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UK salary report · 2026

IT Manager Salary in East

Official ONS earnings for East, covering 18,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — East

£53,172

gross, per year

▲ 1.3% change on the previous year

Mean

£59,611

Jobs measured

18,000

What most it managers actually earn

Half of it managers in East earn between £43,860 and £71,268. Earning above £71,268 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of it managers earn less than this.

10th
£35,971
20th
£41,136
25th
£43,860
30th
£45,788
40th
£49,960
50th
£55,058
60th
£60,726
70th
£68,152
75th
£71,268
80th
£75,994
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
IT managers
SOC 2020 code
2132
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

IT Manager salary FAQs

What is the average IT Manager salary in East?

The median is £53,172 a year and the mean is £59,611, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good IT Manager salary?

Half of it managers earn between £43,860 and £71,268. Anything above £71,268 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 18,000 jobs in this occupation.

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