The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Manager
Rank 56 52 58
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 15 13 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 2.508% 2.281% 0.175%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.551% 2.342% 0.185%
Number of salaries quoted 15 12 1
Average salary £43,000 £62,500 £46,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-31.20% +35.86%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.09%
All Job Titles
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
588 555 542
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 98.33% 97.37% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 500 476 439
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £16,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Manager
West Midlands

Software Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Manager across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Software Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Software Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Manager across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Manager across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Staffordshire Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cannock - 6 £43,000 -
Burton-upon-Trent -6 4 £35,000 -15.66%
Stoke-on-Trent 0 2 £51,250 -18.00%
Software Manager
West Midlands

Software Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Software Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Software Manager in their job title.

1 18 (58.06%) .NET
2 16 (51.61%) E-Commerce
3 15 (48.39%) Degree
4 13 (41.94%) SQL Server
5 12 (38.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
6 11 (35.48%) C#
7 10 (32.26%) PRINCE2
8 9 (29.03%) SQL
8 9 (29.03%) T-SQL
8 9 (29.03%) VB
8 9 (29.03%) Scrum
8 9 (29.03%) Computer Science
9 7 (22.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 6 (19.35%) ITIL
11 5 (16.13%) Agile Software Development
12 4 (12.90%) Project Management
12 4 (12.90%) Resource Management
13 3 (9.677%) Release Management
13 3 (9.677%) Mobile App
13 3 (9.677%) Mobile Application Development
13 3 (9.677%) ASP.NET
13 3 (9.677%) Programme Management
13 3 (9.677%) Service Management
13 3 (9.677%) SharePoint
13 3 (9.677%) Software Engineering
14 2 (6.452%) Web Development
14 2 (6.452%) .NET Framework
14 2 (6.452%) Ruby
14 2 (6.452%) Maven

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Software Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Software Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (58.06%) .NET
2 3 (9.677%) ASP.NET
3 2 (6.452%) .NET Framework
4 1 (3.226%) CSS
4 1 (3.226%) XML
4 1 (3.226%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (9.677%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.452%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (3.226%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (41.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.226%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (6.452%) Ant
1 2 (6.452%) CruiseControl
1 2 (6.452%) Maven
1 2 (6.452%) JIRA
1 2 (6.452%) Team Foundation Server
1 2 (6.452%) Hudson
1 2 (6.452%) Jenkins
General
1 2 (6.452%) Games
2 1 (3.226%) Banking
2 1 (3.226%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 9 (29.03%) Computer Science
2 3 (9.677%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.226%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.226%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) E-Commerce
2 12 (38.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (32.26%) PRINCE2
4 9 (29.03%) Scrum
5 6 (19.35%) ITIL
6 5 (16.13%) Agile Software Development
7 4 (12.90%) Project Management
7 4 (12.90%) Resource Management
8 3 (9.677%) Release Management
8 3 (9.677%) Software Engineering
8 3 (9.677%) Mobile Application Development
8 3 (9.677%) Service Management
8 3 (9.677%) Programme Management
9 2 (6.452%) Six Sigma
9 2 (6.452%) Configuration Management
9 2 (6.452%) TOGAF
9 2 (6.452%) Change Management
9 2 (6.452%) OOP
9 2 (6.452%) Web Development
10 1 (3.226%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (35.48%) C#
2 9 (29.03%) SQL
2 9 (29.03%) T-SQL
2 9 (29.03%) VB
3 2 (6.452%) VB.NET
3 2 (6.452%) Python
3 2 (6.452%) Ruby
3 2 (6.452%) PowerShell
4 1 (3.226%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (48.39%) Degree
2 7 (22.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (6.452%) MCSD
3 2 (6.452%) MCSE
3 2 (6.452%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.452%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (3.226%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.452%) AccuRev
Staffordshire
A software development and consultancy firm based in the West Midlands are currently seeking a new development manager to join their organisation and take the reigns on their...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: Bonus, Pension, Health and more
Posted: 17 May 2013