Senior IT Manager
UK
The median Senior IT Manager salary in the UK is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 618 | 728 | 873 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +145 | +77 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Manager | 74 | 168 | 116 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 126 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,750 | £40,988 | £46,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,563 | £45,000 | £52,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £57,965 | £66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.39% | -12.51% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,000 | £105,000 | £95,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.61% | -4.17% | - |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior IT Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Manager.
Senior IT Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior IT Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +91 | 69 | £56,000 | -3.39% | 26 |
| UK excluding London | +133 | 38 | £56,000 | -2.61% | 13 |
| London | +100 | 34 | £80,000 | -3.03% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +133 | 21 | £65,000 | +12.14% | 15 |
| North of England | +45 | 16 | £56,000 | -3.39% | 2 |
| South East | +101 | 9 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 5 |
| North West | +16 | 8 | £56,000 | -3.39% | 2 |
| Midlands | +73 | 7 | £55,500 | -1.33% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 7 | £80,000 | +65.33% | |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £55,500 | - | |
| Scotland | +132 | 3 | £67,500 | -15.63% | 1 |
| South West | +103 | 3 | £45,000 | -5.57% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 2 | £50,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| North East | +36 | 1 | £45,000 | -22.37% |
Senior IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior IT Manager in the job title.
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Senior 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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