Service Manager Job Trends in Preston

Services Manager
Lancashire > Preston

The median Services Manager salary in Preston is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 21 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 2 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.44% 5.43% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.53% 5.69% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £51,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 79 123 95
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.34% 95.35% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 59 76 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,625 £23,500
25th Percentile £39,083 £39,750 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.28% +19.44% +6.89%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £56,470
90th Percentile £60,780 £71,250 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £46,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +8.81% +2.22%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Preston

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Preston

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 5 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 Preston region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 2 (100.00%) Transition Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 2 (100.00%) Transition Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft