Support Manager Jobs in Dorset

Support Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Support Manager salary in Dorset is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 87 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Manager 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.38% 0.095% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.100% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +2.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 502 1,004 432
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.54% 94.99% 78.55%
Number of salaries quoted 260 578 362
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,625 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - -7.41% +8.00%

Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Support Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Support Manager in Dorset

Support Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Manager in Dorset.

Salary trend for Support Manager in Dorset

Support Manager
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 3 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole - 2 £42,500 - 1
Support Manager
South West

Support Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Support 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 Dorset region featuring Support Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Qt
1 2 (100.00%) Arduino
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Raspberry Pi
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Support Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Arduino
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap