Senior Manager Jobs in Southampton

Senior Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Manager salary in Southampton is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 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
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 70 51
Rank change year-on-year +33 -19 +40
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 7 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 1.70% 0.34% 0.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.74% 0.34% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,000 - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £60,800
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile £81,250 - £60,859
Hampshire median annual salary £70,000 £43,080 £62,950
% change year-on-year +62.49% -31.56% -3.15%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title 403 871 463
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.05% 98.53% 90.61%
Number of salaries quoted 287 683 349
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +7.84%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £77,750
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Senior Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Manager in Southampton

Senior Manager
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Manager
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Southampton over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in Southampton

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 27 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) PRINCE2
2 4 (57.14%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) Econometrics
3 3 (42.86%) PMP
3 3 (42.86%) PMI Certification
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
4 2 (28.57%) Virtual Team
4 2 (28.57%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (28.57%) Quote-to-Cash
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 2 (28.57%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) GTM Strategy
4 2 (28.57%) Marketing
4 2 (28.57%) B2B
4 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
4 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (14.29%) Law
5 1 (14.29%) Legal
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Change Management
5 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
5 1 (14.29%) Degree

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Law
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Virtual Team
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) PRINCE2
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) Econometrics
4 2 (28.57%) B2B
4 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 2 (28.57%) GTM Strategy
4 2 (28.57%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (28.57%) Quote-to-Cash
4 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (28.57%) Strategic Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Change Management
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
5 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) PMI Certification
1 3 (42.86%) PMP
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (14.29%) QA