Delivery Manager Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Delivery Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Delivery Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £57,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 184 176
Rank change year-on-year -1 -8 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 16 13 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.22% 0.34% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.37% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6 8 5
10th Percentile £44,125 £41,125 -
25th Percentile £52,000 £50,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £62,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% +78.57% -58.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £78,375 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +30.00% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,777 3,532 4,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 91.31% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,798 1,588 2,564
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -6.25% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,094 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% -5.45%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Delivery Manager in the Thames Valley

Delivery Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Delivery Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Buckinghamshire +7 12 £54,000 -1.82% 8
Berkshire +16 4 £82,500 +26.92% 24
Delivery Manager
South East

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Delivery 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 Thames Valley region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 6 (37.50%) Service Delivery
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (31.25%) ITIL
3 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (25.00%) Service Management
4 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) ITSM
4 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) 5G
5 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
5 2 (12.50%) Agile
5 2 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (12.50%) Cost Control
5 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
5 2 (12.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
5 2 (12.50%) Degree
5 2 (12.50%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (12.50%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (12.50%) Incident Management
5 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
5 2 (12.50%) IT Strategy
5 2 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (12.50%) Kanban
5 2 (12.50%) Line Management
5 2 (12.50%) Major Incident Management
5 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 2 (12.50%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (12.50%) Project Delivery

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (12.50%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) AWS
1 1 (6.25%) Azure
1 1 (6.25%) GCP
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) 5G
1 2 (12.50%) Radio Access Network
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 10 (62.50%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Legal
4 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
5 1 (6.25%) Law
5 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
5 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Cloud Native
1 1 (6.25%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Service Delivery
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (31.25%) ITIL
3 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (25.00%) Service Management
4 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) ITSM
4 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) Agile
5 2 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
5 2 (12.50%) Incident Management
5 2 (12.50%) Kanban
5 2 (12.50%) Line Management
5 2 (12.50%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (12.50%) Scrum
5 2 (12.50%) Software Licensing
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (12.50%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
1 2 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
2 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) ConnectWise
2 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow