Senior Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Manager
England > Midlands

The median Senior Manager salary in the Midlands is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 198 196 158
Rank change year-on-year -2 -38 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 37 92 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.66% 0.91% 1.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.96% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 24 44 65
10th Percentile £55,029 £52,435 £47,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £58,000 £57,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £61,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +18.85% +0.33% +3.93%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,500 £86,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +3.85% +6.91% -16.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 5,177 9,550 5,266
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 94.82% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 3,266 5,390 3,994
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,119 £26,724
25th Percentile £31,750 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,425
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.63% +4.85%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,375 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Senior Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Manager in the Midlands

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in the Midlands

Senior 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 Senior Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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 -1 26 £65,000 +8.33% 23
East Midlands +25 11 £85,000 - 12
Senior Manager
England

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Senior Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 11 (29.73%) Project Management
1 11 (29.73%) Finance
2 9 (24.32%) Agile
3 7 (18.92%) Analytics
3 7 (18.92%) Risk Management
3 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
4 6 (16.22%) Project Delivery
4 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (16.22%) Mentoring
5 5 (13.51%) Coaching
5 5 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (13.51%) Change Management
5 5 (13.51%) PRINCE2
6 4 (10.81%) Logistics
6 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
6 4 (10.81%) PMO
6 4 (10.81%) Line Management
7 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
7 3 (8.11%) Business Case
7 3 (8.11%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (8.11%) Budget Management
7 3 (8.11%) Roadmaps
7 3 (8.11%) QA
7 3 (8.11%) SaaS
7 3 (8.11%) Marketing
7 3 (8.11%) Degree
7 3 (8.11%) Data Analytics
7 3 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (8.11%) SDLC

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.70%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (5.41%) SAP CO
1 2 (5.41%) SAP FI
1 2 (5.41%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (5.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.70%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (2.70%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.11%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) SAP BW
2 1 (2.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) JIRA
General
1 11 (29.73%) Finance
2 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
3 3 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.11%) Games
3 3 (8.11%) Law
3 3 (8.11%) Marketing
3 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.41%) Billing
4 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (5.41%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.41%) Retail
4 2 (5.41%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.70%) Automotive
5 1 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Local Government
5 1 (2.70%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.41%) Blockchain
1 2 (5.41%) Robotics
2 1 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.70%) Credit Risk
2 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.70%) Housing Association
2 1 (2.70%) IoT
2 1 (2.70%) Life Science
2 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.70%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (29.73%) Project Management
2 9 (24.32%) Agile
3 7 (18.92%) Analytics
3 7 (18.92%) Risk Management
4 6 (16.22%) Mentoring
4 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (16.22%) Project Delivery
4 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (13.51%) Change Management
5 5 (13.51%) Coaching
5 5 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (13.51%) PRINCE2
6 4 (10.81%) Line Management
6 4 (10.81%) Logistics
7 3 (8.11%) Business Case
7 3 (8.11%) Data Analytics
7 3 (8.11%) Data Privacy
7 3 (8.11%) Econometrics
7 3 (8.11%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (8.11%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) Python
1 1 (2.70%) R
1 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) Degree
3 2 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.70%) PMP
4 1 (2.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (2.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) PMO
2 3 (8.11%) QA
3 2 (5.41%) ITGC
4 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.70%) NIST
Vendors
1 3 (8.11%) SAP
2 2 (5.41%) Commvault
2 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.70%) Facebook
3 1 (2.70%) IBM
3 1 (2.70%) Instagram
3 1 (2.70%) Planon
3 1 (2.70%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.70%) TikTok
3 1 (2.70%) YouTube