Information Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Information Manager
England > North of England

The median Information Manager salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 266 264
Rank change year-on-year +23 -2 +109
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 20 21 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 11
10th Percentile £51,000 £56,900 £45,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £57,500 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.84% +3.33%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £65,250
90th Percentile - £72,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

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 9,349 8,696 7,535
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.60% 94.02% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,363 4,135 5,952
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,803
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -1.47% -3.23%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

Information Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Information Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Information Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Information Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Manager in the North of England

Information 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 Information Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 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 +22 16 £65,000 +8.33% 8
Yorkshire -6 3 £65,000 -8.77% 3
North East +4 1 £65,000 -
Information Manager
England

Information Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Information 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 Information Manager in the job title.

1 8 (40.00%) Information Management
2 2 (10.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 2 (10.00%) Digital Engineering
2 2 (10.00%) Information Security
2 2 (10.00%) ISO 19650
3 1 (5.00%) Agile
3 1 (5.00%) CISA
3 1 (5.00%) CISM
3 1 (5.00%) CISSP
3 1 (5.00%) CRISC
3 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (5.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (5.00%) GRC
3 1 (5.00%) Information Security Management
3 1 (5.00%) ISMS
3 1 (5.00%) ISO 22301
3 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.00%) NIST
3 1 (5.00%) PCI DSS
3 1 (5.00%) Security Management
3 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management

Information 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:

General
1 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Finance
2 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (40.00%) Information Management
2 2 (10.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 2 (10.00%) Digital Engineering
2 2 (10.00%) Information Security
3 1 (5.00%) Agile
3 1 (5.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (5.00%) Information Security Management
3 1 (5.00%) ISMS
3 1 (5.00%) Security Management
3 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) CISA
2 1 (5.00%) CISM
2 1 (5.00%) CISSP
2 1 (5.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) ISO 19650
2 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.00%) GRC
2 1 (5.00%) ISO 22301
2 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.00%) NIST
2 1 (5.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft