IT Relationships Manager Job Trends

IT Relationship Manager
UK

The median IT Relationship Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 693 710
Rank change year-on-year +53 +17 +270
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Relationships Manager 2 12 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.022% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.024% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 16
10th Percentile - £50,500 £37,500
25th Percentile - £51,875 £43,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -32.89%
75th Percentile - £60,938 £56,250
90th Percentile - £61,250 £59,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year - +13.40% -19.17%

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 53,748 49,914 53,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.93% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 33,232 25,949 41,098
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

IT Relationships Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IT Relationships Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Relationships Manager
Salary Trend

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

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

IT Relationships Manager
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Relationships Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England +63 2 £55,000 -
UK excluding London +49 2 £55,000 -
North of England - 2 £55,000 -
Yorkshire - 2 £55,000 -

IT Relationships Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, IT Relationships 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 IT Relationships Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vendor Relationship Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

IT Relationships 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vendor Relationship Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA