Applications Manager Jobs in Manchester

Application Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Application Manager salary in Manchester is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 210 226
Rank change year-on-year +64 +16 +19
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Manager 13 13 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.58% 0.25% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.27% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4 13 19
10th Percentile £48,625 - £53,250
25th Percentile £50,313 £46,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -15.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £68,438 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,875 £81,250 £85,000
North West median annual salary £52,500 £48,500 £66,250
% change year-on-year +8.25% -26.79% +20.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,013 4,891 4,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.40% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 3,774 2,630
10th Percentile £32,125 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,017 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,334 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.43% -5.51% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Applications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Applications Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Applications Manager in Manchester

Applications Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Manager in Manchester.

Salary trend for Applications Manager in Manchester

Applications Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Manager in Manchester

Applications Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
Altrincham - 9 £50,000 - 2
Rochdale - 1 £52,500 -
Applications Manager
North West

Applications Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Applications Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Applications Manager in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 9 (69.23%) Agile
3 8 (61.54%) Change Management
3 8 (61.54%) PRINCE2
3 8 (61.54%) Facebook
4 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (46.15%) CRM
4 6 (46.15%) Finance
4 6 (46.15%) Project Management
4 6 (46.15%) Roadmaps
5 5 (38.46%) ERP
5 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (38.46%) Process Improvement
5 5 (38.46%) Performance Monitoring
6 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (30.77%) Case Management
6 4 (30.77%) Product Roadmap
6 4 (30.77%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (30.77%) Data Protection
6 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (30.77%) User Experience
6 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
6 4 (30.77%) Six Sigma
6 4 (30.77%) ITIL
6 4 (30.77%) Liquidlogic
6 4 (30.77%) Budgeting
7 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
7 2 (15.38%) Azure
7 2 (15.38%) AWS
7 2 (15.38%) Retail

Applications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Moodle
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) AWS
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Amazon EKS
2 1 (7.69%) AppsFlyer
2 1 (7.69%) Google Analytics
2 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Tableau
General
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Retail
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Marketing
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) e-Learning
1 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (7.69%) Mobile App
1 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
1 1 (7.69%) Private Cloud
1 1 (7.69%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
1 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Agile
2 8 (61.54%) Change Management
2 8 (61.54%) PRINCE2
3 6 (46.15%) CRM
3 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (46.15%) Project Management
3 6 (46.15%) Roadmaps
4 5 (38.46%) ERP
4 5 (38.46%) Performance Monitoring
4 5 (38.46%) Process Improvement
4 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (30.77%) Budgeting
5 4 (30.77%) Case Management
5 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (30.77%) Data Protection
5 4 (30.77%) ITIL
5 4 (30.77%) Product Roadmap
5 4 (30.77%) Six Sigma
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (30.77%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Java
1 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Facebook
2 4 (30.77%) Liquidlogic
2 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) Google
3 1 (7.69%) Zoho