IT Manager
UK
The median IT Manager salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 188 | 119 | 227 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +108 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager | 848 | 2,299 | 1,701 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.63% | 2.34% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.81% | 2.47% | 1.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 560 | 1,961 | 1,371 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £34,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £40,988 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £51,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.75% | -11.30% | +4.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £62,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,125 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager.
IT Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
IT Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -71 | 772 | £57,500 | +12.75% | 356 |
| UK excluding London | -79 | 554 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 255 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 261 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 191 |
| London | -6 | 246 | £71,000 | +9.23% | 136 |
| North of England | -87 | 181 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 71 |
| Midlands | -54 | 133 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 56 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 122 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 19 |
| South East | -66 | 118 | £56,250 | +10.29% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 98 | £55,000 | +0.64% | 44 |
| North West | -133 | 54 | £56,000 | +22.40% | 48 |
| South West | +12 | 45 | £56,745 | +14.64% | 23 |
| East of England | -26 | 44 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -51 | 35 | £54,500 | +9.00% | 12 |
| Scotland | +80 | 20 | £58,750 | +30.56% | 14 |
| Wales | +22 | 15 | £64,500 | +29.00% | 12 |
| North East | -6 | 5 | £45,000 | -12.20% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 2 | £48,750 | +30.00% | 3 |
IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring IT Manager in the job title.
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IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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