Innovation Manager Job Trends in Merseyside

Innovation Manager
North West > Merseyside

The median Innovation Manager salary in Merseyside is £56,100 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 77
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Innovation Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.13% - 0.095%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,100 - -
North West median annual salary £56,100 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 744 252 990
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 66.32% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 489 187 806
10th Percentile £27,980 £30,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,897 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.92% +9.79% -9.09%

Innovation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Innovation Manager job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Innovation Manager
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Innovation Manager within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 2 April 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
Liverpool - 1 £56,100 - 1
Innovation Manager
North West

Innovation Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 2 April 2026, Innovation 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 Merseyside region featuring Innovation Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Innovation Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft