IT Manager Job Trends in West Yorkshire

IT Manager
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median IT Manager salary in West Yorkshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 39 74
Rank change year-on-year -58 +35 +88
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 42 63 85
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 1.73% 5.52% 3.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 5.88% 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 23 11 72
10th Percentile £27,750 £42,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £40,741
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -6.63%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £63,750
90th Percentile £58,695 £53,750 £86,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.56%

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 2,266 1,072 2,606
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 93.95% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,434 613 2,022
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,900 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,228 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% +3.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,528 £84,964
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.90%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 -33 22 £45,000 -7.69% 1
Bradford -11 14 £29,500 -43.81%
Huddersfield -7 2 £52,500 -
Wakefield -10 2 £75,000 -
Castleford -2 1 £55,000 -
Batley -3 1 £40,000 -
IT Manager
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 11 March 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 15 (35.71%) ITIL
2 14 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 14 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (23.81%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (21.43%) Asset Management
4 9 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (21.43%) Service Management
5 8 (19.05%) Service Delivery
6 7 (16.67%) PRINCE2
6 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (14.29%) Azure
7 6 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 6 (14.29%) ITSM
7 6 (14.29%) SLA
7 6 (14.29%) Supplier Relationship Management
7 6 (14.29%) Vendor Relationship Management
7 6 (14.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 5 (11.90%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (11.90%) IT Asset Management
8 5 (11.90%) ServiceNow
9 4 (9.52%) Active Directory
9 4 (9.52%) Agile
9 4 (9.52%) Case Management
9 4 (9.52%) Citrix
9 4 (9.52%) Configuration Management
9 4 (9.52%) Data Quality
9 4 (9.52%) Data Security
9 4 (9.52%) Firewall
9 4 (9.52%) IT Strategy
9 4 (9.52%) Lead Generation

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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (14.29%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) Firewall
General
1 18 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 6 (14.29%) Finance
3 5 (11.90%) Legal
3 5 (11.90%) Public Sector
4 4 (9.52%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 4 (9.52%) CMDB
2 4 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.14%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (4.76%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.38%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.52%) Windows
1 4 (9.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (35.71%) ITIL
2 14 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 14 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (21.43%) Asset Management
3 9 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (21.43%) Service Management
4 8 (19.05%) Service Delivery
5 7 (16.67%) PRINCE2
5 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (14.29%) Incident Response
6 6 (14.29%) ITSM
6 6 (14.29%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 6 (14.29%) Vendor Relationship Management
6 6 (14.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 5 (11.90%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (11.90%) IT Asset Management
8 4 (9.52%) Agile
8 4 (9.52%) Configuration Management
8 4 (9.52%) Data Security
8 4 (9.52%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (7.14%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.29%) SLA
2 4 (9.52%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (9.52%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) ServiceNow
2 4 (9.52%) Citrix
2 4 (9.52%) Microsoft