Senior Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Manager
England > Midlands

The median Senior Manager salary in the Midlands is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 July 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 189 175
Rank change year-on-year +112 -14 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 256 46 142
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.89% 0.81% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% 0.89% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 181 33 94
10th Percentile £48,453 £60,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £55,613
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £72,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.00% +16.00% +2.80%
75th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £74,708
90th Percentile - £104,250 £84,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% +12.00% -7.41%

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 12,857 5,144 11,359
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.00% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 8,965 3,272 7,716
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,725
25th Percentile £38,500 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 23 July 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 23 July 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 +80 186 £65,000 -10.34% 25
East Midlands +28 70 £60,000 -25.00% 12
Senior Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 July 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 50 (19.53%) Business Development
2 34 (13.28%) Agile
3 26 (10.16%) Analytics
4 25 (9.77%) Coaching
5 24 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 23 (8.98%) Mentoring
7 20 (7.81%) Customer Experience
7 20 (7.81%) Roadmaps
8 17 (6.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (6.64%) Product Strategy
9 16 (6.25%) Business Analytics
9 16 (6.25%) HOOD
9 16 (6.25%) Thought Leadership
10 15 (5.86%) Business Transformation
10 15 (5.86%) Project Delivery
11 14 (5.47%) QA
11 14 (5.47%) Telematics
12 12 (4.69%) Service Management
13 11 (4.30%) Business Intelligence
13 11 (4.30%) Business Strategy
14 10 (3.91%) Budget Management
14 10 (3.91%) ERP
14 10 (3.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 9 (3.52%) Creative Thinking
15 9 (3.52%) Internal Audit
15 9 (3.52%) Project Management
15 9 (3.52%) Service Delivery
16 8 (3.13%) Cybersecurity
16 8 (3.13%) Data Analytics
16 8 (3.13%) ITSM

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 6 (2.34%) SaaS
2 3 (1.17%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (0.39%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.78%) Power BI
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 43 (16.80%) Finance
2 33 (12.89%) Social Skills
3 21 (8.20%) Public Sector
4 20 (7.81%) Banking
5 14 (5.47%) Manufacturing
6 13 (5.08%) Retail
7 7 (2.73%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.56%) Law
9 4 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.17%) Legal
11 2 (0.78%) Legal Technology
11 2 (0.78%) Marketing
12 1 (0.39%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.39%) Games
12 1 (0.39%) iGaming
12 1 (0.39%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.39%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.39%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.42%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (0.78%) Low-Code
3 1 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.39%) FMCG
3 1 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (0.39%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (0.39%) Life Science
3 1 (0.39%) PMI
3 1 (0.39%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (19.53%) Business Development
2 34 (13.28%) Agile
3 26 (10.16%) Analytics
4 25 (9.77%) Coaching
5 24 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 23 (8.98%) Mentoring
7 20 (7.81%) Customer Experience
7 20 (7.81%) Roadmaps
8 17 (6.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (6.64%) Product Strategy
9 16 (6.25%) Business Analytics
9 16 (6.25%) HOOD
9 16 (6.25%) Thought Leadership
10 15 (5.86%) Business Transformation
10 15 (5.86%) Project Delivery
11 14 (5.47%) Telematics
12 12 (4.69%) Service Management
13 11 (4.30%) Business Intelligence
13 11 (4.30%) Business Strategy
14 10 (3.91%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.39%) SQL
1 1 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (3.13%) Security Cleared
2 7 (2.73%) SC Cleared
3 2 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (0.78%) CCSP
3 2 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (0.78%) CISM
3 2 (0.78%) CISSP
3 2 (0.78%) CRISC
3 2 (0.78%) Degree
3 2 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (0.39%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.39%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.47%) QA
2 7 (2.73%) ITGC
3 2 (0.78%) NIST
3 2 (0.78%) PMO
3 2 (0.78%) SLA
4 1 (0.39%) P3O
Vendors
1 5 (1.95%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.39%) Google
2 1 (0.39%) Screaming Frog