Software Packaging Job Trends in Manchester

Software Packaging
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Software Packaging skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 152 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs citing Software Packaging 4 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.14% 0.074% -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.14% 0.34% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - -
75th Percentile £38,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £38,000 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Manchester

Software Packaging falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 350 591 755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 12.56% 21.76% 32.53%
Number of salaries quoted 299 358 597
10th Percentile £29,750 £41,425 £39,050
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.31% +0.83% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £86,250
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +4.35%

Software Packaging
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Packaging relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Software Packaging job vacancy trend in Manchester

Software Packaging
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Software Packaging.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Software Packaging

Software Packaging
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 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Local Government
2 3 (75.00%) Police
2 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 3 (75.00%) Lead
1 3 (75.00%) Support Team Leader
1 3 (75.00%) Team Leader
2 1 (25.00%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (25.00%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) NHS
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Storage
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Availability Management
2 3 (75.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Patch Management
2 3 (75.00%) People Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) SIAM
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) VMware