IT Manager Job Trends in Wales

IT Manager
UK > Wales

The median IT Manager salary in Wales is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 47 86
Rank change year-on-year -5 +39 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 35 13 32
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.33% 2.47% 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.52% 2.76% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 30 6 22
10th Percentile £55,000 £38,125 -
25th Percentile - £45,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +28.00% +11.94%
75th Percentile £62,813 £66,000 £57,450
90th Percentile £73,750 £76,750 £57,495
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £51,716
% change year-on-year -4.35% +11.18% -10.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,388 471 1,601
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 89.37% 91.85%
Number of salaries quoted 906 299 1,233
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,335 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Wales

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Wales over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Wales

IT Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 April 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
South Wales -10 33 £60,000 -6.25% 4
West Wales - 2 £67,500 -
IT Manager
UK

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, IT 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 across the Wales region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 15 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (17.14%) IT Strategy
3 6 (17.14%) Microsoft
3 6 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (14.29%) Degree
4 5 (14.29%) Windows
5 4 (11.43%) Azure
5 4 (11.43%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (11.43%) Computer Science
5 4 (11.43%) Project Delivery
6 3 (8.57%) Coaching
6 3 (8.57%) CRM
6 3 (8.57%) Customer Service
6 3 (8.57%) Firewall
6 3 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (8.57%) Risk Management
6 3 (8.57%) SaaS
6 3 (8.57%) SharePoint
7 2 (5.71%) Active Directory
7 2 (5.71%) Budget Management
7 2 (5.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (5.71%) Data Protection
7 2 (5.71%) Decision-Making
7 2 (5.71%) ITSM
7 2 (5.71%) LAN
7 2 (5.71%) Logistics
7 2 (5.71%) Matrix Organization
7 2 (5.71%) Service Management

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.43%) Azure
2 3 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (8.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.57%) Firewall
2 2 (5.71%) LAN
2 2 (5.71%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) JIRA
General
1 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
2 5 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (8.57%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.86%) Finance
4 1 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Legal
4 1 (2.86%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.43%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.71%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.71%) SCADA
3 1 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.86%) CMDB
3 1 (2.86%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.86%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.29%) Windows
2 2 (5.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (17.14%) IT Strategy
3 6 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (11.43%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (11.43%) Computer Science
5 4 (11.43%) Project Delivery
6 3 (8.57%) Coaching
6 3 (8.57%) CRM
6 3 (8.57%) Customer Service
6 3 (8.57%) Risk Management
7 2 (5.71%) Budget Management
7 2 (5.71%) Data Protection
7 2 (5.71%) ITSM
7 2 (5.71%) Logistics
7 2 (5.71%) Service Management
7 2 (5.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (5.71%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (5.71%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 5 (14.29%) Degree
2 2 (5.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.86%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) COBIT
1 1 (2.86%) GDPR
1 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 1 (2.86%) NIST
1 1 (2.86%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (5.71%) Active Directory
1 2 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 6 (17.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.71%) VMware
3 1 (2.86%) ServiceNow