Senior Manager Job Trends in the North West

Senior Manager
England > North West

The median Senior Manager salary in the North West is £50,000 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 83 59 156
Rank change year-on-year -24 +97 +76
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 103 198 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.66% 3.83% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 4.15% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 57 82 28
10th Percentile £7,000 £50,000 £53,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £55,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,563 £69,936
90th Percentile £96,000 £82,125 £72,718
England median annual salary £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -10.34% +7.41% -10.00%

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 5,318 4,772 3,793
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.86% 92.34% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,876 2,514 2,957
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £79,880 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 West.

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

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

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in the North West

Senior 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 Senior Manager within the North West 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
Manchester -31 43 £65,000 +4.00% 26
Lancashire +12 27 £45,497 -20.96% 11
Cumbria -5 15 £7,000 -89.23%
Cheshire -41 10 £35,000 -36.36% 4
Merseyside +1 7 £50,000 -13.79% 2
Senior Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 January 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 West region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 16 (15.53%) Project Management
2 13 (12.62%) Agile
2 13 (12.62%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (11.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (9.71%) Coaching
4 10 (9.71%) Degree
5 9 (8.74%) Change Management
5 9 (8.74%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (6.80%) User Experience
7 6 (5.83%) Contract Management
7 6 (5.83%) Migration
7 6 (5.83%) PMI Certification
7 6 (5.83%) PMP
8 5 (4.85%) Analytics
8 5 (4.85%) Business Development
8 5 (4.85%) Decision-Making
8 5 (4.85%) Project Delivery
8 5 (4.85%) Risk Management
8 5 (4.85%) Visualisation
9 4 (3.88%) ACCA
9 4 (3.88%) Accessibility
9 4 (3.88%) Anaplan
9 4 (3.88%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (3.88%) Business Strategy
9 4 (3.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 4 (3.88%) ERP
9 4 (3.88%) GAAP
9 4 (3.88%) Genesys
9 4 (3.88%) IFRS

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.91%) Confluence
2 2 (1.94%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.88%) Power Platform
2 3 (2.91%) Adobe Analytics
2 3 (2.91%) Figma
2 3 (2.91%) SaaS
3 1 (0.97%) OCI
3 1 (0.97%) Oracle CX
3 1 (0.97%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.94%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.88%) Power BI
1 4 (3.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.91%) JIRA
General
1 22 (21.36%) Pharmaceutical
2 10 (9.71%) Finance
3 8 (7.77%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (6.80%) Retail
5 6 (5.83%) Aerospace
5 6 (5.83%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.85%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (4.85%) Social Skills
7 4 (3.88%) Advertising
7 4 (3.88%) Automotive
7 4 (3.88%) Banking
7 4 (3.88%) Games
7 4 (3.88%) Legal
7 4 (3.88%) Local Government
7 4 (3.88%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.91%) Dutch Language
8 3 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.91%) Law
8 3 (2.91%) Marketing
9 2 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.91%) Digital Signage
2 2 (1.94%) FMCG
3 1 (0.97%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (15.53%) Project Management
2 13 (12.62%) Agile
2 13 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (11.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (9.71%) Coaching
5 9 (8.74%) Change Management
5 9 (8.74%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (6.80%) User Experience
7 6 (5.83%) Contract Management
7 6 (5.83%) Migration
8 5 (4.85%) Analytics
8 5 (4.85%) Business Development
8 5 (4.85%) Decision-Making
8 5 (4.85%) Project Delivery
8 5 (4.85%) Risk Management
8 5 (4.85%) Visualisation
9 4 (3.88%) Lean Six Sigma
9 4 (3.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (3.88%) Time Management
9 4 (3.88%) WFM
Qualifications
1 13 (12.62%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (9.71%) Degree
3 6 (5.83%) PMI Certification
3 6 (5.83%) PMP
4 4 (3.88%) ACCA
5 2 (1.94%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (1.94%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (0.97%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.97%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.88%) Accessibility
1 4 (3.88%) GAAP
1 4 (3.88%) IFRS
2 2 (1.94%) DO-254
2 2 (1.94%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 4 (3.88%) Anaplan
1 4 (3.88%) Genesys
1 4 (3.88%) ServiceNow
1 4 (3.88%) Verint
2 3 (2.91%) Adobe
2 3 (2.91%) Qualtrics
3 2 (1.94%) Screaming Frog
4 1 (0.97%) Oracle