Senior Manager Job Trends in Glasgow

Senior Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Senior Manager salary in Glasgow is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 47 121
Rank change year-on-year +27 +74 -30
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 37 24 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 5.44% 3.30% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.97% 3.40% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 18 9 6
10th Percentile £48,500 £56,234 -
25th Percentile - £61,250 £49,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +35.00% -25.93%
75th Percentile £60,000 £74,750 £57,750
90th Percentile £74,500 £92,250 £70,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% -3.57% -

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 620 705 1,175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.18% 96.84% 98.00%
Number of salaries quoted 363 329 471
10th Percentile £28,400 £33,950 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,375 £75,000 £64,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -4.55%

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 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 10 (27.03%) Business Development
2 7 (18.92%) Coaching
2 7 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (18.92%) ITIL
3 5 (13.51%) Lean Six Sigma
3 5 (13.51%) Problem Management
3 5 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (13.51%) Project Management
3 5 (13.51%) ServiceNow
3 5 (13.51%) Six Sigma
4 4 (10.81%) Customer Experience
4 4 (10.81%) Due Diligence
4 4 (10.81%) Incident Management
4 4 (10.81%) Major Incident Management
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (10.81%) Performance Improvement
4 4 (10.81%) QA
4 4 (10.81%) Quality Management
4 4 (10.81%) Root Cause Analysis
4 4 (10.81%) SharePoint
4 4 (10.81%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
5 3 (8.11%) ACCA
5 3 (8.11%) Agile
5 3 (8.11%) Contract Management
5 3 (8.11%) GAAP
5 3 (8.11%) IFRS
6 2 (5.41%) Analytics

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (10.81%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.41%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Firewall
1 1 (2.70%) LAN
1 1 (2.70%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.70%) WAN
1 1 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
1 1 (2.70%) Tableau
General
1 8 (21.62%) Social Skills
2 5 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.81%) Law
4 3 (8.11%) Finance
4 3 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Local Government
4 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.70%) Games
5 1 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Business Development
2 7 (18.92%) Coaching
2 7 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (18.92%) ITIL
3 5 (13.51%) Lean Six Sigma
3 5 (13.51%) Problem Management
3 5 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (13.51%) Project Management
3 5 (13.51%) Six Sigma
4 4 (10.81%) Customer Experience
4 4 (10.81%) Due Diligence
4 4 (10.81%) Incident Management
4 4 (10.81%) Major Incident Management
4 4 (10.81%) Performance Improvement
4 4 (10.81%) Quality Management
4 4 (10.81%) Root Cause Analysis
5 3 (8.11%) Agile
5 3 (8.11%) Contract Management
6 2 (5.41%) Econometrics
6 2 (5.41%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 3 (8.11%) ACCA
3 1 (2.70%) Degree
3 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) QA
2 3 (8.11%) GAAP
2 3 (8.11%) IFRS
Vendors
1 5 (13.51%) ServiceNow
2 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.41%) Screaming Frog
4 1 (2.70%) Anaplan
4 1 (2.70%) Cisco
4 1 (2.70%) Genesys
4 1 (2.70%) Verint