Compliance Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Compliance Manager
England > Midlands

The median Compliance Manager salary in the Midlands is £42,735 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 237 222
Rank change year-on-year +28 -15 +114
Permanent jobs requiring a Compliance Manager 5 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.064% 0.047% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.050% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 4
10th Percentile - £48,250 £50,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £51,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,735 £57,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -25.68% -9.80% -22.73%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £63,500 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +12.44%

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 7,050 5,997 5,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.17% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,293 2,784 4,470
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,338 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Compliance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Compliance Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Compliance Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for Compliance Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Compliance Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Compliance Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Compliance Manager in the Midlands

Compliance 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 Compliance Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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 - 3 £40,000 - 2
East Midlands -9 2 £61,250 +6.52%
Compliance Manager
England

Compliance Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Compliance 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 Compliance Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (20.00%) BCP
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) EDI
3 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (20.00%) People Management
3 1 (20.00%) Product Management
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) SEO

Compliance 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Law
1 2 (40.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) BCP
3 1 (20.00%) People Management
3 1 (20.00%) Product Management
3 1 (20.00%) SEO
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)