Service Manager Job Trends in Sunderland

Services Manager
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Services Manager salary in Sunderland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 5.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.38% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £52,000 - -
25th Percentile £53,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £40,000 £29,500 £43,387
% change year-on-year +35.59% -32.01% -27.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 130 37 132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.01% 97.37% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 83 17 107
10th Percentile - £26,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £40,714
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -36.36% +37.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £41,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £58,000 £74,500 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £48,472 £50,000 £48,367
% change year-on-year -3.06% +3.38% -7.87%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Sunderland.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Sunderland

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Service 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 Sunderland region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
1 5 (71.43%) Service Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
3 2 (28.57%) Commercial Awareness
3 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (28.57%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) SIAM
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
4 1 (14.29%) Service Design

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
1 5 (71.43%) Service Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
3 2 (28.57%) Commercial Awareness
3 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (28.57%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) SIAM
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
4 1 (14.29%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate