Service Manager Jobs in the North West

Services Manager
England > North West

The median Services Manager salary in the North West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 267 216 238
Rank change year-on-year -51 +22 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 22 75 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.28% 0.72% 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.76% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 19 60 39
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,988 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,783 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.56% -1.51% -13.64%
75th Percentile £58,000 £57,500 £59,875
90th Percentile £62,000 £63,750 £68,940
England median annual salary £56,380 £52,749 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.88% -12.08% +9.09%

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 7,220 9,862 6,724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.79% 89.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,851 7,544 3,993
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,138
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,834
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 £76,840 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in the North West

Service Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Service Manager in the North West

Service Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Service Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Service Manager in the North West

Service 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 Service Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 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
Lancashire -82 12 £53,750 +19.44% 17
Manchester +34 9 £57,500 +4.55% 28
Merseyside +33 1 £45,000 -2.31% 5
Service Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Service 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 Service Manager in the job title.

1 18 (81.82%) ITIL
2 12 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 12 (54.55%) Service Management
3 9 (40.91%) Customer Service
4 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
4 8 (36.36%) ITSM
4 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (31.82%) Service Delivery
6 6 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (27.27%) Customer Experience
7 5 (22.73%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (22.73%) Transition Management
7 5 (22.73%) Service Design
7 5 (22.73%) Proactive Management
7 5 (22.73%) Incident Management
7 5 (22.73%) MS Visio
7 5 (22.73%) Six Sigma
8 4 (18.18%) IoT
8 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
9 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (13.64%) Azure Certification
9 3 (13.64%) Roadmaps
9 3 (13.64%) Project Delivery
9 3 (13.64%) Business Case
9 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (13.64%) Client Onboarding

Service 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:

Applications
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (22.73%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.64%) Azure
2 3 (13.64%) SaaS
3 1 (4.55%) Google Workspace
General
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) IoT
1 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.55%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (81.82%) ITIL
2 12 (54.55%) Service Management
3 9 (40.91%) Customer Service
4 8 (36.36%) ITSM
5 7 (31.82%) Service Delivery
6 6 (27.27%) Customer Experience
7 5 (22.73%) Incident Management
7 5 (22.73%) Proactive Management
7 5 (22.73%) Service Design
7 5 (22.73%) Six Sigma
7 5 (22.73%) Transition Management
7 5 (22.73%) Workshop Facilitation
8 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (13.64%) Business Case
9 3 (13.64%) Client Onboarding
9 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (13.64%) Project Delivery
9 3 (13.64%) Roadmaps
9 3 (13.64%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (13.64%) Azure Certification
3 1 (4.55%) Degree
Vendors
1 12 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Apple
2 1 (4.55%) Google
2 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow