IT Manager Jobs in Manchester

IT Manager
North West > Manchester

The median IT Manager salary in Manchester is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 178 168
Rank change year-on-year +74 -10 -12
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 131 65 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.33% 1.42% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.46% 1.55% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 108 61 75
10th Percentile £39,250 £33,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £61,181 £60,000 £63,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £70,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £54,333 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.58% -1.21% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,335 4,197 5,544
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.86% 96.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,033 2,583 3,592
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,988 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,348 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in Manchester

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for IT Manager in Manchester

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Manchester

IT Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 2 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
Stockport - 15 £42,500 -
Bolton +9 9 £45,000 +5.88% 1
Oldham - 4 £40,000 - 1
Salford +14 3 £29,000 -47.27% 1
Wigan - 3 - -
Altrincham - 3 £50,000 -
Sale -1 2 £50,000 -4.76% 1
Bury -1 1 £54,000 +8.00%
Cheadle - 1 £46,000 -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 1 £47,500 - 1
IT Manager
North West

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 across the Manchester region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 40 (30.53%) Project Management
1 40 (30.53%) Social Skills
2 25 (19.08%) ITIL
3 22 (16.79%) Service Delivery
4 21 (16.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 19 (14.50%) Microsoft
6 18 (13.74%) Agile
7 17 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (12.21%) Mentoring
9 15 (11.45%) Change Management
10 13 (9.92%) Coaching
10 13 (9.92%) Azure
10 13 (9.92%) Problem-Solving
11 12 (9.16%) Information Security
12 10 (7.63%) Risk Management
12 10 (7.63%) Cybersecurity
12 10 (7.63%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (6.87%) Time Management
13 9 (6.87%) Security Cleared
13 9 (6.87%) ERP
14 8 (6.11%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (6.11%) Project Delivery
14 8 (6.11%) IT Strategy
15 7 (5.34%) Technical Leadership
15 7 (5.34%) ITSM
15 7 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (4.58%) Customer Service
16 6 (4.58%) CISSP
16 6 (4.58%) Service Management

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 (3.05%) CMS
1 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (3.05%) SharePoint
1 4 (3.05%) Skype for Business
2 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.29%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (9.92%) Azure
3 6 (4.58%) Entra ID
3 6 (4.58%) SaaS
4 4 (3.05%) AWS
4 4 (3.05%) IaaS
4 4 (3.05%) OneDrive
4 4 (3.05%) PaaS
5 3 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.29%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.76%) GCP
6 1 (0.76%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.05%) Skype
2 3 (2.29%) Firewall
3 2 (1.53%) Network Security
3 2 (1.53%) VoIP
3 2 (1.53%) Wireless
4 1 (0.76%) Broadband
4 1 (0.76%) DNS
4 1 (0.76%) LAN
4 1 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.76%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.29%) JIRA
2 2 (1.53%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 40 (30.53%) Social Skills
2 6 (4.58%) Finance
3 5 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (3.05%) Publishing
4 4 (3.05%) Retail
5 3 (2.29%) Legal
5 3 (2.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.53%) iGaming
6 2 (1.53%) Local Government
6 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.53%) Marketing
6 2 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.76%) German Language
7 1 (0.76%) Law
7 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.05%) CSS
1 4 (3.05%) HTML
2 1 (0.76%) Laravel
2 1 (0.76%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (3.05%) Cloud Native
3 3 (2.29%) NHS
4 2 (1.53%) Anti-Spyware
4 2 (1.53%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.53%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.53%) PMI
4 2 (1.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.76%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.76%) iPad
5 1 (0.76%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.76%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.76%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.05%) Windows
2 1 (0.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (30.53%) Project Management
2 25 (19.08%) ITIL
3 22 (16.79%) Service Delivery
4 21 (16.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (13.74%) Agile
6 16 (12.21%) Mentoring
7 15 (11.45%) Change Management
8 13 (9.92%) Coaching
8 13 (9.92%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (9.16%) Information Security
10 10 (7.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (7.63%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (7.63%) Risk Management
11 9 (6.87%) ERP
11 9 (6.87%) Time Management
12 8 (6.11%) IT Strategy
12 8 (6.11%) Project Delivery
13 7 (5.34%) ITSM
13 7 (5.34%) Technical Leadership
14 6 (4.58%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.82%) JavaScript
2 4 (3.05%) PowerShell
3 3 (2.29%) SQL
4 1 (0.76%) Apex Code
4 1 (0.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (6.87%) Security Cleared
2 7 (5.34%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (4.58%) CISSP
4 5 (3.82%) CISM
4 5 (3.82%) Degree
4 5 (3.82%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.05%) Azure Certification
5 4 (3.05%) CCNA
5 4 (3.05%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (2.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 3 (2.29%) CCNP
6 3 (2.29%) MCSA
6 3 (2.29%) MCSE
7 2 (1.53%) APMP
7 2 (1.53%) BC Cleared
7 2 (1.53%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.53%) PMP
7 2 (1.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (4.58%) SLA
3 4 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.53%) QA
4 2 (1.53%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.76%) GxP
5 1 (0.76%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.76%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.53%) Nessus
3 1 (0.76%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (14.50%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.58%) SAP
3 5 (3.82%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.05%) Sun
5 3 (2.29%) Cisco
5 3 (2.29%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.53%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.53%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.53%) VMware
7 1 (0.76%) Adobe
7 1 (0.76%) Apple
7 1 (0.76%) Citrix
7 1 (0.76%) Pardot