Software Manager Job Trends in Derby

Software Manager
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Software Manager salary in Derby is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 0.28% - 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -34.78%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £37,500 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -34.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 359 131 506
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.90% 98.50% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 208 101 349
10th Percentile £24,750 £21,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £31,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -22.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £68,750
Derbyshire median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -21.35% -1.11%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Derby

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Derby

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Software Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Derby region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Telesales

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Telesales