Senior Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Manager salary in Scotland is £84,892 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 160 | 175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +15 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager | 82 | 119 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.64% | 1.73% | 0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.13% | 1.78% | 1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 60 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,144 | £49,900 | £53,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,375 | £54,930 | £60,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £84,892 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.19% | +15.38% | -3.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £104,438 | £80,000 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,750 | £98,750 | £101,879 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -10.71% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,622 | 6,678 | 3,862 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 84.53% | 97.02% | 89.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,192 | 2,915 | 2,102 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,971 | £27,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -5.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,250 | £80,000 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Manager in Scotland.
Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 11 June 2025.
Senior Manager
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
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| Glasgow | +96 | 39 | £82,500 | +26.92% | 16 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 11 | - | - | |
| Edinburgh | +9 | 10 | £87,283 | +9.10% | 12 |
| Fife | - | 8 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlothian | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Moray | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
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Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, Senior 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 Scotland region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.
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Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: