Delivery Manager Job Trends in the East of England

Delivery Manager
England > East of England

The median Delivery Manager salary in the East of England is £62,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 170 115
Rank change year-on-year +33 -55 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 22 12 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.53% 0.33% 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.37% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 18 5 8
10th Percentile £43,750 £47,000 £44,375
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% +10.00% -30.56%
75th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £57,813
90th Percentile £82,500 - £75,250
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.73% -7.31% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 3,691 3,211 2,026
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.37% 89.62% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,218 1,482 1,495
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,425
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -0.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the East of England

Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Delivery Manager in the East of England

Delivery Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Delivery Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Hertfordshire +12 7 £55,000 - 1
Cambridgeshire +16 6 £75,000 - 4
Suffolk -9 5 £62,500 +25.00%
Essex - 2 £40,000 - 3
Bedfordshire - 2 £100,000 - 1
Delivery Manager
England

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 1 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 East of England region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 10 (45.45%) Project Delivery
2 6 (27.27%) Service Delivery
3 5 (22.73%) PRINCE2
4 4 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
4 4 (18.18%) Project Management
5 3 (13.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (13.64%) Integration Testing
5 3 (13.64%) SaaS
5 3 (13.64%) Technical Architecture
6 2 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.09%) Logistics
6 2 (9.09%) Service Management
7 1 (4.55%) Change Management
7 1 (4.55%) Facilities Management
7 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) SaaS
General
1 5 (22.73%) Finance
2 2 (9.09%) Automotive
2 2 (9.09%) Publishing
2 2 (9.09%) Retail
2 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Data Centre
1 5 (22.73%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (9.09%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Project Delivery
2 6 (27.27%) Service Delivery
3 5 (22.73%) PRINCE2
4 4 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
4 4 (18.18%) Project Management
5 3 (13.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (13.64%) Integration Testing
5 3 (13.64%) Technical Architecture
6 2 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.09%) Logistics
6 2 (9.09%) Service Management
7 1 (4.55%) Change Management
7 1 (4.55%) Facilities Management
7 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving