Planning Manager Job Trends in Bolton

Planning Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median Planning Manager salary in Bolton is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Planning Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 61 105 88
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.76% 92.92% 98.88%
Number of salaries quoted 43 75 63
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £25,600
25th Percentile £34,625 £40,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -2.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £75,850 - £72,750
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,084
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.32% -5.94%

Planning Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Planning Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Planning Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing

Planning Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP