £47,500 -5.00% 25
South West 0 36 £58,373 +19.13% 21
East Midlands -66 30 £50,000 - 26
North West -196 22 £61,000 +28.42% 34
Scotland +62 18 £60,000 +33.33% 29
Wales +13 15 £75,000 +50.00% 12
North East -7 5 £51,500 +5.64% 9
Northern Ireland +37 2 £48,750 +30.00% 3
IT Manager
UK

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 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 UK excluding London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 199 (41.37%) Degree
2 151 (31.39%) Computer Science
3 135 (28.07%) Computer Science Degree
4 130 (27.03%) Customer-Centricity
5 111 (23.08%) Project Management
6 109 (22.66%) Social Skills
7 97 (20.17%) Finance
8 96 (19.96%) Microsoft
9 90 (18.71%) Service Delivery
10 73 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
11 72 (14.97%) ITIL
12 68 (14.14%) Stakeholder Management
12 68 (14.14%) Microsoft 365
13 60 (12.47%) Project Delivery
14 51 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
14 51 (10.60%) Agile
15 48 (9.98%) Mentoring
16 46 (9.56%) Cybersecurity
16 46 (9.56%) Azure
16 46 (9.56%) Customer Service
17 45 (9.36%) PRINCE2
18 44 (9.15%) Service Management
19 43 (8.94%) ITSM
20 38 (7.90%) Retail
21 37 (7.69%) Risk Management
22 35 (7.28%) Change Management
22 35 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
23 33 (6.86%) IT Strategy
23 33 (6.86%) Windows
24 27 (5.61%) Roadmaps

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (2.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.21%) IIS
3 1 (0.21%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 19 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.42%) Infor M3
2 2 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.42%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (14.14%) Microsoft 365
2 46 (9.56%) Azure
3 14 (2.91%) AWS
3 14 (2.91%) SaaS
4 8 (1.66%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.25%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (1.25%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (0.83%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.42%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.21%) Asana
9 1 (0.21%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.21%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.21%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.91%) Firewall
2 11 (2.29%) Network Security
3 6 (1.25%) LAN
3 6 (1.25%) VPN
4 5 (1.04%) IP Telephony
4 5 (1.04%) VLAN
4 5 (1.04%) VoIP
5 4 (0.83%) WAN
5 4 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.62%) Cisco Firepower
6 3 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.42%) DNS
7 2 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.21%) DHCP
8 1 (0.21%) Internet
8 1 (0.21%) IPv4
8 1 (0.21%) Wireless
8 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.25%) Power BI
1 6 (1.25%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.04%) MS Access
3 4 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.21%) GIS
4 1 (0.21%) MySQL
4 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (2.49%) JIRA
General
1 109 (22.66%) Social Skills
2 97 (20.17%) Finance
3 38 (7.90%) Retail
4 35 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.41%) Manufacturing
6 24 (4.99%) Law
7 20 (4.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.33%) Telecoms
9 15 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.91%) Legal
11 12 (2.49%) Marketing
12 10 (2.08%) Automotive
12 10 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.66%) Advertising
13 8 (1.66%) Banking
14 6 (1.25%) Billing
15 5 (1.04%) Public Sector
16 4 (0.83%) Police
17 3 (0.62%) Games
17 3 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.04%) CodeIgniter
1 5 (1.04%) Laravel
1 5 (1.04%) Node.js
2 2 (0.42%) .NET
2 2 (0.42%) Middleware
3 1 (0.21%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.21%) React
3 1 (0.21%) Restlet
Miscellaneous
1 19 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (3.53%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.12%) Driving Licence
4 10 (2.08%) Operational Technology
5 9 (1.87%) PMI
6 8 (1.66%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.66%) Private Cloud
7 7 (1.46%) CMDB
7 7 (1.46%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.25%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.25%) Digital Signage
9 5 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.04%) Replication
10 4 (0.83%) CCTV
10 4 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.83%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.83%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.83%) Social Media
11 3 (0.62%) FMCG
11 3 (0.62%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.86%) Windows
2 14 (2.91%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.66%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.46%) Android
5 6 (1.25%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.21%) Linux
6 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (31.39%) Computer Science
2 130 (27.03%) Customer-Centricity
3 111 (23.08%) Project Management
4 90 (18.71%) Service Delivery
5 73 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (14.97%) ITIL
7 68 (14.14%) Stakeholder Management
8 60 (12.47%) Project Delivery
9 51 (10.60%) Agile
9 51 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (9.98%) Mentoring
11 46 (9.56%) Customer Service
11 46 (9.56%) Cybersecurity
12 45 (9.36%) PRINCE2
13 44 (9.15%) Service Management
14 43 (8.94%) ITSM
15 37 (7.69%) Risk Management
16 35 (7.28%) Change Management
17 33 (6.86%) IT Strategy
18 27 (5.61%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 8 (1.66%) SQL
2 6 (1.25%) JavaScript
2 6 (1.25%) PHP
3 5 (1.04%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.21%) C#
4 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 199 (41.37%) Degree
2 135 (28.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (4.37%) ITIL Certification
4 15 (3.12%) PMI Certification
5 12 (2.49%) PMP
6 8 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 7 (1.46%) CISSP
7 7 (1.46%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.25%) CISM
9 5 (1.04%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.04%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.04%) CISA
10 4 (0.83%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 4 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.62%) MBA
11 3 (0.62%) MCSE
11 3 (0.62%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.42%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (3.95%) GDPR
3 15 (3.12%) QA
4 11 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (2.08%) SLA
6 7 (1.46%) NIST
6 7 (1.46%) PMO
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.62%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.42%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.42%) COBIT
8 2 (0.42%) ITGC
8 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.21%) GRC
9 1 (0.21%) NCSC
9 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (4.99%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.04%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.62%) FortiGate
2 3 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (0.62%) SCCM
3 1 (0.21%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.21%) Netcool
3 1 (0.21%) Panaseer
Vendors
1 96 (19.96%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.91%) ServiceNow
3 10 (2.08%) Cisco
3 10 (2.08%) VMware
4 9 (1.87%) SAP
5 7 (1.46%) HubSpot
6 6 (1.25%) Epicor
7 5 (1.04%) OpenAI
7 5 (1.04%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.83%) BT
9 3 (0.62%) Commvault
9 3 (0.62%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.62%) Google
9 3 (0.62%) Meraki
9 3 (0.62%) Sage
9 3 (0.62%) Snow
10 2 (0.42%) Facebook
10 2 (0.42%) iManage
10 2 (0.42%) Infor
10 2 (0.42%) Intapp