Innovation Manager Jobs

Innovation Manager
UK

As of 31 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Innovation Manager salary in the UK.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 662 894 952
Rank change year-on-year +232 +58 +302
Permanent jobs requiring an Innovation Manager 40 13 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.072% 0.013% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.013% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 6
10th Percentile - £40,000 £63,375
25th Percentile - £49,863 £75,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,700 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - -32.48% +55.66%
75th Percentile - £73,750 £83,750
90th Percentile - £82,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £40,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year - -51.52% -

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 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £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 £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%

Innovation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Innovation Manager in the UK

Innovation Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Innovation Manager in the UK

Innovation Manager
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Innovation Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
UK excluding London +215 37 - - 2
Scotland - 35 - -
England +164 4 - - 11
London +99 2 - - 9
North West - 2 - -
North of England - 2 - -
Work from Home +120 1 - - 4

Innovation Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Innovation 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 Innovation Manager in the job title.

1 38 (95.00%) Analytical Skills
2 33 (82.50%) Social Skills
2 33 (82.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 32 (80.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 32 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 32 (80.00%) Analytics
3 32 (80.00%) Customer Experience
3 32 (80.00%) Decision-Making
3 32 (80.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 8 (20.00%) Project Management
5 6 (15.00%) Law
5 6 (15.00%) Legal
5 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 6 (15.00%) Budget Management
6 2 (5.00%) Agile
7 1 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (2.50%) People Management
7 1 (2.50%) Strategic Thinking
7 1 (2.50%) Waterfall
7 1 (2.50%) Kanban
7 1 (2.50%) UX Design
7 1 (2.50%) Line Management
7 1 (2.50%) User Experience
7 1 (2.50%) Programme Management
7 1 (2.50%) Scrum
7 1 (2.50%) Finance

Innovation 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:

General
1 38 (95.00%) Analytical Skills
2 33 (82.50%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.00%) Law
3 6 (15.00%) Legal
4 1 (2.50%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (82.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 32 (80.00%) Analytics
2 32 (80.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 32 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 32 (80.00%) Customer Experience
2 32 (80.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 32 (80.00%) Decision-Making
3 8 (20.00%) Project Management
4 6 (15.00%) Budget Management
4 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (5.00%) Agile
6 1 (2.50%) Kanban
6 1 (2.50%) Line Management
6 1 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (2.50%) Programme Management
6 1 (2.50%) Scrum
6 1 (2.50%) Strategic Thinking
6 1 (2.50%) User Experience
6 1 (2.50%) UX Design
6 1 (2.50%) Waterfall