Modeled career paths · IT infrastructure

Where does a Infrastructure Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Infrastructure Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of IT+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
95% of modeled moves out of Infrastructure Manager go here
progression64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
IT Service Delivery Manager+19% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 9% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Information Officer+193% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 61% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Security+55% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 9% joint modeled share
progression64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Operations+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 8% joint modeled share
progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Finance Manager+11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Infrastructure Manager go here
lateral89% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff Frontend Engineer+32% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Infrastructure Manager go here
lateral95% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.