Product Lead Job Trends in Manchester

Product Leader
North West > Manchester

The median Product Leader salary in Manchester is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 177 161
Rank change year-on-year +29 -16 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Lead 2 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.088% 0.053% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.056% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £66,250 - -
25th Percentile £68,125 - £78,217
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £82,818
75th Percentile £78,125 - £87,419
90th Percentile £80,750 - -
North West median annual salary £72,500 £50,803 £82,818
% change year-on-year +42.71% -38.66% -

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 2,096 3,594 2,505
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 94.60% 96.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 1,852 2,032
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,275 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,438 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,850 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Product Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Product Lead job vacancy trend in Manchester

Product Lead
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in Manchester

Product Lead
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Lead in Manchester over the 6 months to 17 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Product Lead in Manchester

Product Lead Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, Product Lead 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 Product Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories

Product Lead 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Health
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Healthcare
1 1 (50.00%) Health Technology
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA