Service Manager Job Trends in the North West

Services Manager
England > North West

The median Services Manager salary in the North West is £45,497 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 138 150
Rank change year-on-year -8 +12 +61
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 40 67 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.63% 1.33% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 1.44% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 24 37 44
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £42,575
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,620 £46,066
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.34% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £50,250 £57,500 £57,813
90th Percentile £63,750 £61,166 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

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 5,478 4,660 4,269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 92.20% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,043 2,452 3,359
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,113 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Service Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Service Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies 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 14 January 2026.

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 14 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 +9 19 £56,250 +2.27% 5
Lancashire -7 12 £45,000 -14.29% 4
Merseyside -1 4 - -
Cumbria - 4 £47,500 -
Cheshire -19 1 £50,000 - 2
Service Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Service 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 Service Manager in the job title.

1 15 (37.50%) Service Delivery
2 13 (32.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (22.50%) ITIL
4 7 (17.50%) Customer Service
5 6 (15.00%) Service Management
6 5 (12.50%) Business Strategy
6 5 (12.50%) DBS Check
6 5 (12.50%) ISO 14001
6 5 (12.50%) NEBOSH
6 5 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 5 (12.50%) Project Management
6 5 (12.50%) SLA
7 4 (10.00%) Agile
7 4 (10.00%) Azure
7 4 (10.00%) DevOps
7 4 (10.00%) ITSM
7 4 (10.00%) Mentoring
8 3 (7.50%) Microsoft
8 3 (7.50%) Programme Delivery
8 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared
8 3 (7.50%) Security Cleared
8 3 (7.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (5.00%) AutoCAD
9 2 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (5.00%) Business Development
9 2 (5.00%) Change Management
9 2 (5.00%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (5.00%) Coaching
9 2 (5.00%) Content Management
9 2 (5.00%) Customer Experience

Service 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (5.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (5.00%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (2.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.00%) Azure
2 2 (5.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.00%) SaaS
3 1 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.50%) Azure Stack
3 1 (2.50%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 9 (22.50%) Local Government
2 5 (12.50%) Finance
2 5 (12.50%) Law
2 5 (12.50%) Military
2 5 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 4 (10.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.00%) Advertising
5 2 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.00%) Dutch Language
5 2 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (5.00%) Marketing
5 2 (5.00%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.00%) Retail
6 1 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.00%) Digital Signage
1 2 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.50%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.50%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (37.50%) Service Delivery
2 13 (32.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (22.50%) ITIL
4 7 (17.50%) Customer Service
5 6 (15.00%) Service Management
6 5 (12.50%) Business Strategy
6 5 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 5 (12.50%) Project Management
7 4 (10.00%) Agile
7 4 (10.00%) DevOps
7 4 (10.00%) ITSM
7 4 (10.00%) Mentoring
8 3 (7.50%) Programme Delivery
8 3 (7.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (5.00%) Coaching
9 2 (5.00%) Proactive Management
9 2 (5.00%) Service Design
9 2 (5.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
9 2 (5.00%) User Experience
9 2 (5.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (12.50%) DBS Check
2 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared
2 3 (7.50%) Security Cleared
3 2 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (5.00%) Degree
4 1 (2.50%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.50%) ISO 14001
1 5 (12.50%) NEBOSH
1 5 (12.50%) SLA
2 2 (5.00%) QA
3 1 (2.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.50%) SAP