Senior Manager Job Trends in Southampton

Senior Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Manager salary in Southampton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 63 56
Rank change year-on-year +34 -7 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Manager 15 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 2.80% 0.55% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.94% 0.56% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile - - £49,200
25th Percentile - - £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.32%
75th Percentile - - £57,000
90th Percentile £70,000 - £58,800
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £68,750 £72,500
% change year-on-year -16.36% -5.17% +3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.

Permanent vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title 511 537 448
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 97.64% 97.18%
Number of salaries quoted 366 386 377
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,719 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +18.28% -11.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,125 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

Senior Manager job vacancy trend 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 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Manager in Southampton

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 9 (60.00%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (20.00%) Contract Management
3 2 (13.33%) Screaming Frog
3 2 (13.33%) SEO
3 2 (13.33%) Shopify
3 2 (13.33%) WordPress
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (6.67%) ISTQB
4 1 (6.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 1 (6.67%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
4 1 (6.67%) PMP
4 1 (6.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (6.67%) QA
4 1 (6.67%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (6.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (6.67%) SDLC
4 1 (6.67%) Software Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (6.67%) Test Management
4 1 (6.67%) Test Strategy

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Shopify
General
1 1 (6.67%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (20.00%) Contract Management
3 2 (13.33%) SEO
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (6.67%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (6.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (6.67%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (6.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (6.67%) SDLC
4 1 (6.67%) Software Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (6.67%) Test Management
4 1 (6.67%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) ISTQB
1 1 (6.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
1 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Screaming Frog