Senior Manager Job Trends in Glasgow

Senior Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Senior Manager salary in Glasgow is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 49 107
Rank change year-on-year +21 +58 -34
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 52 31 53
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 3.91% 4.21% 2.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.20% 4.45% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 13 11 20
10th Percentile £45,000 £60,000 £62,375
25th Percentile - £62,500 £63,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% -9.38% +31.58%
75th Percentile £68,750 £80,625 -
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,750 £98,750
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -15.63% +31.58%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 1,238 696 2,007
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 94.57% 98.38%
Number of salaries quoted 764 279 656
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £31,779
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £84,875
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Glasgow

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Glasgow over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in Glasgow

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Senior 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 Glasgow region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 27 (51.92%) Business Development
2 8 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (9.62%) Information Security
4 4 (7.69%) Project Delivery
5 3 (5.77%) Agile
5 3 (5.77%) Analytics
5 3 (5.77%) Budget Management
5 3 (5.77%) Decision-Making
5 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (5.77%) Project Management
5 3 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (3.85%) CISM
6 2 (3.85%) CISSP
6 2 (3.85%) Coaching
6 2 (3.85%) COBIT
6 2 (3.85%) Conflict Management
6 2 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (3.85%) CRISC
6 2 (3.85%) Customer Experience
6 2 (3.85%) Degree
6 2 (3.85%) Impact Analysis
6 2 (3.85%) Information Security Management
6 2 (3.85%) ISMS
6 2 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (3.85%) IT Governance
6 2 (3.85%) Microsoft
6 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (3.85%) NIST
6 2 (3.85%) Operations Management
6 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.92%) AWS
1 1 (1.92%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 7 (13.46%) Public Sector
2 6 (11.54%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.77%) Finance
4 2 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.92%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (51.92%) Business Development
2 8 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (9.62%) Information Security
4 4 (7.69%) Project Delivery
5 3 (5.77%) Agile
5 3 (5.77%) Analytics
5 3 (5.77%) Budget Management
5 3 (5.77%) Decision-Making
5 3 (5.77%) Project Management
5 3 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (3.85%) Conflict Management
6 2 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (3.85%) Information Security Management
6 2 (3.85%) IT Governance
6 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2
6 2 (3.85%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (3.85%) Programme Governance
6 2 (3.85%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (3.85%) Risk Management
6 2 (3.85%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 2 (3.85%) CISM
1 2 (3.85%) CISSP
1 2 (3.85%) CRISC
1 2 (3.85%) Degree
1 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) COBIT
1 2 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.85%) NIST
2 1 (1.92%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (3.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle