Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 452 | 648 | 607 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +196 | -41 | -66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 555 | 309 | 862 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 0.33% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 461 | 217 | 659 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £48,100 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -6.25% | +18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £107,500 | £121,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +3.70% | +8.00% |
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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
Software Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software 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 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 | +191 | 496 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | +116 | 392 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 54 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 210 | £67,500 | -11.18% | 36 |
| London | +174 | 148 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 22 |
| North of England | +99 | 116 | £62,500 | -15.25% | 6 |
| Midlands | +19 | 85 | £65,000 | - | 16 |
| South East | +31 | 84 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 15 |
| North West | +37 | 67 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 61 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 10 |
| South West | +7 | 50 | £57,500 | -19.30% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 29 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 2 |
| Scotland | -50 | 28 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 24 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 6 |
| North East | +8 | 20 | £55,000 | -9.09% | |
| Wales | +24 | 17 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 1 |
| East of England | -16 | 12 | £120,000 | - | 2 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Software 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 Manager in the job title.
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Software 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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