Support Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Support Manager
England > North of England

The median Support Manager salary in the North of England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 226 254
Rank change year-on-year 0 +28 +149
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Manager 35 61 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.33% 0.65% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.69% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33 33 16
10th Percentile - £31,500 £34,835
25th Percentile - £37,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £41,234 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -27.24% -11.80% -1.81%
75th Percentile £45,000 £60,000 £56,313
90th Percentile £47,500 - £72,813
England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% -4.00% +13.64%

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 9,330 8,815 7,340
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.59% 94.05% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,344 4,219 5,817
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,985
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -1.83% -2.89%
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% - -1.78%

Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Support Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Support Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Support Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Manager in the North of England

Support 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 Support Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 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
Yorkshire -11 23 £30,000 -18.92%
North West +16 6 £45,000 -25.00% 2
North East +10 6 £30,000 -35.14%
Support Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Support 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 Support Manager in the job title.

1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft
2 7 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (20.00%) Firewall
2 7 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (20.00%) Server Management
2 7 (20.00%) Windows
2 7 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (14.29%) ITIL
3 5 (14.29%) Project Management
4 4 (11.43%) Asset Management
4 4 (11.43%) Case Management
4 4 (11.43%) Citrix
4 4 (11.43%) Data Security
4 4 (11.43%) IT Asset Management
4 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (11.43%) VBA
5 3 (8.57%) Azure
5 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (8.57%) Entra ID
5 3 (8.57%) LAN
5 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (8.57%) Project Delivery
5 3 (8.57%) Sage
5 3 (8.57%) Service Delivery
5 3 (8.57%) Service Management
5 3 (8.57%) SharePoint
5 3 (8.57%) VLAN
5 3 (8.57%) VMware
5 3 (8.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (8.57%) VPN

Support 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 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (8.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.71%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 7 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (8.57%) Azure
2 3 (8.57%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.86%) Power Automate
3 1 (2.86%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.86%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.00%) Firewall
2 3 (8.57%) LAN
2 3 (8.57%) VLAN
2 3 (8.57%) VPN
2 3 (8.57%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.86%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (5.71%) JIRA
General
1 6 (17.14%) Social Skills
2 4 (11.43%) Legal
3 2 (5.71%) Electronics
3 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.71%) Marketing
3 2 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.86%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (20.00%) Windows
1 7 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (20.00%) Server Management
2 5 (14.29%) ITIL
2 5 (14.29%) Project Management
3 4 (11.43%) Asset Management
3 4 (11.43%) Case Management
3 4 (11.43%) Data Security
3 4 (11.43%) IT Asset Management
3 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (8.57%) Project Delivery
4 3 (8.57%) Service Delivery
4 3 (8.57%) Service Management
5 2 (5.71%) Budget Management
5 2 (5.71%) ITSM
5 2 (5.71%) Kanban
5 2 (5.71%) Mathematics
5 2 (5.71%) Physics
5 2 (5.71%) Server Migrations
5 2 (5.71%) Ticket Management
5 2 (5.71%) Workload Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (5.71%) Degree
System Software
1 7 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (8.57%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.43%) Citrix
3 3 (8.57%) Sage
3 3 (8.57%) VMware
4 2 (5.71%) Adobe
5 1 (2.86%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.86%) UiPath