IT Manager Jobs in South Wales

IT Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median IT Manager salary in South Wales is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 100 77
Rank change year-on-year +50 -23 +19
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 23 8 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 2.49% 0.83% 2.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 0.87% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 11 8 29
10th Percentile £46,250 £38,856 £37,250
25th Percentile £49,375 £58,464 £38,258
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,750 £52,191
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +31.73% +0.37%
75th Percentile - £73,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £61,250 - £80,000
Wales median annual salary £48,750 £65,000 £52,191
% change year-on-year -25.00% +24.54% +4.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 899 922 1,249
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.29% 96.04% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 542 465 801
10th Percentile £28,650 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,770 £38,376
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £50,000 £50,259
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -0.52% +11.69%
75th Percentile £62,324 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £46,210 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.62% -7.58% +11.11%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in South Wales

IT Manager
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in South Wales.

Salary trend for IT Manager in South Wales

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in South Wales over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in South Wales

IT Manager
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Cardiff +2 8 £60,000 +41.89% 3
Gwent - 4 £48,750 -
Glamorgan -6 3 - - 4
Bridgend - 3 - - 1
Neath Port Talbot - 3 - -
Newport +7 2 £55,000 -15.38%
IT Manager
Wales

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, IT Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (43.48%) Windows
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
3 9 (39.13%) Windows Server
4 8 (34.78%) Network Security
4 8 (34.78%) Data Security
5 7 (30.43%) Telecoms
5 7 (30.43%) ITIL
6 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Office
6 6 (26.09%) Service Management
6 6 (26.09%) ITSM
6 6 (26.09%) Manufacturing
6 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (21.74%) Degree
7 5 (21.74%) Computer Science
7 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
8 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
8 4 (17.39%) SharePoint
8 4 (17.39%) LAN
8 4 (17.39%) WAN
8 4 (17.39%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (17.39%) Azure
8 4 (17.39%) Entra ID
9 3 (13.04%) Driving Licence
9 3 (13.04%) Problem Management
9 3 (13.04%) ISO 22301
9 3 (13.04%) Technology Roadmap
9 3 (13.04%) Preventative Maintenance
9 3 (13.04%) Impact Analysis

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (17.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (8.70%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (17.39%) Azure
2 4 (17.39%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) Network Security
2 4 (17.39%) LAN
2 4 (17.39%) WAN
3 3 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (4.35%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Telecoms
3 6 (26.09%) Manufacturing
4 3 (13.04%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Law
5 1 (4.35%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Management Information System
2 3 (13.04%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 10 (43.48%) Windows
2 9 (39.13%) Windows Server
3 3 (13.04%) Android
3 3 (13.04%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Data Security
2 7 (30.43%) ITIL
3 6 (26.09%) ITSM
3 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (26.09%) Service Management
4 5 (21.74%) Computer Science
5 4 (17.39%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (13.04%) Business Continuity
6 3 (13.04%) Business Continuity Management
6 3 (13.04%) Change Management
6 3 (13.04%) CRM
6 3 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (13.04%) ERP
6 3 (13.04%) Impact Analysis
6 3 (13.04%) Information Security
6 3 (13.04%) Migration
6 3 (13.04%) Preventative Maintenance
6 3 (13.04%) Problem Management
6 3 (13.04%) Service Desk Management
6 3 (13.04%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) SQL
1 1 (4.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) ISO 22301
1 3 (13.04%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
2 3 (13.04%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) SAP