Target Operating Model Job Trends in the North West

Target Operating Model (TOM)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Target Operating Model skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 197 178
Rank change year-on-year +17 -19 +117
Permanent jobs citing Target Operating Model 3 12 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.049% 0.23% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.059% 0.25% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 8
10th Percentile - - £47,000
25th Percentile £92,500 £46,713 £55,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £50,309 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +88.83% -24.06% +7.72%
75th Percentile £97,500 £68,114 £78,750
90th Percentile - - £105,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% -15.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Target Operating Model falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,122 4,712 3,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.27% 90.23% 89.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,464 2,332 2,655
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Target Operating Model relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Target Operating Model job vacancy trend in the North West

Target Operating Model
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Target Operating Model.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Target Operating Model

Target Operating Model
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 Target Operating Model within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 December 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 +22 3 £95,000 +88.83% 3
Target Operating Model
England

Target Operating Model
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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Business Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Business Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Development
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 3 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation