Planning Manager Job Trends in the East Midlands

Planning Manager
England > East Midlands

The median Planning Manager salary in the East Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 September 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Planning Manager 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £42,550
% change year-on-year +18.81% +18.68% -17.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,182 3,712 1,614
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 94.91% 96.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,246 1,861 1,137
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,250 £73,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Planning Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings that featured Planning Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Planning Manager in the East Midlands

Planning Manager
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Planning Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Planning Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands

Planning Manager
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Planning Manager within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 September 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
Leicestershire - 3 - -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £40,000 - 1
Planning Manager
England

Planning Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 September 2025, Planning 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 East Midlands region featuring Planning Manager in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Coaching
1 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Business Case
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (25.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (25.00%) Primavera
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) NEC
1 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (25.00%) Law

Planning Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (25.00%) Law
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Business Case
1 1 (25.00%) Coaching
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) NEC