Senior Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Manager
England > North of England

The median Senior Manager salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 185 193
Rank change year-on-year +108 +8 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 390 138 214
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.87% 1.47% 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 1.66% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 277 91 153
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,198
25th Percentile £57,001 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +2.36% +9.55% -4.66%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,250 £84,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +12.00% -7.41%

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 19,726 8,307 17,354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 88.19% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 14,355 4,458 13,056
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £80,475 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in the North of England

Senior 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 Senior Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 July 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 +80 211 £65,000 - 29
Yorkshire +49 130 £65,000 +1.17% 22
North East -22 49 £63,076 +40.17%
Senior Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, Senior 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 Senior Manager in the job title.

1 62 (15.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 58 (14.87%) Coaching
3 57 (14.62%) Agile
4 49 (12.56%) Business Development
4 49 (12.56%) Mentoring
5 31 (7.95%) SaaS
6 30 (7.69%) Project Management
7 29 (7.44%) Budget Management
8 28 (7.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 27 (6.92%) AI
10 26 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
11 25 (6.41%) Roadmaps
11 25 (6.41%) Service Management
12 23 (5.90%) Decision-Making
13 20 (5.13%) Project Delivery
14 19 (4.87%) ITSM
14 19 (4.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 18 (4.62%) User Experience
16 16 (4.10%) ITIL
17 14 (3.59%) QA
18 13 (3.33%) PRINCE2
18 13 (3.33%) Service Delivery
19 12 (3.08%) Microsoft
19 12 (3.08%) Migration
19 12 (3.08%) Problem-Solving
19 12 (3.08%) Risk Management
19 12 (3.08%) Software Engineering
20 11 (2.82%) PMI Certification
20 11 (2.82%) Product Vision
20 11 (2.82%) Programme Management

Senior 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 4 (1.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.03%) Sage 200
1 4 (1.03%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.26%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.26%) LongView
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 31 (7.95%) SaaS
2 10 (2.56%) Azure
3 6 (1.54%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.28%) PowerApps
5 4 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (0.77%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.51%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.26%) Broadband
1 1 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.51%) Data Hub
1 2 (0.51%) EDRMS
2 1 (0.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.79%) JIRA
General
1 75 (19.23%) Public Sector
2 70 (17.95%) Finance
3 32 (8.21%) Social Skills
4 13 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.08%) Telecoms
6 11 (2.82%) Retail
7 9 (2.31%) Legal
8 7 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (1.79%) Law
9 4 (1.03%) Legal Technology
10 3 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.77%) Marketing
10 3 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.51%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.51%) Banking
11 2 (0.51%) Local Government
11 2 (0.51%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.26%) Aviation
12 1 (0.26%) Back Office
12 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.51%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (2.56%) PMI
3 8 (2.05%) Legacy Applications
4 7 (1.79%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.28%) Low-Code
5 5 (1.28%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.03%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.77%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.77%) NHS
8 2 (0.51%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.51%) FMCG
8 2 (0.51%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.51%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.26%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.26%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.26%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.26%) Media Streaming
9 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (15.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 58 (14.87%) Coaching
3 57 (14.62%) Agile
4 49 (12.56%) Business Development
4 49 (12.56%) Mentoring
5 30 (7.69%) Project Management
6 29 (7.44%) Budget Management
7 28 (7.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (6.92%) AI
9 26 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (6.41%) Roadmaps
10 25 (6.41%) Service Management
11 23 (5.90%) Decision-Making
12 20 (5.13%) Project Delivery
13 19 (4.87%) ITSM
13 19 (4.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 18 (4.62%) User Experience
15 16 (4.10%) ITIL
16 13 (3.33%) PRINCE2
16 13 (3.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.28%) VBA
2 3 (0.77%) Python
3 2 (0.51%) C#
3 2 (0.51%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.51%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.51%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (2.82%) PMI Certification
2 8 (2.05%) Degree
3 7 (1.79%) SC Cleared
3 7 (1.79%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.28%) ACCA
4 5 (1.28%) PMP
5 4 (1.03%) CIMA
5 4 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.51%) CISM
7 2 (0.51%) CISSP
7 2 (0.51%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.51%) RIBA
8 1 (0.26%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.26%) CRISC
8 1 (0.26%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.59%) QA
2 6 (1.54%) P3O
3 5 (1.28%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.77%) PMO
5 2 (0.51%) GRC
5 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (0.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (3.08%) Microsoft
2 7 (1.79%) Databricks
3 6 (1.54%) SAP
4 5 (1.28%) Oracle
5 4 (1.03%) OneLogin
5 4 (1.03%) Sage
6 3 (0.77%) Freshdesk
7 2 (0.51%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe
8 1 (0.26%) Apple
8 1 (0.26%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.26%) NEC