Software Engineering Manager Jobs in London

Software Engineering Manager
England > London

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in London is £87,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 468 580 682
Rank change year-on-year +112 +102 -95
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 36 36 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.15% 0.11% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.11% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 32 33 165
10th Percentile £60,000 - £85,000
25th Percentile £71,250 £87,500 £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £110,000 £107,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +2.33% +21.13%
75th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £122,500
90th Percentile £125,000 £136,500 £140,000
England median annual salary £76,250 £90,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year -15.28% -14.29% +31.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,459 31,527 68,286
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.36% 95.14% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 16,737 23,297 34,545
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,196 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Software Engineering Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering Manager in London

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering Manager in London.

Salary trend for Software Engineering Manager in London

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering Manager in London over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering Manager in London

Software Engineering Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 26 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
Central London +54 8 £83,750 -27.17% 1
West London - 1 £70,000 -
Software Engineering Manager
England

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 26 May 2024, Software Engineering 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 across the London region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 36 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 20 (55.56%) Agile
3 12 (33.33%) SDLC
4 9 (25.00%) Python
5 8 (22.22%) React
5 8 (22.22%) People Management
6 7 (19.44%) Mentoring
6 7 (19.44%) Social Skills
7 6 (16.67%) TypeScript
7 6 (16.67%) Java
8 5 (13.89%) Azure
8 5 (13.89%) Software Architecture
8 5 (13.89%) Degree
9 4 (11.11%) IoT
9 4 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (11.11%) Coaching
9 4 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (11.11%) Computer Science
9 4 (11.11%) Django
9 4 (11.11%) JavaScript
9 4 (11.11%) C++
9 4 (11.11%) Roadmaps
9 4 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
10 3 (8.33%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (8.33%) Containerisation
10 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
10 3 (8.33%) Workflow
10 3 (8.33%) Finance
10 3 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Endur
1 1 (2.78%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.89%) Azure
2 3 (8.33%) AWS
3 1 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.78%) Cloudflare
3 1 (2.78%) GitHub
3 1 (2.78%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (2.78%) IaaS
3 1 (2.78%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.56%) HTTP
1 2 (5.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.56%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.78%) Big Data
2 1 (2.78%) MongoDB
2 1 (2.78%) MySQL
2 1 (2.78%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (8.33%) GitLab
1 3 (8.33%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.78%) TeamCity
General
1 7 (19.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (8.33%) Finance
3 2 (5.56%) Legal
3 2 (5.56%) Tech for Good
4 1 (2.78%) Back Office
4 1 (2.78%) Esports
4 1 (2.78%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (22.22%) React
2 4 (11.11%) Django
3 2 (5.56%) CSS
3 2 (5.56%) FastAPI
3 2 (5.56%) HTML
3 2 (5.56%) Node.js
3 2 (5.56%) REST
3 2 (5.56%) SQLAlchemy
3 2 (5.56%) Web Services
4 1 (2.78%) .NET
4 1 (2.78%) AngularJS
4 1 (2.78%) Express.js
4 1 (2.78%) LEMP Stack
4 1 (2.78%) MERN Stack
4 1 (2.78%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.11%) IoT
2 3 (8.33%) Distributed Systems
3 2 (5.56%) Algorithms
3 2 (5.56%) Client/Server
3 2 (5.56%) Data Structures
3 2 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (5.56%) Mobile App
3 2 (5.56%) RISC-V
3 2 (5.56%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.78%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.78%) Educational Technology
4 1 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.78%) EPoS
4 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.56%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 20 (55.56%) Agile
3 12 (33.33%) SDLC
4 8 (22.22%) People Management
5 7 (19.44%) Mentoring
6 5 (13.89%) Software Architecture
7 4 (11.11%) Coaching
7 4 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (11.11%) Computer Science
7 4 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (11.11%) Roadmaps
7 4 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (8.33%) CI/CD
8 3 (8.33%) Containerisation
8 3 (8.33%) DevOps
8 3 (8.33%) Resource Allocation
8 3 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (8.33%) Workflow
9 2 (5.56%) B2C
Programming Languages
1 9 (25.00%) Python
2 6 (16.67%) Java
2 6 (16.67%) TypeScript
3 4 (11.11%) C++
3 4 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 2 (5.56%) C
4 2 (5.56%) Embedded C
4 2 (5.56%) Go
4 2 (5.56%) PHP
4 2 (5.56%) Rust
4 2 (5.56%) SQL
5 1 (2.78%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (13.89%) Degree
2 2 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (5.56%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.78%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.78%) PMP
System Software
1 3 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) Terraform
2 2 (5.56%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.78%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.78%) NVIDIA
2 1 (2.78%) OpenLink