Senior Manager Job Trends in the South West

Senior Manager
England > South West

The median Senior Manager salary in the South West is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 133 143
Rank change year-on-year -12 +10 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 87 32 146
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.04% 0.96% 1.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 1.05% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 45 25 95
10th Percentile £52,500 £47,714 £40,000
25th Percentile £60,000 - £46,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +9.09% -9.54%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £94,500 £89,300 £97,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +12.00% -7.41%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 7,839 3,055 9,388
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 91.99% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 5,377 2,054 6,997
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in the South West

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in the South West over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in the South West

Senior Manager
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Manager within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Bristol -17 27 £90,000 +39.52% 6
Wiltshire +6 21 £60,000 +0.81% 9
Gloucestershire -14 15 £80,000 +33.33% 11
Somerset -22 15 £78,303 -
Dorset -1 7 £60,000 - 4
Devon -28 1 - - 6
Cornwall - 1 - -
Senior Manager
England

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Senior 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 South West region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 33 (37.93%) Coaching
2 31 (35.63%) Agile
3 30 (34.48%) Customer Experience
3 30 (34.48%) Microsoft Office
4 28 (32.18%) Budget Management
4 28 (32.18%) Conflict Management
4 28 (32.18%) Degree
4 28 (32.18%) Impact Analysis
4 28 (32.18%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (32.18%) Operations Management
4 28 (32.18%) PRINCE2
4 28 (32.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 28 (32.18%) Programme Governance
4 28 (32.18%) Project Delivery
4 28 (32.18%) Project Management
5 21 (24.14%) Business Development
6 15 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (10.34%) SaaS
8 7 (8.05%) Business Transformation
8 7 (8.05%) Decision-Making
9 4 (4.60%) Analytics
9 4 (4.60%) B2B
9 4 (4.60%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (3.45%) Collaborative Culture
10 3 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (3.45%) Service Delivery
11 2 (2.30%) Adobe
11 2 (2.30%) Adobe Campaign
11 2 (2.30%) AI
11 2 (2.30%) B2C

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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 30 (34.48%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (32.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.34%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.30%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) JIRA
General
1 32 (36.78%) Social Skills
2 13 (14.94%) Public Sector
3 5 (5.75%) Legal
4 4 (4.60%) Law
4 4 (4.60%) Legal Technology
5 2 (2.30%) Marketing
5 2 (2.30%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.15%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.15%) Aviation
6 1 (1.15%) Banking
6 1 (1.15%) Digital Health
6 1 (1.15%) Finance
6 1 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.60%) Product Ownership
1 4 (4.60%) Social Media
2 2 (2.30%) Blog
2 2 (2.30%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.30%) Marketing Technology
2 2 (2.30%) Over-the-Top Content
2 2 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.30%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (1.15%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (37.93%) Coaching
2 31 (35.63%) Agile
3 30 (34.48%) Customer Experience
4 28 (32.18%) Budget Management
4 28 (32.18%) Conflict Management
4 28 (32.18%) Impact Analysis
4 28 (32.18%) Operations Management
4 28 (32.18%) PRINCE2
4 28 (32.18%) Programme Governance
4 28 (32.18%) Project Delivery
4 28 (32.18%) Project Management
5 21 (24.14%) Business Development
6 15 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (8.05%) Business Transformation
7 7 (8.05%) Decision-Making
8 4 (4.60%) Analytics
8 4 (4.60%) B2B
8 4 (4.60%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (3.45%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 28 (32.18%) Degree
1 28 (32.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.15%) ARP4761
1 1 (1.15%) DO-160
1 1 (1.15%) DO-254
1 1 (1.15%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (2.30%) Adobe