£21,320
Average salary at age 20
£55,640
Average Salary
37
Average hours per week
Description
IT specialist managers plan, organise, manage and coordinate the provision of specialist IT services and functions in an organisation.Main 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.
Qualifications
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.What IT specialist managers studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 4 |
| (L3) Sociology | 1 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 2 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 1 |
| (P1) Information services | 2 |
| (H1) General engineering | 1 |
| (H2) Civil engineering | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 1 |
| (I2) Information systems | 8 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (I3) Software engineering | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 2 |
| (L1) Economics | 2 |
| (I6) Games | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 12 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 1 |
| (N2) Management studies | 7 |
| (V1) History by period | 1 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 3 |
| (I1) Computer science | 30 |
UK Prospects
203200
Workforce Size
2.38%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
18360
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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