Wilkins assumed the position of
caretaker manager at
Brighton & Hove Albion when
Mark McGhee was sacked in early September 2006. Later that month, it was announced that Wilkins had been given the job on a permanent basis. On 30 August 2010, Wilkins was appointed caretaker manager at Southampton after manager Alan Pardew was sacked, until 12 September when
Nigel Adkins was appointed. He was dismissed, along with Adkins, on 18 January 2013. Following his departure from Southampton, Wilkins was a member of the coaching staff for
Reading,
Sheffield United and
Crystal Palace. Wilkins was appointed as assistant manager at
Stevenage on 18 December 2020, who were in 23rd position in
League Two at the time of his appointment. ==Managerial statistics==