Support Manager Job Trends in the East of England

Support Manager
England > East of England

The median Support Manager salary in the East of England is £49,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 159 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Manager 20 21 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.48% 0.60% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 0
10th Percentile £46,250 £44,125 -
25th Percentile £48,500 £44,688 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £48,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% - -
75th Percentile £54,688 £52,188 -
90th Percentile £56,250 £52,375 -
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year -20.83% -2.04% +11.36%

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 3,732 3,138 2,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.35% 89.48% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2,257 1,424 1,686
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £26,438
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,207 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,059
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.59% -3.97%

Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Support Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Support Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

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

Support 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 Support Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 9 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
Suffolk - 12 £49,000 -
Hertfordshire +18 7 £52,500 +5.00% 2
Essex -19 1 £50,000 +5.26%
Support Manager
England

Support Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Support 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 Support Manager in the job title.

1 16 (80.00%) Customer Service
2 11 (55.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (55.00%) Service Delivery
3 9 (45.00%) IT Strategy
3 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
3 9 (45.00%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (35.00%) CRM
4 7 (35.00%) ERP
5 6 (30.00%) Mentoring
6 5 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
6 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (25.00%) People Management
6 5 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
6 5 (25.00%) SLA
7 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
7 4 (20.00%) Azure
7 4 (20.00%) Contract Management
7 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (20.00%) Entra ID
7 4 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (20.00%) IT Governance
7 4 (20.00%) Power Platform
7 4 (20.00%) PowerApps
7 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
7 4 (20.00%) Windows
7 4 (20.00%) Windows Server

Support 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:

Applications
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (45.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (20.00%) Azure
2 4 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 4 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (20.00%) PowerApps
General
1 5 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (25.00%) Retail
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (5.00%) Electronics
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Windows
1 4 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (80.00%) Customer Service
2 11 (55.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (55.00%) Service Delivery
3 9 (45.00%) IT Strategy
4 7 (35.00%) CRM
4 7 (35.00%) ERP
5 6 (30.00%) Mentoring
6 5 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
6 5 (25.00%) People Management
6 5 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
7 4 (20.00%) Contract Management
7 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (20.00%) IT Governance
7 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
8 2 (10.00%) AI
8 2 (10.00%) Coaching
9 1 (5.00%) Customer Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (25.00%) SLA
2 4 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (45.00%) Microsoft