IT managers
IT managers plan, organise, manage and coordinate the provision of IT and telecommunications services and functions in an organisation.
Task Bundle Breakdown
How AI interacts with this occupation's task bundle
Task-by-Task Breakdown
Every task scored individually — sorted highest to lowest AI exposure
reports on IT and telecommunications activities to senior management
Power BI Copilot and tools like ChatGPT can draft executive reports, generate dashboards, and summarise KPIs from raw data, saving significant time while the manager adds context and strategic narrative.
plans and monitors work and maintenance schedules to ensure agreed service levels are achieved
AI-driven ITSM platforms like ServiceNow or Jira with AI features can automate schedule monitoring, predict SLA breaches, and flag maintenance windows, significantly augmenting the manager's oversight capability.
plans, coordinates and manages the organisation’s IT and telecommunications provision or a specialist area of IT activity
AI tools like Microsoft Copilot can assist with capacity planning, generating IT roadmaps, and analysing infrastructure data, but strategic coordination and organisational judgment remain human-led.
takes responsibility for managing the development of an aspect of IT and telecommunications provision such as user support, network operations, service delivery or quality control
AI-powered monitoring tools like Datadog or ServiceNow AI can flag service issues and suggest resolutions, but accountability, decision-making, and managing team dynamics remain firmly human responsibilities.
liaises with users, senior staff and internal/external clients to clarify IT and telecommunications requirements and development needs
AI can help prepare meeting notes or summarise requirements via tools like Otter.ai, but the interpersonal negotiation, stakeholder management, and contextual understanding of business needs require human relationship skills.
supervises the technical team and coordinates training
AI can recommend training content via platforms like LinkedIn Learning or Coursera and help schedule workloads, but supervising people, assessing performance, and motivating a team require human leadership.
ROI Calculator
IT managers
This is not a pay rise — it's 510 hours of productive capacity that AI could return to you, valued at your current rate.
The portion of your current salary tied to tasks AI can automate or augment. Not a prediction of job loss — a signal of where your role is changing fastest.
How is this calculated?▾
Task weights — each task is weighted by its O*NET frequency rating. Where frequency data is absent, equal weighting is applied.
AI time reduction — tasks scored as "AI Automates" assume 80% time saving; "AI Assists" assumes 40%; "Human-Led" assumes 5%.
Salary equivalent — annual hours saved × (salary ÷ 1,800 working hours/year).
Value at risk — salary × share of role time in AI-automate or AI-assist tasks.
Figures are indicative estimates for planning purposes, not guarantees of productivity gain or job loss risk.