Software Development Manager
UK
The median Software Development Manager salary in the UK is £72,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 723 | 816 | 973 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +157 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Manager | 186 | 131 | 290 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 112 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,600 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,000 | £73,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.37% | -2.67% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £102,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.45% | +16.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Software Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Development Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Manager.
Software Development Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Development Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Development Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 |
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| England | +77 | 167 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 118 | £70,000 | - | 10 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 92 | £72,500 | +2.11% | 9 |
| London | +142 | 59 | £80,000 | -8.57% | 5 |
| Midlands | +7 | 39 | £68,500 | +5.38% | 1 |
| South East | +2 | 31 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 3 |
| North of England | +29 | 27 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 20 | £70,000 | +7.69% | |
| East Midlands | -1 | 19 | £66,750 | +13.62% | 1 |
| North West | -8 | 11 | £70,000 | +7.69% | |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 9 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Wales | +15 | 7 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 1 |
| North East | -4 | 7 | £80,000 | +42.86% | |
| East of England | -11 | 6 | £120,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | -31 | 4 | £55,000 | -26.67% | 2 |
| Scotland | -62 | 4 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 1 |
Software Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Software Development 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 Software Development Manager in the job title.
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Software Development 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:
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