IT Manager Job Trends in Yorkshire

IT Manager
England > Yorkshire

The median IT Manager salary in Yorkshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 46 74
Rank change year-on-year -57 +28 +76
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 56 139 105
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 1.68% 4.27% 3.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 4.43% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 37 36 88
10th Percentile £32,100 £40,650 £39,075
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,813 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -12.04% +2.86%
75th Percentile £58,750 £56,063 £58,750
90th Percentile £74,250 £64,875 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -2.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,081 3,137 2,943
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 96.32% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,845 1,300 2,340
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £51,249
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 Yorkshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Yorkshire

IT Manager
Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 2 January 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
West Yorkshire -49 33 £47,500 -2.56% 4
South Yorkshire -1 15 £65,000 +23.81% 7
East Yorkshire -3 6 £40,000 -40.74% 5
North Yorkshire -8 1 - -
IT Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 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 Yorkshire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 18 (32.14%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (30.36%) ITIL
3 16 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (26.79%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (26.79%) Service Delivery
5 13 (23.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (21.43%) ITSM
6 12 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (21.43%) Service Management
7 11 (19.64%) IT Strategy
8 10 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (14.29%) Asset Management
9 8 (14.29%) Microsoft
9 8 (14.29%) Project Management
10 7 (12.50%) Data Protection
10 7 (12.50%) High Availability
10 7 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (12.50%) Performance Monitoring
10 7 (12.50%) Problem Management
10 7 (12.50%) Project Delivery
10 7 (12.50%) Tech Ops
11 6 (10.71%) ServiceNow
12 5 (8.93%) Active Directory
12 5 (8.93%) Azure
12 5 (8.93%) IT Asset Management
12 5 (8.93%) PRINCE2
12 5 (8.93%) Roadmaps
12 5 (8.93%) Windows
13 4 (7.14%) Agile
13 4 (7.14%) Business Development

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.79%) Site Server
Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (8.93%) Azure
3 1 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.79%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.79%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.14%) Firewall
2 1 (1.79%) Internet
2 1 (1.79%) VoIP
2 1 (1.79%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Power BI
1 1 (1.79%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.71%) Telecoms
3 5 (8.93%) Finance
3 5 (8.93%) Legal
4 3 (5.36%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (5.36%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (5.36%) Manufacturing
4 3 (5.36%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.79%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 5 (8.93%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (7.14%) CMDB
4 2 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.79%) FMCG
5 1 (1.79%) Replication
5 1 (1.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Windows
2 4 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (32.14%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (30.36%) ITIL
3 16 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (26.79%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (26.79%) Service Delivery
5 13 (23.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (21.43%) ITSM
6 12 (21.43%) Service Management
7 11 (19.64%) IT Strategy
8 10 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (14.29%) Asset Management
9 8 (14.29%) Project Management
10 7 (12.50%) Data Protection
10 7 (12.50%) High Availability
10 7 (12.50%) Performance Monitoring
10 7 (12.50%) Problem Management
10 7 (12.50%) Project Delivery
10 7 (12.50%) Tech Ops
11 5 (8.93%) IT Asset Management
11 5 (8.93%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
2 4 (7.14%) Degree
3 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.14%) Data Quality
1 4 (7.14%) SLA
2 1 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.79%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (8.93%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.79%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) ServiceNow
3 4 (7.14%) Citrix
4 1 (1.79%) VMware