IT Manager Job Trends in West Yorkshire

IT Manager
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median IT Manager salary in West Yorkshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 67 83
Rank change year-on-year +30 +16 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 134 42 35
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 3.24% 2.67% 1.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.43% 2.88% 1.84%
Number of salaries quoted 109 33 20
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,750 £40,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £58,750 £63,975
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% +6.50% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,911 1,458 1,903
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 92.57% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,818 784 1,102
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,140
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,125 £83,200 £84,842
Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -4.76%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in West Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in West Yorkshire

IT Manager
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Leeds +20 106 £55,000 +10.00% 13
Bradford +8 19 £60,000 +4.35%
Castleford +9 4 £51,250 -6.82%
Huddersfield - 3 £50,000 -
Wakefield -9 1 £35,000 -15.66%
Halifax - 1 £35,500 -
IT Manager
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 16 October 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 West Yorkshire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 20 (14.93%) Indirect Procurement
1 20 (14.93%) ITSM
2 19 (14.18%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (13.43%) Logistics
3 18 (13.43%) Microsoft
4 17 (12.69%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (12.69%) Service Management
5 16 (11.94%) Windows
6 15 (11.19%) IT Asset Management
7 14 (10.45%) Azure
7 14 (10.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (10.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (10.45%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (10.45%) Entra ID
7 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Intune
7 14 (10.45%) Stakeholder Management
8 12 (8.96%) AI
8 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Copilot
9 11 (8.21%) Data Protection
9 11 (8.21%) IT Strategy
9 11 (8.21%) Risk Management
10 10 (7.46%) Decision-Making
10 10 (7.46%) Service Delivery
11 9 (6.72%) Case Management
12 8 (5.97%) Business Intelligence
12 8 (5.97%) Cyber Resilience
12 8 (5.97%) Power BI
12 8 (5.97%) Power Platform
13 7 (5.22%) Anti-Money Laundering
13 7 (5.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting

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

Applications
1 7 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (12.69%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (10.45%) Azure
2 14 (10.45%) Entra ID
3 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Copilot
4 8 (5.97%) Power Platform
5 7 (5.22%) Copilot Studio
5 7 (5.22%) NetDocuments
5 7 (5.22%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.22%) LAN
1 7 (5.22%) WAN
2 6 (4.48%) Network Security
3 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.97%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.24%) JIRA
General
1 26 (19.40%) Finance
2 17 (12.69%) Legal
3 9 (6.72%) Social Skills
4 7 (5.22%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (4.48%) Law
6 3 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.49%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.49%) Retail
8 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.99%) Onboarding
2 3 (2.24%) Driving Licence
2 3 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (1.49%) AI Agents
3 2 (1.49%) CMDB
3 2 (1.49%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.75%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (0.75%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.94%) Windows
2 6 (4.48%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (14.93%) Indirect Procurement
1 20 (14.93%) ITSM
2 19 (14.18%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (13.43%) Logistics
4 17 (12.69%) Service Management
5 15 (11.19%) IT Asset Management
6 14 (10.45%) Disaster Recovery
6 14 (10.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 12 (8.96%) AI
8 11 (8.21%) Data Protection
8 11 (8.21%) IT Strategy
8 11 (8.21%) Risk Management
9 10 (7.46%) Decision-Making
9 10 (7.46%) Service Delivery
10 9 (6.72%) Case Management
11 8 (5.97%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (5.97%) Cyber Resilience
12 7 (5.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 7 (5.22%) Business Forecasting
12 7 (5.22%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.22%) SQL
2 3 (2.24%) XAML
Qualifications
1 1 (0.75%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.45%) Cyber Essentials
1 14 (10.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (3.73%) QA
3 1 (0.75%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (13.43%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.99%) SAP
2 4 (2.99%) ServiceNow