Delivery Manager Job Trends in Manchester

Delivery Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Delivery Manager salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 122 117
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +97
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 24 32 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.86% 1.18% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 1.25% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 18 15 24
10th Percentile £59,000 £46,938 £43,425
25th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +36.17% -2.08%
75th Percentile £100,000 - £77,500
90th Percentile - - £82,500
North West median annual salary £74,250 £61,305 £58,750
% change year-on-year +21.12% +4.35% -0.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,481 2,552 2,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.05% 93.96% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,231 1,773
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Delivery Manager in Manchester

Delivery 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 Delivery Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 3 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
Wigan -2 1 - -
Bolton - 1 - -
Rochdale - 1 £38,618 -
Salford - 1 - - 2
Delivery Manager
North West

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Delivery 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 Manchester region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 10 (41.67%) Service Delivery
2 7 (29.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 5 (20.83%) Business Strategy
4 5 (20.83%) ISO 14001
4 5 (20.83%) NEBOSH
4 5 (20.83%) SLA
5 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 4 (16.67%) Project Delivery
5 4 (16.67%) SaaS
6 3 (12.50%) Agile
6 3 (12.50%) Practice Management
6 3 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
7 2 (8.33%) ITIL
7 2 (8.33%) Service Management
7 2 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
8 1 (4.17%) Azure
8 1 (4.17%) Azure Certification
8 1 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (4.17%) Azure Stack
8 1 (4.17%) Change Management
8 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (4.17%) Cost Management
8 1 (4.17%) DBS Check
8 1 (4.17%) DevOps
8 1 (4.17%) Digital Innovation
8 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
8 1 (4.17%) Incident Management
8 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) SaaS
2 1 (4.17%) Azure
2 1 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.17%) Azure Stack
2 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
General
1 8 (33.33%) Local Government
2 5 (20.83%) Law
2 5 (20.83%) Military
2 5 (20.83%) Public Sector
2 5 (20.83%) Telecoms
3 3 (12.50%) Digital Health
3 3 (12.50%) Legal
3 3 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 2 (8.33%) Finance
5 1 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (41.67%) Service Delivery
2 7 (29.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 5 (20.83%) Business Strategy
5 4 (16.67%) Project Delivery
6 3 (12.50%) Agile
6 3 (12.50%) Practice Management
6 3 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
7 2 (8.33%) ITIL
7 2 (8.33%) Service Management
7 2 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (4.17%) Change Management
8 1 (4.17%) Cost Management
8 1 (4.17%) DevOps
8 1 (4.17%) Incident Management
8 1 (4.17%) ITSM
8 1 (4.17%) Line Management
8 1 (4.17%) Performance Metrics
8 1 (4.17%) Resource Management
8 1 (4.17%) Service Delivery Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (4.17%) Azure Certification
1 1 (4.17%) DBS Check
1 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
1 1 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (20.83%) ISO 14001
1 5 (20.83%) NEBOSH
1 5 (20.83%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft