IT Manager Jobs

IT Manager
UK

The median IT Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 220 269
Rank change year-on-year +108 +49 -21
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 2,497 1,612 2,696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.30% 1.73% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.43% 1.90% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,106 1,324 2,134
10th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £46,553
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,140
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.28% +0.25%
75th Percentile £62,250 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the UK

IT Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in the UK

IT Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in the UK

IT Manager
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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
England +92 2,272 £50,000 -13.04% 328
UK excluding London +85 1,984 £50,000 -9.09% 275
Work from Home +38 733 £55,000 -4.35% 111
North of England +116 626 £47,500 -9.52% 79
South East +72 467 £50,500 -12.17% 52
London +22 423 £65,000 - 72
Midlands +57 412 £50,000 -9.09% 90
North West +110 322 £47,500 -12.71% 37
Yorkshire +96 240 £50,000 - 37
West Midlands +37 217 £55,000 - 60
East Midlands +68 180 £50,000 -13.04% 30
South West -1 177 £49,250 -9.80% 21
East of England +29 163 £50,000 -9.09% 17
Scotland -22 90 £45,000 -10.00% 18
North East +24 64 £45,000 -14.29% 7
Wales +33 45 £50,000 +11.94% 6
Northern Ireland +22 7 £37,500 -6.25% 1
Channel Islands - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 707 (28.31%) Social Skills
2 540 (21.63%) Project Management
3 467 (18.70%) Microsoft
4 461 (18.46%) Finance
5 384 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
6 342 (13.70%) Agile
7 335 (13.42%) ITIL
8 292 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
9 282 (11.29%) Azure
10 273 (10.93%) Service Delivery
11 265 (10.61%) Windows
11 265 (10.61%) Degree
12 255 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
13 243 (9.73%) Cybersecurity
14 220 (8.81%) Project Delivery
15 219 (8.77%) Risk Management
16 212 (8.49%) Active Directory
17 203 (8.13%) ERP
18 193 (7.73%) PRINCE2
18 193 (7.73%) Change Management
19 183 (7.33%) Continuous Improvement
20 175 (7.01%) Service Management
21 167 (6.69%) Waterfall
22 165 (6.61%) IT Strategy
23 156 (6.25%) ITSM
24 148 (5.93%) Retail
25 146 (5.85%) Firewall
25 146 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
26 142 (5.69%) Customer Service
27 140 (5.61%) Mentoring

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 103 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 44 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.64%) Confluence
4 13 (0.52%) Documentum
5 11 (0.44%) WordPress
6 10 (0.40%) CMS
7 5 (0.20%) Site Server
8 4 (0.16%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.16%) Skype for Business
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
10 2 (0.080%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.040%) Ethereum
11 1 (0.040%) Hyperledger
11 1 (0.040%) IIS
11 1 (0.040%) Moodle
11 1 (0.040%) Totara
Applications
1 86 (3.44%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.32%) Trello
5 2 (0.080%) CATIA
6 1 (0.040%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.040%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.040%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.52%) TrackWise
2 13 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
3 8 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.28%) Sage 200
4 7 (0.28%) Shopify
5 6 (0.24%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.16%) SAP WM
7 3 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.080%) Magento
9 1 (0.040%) Distributed Ledger
9 1 (0.040%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.040%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.040%) Epicor Tropos
9 1 (0.040%) Maximo
9 1 (0.040%) Primavera
9 1 (0.040%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.040%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.040%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 384 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
2 282 (11.29%) Azure
3 67 (2.68%) Power Platform
4 65 (2.60%) AWS
5 62 (2.48%) Entra ID
6 55 (2.20%) SaaS
7 31 (1.24%) Cloud Computing
8 27 (1.08%) GCP
9 22 (0.88%) OneDrive
10 18 (0.72%) IaaS
11 15 (0.60%) PaaS
11 15 (0.60%) WhatsApp
12 13 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (0.48%) Google Workspace
13 12 (0.48%) PowerApps
14 8 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (0.24%) Dropbox
15 6 (0.24%) Mimecast
16 5 (0.20%) Azure Pipelines
Communications & Networking
1 146 (5.85%) Firewall
2 69 (2.76%) WAN
3 64 (2.56%) Network Security
4 61 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
5 59 (2.36%) LAN
6 36 (1.44%) DNS
6 36 (1.44%) VPN
7 35 (1.40%) Wireless
8 33 (1.32%) Intranet
9 32 (1.28%) VLAN
10 29 (1.16%) SAN
11 28 (1.12%) DHCP
12 27 (1.08%) Internet
13 25 (1.00%) TCP/IP
14 23 (0.92%) VoIP
15 17 (0.68%) NAS
16 13 (0.52%) SD-WAN
17 9 (0.36%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.32%) WLAN
19 7 (0.28%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (2.20%) Power BI
2 48 (1.92%) SQL Server
3 23 (0.92%) Crystal Reports
4 13 (0.52%) DB2
5 7 (0.28%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.24%) SAP HANA
7 4 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.080%) GIS
8 2 (0.080%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.080%) Tableau
9 1 (0.040%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.040%) Pentaho
9 1 (0.040%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 66 (2.64%) JIRA
2 3 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
3 2 (0.080%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.040%) Eclipse
General
1 707 (28.31%) Social Skills
2 461 (18.46%) Finance
3 148 (5.93%) Retail
4 146 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
5 108 (4.33%) Law
6 105 (4.21%) Legal
7 99 (3.96%) Public Sector
8 97 (3.88%) Manufacturing
9 70 (2.80%) Telecoms
10 62 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
11 52 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 50 (2.00%) Marketing
13 49 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
14 48 (1.92%) Banking
15 39 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
16 34 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
17 22 (0.88%) Aerospace
17 22 (0.88%) Billing
18 17 (0.68%) Electronics
18 17 (0.68%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (0.48%) .NET
2 9 (0.36%) HTML
3 8 (0.32%) EDI
4 6 (0.24%) CSS
5 4 (0.16%) .NET Core
5 4 (0.16%) ADO
5 4 (0.16%) LDAP
5 4 (0.16%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (0.16%) REST
5 4 (0.16%) XML
6 3 (0.12%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.12%) Flash
6 3 (0.12%) SAML
6 3 (0.12%) Web Services
7 2 (0.080%) Express.js
7 2 (0.080%) JSON
7 2 (0.080%) MERN Stack
7 2 (0.080%) Node.js
7 2 (0.080%) React
8 1 (0.040%) ERC20
Miscellaneous
1 112 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
2 106 (4.25%) Management Information System
3 59 (2.36%) Data Centre
4 35 (1.40%) Driving Licence
5 34 (1.36%) Onboarding
6 31 (1.24%) FMCG
7 24 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
8 22 (0.88%) Cyber Threat
9 20 (0.80%) PMI
10 17 (0.68%) Security Posture
11 15 (0.60%) CCTV
12 14 (0.56%) Life Science
12 14 (0.56%) Product Ownership
13 13 (0.52%) LIMS
13 13 (0.52%) NHS
14 11 (0.44%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (0.44%) CMDB
14 11 (0.44%) EPoS
15 10 (0.40%) Virtual Team
16 9 (0.36%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 265 (10.61%) Windows
2 132 (5.29%) Windows Server
3 44 (1.76%) Windows 10
4 36 (1.44%) Linux
5 23 (0.92%) Mac OS
6 19 (0.76%) Unix
6 19 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (0.24%) Android
10 6 (0.24%) VMS
10 6 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.24%) Windows Vista
11 3 (0.12%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.080%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 540 (21.63%) Project Management
2 342 (13.70%) Agile
3 335 (13.42%) ITIL
4 292 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
5 273 (10.93%) Service Delivery
6 255 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
7 243 (9.73%) Cybersecurity
8 220 (8.81%) Project Delivery
9 219 (8.77%) Risk Management
10 203 (8.13%) ERP
11 193 (7.73%) Change Management
11 193 (7.73%) PRINCE2
12 183 (7.33%) Continuous Improvement
13 175 (7.01%) Service Management
14 167 (6.69%) Waterfall
15 165 (6.61%) IT Strategy
16 156 (6.25%) ITSM
17 142 (5.69%) Customer Service
18 140 (5.61%) Mentoring
19 130 (5.21%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 130 (5.21%) SQL
2 27 (1.08%) PowerShell
3 8 (0.32%) JavaScript
4 7 (0.28%) Bash
4 7 (0.28%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.16%) Java
6 3 (0.12%) Python
6 3 (0.12%) VBA
7 1 (0.040%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.040%) C#
7 1 (0.040%) Solidity
7 1 (0.040%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 265 (10.61%) Degree
2 82 (3.28%) PMI Certification
3 81 (3.24%) PMP
4 50 (2.00%) Security Cleared
5 49 (1.96%) CISSP
6 48 (1.92%) ITIL Certification
7 45 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 44 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
9 42 (1.68%) DBS Check
10 36 (1.44%) Azure Certification
11 35 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
12 34 (1.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 32 (1.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 29 (1.16%) SC Cleared
15 26 (1.04%) CCNA
16 22 (0.88%) CISA
17 21 (0.84%) MCSE
18 20 (0.80%) CISM
19 19 (0.76%) CCNP
20 16 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 84 (3.36%) GDPR
3 77 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 73 (2.92%) SLA
5 60 (2.40%) PMO
6 52 (2.08%) QA
7 30 (1.20%) ITGC
8 24 (0.96%) Accessibility
9 20 (0.80%) GRC
10 18 (0.72%) NIST
11 16 (0.64%) GxP
12 15 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 13 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 13 (0.52%) GMP
13 13 (0.52%) Good Clinical Practice
14 11 (0.44%) Data Quality
14 11 (0.44%) ISO 14000
14 11 (0.44%) ISO 22301
15 10 (0.40%) PCI DSS
16 7 (0.28%) COBIT
System Software
1 212 (8.49%) Active Directory
2 59 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 53 (2.12%) Hyper-V
4 12 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (0.44%) IAG
6 5 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.16%) pfSense
8 3 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.080%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.040%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.040%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.32%) Terraform
3 7 (0.28%) ZABBIX
4 6 (0.24%) SCCM
5 5 (0.20%) CASB
5 5 (0.20%) SCOM
5 5 (0.20%) SmoothWall
5 5 (0.20%) WSUS
6 4 (0.16%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.12%) Ansible
7 3 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.12%) Nessus
7 3 (0.12%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.080%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.040%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.040%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 467 (18.70%) Microsoft
2 101 (4.04%) VMware
3 80 (3.20%) Cisco
4 52 (2.08%) SAP
5 47 (1.88%) ServiceNow
6 35 (1.40%) Veeam
7 34 (1.36%) Sophos
8 33 (1.32%) Google
9 32 (1.28%) Oracle
10 30 (1.20%) Salesforce
11 28 (1.12%) Sage
12 26 (1.04%) Apple
13 24 (0.96%) Meraki
14 23 (0.92%) Citrix
15 18 (0.72%) Fortinet
16 15 (0.60%) Dell
17 14 (0.56%) CrowdStrike
18 11 (0.44%) Aruba
19 10 (0.40%) HubSpot
20 9 (0.36%) iManage