IT Manager Job Trends in Lancashire
IT Manager
North West > Lancashire
The median IT Manager salary in Lancashire is £44,447 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 | 33 | 71 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -8 | -27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager | 60 | 21 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 3.75% | 2.53% | 1.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.95% | 2.98% | 1.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 21 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,886 | - | £35,230 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,447 | £45,000 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.23% | -2.70% | -15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £61,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,000 | £65,000 | £66,800 |
| North West median annual salary | £45,000 | £57,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.74% | +6.48% | -1.82% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title | 1,520 | 704 | 1,060 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.00% | 84.82% | 96.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,098 | 305 | 664 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £24,100 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,497 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.05% | -15.00% | +0.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,640 | £54,793 | £61,110 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £63,884 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
IT Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
IT Manager Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Lancashire.
IT Manager Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Lancashire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
IT Manager Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Lancashire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | -8 | 29 | £44,447 | -1.23% | 1 |
| Preston | - | 8 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Skelmersdale | - | 6 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
| Chorley | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | |
| Burnley | -4 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Blackburn | -9 | 3 | £55,000 | -8.33% | |
| Lytham St Annes | - | 3 | £30,000 | - | |
| Accrington | - | 1 | - | - | |
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IT Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 21.7% | 13 |
| 2 | Service Management | 20.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Coaching | 18.3% | 11 |
| 3 | ITIL | 18.3% | 11 |
| 3 | Mentoring | 18.3% | 11 |
| 6 | Service Design | 11.7% | 7 |
| 7 | Business Development | 10.0% | 6 |
| 7 | ITSM | 10.0% | 6 |
| 9 | Asset Management | 8.3% | 5 |
| 9 | Collaborative Working | 8.3% | 5 |
| 9 | DBS Check | 8.3% | 5 |
| 9 | IT Asset Management | 8.3% | 5 |
| 9 | ServiceNow | 8.3% | 5 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Management | 8.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Agile | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Data-Driven Decision Making | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Project Management | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Engagement | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Strategic Management | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | User Experience | 6.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Waterfall | 6.7% | 4 |
| 22 | Budget Management | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Change Management | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Cost Control | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | CRM | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Data Migration | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Decision-Making | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | DevOps | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Dynamics CRM | 5.0% | 3 |
| 22 | ERP | 5.0% | 3 |
IT Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Services Manager | 41.7% | 25 |
| 1 | Service Manager | 41.7% | 25 |
| 3 | Business Manager | 11.7% | 7 |
| 3 | Category Manager | 11.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Business Development Manager | 10.0% | 6 |
| 5 | IT Development Manager | 10.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Senior IT Manager | 10.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Senior Service Manager | 10.0% | 6 |
| 9 | Contracts Manager | 8.3% | 5 |
| 10 | IT Project Manager | 6.7% | 4 |
| 10 | Service Design Manager | 6.7% | 4 |
| 12 | Service Transition Manager | 5.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Business Systems Manager | 1.7% | 1 |