How to Become an IT Manager?

Are you thinking of becoming an IT Manager or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become an IT Manager, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new IT Manager job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

IT Manager Career Path

Information Technology Manager

Alias: Associate Information Technology Manager, It Manager II...(3)
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5 - 7Years of Experience
€64K - €92K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Information Technology Manager

Alias: Information Technology Manager III, Information Technology Manager Supervisor
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€84K - €103K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Lead Information Technology Manager

Alias: Team Lead Information Technology Manager
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5 - 7Years of Experience
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Salary Trajectory

IT Manager Career Path

It Manager I
Information Technology Manager
Senior Information Technology Manager
It Manager Manager
Lead Information Technology Manager
Senior Manager of Information Technology
Information Technology Manager V
Assistant Director of Information Technology
Associate Director of Information Technology
Director of It
Senior Director of It
Vice President of Information Technology
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€62K
€124K
€186K
€310K

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Important Skill Sets for the IT Manager Career Path

PMP
Graduate Degree
Agile Methodologies
Agile Scrum

Related careers in the information technology Industry

Interested in other information technology careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with IT Manager skills. Discover some of the most common IT Manager career transitions, along with skills overlap.

IT Consultant
0% skills overlap
12% transitioned to IT Consultant