Senior Manager
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Senior Manager salary in Cardiff is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 64 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -17 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 3.20% | 0.64% | 2.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.25% | 0.67% | 2.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,000 | - | £50,049 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £35,500 | £51,887 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £39,000 | £56,145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.85% | -30.54% | -6.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £40,500 | £60,825 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53,520 | £61,391 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £60,000 | £39,000 | £58,645 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.85% | -33.50% | +6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 246 | 746 | 491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.40% | 95.27% | 91.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 177 | 628 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,600 | £28,334 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £36,750 | £41,514 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,398 | £50,000 | £54,882 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -8.90% | +4.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,203 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £30,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | -10.00% | - |
Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Senior Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Senior Manager
Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Manager in Cardiff.
Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Senior Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.
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Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: