Relationships Manager Job Trends in England

Relationship Manager
UK > England

The median Relationship Manager salary in England is £42,500 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 585 659 635
Rank change year-on-year +74 -24 +298
Permanent jobs requiring a Relationships Manager 15 17 31
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.029% 0.034% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.037% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 12 12 30
10th Percentile - £51,250 £42,320
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,125 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -23.42% +3.26% -34.85%
75th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £55,000 - £68,875
UK median annual salary £42,500 £55,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.42% +5.71% -34.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Relationships Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Relationships Manager job vacancy trend in England

Relationships Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in England

Relationships Manager
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Relationships Manager in England

Relationships Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Relationships Manager within the 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
Midlands +26 6 £40,000 -
West Midlands +23 6 £40,000 -
North of England +28 5 £45,000 -19.64% 2
North West +27 3 £45,000 -19.64% 1
South East +28 2 £55,000 - 1
South West - 2 - - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £55,000 - 1
Relationships Manager
UK

Relationships Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Relationships 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 England region featuring Relationships Manager in the job title.

1 3 (20.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 3 (20.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (13.33%) Azure
2 2 (13.33%) Commercialisation
2 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (13.33%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) Incident Response
2 2 (13.33%) ITIL
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
2 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (13.33%) SLA
2 2 (13.33%) SQL
2 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (13.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (13.33%) Vendor Relationship Management
2 2 (13.33%) Vulnerability Remediation

Relationships Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 5 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) NHS
2 2 (13.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (20.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 3 (20.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (13.33%) Commercialisation
2 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (13.33%) Incident Response
2 2 (13.33%) ITIL
2 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
2 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (13.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (13.33%) Vendor Relationship Management
2 2 (13.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) SLA