Account Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Account Manager
England > North of England

The median Account Manager salary in the North of England is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 276 265
Rank change year-on-year +196 -11 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Account Manager 252 10 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.40% 0.11% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.71% 0.11% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 203 6 6
10th Percentile £30,000 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £48,125 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,688 -
90th Percentile - £90,000 £51,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% +37.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 9,309 8,903 7,168
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.17% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,319 4,277 5,664
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,711
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Account Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Account Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Account Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Account Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Account Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Account Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Account Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Account Manager in the North of England

Account Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Account Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North West +130 132 £40,000 -20.00% 50
Yorkshire +80 96 £55,000 -50.00% 11
North East +33 25 £35,000 -41.67% 3
Account Manager
England

Account Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Account 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 North of England region featuring Account Manager in the job title.

1 14 (5.56%) SEO
2 11 (4.37%) Business Development
3 9 (3.57%) Digital Marketing
3 9 (3.57%) Microsoft
4 8 (3.17%) Broadband
4 8 (3.17%) Internet
4 8 (3.17%) Pay per click
4 8 (3.17%) WordPress
5 7 (2.78%) SaaS
6 6 (2.38%) Customer Experience
6 6 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (2.38%) Telesales
7 5 (1.98%) B2B
7 5 (1.98%) Commercial Awareness
7 5 (1.98%) Customer Service
7 5 (1.98%) Decision-Making
7 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
8 4 (1.59%) CMS
8 4 (1.59%) CRM
8 4 (1.59%) Google
8 4 (1.59%) JIRA
8 4 (1.59%) Lead Generation
8 4 (1.59%) Paid Search
8 4 (1.59%) Project Management
8 4 (1.59%) Screaming Frog
8 4 (1.59%) Shopify
8 4 (1.59%) Slack
8 4 (1.59%) Umbraco
9 3 (1.19%) Affiliate Marketing
9 3 (1.19%) Affiliate Network

Account Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 8 (3.17%) WordPress
2 4 (1.59%) CMS
2 4 (1.59%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.59%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.78%) SaaS
2 4 (1.59%) Slack
3 3 (1.19%) Contentful
4 2 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.40%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.40%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.17%) Broadband
1 8 (3.17%) Internet
2 3 (1.19%) WPA
3 2 (0.79%) VoIP
4 1 (0.40%) DSL
4 1 (0.40%) ISDN
4 1 (0.40%) MPLS
4 1 (0.40%) NGN
4 1 (0.40%) PBX
4 1 (0.40%) PSTN
4 1 (0.40%) SD-WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (1.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Pivotal Tracker
General
1 58 (23.02%) Pharmaceutical
2 44 (17.46%) Telecoms
3 19 (7.54%) Digital Healthcare
4 17 (6.75%) Social Skills
5 15 (5.95%) Marketing
5 15 (5.95%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.16%) Finance
7 10 (3.97%) Retail
8 5 (1.98%) Advertising
8 5 (1.98%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (1.98%) French Language
8 5 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.59%) Portuguese Language
9 4 (1.59%) Spanish Language
10 3 (1.19%) Automotive
11 1 (0.40%) Law
11 1 (0.40%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.13%) NHS
2 12 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (1.98%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.59%) Algorithms
4 4 (1.59%) Driving Licence
4 4 (1.59%) Social Media
5 3 (1.19%) EPoS
6 2 (0.79%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.40%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.40%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (5.56%) SEO
2 11 (4.37%) Business Development
3 9 (3.57%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (3.17%) Pay per click
5 6 (2.38%) Customer Experience
5 6 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (2.38%) Telesales
6 5 (1.98%) B2B
6 5 (1.98%) Commercial Awareness
6 5 (1.98%) Customer Service
6 5 (1.98%) Decision-Making
7 4 (1.59%) CRM
7 4 (1.59%) Lead Generation
7 4 (1.59%) Paid Search
7 4 (1.59%) Project Management
8 3 (1.19%) Affiliate Marketing
8 3 (1.19%) Affiliate Network
8 3 (1.19%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (1.19%) Performance Metrics
9 2 (0.79%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 3 (1.19%) Degree
2 2 (0.79%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 9 (3.57%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.59%) Google
2 4 (1.59%) Screaming Frog