Delivery Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Delivery Manager
England > North of England

The median Delivery Manager salary in the North of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 205 156 230
Rank change year-on-year -49 +74 +71
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 51 124 57
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.48% 1.31% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 1.39% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 41 51 49
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,231 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,305 £64,080
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -4.33% +11.44%
75th Percentile £87,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.31% -6.92% -

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 9,328 8,935 7,171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.66% 94.38% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 5,337 4,298 5,666
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,407 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Delivery Manager in the North of England

Delivery 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 Delivery Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
North West -6 30 £75,000 +22.34% 46
Yorkshire -25 13 £55,000 -8.33% 48
North East -7 8 £71,250 +11.19% 8
Delivery Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Delivery 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 Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 20 (39.22%) Agile
2 17 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 15 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (19.61%) Project Delivery
5 9 (17.65%) Project Management
6 7 (13.73%) Customer Service
7 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
8 5 (9.80%) Business Strategy
8 5 (9.80%) DBS Check
8 5 (9.80%) ISO 14001
8 5 (9.80%) NEBOSH
8 5 (9.80%) SLA
8 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (7.84%) Digital Innovation
9 4 (7.84%) ITIL
9 4 (7.84%) SaaS
10 3 (5.88%) Change Management
10 3 (5.88%) Degree
10 3 (5.88%) Line Management
10 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (5.88%) Practice Management
10 3 (5.88%) Scrum
10 3 (5.88%) Service Management
10 3 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (5.88%) Technology Transformation
11 2 (3.92%) Business Intelligence
11 2 (3.92%) Collaborative Culture
11 2 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (3.92%) ERP
11 2 (3.92%) Kanban

Delivery 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.96%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.84%) SaaS
2 2 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.96%) Azure
3 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.96%) Azure Stack
3 1 (1.96%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 12 (23.53%) Local Government
2 8 (15.69%) Law
2 8 (15.69%) Public Sector
2 8 (15.69%) Social Skills
3 5 (9.80%) Military
3 5 (9.80%) Telecoms
4 4 (7.84%) Digital Health
5 3 (5.88%) Finance
5 3 (5.88%) Legal
6 2 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.92%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) NHS
2 1 (1.96%) PMI
2 1 (1.96%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (39.22%) Agile
2 17 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 15 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (19.61%) Project Delivery
5 9 (17.65%) Project Management
6 7 (13.73%) Customer Service
7 5 (9.80%) Business Strategy
7 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (7.84%) Digital Innovation
8 4 (7.84%) ITIL
9 3 (5.88%) Change Management
9 3 (5.88%) Line Management
9 3 (5.88%) Practice Management
9 3 (5.88%) Scrum
9 3 (5.88%) Service Management
9 3 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (5.88%) Technology Transformation
10 2 (3.92%) ERP
10 2 (3.92%) Kanban
10 2 (3.92%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (9.80%) DBS Check
2 3 (5.88%) Degree
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.96%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.96%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (1.96%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.80%) ISO 14001
1 5 (9.80%) NEBOSH
1 5 (9.80%) SLA
2 1 (1.96%) PMO
2 1 (1.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.92%) SAP
3 1 (1.96%) Oracle
3 1 (1.96%) ServiceNow