IT Manager Jobs in Wakefield

IT Manager
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median IT Manager salary in Wakefield is £42,085 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 25 41
Rank change year-on-year +16 +16 -25
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 5.88% 2.73% 2.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.64% 2.88% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 6
10th Percentile - - £39,375
25th Percentile £41,280 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,085 £37,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.23% -21.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £42,889 £38,750 £61,313
90th Percentile - - £63,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £48,745 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.57% -7.15% +8.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 22 104 239
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 43.14% 94.55% 88.19%
Number of salaries quoted 11 76 76
10th Percentile £41,280 £25,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £30,688 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £47,500 £44,750
Median % change year-on-year +11.58% +6.15% +27.86%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £67,813
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £74,375
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.50% -9.09% +7.84%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Wakefield

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in Wakefield.

Salary trend for IT Manager in Wakefield

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 12 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 across the Wakefield region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Customer-Centricity
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
16 IT Manager jobs in West Yorkshire