Implementation Manager Jobs

Implementation Manager
UK

The median Implementation Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 679 809 917
Rank change year-on-year +130 +108 +143
Permanent jobs requiring an Implementation Manager 32 101 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.059% 0.099% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.10% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 21 80 39
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,924 £46,400
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -19.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £81,250 £68,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £94,375 £147,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £62,789
% change year-on-year -8.33% -28.33% +6.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 49,435 96,820 89,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 94.78% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 69,155 56,824
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%

Implementation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Implementation Manager in the UK

Implementation Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Implementation Manager.

Salary trend for Implementation Manager in the UK

Implementation Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Implementation Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Implementation Manager in the UK

Implementation Manager
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Implementation Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
England +99 28 £57,500 +9.52% 43
UK excluding London +137 19 £41,250 -8.33% 31
Work from Home +79 12 £67,500 +45.95% 10
London +111 10 £77,500 +1.64% 17
East of England +47 7 £32,500 -42.48% 1
South East +91 4 £62,500 -33.22% 16
South West +101 3 - - 2
West Midlands +57 2 £55,000 +22.22% 7
Midlands +53 2 £55,000 +22.22% 8
Yorkshire +46 1 - -
Wales +42 1 £50,000 +21.21%
North of England +8 1 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Implementation Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Implementation 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 featuring Implementation Manager in the job title.

1 16 (50.00%) Project Management
2 12 (37.50%) Project Delivery
3 10 (31.25%) SaaS
4 9 (28.13%) Degree
4 9 (28.13%) Task Automation
4 9 (28.13%) Finance
4 9 (28.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 8 (25.00%) Social Skills
6 7 (21.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (21.88%) System Testing
6 7 (21.88%) Software Engineering
6 7 (21.88%) Java
6 7 (21.88%) Python
7 6 (18.75%) ERP
7 6 (18.75%) Agile
7 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (15.63%) Mentoring
8 5 (15.63%) Fintech
8 5 (15.63%) SQL
8 5 (15.63%) Oracle
9 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
9 4 (12.50%) Back Office
9 4 (12.50%) Migration
9 4 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
10 3 (9.38%) Oracle Database
10 3 (9.38%) Data Migration
10 3 (9.38%) Use Case
10 3 (9.38%) Derivative

Implementation Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (3.13%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.13%) SAP MDG
2 1 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (31.25%) SaaS
2 2 (6.25%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.38%) Oracle Database
2 2 (6.25%) Power BI
General
1 9 (28.13%) Finance
2 8 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.50%) Back Office
4 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Aviation
4 3 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Banking
5 2 (6.25%) Investment Banking
6 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.13%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Retail
6 1 (3.13%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) .NET
1 1 (3.13%) EDI
1 1 (3.13%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Derivative
1 3 (9.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (6.25%) Algorithms
2 2 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (3.13%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (3.13%) Life Science
3 1 (3.13%) NHS
3 1 (3.13%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.38%) Windows
1 3 (9.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Project Management
2 12 (37.50%) Project Delivery
3 9 (28.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (28.13%) Task Automation
4 8 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (21.88%) Software Engineering
5 7 (21.88%) System Testing
6 6 (18.75%) Agile
6 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (18.75%) ERP
7 5 (15.63%) Fintech
7 5 (15.63%) Mentoring
8 4 (12.50%) Migration
8 4 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
9 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (9.38%) Data Migration
9 3 (9.38%) PRINCE2
9 3 (9.38%) UML
9 3 (9.38%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (21.88%) Java
1 7 (21.88%) Python
2 5 (15.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (28.13%) Degree
2 7 (21.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (9.38%) PMI Certification
4 2 (6.25%) PMP
5 1 (3.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 5 (15.63%) Oracle
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.25%) PeopleSoft
4 1 (3.13%) Ariba
4 1 (3.13%) Charles River
4 1 (3.13%) Concur
4 1 (3.13%) Guidewire
4 1 (3.13%) SAP