Information Technology Manager Average Salary in South Africa 2019
How much money does an Information Technology Manager make in South Africa?
47,067 ZAR per month This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Information Technology Manager salaries may differ drasticlty based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find detialed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Information Technology Manager Salary Distribution in South Africa
Abount These Figures: Salary Range, Median and Percentiles
Information Technology Manager salaries in South Africa range between 20,709 ZAR per month (minimum salary) to 71,071 ZAR per month (maximum salary).The median salary is 47,537 ZAR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Information Technology Manager are earning less than 47,537 ZAR while the other half are earning more than 47,537 ZAR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working as Information Technology Manager are earning less than 30,711 ZAR while 75% of them are earning more than 30,711 ZAR. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working as Information Technology Manager are earning less than 60,490 ZAR while 25% are earning more than 60,490 ZAR.
What is the difference between the median and the average salary? What should you be looking at?
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plently of room for improvement. If your wage is in between the average and median, then things can be a bit confusing. We have written a guide to explain all the different senarios. How to compare your salaryInformation Technology Manager Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
| 0 - 2 Years | = | 24,990 ZAR |
| 2 - 5 Years |  +31% | 32,796 ZAR |
| 5 - 10 Years | +18% | 38,839 ZAR |
| 10 - 15 Years | +27% | 49,415 ZAR |
| 15 - 20 Years | +12% | 55,459 ZAR |
| 20+ Years | +20% | 66,287 ZAR |
Experience level is the most important factor in determining your salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Information Technology Manager salaries by experience level. An Information Technology Manager with less than two years of experience makes approximatly 24,990 ZAR per month. While someone with experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 32,796 ZAR per month, 31% more than someone with less than two year's experience. Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 38,839 ZAR per month, 18% more than a person with two to five years of experience. Additionally, Information Technology Manager(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 49,415 ZAR per month, 27% more than a person with five to ten years of experience. If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 55,459 ZAR per month, 12% more than a person with ten to fifteen years of experience. Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 66,287 ZAR per month, 20% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Information Technology Manager Salary Comparison By Education
| Certificate or Diploma | = | 33,551 ZAR |
| Bachelor's Degree | +29% | 43,372 ZAR |
| Master's Degree | +26% | 54,703 ZAR |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add into your income? We broke down Information Technology Manager salaries by education level in order to make a comparison. When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of an Information Technology Manager is 33,551 ZAR per month. While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 43,372 ZAR per month, 29% more than someone with Certificate or Diploma. A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 54,703 ZAR per month, 26% more than someone with Bachelor's Degree.
Information Technology Manager Salary Comparison By Gender
| Female | = | 43,301 ZAR |
| Male | +16% | 50,126 ZAR |
Public / Government vs Private Sector Salary Comparison
| Private Sector | = | 40,948 ZAR |
| Public Sector | +28% | 52,479 ZAR |
Information Technology Manager Salary Trend and Forecast in South Africa
How are Information Technology Manager salaries changing over time? Listed below is a chart that shows the average salary in recent years.
| Average Salary 2016 | = | 43,328 ZAR |
| Average Salary 2017 | +4% | 44,931 ZAR |
| Average Salary 2018 | +3% | 46,189 ZAR |
| Average Salary 2019 | +2% | 47,067 ZAR |
Information Technology Manager Average Hourly Wage in South Africa
272 ZAR per hour The average hourly wage (pay per hour) in South Africa for Information Technology Manager is 272 ZAR. This means that the average Information Technology Manager in South Africa earns approximatly 272 ZAR for every worked hour.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one working hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximation and they are considered to the be the standard.
Information Technology Manager VS Other Jobs
We compared South Africa salaries for Information Technology Manager, Information Technology, and All Jobs and we found that Information Technology Manager salaries are 55% more than those of Information Technology. We also found out that Information Technology salaries are 3% less than those of All Jobs.Salary comparison with similar jobs
| Job Title | Average Salary |
| Assistant Information Technology Manager | 37,250 ZAR |  -21% |
| Assistant Service Delivery Manager | 37,171 ZAR | -21% |
| Capacity Planning Manager | 42,592 ZAR | -10% |
| Client Delivery Manager | 39,842 ZAR | -15% |
| Delivery Manager | 32,550 ZAR | -31% |
| Development Manager | 36,580 ZAR | -22% |
| Director of Technology | 47,674 ZAR | +1% |
| Enterprise Architecture Manager | 39,873 ZAR | -15% |
| Enterprise Infrastructure Manager | 45,611 ZAR | -3% |
| ERP Project Manager | 42,805 ZAR | -9% |
| Financial Systems Manager | 44,890 ZAR | -5% |
| Hardware Engineering Manager | 46,160 ZAR | -2% |
| Head of Development | 43,896 ZAR | -7% |
| Helpdesk Manager | 36,790 ZAR | -22% |
| Information Technology Asset Manager | 37,457 ZAR | -20% |
| Information Technology Director | 48,371 ZAR | +3% |
| Information Technology Manager | 47,067 ZAR | = |
| Information Technology Operations Manager | 44,966 ZAR | -4% |
| Information Technology Product Manager | 42,421 ZAR | -10% |
| Information Technology Project Coordinator | 33,218 ZAR | -29% |
| Information Technology Project Leader | 37,355 ZAR | -21% |
| Information Technology Project Manager | 39,039 ZAR | -17% |
| Information Technology Quality Assurance Manager | 37,843 ZAR | -20% |
| Information Technology Quality Assurance Team Lead (QA) | 34,823 ZAR | -26% |
| Information Technology Team Leader | 38,853 ZAR | -17% |
| Interface Design Manager | 39,660 ZAR | -16% |
| Major Incident Manager | 36,434 ZAR | -23% |
| Multimedia Services Manager | 36,052 ZAR | -23% |
| Network Administration Team Lead | 36,320 ZAR | -23% |
| Network and Infrastructure Manager | 44,350 ZAR | -6% |
| Service Delivery Manager | 41,780 ZAR | -11% |
| Service Level Manager | 40,278 ZAR | -14% |
| Service Support Lead | 31,450 ZAR | -33% |
| SOC Engineer | 29,778 ZAR | -37% |
| Supervisor | 29,103 ZAR | -38% |
| Technical Manager | 34,175 ZAR | -27% |
| Technical Project Manager | 41,276 ZAR | -12% |
| Technology Director | 40,369 ZAR | -14% |
Salary Comparison By City
| City | Average Salary |
| Bloemfontein | 43,341 ZAR |
| Cape Town | 51,260 ZAR |
| Durban | 46,871 ZAR |
| Johannesburg | 47,820 ZAR |
| Port Elizabeth | 43,826 ZAR |
| Pretoria | 44,932 ZAR |