IT manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: IT managers (SOC 2132)
About £44,247 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.5% on last year
£4,840 a month About £3,687 a month after tax 205 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £47,282 in 2021 to £58,086 in 2026 (+23%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £28,159 | £37,025 | £47,282 | £62,188 | x |
| 2022 | £31,535 | £39,581 | £49,521 | £65,029 | x |
| 2023 | £31,071 | £41,122 | £50,945 | £66,389 | x |
| 2024 | £32,528 | £42,897 | £54,995 | £73,555 | £92,753 |
| 2025 | £33,661 | £44,575 | £56,691 | £75,380 | £98,398 |
| 2026 | £35,014 | £44,526 | £58,086 | £79,585 | £103,474 |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £58,086 a year and half earn more. That is 42% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £44,526 and £79,585; the middle 80% between £35,014 and £103,474.
Ranked by median, it is number 35 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
The mean (£68,367) is well above the median: a minority in this job earn much more than most.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,687 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,545 in Scotland.
The median for men is £59,677 and for women £52,842, a gap of 11% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £35,014 | £2,918 |
| 20th | £41,927 | £3,494 |
| 25th (P25) | £44,526 | £3,710 |
| 30th | £47,371 | £3,948 |
| 40th | £52,133 | £4,344 |
| Median (50th) | £58,086 | £4,840 |
| 60th | £64,373 | £5,364 |
| 70th | £75,005 | £6,250 |
| 75th (P75) | £79,585 | £6,632 |
| 80th | £84,775 | £7,065 |
| 90th (P90) | £103,474 | £8,623 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £59,677 | £71,067 | 157 |
| Women | £52,842 | £59,434 | 48 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £44,247 | £3,687 |
| Scotland | £42,535 | £3,545 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £58,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 103 job titles to SOC 2132 IT managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- AI product manager
- AI technology infrastructure lead
- Applications manager
- British telecom manager
- Business systems manager
- Cad manager
- Client services manager
- Communications manager
- Computer administration manager
- Computer installation manager
- Computer manager
- Computer network system manager
- Computer operations manager
- Computer service manager
- Computer services manager
- Computer technical manager
- Data capture manager
- Data centre manager
- Data communications manager
- Data processing manager
- Data visualisation manager
- Data warehouse manager
- Delivery manager
- Desktop support manager
- Development manager
- Digital experience manager
- Digital production manager
- Digital service manager
- Engineering manager
- Field manager
- Gis manager
- Group it manager
- Help desk manager
- ICT manager
- Information manager
- Information systems manager
- Information technology manager
- Infrastructure manager
- Internet cafe manager
- Internet cafe owner
- Internet manager
- Intranet manager
- IT asset manager
- IT audit manager
- IT customer services manager
- IT delivery manager
- IT development manager
- IT facilities manager
- IT helpdesk manager
- IT infrastructure manager
- IT manager
- IT operations manager
- IT service delivery manager
- IT service desk manager
- IT service helpdesk manager
- IT service manager
- IT services manager
- IT support manager
- IT systems manager
- IT test manager
Show all 103 titles
- Manager
- Mis manager
- Network engineering manager
- Network manager
- Network operations manager
- Network services manager
- Networking manager
- Operations manager
- Pc support manager
- Product manager
- Product owner
- Production manager
- Programming manager
- Quality manager
- Release manager
- Service delivery manager
- Service design manager
- Service desk manager
- Service manager
- Services manager
- Software development manager
- Software engineering manager
- Software manager
- Software test manager
- Support manager
- System engineering manager
- Systems development manager
- Systems installation manager
- Systems manager
- Systems quality assurance manager
- Systems support manager
- Team manager
- Technical manager
- Technical support manager
- Telecommunications manager
- Telecoms manager
- Test manager
- Testing manager
- Transmission manager
- User experience manager
- UX manager
- Validation manager
- Web development manager
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.