Product Manager Jobs in the North West

Product Manager
England > North West

The median Product Manager salary in the North West is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 257 230 167
Rank change year-on-year -27 -63 +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Manager 39 65 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.49% 0.66% 1.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.70% 1.96%
Number of salaries quoted 32 45 29
10th Percentile £36,750 £53,000 £49,250
25th Percentile £60,313 £55,188 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £57,965 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.02% -17.19% +26.89%
75th Percentile £80,100 £75,772 £81,250
90th Percentile - £87,500 £86,500
England median annual salary £73,805 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +5.44% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 7,336 9,331 6,985
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.72% 94.62% 89.43%
Number of salaries quoted 4,010 7,175 4,068
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Product Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Product Manager in the North West

Product Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Product Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for Product Manager in the North West

Product Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Product Manager in the North West

Product 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 Product Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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
Manchester +40 19 £61,250 +5.67% 42
Lancashire -69 15 £80,100 +38.19% 15
Merseyside +39 4 £80,000 - 3
Cheshire -1 1 £65,000 -18.75% 7
Product Manager
England

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Product Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 31 (79.49%) Roadmaps
2 20 (51.28%) Product Management
3 18 (46.15%) Agile
3 18 (46.15%) Social Skills
4 15 (38.46%) Analytics
5 14 (35.90%) Line Management
6 13 (33.33%) PLM
6 13 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 13 (33.33%) Decision-Making
6 13 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 13 (33.33%) User Research
7 12 (30.77%) Product Ownership
7 12 (30.77%) Degree
7 12 (30.77%) Computer Science
8 10 (25.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (20.51%) Product Roadmap
10 7 (17.95%) Marketing
11 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
12 5 (12.82%) Product Strategy
12 5 (12.82%) Customer Experience
12 5 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
12 5 (12.82%) User Experience
12 5 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
12 5 (12.82%) Legal
13 4 (10.26%) Microsoft
13 4 (10.26%) Market Research
13 4 (10.26%) Product Vision
13 4 (10.26%) Business Case
13 4 (10.26%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 3 (7.69%) SDLC

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) VoIP
2 1 (2.56%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 3 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 18 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.95%) Marketing
3 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (12.82%) Legal
5 3 (7.69%) Banking
6 2 (5.13%) Finance
6 2 (5.13%) Law
6 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.56%) Cantonese Language
7 1 (2.56%) Electronics
7 1 (2.56%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.56%) Mandarin Language
7 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Public Speaking
7 1 (2.56%) Retail
7 1 (2.56%) Tech for Good
7 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 12 (30.77%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.56%) NHS
3 1 (2.56%) Online Banking
3 1 (2.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (79.49%) Roadmaps
2 20 (51.28%) Product Management
3 18 (46.15%) Agile
4 15 (38.46%) Analytics
5 14 (35.90%) Line Management
6 13 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 13 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 13 (33.33%) Decision-Making
6 13 (33.33%) PLM
6 13 (33.33%) User Research
7 12 (30.77%) Computer Science
8 8 (20.51%) Product Roadmap
9 5 (12.82%) Customer Experience
9 5 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (12.82%) Product Strategy
9 5 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (12.82%) User Experience
10 4 (10.26%) Business Case
10 4 (10.26%) Market Research
10 4 (10.26%) Product Vision
Qualifications
1 12 (30.77%) Degree
2 10 (25.64%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.13%) Google
2 2 (5.13%) iManage
2 2 (5.13%) Intapp
3 1 (2.56%) Monzo
3 1 (2.56%) Revolut
3 1 (2.56%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.56%) Samsung