Senior Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Manager
England > Midlands

The median Senior Manager salary in the Midlands is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 198 178
Rank change year-on-year +126 -20 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 259 36 173
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.05% 0.71% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.16% 0.78% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 191 26 115
10th Percentile £50,000 £58,375 £50,000
25th Percentile £56,075 £63,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £72,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +16.00% +2.80%
75th Percentile £85,000 £98,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £103,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £77,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -9.68% +24.00% -7.45%

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 11,991 4,615 13,142
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 90.95% 94.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,323 2,801 9,377
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £32,000 £34,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend 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 25 June 2026.

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 25 June 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 +99 199 £71,250 -1.72% 16
East Midlands +17 60 £60,000 -17.24% 5
Senior Manager
England

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 June 2026, Senior 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 Senior Manager in the job title.

1 43 (16.60%) Business Development
2 37 (14.29%) Agile
3 31 (11.97%) Coaching
4 30 (11.58%) Mentoring
5 28 (10.81%) Analytics
6 22 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (8.11%) Roadmaps
8 20 (7.72%) Customer Experience
9 17 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (6.56%) Product Strategy
10 16 (6.18%) Business Analytics
10 16 (6.18%) HOOD
10 16 (6.18%) Project Delivery
10 16 (6.18%) Thought Leadership
11 14 (5.41%) Business Transformation
12 12 (4.63%) Budget Management
12 12 (4.63%) QA
12 12 (4.63%) SaaS
12 12 (4.63%) Telematics
13 11 (4.25%) Project Management
13 11 (4.25%) Service Management
14 10 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
14 10 (3.86%) Business Strategy
14 10 (3.86%) ERP
14 10 (3.86%) Service Delivery
14 10 (3.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 9 (3.47%) Creative Thinking
15 9 (3.47%) Internal Audit
16 8 (3.09%) Cybersecurity
16 8 (3.09%) Data Analytics

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.39%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 12 (4.63%) SaaS
2 3 (1.16%) Power Platform
2 3 (1.16%) PowerApps
3 1 (0.39%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Appium
1 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
1 1 (0.39%) JIRA
1 1 (0.39%) Selenium
General
1 41 (15.83%) Finance
2 33 (12.74%) Social Skills
3 28 (10.81%) Public Sector
4 19 (7.34%) Banking
5 12 (4.63%) Retail
6 11 (4.25%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.86%) Law
8 8 (3.09%) Legal
8 8 (3.09%) Legal Technology
9 7 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.39%) Games
11 1 (0.39%) iGaming
11 1 (0.39%) Local Government
11 1 (0.39%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.39%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.95%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (1.54%) Low-Code
3 3 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (1.16%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (0.77%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (0.77%) Life Science
4 2 (0.77%) PMI
5 1 (0.39%) FMCG
5 1 (0.39%) Linked Data
5 1 (0.39%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (16.60%) Business Development
2 37 (14.29%) Agile
3 31 (11.97%) Coaching
4 30 (11.58%) Mentoring
5 28 (10.81%) Analytics
6 22 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (8.11%) Roadmaps
8 20 (7.72%) Customer Experience
9 17 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (6.56%) Product Strategy
10 16 (6.18%) Business Analytics
10 16 (6.18%) HOOD
10 16 (6.18%) Project Delivery
10 16 (6.18%) Thought Leadership
11 14 (5.41%) Business Transformation
12 12 (4.63%) Budget Management
12 12 (4.63%) Telematics
13 11 (4.25%) Project Management
13 11 (4.25%) Service Management
14 10 (3.86%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (3.09%) Security Cleared
2 7 (2.70%) SC Cleared
3 3 (1.16%) Degree
4 2 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (0.77%) CCSP
4 2 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (0.77%) CISM
4 2 (0.77%) CISSP
4 2 (0.77%) CRISC
4 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.77%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (0.39%) CISA
5 1 (0.39%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.63%) QA
2 7 (2.70%) ITGC
3 4 (1.54%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.77%) NIST
4 2 (0.77%) P3O
4 2 (0.77%) PMO
4 2 (0.77%) SLA
5 1 (0.39%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (1.54%) Microsoft