Innovation Manager Job Trends in the North West

Innovation Manager
England > North West

The median Innovation Manager salary in the North West is £56,100 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Innovation Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.008% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,100 - -
England median annual salary £64,300 - £40,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 11,885 4,515 7,347
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 88.56% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,838 2,269 4,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Innovation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Innovation Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Innovation Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Innovation Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Innovation Manager job vacancies in the North West

Innovation Manager
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Innovation Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Merseyside - 1 £56,100 -
Innovation Manager
England

Innovation Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Innovation 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 West region featuring Innovation Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Innovation Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft