Applications Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Application Manager
England > Midlands

The median Application Manager salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 235 204
Rank change year-on-year +42 -31 +115
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Manager 28 13 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.36% 0.20% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.21% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15 8 17
10th Percentile £43,720 £56,750 £50,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.58% +3.33% +50.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 -
90th Percentile £70,000 - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,105 6,047 5,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 94.20% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,323 2,822 4,284
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,059
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.59% -3.97%

Applications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Applications Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Applications Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Applications Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Applications Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Manager in the Midlands

Applications Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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
West Midlands +45 26 £60,000 -25.00% 1
East Midlands -10 2 £40,000 -30.43% 1
Applications Manager
England

Applications Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Applications 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 Midlands region featuring Applications Manager in the job title.

1 5 (17.86%) ERP
2 4 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (14.29%) Logistics
2 4 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 4 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 4 (14.29%) Smartsheet
2 4 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (10.71%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 3 (10.71%) Project Management
3 3 (10.71%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (7.14%) Change Management
4 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (3.57%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (3.57%) Customer Service
5 1 (3.57%) IFS
5 1 (3.57%) ITIL
5 1 (3.57%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (3.57%) Service Delivery
5 1 (3.57%) Workload Management

Applications Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (14.29%) Power Platform
1 4 (14.29%) Smartsheet
General
1 6 (21.43%) Finance
2 5 (17.86%) Manufacturing
3 4 (14.29%) Tech for Good
4 2 (7.14%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Retail
5 1 (3.57%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 16 (57.14%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.57%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.86%) ERP
2 4 (14.29%) Logistics
2 4 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 4 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (10.71%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 3 (10.71%) Project Management
3 3 (10.71%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (7.14%) Change Management
4 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (3.57%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (3.57%) Customer Service
5 1 (3.57%) ITIL
5 1 (3.57%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (3.57%) Service Delivery
5 1 (3.57%) Workload Management
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) IFS