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 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 262 267
Rank change year-on-year +20 +5 +105
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 21 21 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.20% 0.23% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 13 5 11
10th Percentile £48,000 £56,900 £45,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £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 9,389 8,677 7,554
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.58% 94.01% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,398 4,127 5,971
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,803
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -1.47% -3.23%
75th Percentile £67,375 £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% - -2.04%

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 6 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 6 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 +26 17 £65,000 +8.33% 8
Yorkshire -9 3 £65,000 -8.77% 1
North East +1 1 £65,000 -
Information Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 (38.10%) Information Management
2 3 (14.29%) Information Security
3 2 (9.52%) Building Information Modelling
3 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
3 2 (9.52%) Digital Engineering
3 2 (9.52%) ISO 19650
3 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.76%) Agile
4 1 (4.76%) CISA
4 1 (4.76%) CISM
4 1 (4.76%) CISSP
4 1 (4.76%) CRISC
4 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (4.76%) Data Collection
4 1 (4.76%) Data Protection
4 1 (4.76%) Due Diligence
4 1 (4.76%) GDPR
4 1 (4.76%) GRC
4 1 (4.76%) Information Security Management
4 1 (4.76%) ISMS
4 1 (4.76%) ISO 14001
4 1 (4.76%) ISO 22301
4 1 (4.76%) ISO 9001
4 1 (4.76%) JIRA
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.76%) NIST
4 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.76%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (9.52%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Finance
3 1 (4.76%) Legal
3 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.76%) Housing Association
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.76%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Information Management
2 3 (14.29%) Information Security
3 2 (9.52%) Building Information Modelling
3 2 (9.52%) Digital Engineering
4 1 (4.76%) Agile
4 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (4.76%) Data Collection
4 1 (4.76%) Data Protection
4 1 (4.76%) Due Diligence
4 1 (4.76%) Information Security Management
4 1 (4.76%) ISMS
4 1 (4.76%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (4.76%) Risk Management
4 1 (4.76%) Security Management
4 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (4.76%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) CISA
2 1 (4.76%) CISM
2 1 (4.76%) CISSP
2 1 (4.76%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (9.52%) ISO 19650
1 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (4.76%) GDPR
2 1 (4.76%) GRC
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 14001
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 22301
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.76%) NIST
2 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft