Senior Manager Job Trends in Bristol

Senior Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Manager salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 93 113
Rank change year-on-year +29 +20 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 32 14 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 1.54% 1.01% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.06% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 17 6 18
10th Percentile £50,000 - £45,668
25th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £46,277
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year - +15.56% -11.07%
75th Percentile £100,000 £76,250 £62,500
90th Percentile - £80,000 £81,462
South West median annual salary £28,500 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -44.12% -7.27% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,934 1,317 1,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 95.09% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,413 769 1,393
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,945 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -3.43% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in Bristol

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior 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 Bristol region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 10 (31.25%) Business Development
2 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (15.63%) SaaS
4 4 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (12.50%) Contract Management
4 4 (12.50%) Degree
4 4 (12.50%) Project Management
5 3 (9.38%) Customer Engagement
5 3 (9.38%) Customer Value Proposition
5 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
5 3 (9.38%) Marketing Mix
5 3 (9.38%) Marketing Strategy
5 3 (9.38%) Migration
5 3 (9.38%) PMI Certification
5 3 (9.38%) Sales Enablement
5 3 (9.38%) Service Delivery
5 3 (9.38%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (9.38%) Value Proposition
6 2 (6.25%) Agile
6 2 (6.25%) Anaplan
6 2 (6.25%) Budget Management
6 2 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (6.25%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (6.25%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (6.25%) Genesys
6 2 (6.25%) Knowledge Transfer
6 2 (6.25%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (6.25%) PMP
6 2 (6.25%) Power BI
6 2 (6.25%) Power Platform

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Primavera
1 1 (3.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) SaaS
2 2 (6.25%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.13%) Azure
3 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Power BI
1 2 (6.25%) Tableau
General
1 7 (21.88%) Games
2 6 (18.75%) Legal
3 5 (15.63%) Law
4 4 (12.50%) Marketing
5 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Finance
6 2 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Social Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Aeronautics
7 1 (3.13%) Banking
7 1 (3.13%) Retail
7 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (3.13%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (31.25%) Business Development
2 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (12.50%) Contract Management
3 4 (12.50%) Project Management
4 3 (9.38%) Customer Engagement
4 3 (9.38%) Customer Value Proposition
4 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
4 3 (9.38%) Marketing Mix
4 3 (9.38%) Marketing Strategy
4 3 (9.38%) Migration
4 3 (9.38%) Sales Enablement
4 3 (9.38%) Service Delivery
4 3 (9.38%) Strategic Thinking
4 3 (9.38%) Value Proposition
5 2 (6.25%) Agile
5 2 (6.25%) Lean Six Sigma
5 2 (6.25%) Programme Management
5 2 (6.25%) Time Management
5 2 (6.25%) WFM
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) Degree
2 3 (9.38%) PMI Certification
3 2 (6.25%) PMP
3 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) CAPM
4 1 (3.13%) MAPM
Vendors
1 2 (6.25%) Anaplan
1 2 (6.25%) Genesys
1 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow
1 2 (6.25%) Verint
2 1 (3.13%) Salesforce
2 1 (3.13%) Screaming Frog