Senior Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Manager salary in Scotland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 135 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +33 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager | 84 | 120 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.49% | 2.16% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.11% | 2.23% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 60 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £58,223 | £54,719 | £57,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £55,801 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £75,000 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +23.36% | -9.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,150 | £95,375 | £100,391 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £64,080 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.24% | +2.53% | -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 | 2,701 | 5,391 | 3,428 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 79.93% | 97.19% | 92.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,275 | 2,357 | 2,040 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,000 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
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 6 August 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 6 August 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 | +74 | 40 | £72,500 | +1.40% | 8 |
| Edinburgh | +13 | 21 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 11 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 13 | - | - | |
| Fife | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlothian | - | 5 | - | - | 4 |
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Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 6 August 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: