Product Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Product Manager
England > North of England

The median Product Manager salary in the North of England is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 150 229
Rank change year-on-year -17 +79 -39
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Manager 92 136 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.87% 1.49% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 1.59% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 24 42 49
10th Percentile £45,000 £56,495 £48,639
25th Percentile £64,750 £59,625 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £73,805 £73,805
Median % change year-on-year -0.07% - +7.72%
75th Percentile £83,750 £79,763 £75,772
90th Percentile £113,750 £84,875 £80,500
England median annual salary £70,024 £75,000 £73,805
% change year-on-year -6.64% +1.62% +1.80%

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 9,411 8,578 8,182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.53% 94.04% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,463 4,051 6,526
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,742 £67,500 £66,944
90th Percentile £82,192 £80,000 £80,780
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Product Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Product Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Product Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Product Manager in the North of England

Product 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 Product Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 11 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 East +3 46 £77,217 +28.70% 1
Yorkshire -26 27 £75,000 +1.62% 7
North West -2 19 £70,000 -5.15% 3
Product Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Product 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 Product Manager in the job title.

1 65 (70.65%) Decision-Making
2 64 (69.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (65.22%) Degree
4 58 (63.04%) Chemistry
4 58 (63.04%) Commercialisation
4 58 (63.04%) Community of Practice
4 58 (63.04%) Project Delivery
4 58 (63.04%) Project Management
5 19 (20.65%) Agile
5 19 (20.65%) Roadmaps
6 15 (16.30%) Product Management
7 12 (13.04%) SaaS
8 11 (11.96%) Product Strategy
9 10 (10.87%) Product Roadmap
10 8 (8.70%) Product Vision
11 6 (6.52%) AI
11 6 (6.52%) Customer-Centricity
11 6 (6.52%) Strategic Thinking
11 6 (6.52%) User Experience
12 5 (5.43%) B2B
12 5 (5.43%) Product Marketing
12 5 (5.43%) Stakeholder Management
12 5 (5.43%) Storytelling
12 5 (5.43%) Translating Business Requirements
12 5 (5.43%) User Stories
12 5 (5.43%) UX Design
13 4 (4.35%) Acceptance Criteria
13 4 (4.35%) KYC
13 4 (4.35%) Market Research
13 4 (4.35%) Problem-Solving

Product 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 (1.09%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 12 (13.04%) SaaS
2 2 (2.17%) PaaS
3 1 (1.09%) Google Analytics
General
1 72 (78.26%) Marketing
2 60 (65.22%) Manufacturing
3 51 (55.43%) Finance
4 11 (11.96%) Social Skills
5 7 (7.61%) Legal
6 4 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.17%) Automotive
7 2 (2.17%) Electronics
7 2 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.17%) Retail
8 1 (1.09%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.09%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.09%) Law
8 1 (1.09%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.09%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 58 (63.04%) FMCG
2 4 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.26%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.17%) AI Agents
4 2 (2.17%) Cloud Native
4 2 (2.17%) Robotics
5 1 (1.09%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.09%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.09%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (70.65%) Decision-Making
2 64 (69.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (63.04%) Chemistry
3 58 (63.04%) Commercialisation
3 58 (63.04%) Community of Practice
3 58 (63.04%) Project Delivery
3 58 (63.04%) Project Management
4 19 (20.65%) Agile
4 19 (20.65%) Roadmaps
5 15 (16.30%) Product Management
6 11 (11.96%) Product Strategy
7 10 (10.87%) Product Roadmap
8 8 (8.70%) Product Vision
9 6 (6.52%) AI
9 6 (6.52%) Customer-Centricity
9 6 (6.52%) Strategic Thinking
9 6 (6.52%) User Experience
10 5 (5.43%) B2B
10 5 (5.43%) Product Marketing
10 5 (5.43%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (65.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.17%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (1.09%) Google
1 1 (1.09%) Hotjar
1 1 (1.09%) iManage
1 1 (1.09%) Salesforce