Head of Software Development Jobs in England

Head of Software Development
UK > England

The median Head of Software Development salary in England is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 836 889 1157
Rank change year-on-year +53 +268 -283
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Development 17 7 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.018% 0.008% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.009% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 25
10th Percentile £62,500 £87,000 £73,000
25th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £76,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £100,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% +9.68%
75th Percentile £100,000 - £88,750
90th Percentile - £106,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £86,250
% change year-on-year -10.00% +15.94% +11.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 88,752 75,954 137,584
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 91.23% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 65,003 49,705 75,781
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Software Development in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Software Development in England

Head of Software Development
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Development in England.

Salary trend for Head of Software Development in England

Head of Software Development
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Software Development in England over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Software Development in England

Head of Software Development
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Software Development within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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
Midlands -12 8 £100,000 -
West Midlands - 8 £100,000 -
East of England +1 5 £90,000 - 2
South East - 3 £60,000 -
London - 1 £105,000 -
Head of Software Development
UK

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 June 2024, Head of Software Development 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 across the England region featuring Head of Software Development in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Agile
2 7 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 7 (41.18%) DevOps
2 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Roadmaps
3 6 (35.29%) Code Quality
3 6 (35.29%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
3 6 (35.29%) QA
3 6 (35.29%) Manual Testing
3 6 (35.29%) SDLC
3 6 (35.29%) Git
3 6 (35.29%) Test Automation
3 6 (35.29%) E-Commerce
4 5 (29.41%) Software Engineering
5 2 (11.76%) Kanban
5 2 (11.76%) Scrum
6 1 (5.88%) Law
6 1 (5.88%) .NET
6 1 (5.88%) Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) Project Planning
6 1 (5.88%) JIRA
6 1 (5.88%) TDD
6 1 (5.88%) Pair Programming
6 1 (5.88%) IoT
6 1 (5.88%) Software Delivery
6 1 (5.88%) Confluence
6 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (5.88%) BDD
6 1 (5.88%) Portfolio Management

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 6 (35.29%) Dynamics 365
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Git
2 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (5.88%) IoT
1 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Agile
2 7 (41.18%) DevOps
3 6 (35.29%) Code Quality
3 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
3 6 (35.29%) E-Commerce
3 6 (35.29%) Manual Testing
3 6 (35.29%) Roadmaps
3 6 (35.29%) SDLC
3 6 (35.29%) Test Automation
4 5 (29.41%) Software Engineering
5 2 (11.76%) Kanban
5 2 (11.76%) Scrum
6 1 (5.88%) Agile Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) BDD
6 1 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.88%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (5.88%) Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) Project Planning
6 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (5.88%) TDD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft