IT Manager
UK
The median IT Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 230 | 115 | 220 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -115 | +105 | +44 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager | 766 | 2,390 | 1,614 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.37% | 2.31% | 1.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.52% | 2.43% | 1.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 492 | 2,032 | 1,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,500 | £40,072 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -12.17% | +4.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £62,500 | £68,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| 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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 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 |
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| England | -131 | 695 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 397 |
| UK excluding London | -137 | 481 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 284 |
| Work from Home | -89 | 247 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 190 |
| London | -3 | 241 | £66,750 | +2.69% | 163 |
| 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 Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 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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