Delivery Manager Job Trends in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Delivery Manager salary in Cardiff is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 50 47
Rank change year-on-year +22 -3 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 9 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 2.56% 0.28% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.65% 0.29% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £50,000 - £41,800
25th Percentile - - £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.31%
75th Percentile £63,750 - £51,000
90th Percentile £71,250 - £52,200
South Wales median annual salary £60,000 £48,535 £51,104
% change year-on-year +23.62% -5.03% +11.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 339 346 355
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.31% 95.84% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 237 220 317
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £32,300
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,219 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% +2.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,794 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,710 £73,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,875 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.25% -0.25% +5.26%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in Cardiff over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Delivery Manager in Cardiff

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Delivery 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 Cardiff region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Service Delivery
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) ITSM
3 4 (44.44%) Service Management
4 1 (11.11%) Agile
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) Waterfall

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

General
1 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Service Delivery
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) ITSM
3 4 (44.44%) Service Management
4 1 (11.11%) Agile
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) Waterfall