The median IT Manager salary in Watford is £39,821 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
13 |
39 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-12 |
+26 |
+12 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring an IT Manager |
5 |
18 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford |
3.21% |
7.69% |
2.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.47% |
8.04% |
2.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
17 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£58,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£30,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£39,821 |
£35,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.77% |
-53.33% |
+33.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56,500 |
£56,000 |
- |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£54,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.30% |
-1.82% |
+15.79% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Watford with a recognized job title |
144 |
224 |
204 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.31% |
95.73% |
85.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
113 |
156 |
173 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£25,500 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£30,188 |
£39,085 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£43,000 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.44% |
-25.00% |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£68,750 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£81,875 |
£75,000 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£54,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-7.83% |
+0.46% |
