IT specialist managers

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

IT specialist managers plan, organise, manage and coordinate the provision of specialist IT services and functions in an organisation.

Typical tasks

• plans, coordinates and manages the organisation’s IT provision or a specialist area of IT activity
• liaises with users, senior staff and internal/external clients to clarify IT requirements and development needs
• takes responsibility for managing the development of a specialist aspect of IT provision such as user support, network operations, service delivery or quality control
• supervises the technical team and coordinates training
• plans and monitors work and maintenance schedules to ensure agreed service levels are achieved
• reports on IT activities to senior management.

Current entry requirements

Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification, although entry with other academic qualifications and/or significant relevant experience is possible. There is a variety of vocational, professional and postgraduate qualifications available.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

• Computer Science A Level - Level 3
• Computer Science and IT (Advanced) - Level 3

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.