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 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 439 | 662 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +223 | -84 | -16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 528 | 330 | 839 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.32% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 448 | 243 | 658 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £50,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,625 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -6.25% | +18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £89,063 | £93,625 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £107,500 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +11.54% | +4.00% |
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 | 93,240 | 95,005 | 150,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,901 | 59,761 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +5.50% | +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 2 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 2 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 | 485 | £65,000 | -14.47% | 78 |
| UK excluding London | +107 | 372 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 57 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 197 | £65,000 | -14.47% | 52 |
| London | +175 | 143 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 24 |
| North of England | +117 | 124 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 14 |
| Midlands | +44 | 80 | £65,000 | - | 13 |
| South East | +22 | 70 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 11 |
| North West | +48 | 68 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 56 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 7 |
| South West | +8 | 51 | £60,000 | -15.79% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 37 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 6 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 24 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 6 |
| North East | +10 | 19 | £55,000 | -9.09% | |
| Scotland | -59 | 19 | £72,900 | +12.15% | 3 |
| East of England | +6 | 15 | £120,000 | +100.00% | 5 |
| Wales | +24 | 13 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 5 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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