Assistant IT Manager Job Trends

Assistant IT Manager
UK

The median Assistant IT Manager salary in the UK is £32,500 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 643 684 713
Rank change year-on-year +41 +29 +285
Permanent jobs requiring an Assistant IT Manager 10 15 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.028% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.030% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 5
10th Percentile £28,900 £36,361 £32,550
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,929 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% -29.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £38,750 £51,688 £56,500
90th Percentile £42,000 £58,925 £57,100
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £37,366 £26,500
% change year-on-year -13.02% +41.00% -29.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Assistant IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Assistant IT Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Assistant IT Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Assistant IT Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Assistant IT Manager job vacancies in the UK

Assistant IT Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Assistant IT Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Assistant IT Manager in the UK

Assistant IT Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Assistant IT Manager within the UK 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
UK excluding London +62 10 £32,500 -13.02%
England +57 10 £32,500 -16.13% 2
North West +23 5 £35,000 -2.73%
North of England +12 5 £35,000 -2.73%
East of England +26 4 £30,000 -
Work from Home +63 1 £60,000 +54.84% 2
West Midlands - 1 £60,000 -
Midlands - 1 £60,000 -

Assistant IT Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Assistant 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 featuring Assistant IT Manager in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) Business Continuity
2 4 (40.00%) Information Security
2 4 (40.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (30.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
5 1 (10.00%) ERP
5 1 (10.00%) Logistics
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (10.00%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (10.00%) Smartsheet
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Workload Management

Assistant IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (10.00%) Smartsheet
General
1 2 (20.00%) Police
1 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) Business Continuity
2 4 (40.00%) Information Security
2 4 (40.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (10.00%) ERP
5 1 (10.00%) Logistics
5 1 (10.00%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Workload Management
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft