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 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 449 | 665 | 591 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +216 | -74 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 534 | 321 | 856 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 448 | 224 | 667 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £47,800 | £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% | +20.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £95,313 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £107,500 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £71,250 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +5.56% | +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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | +228 | 487 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +114 | 371 | £65,000 | -8.77% | 66 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 200 | £65,000 | -15.58% | 51 |
| London | +168 | 150 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 25 |
| North of England | +108 | 120 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 10 |
| Midlands | +29 | 82 | £65,000 | - | 18 |
| South East | +25 | 71 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 22 |
| North West | +43 | 68 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 57 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 11 |
| South West | +8 | 49 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +92 | 32 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 25 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 7 |
| Scotland | -61 | 22 | £76,250 | +17.31% | 5 |
| North East | +17 | 20 | £55,000 | -9.09% | |
| East of England | -6 | 14 | £120,000 | +37.14% | 3 |
| Wales | +20 | 13 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 2 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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