Software Development Manager
UK
The median Software Development Manager salary in the UK is £72,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 735 | 851 | 928 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +116 | +77 | -245 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Manager | 170 | 122 | 295 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.13% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 147 | 109 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,281 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,000 | £71,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.41% | -5.33% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,625 | £95,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,500 | £107,500 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -6.90% | +16.00% |
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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 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 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Development Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Manager.
Software Development Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Development Manager over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Software Development Manager
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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 | +157 | 160 | £75,000 | +4.53% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 109 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 82 | £70,000 | -2.44% | 11 |
| London | +156 | 55 | £81,750 | -6.57% | 6 |
| Midlands | +19 | 38 | £68,500 | +5.38% | 3 |
| South East | +27 | 27 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 2 |
| North of England | +33 | 26 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 20 | £70,000 | +7.69% | |
| East Midlands | +4 | 18 | £66,750 | +13.62% | 3 |
| North West | +12 | 11 | £70,000 | +7.69% | |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 9 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 1 |
| East of England | +8 | 7 | £120,000 | - | |
| North East | +1 | 6 | £80,000 | +42.86% | |
| South West | -18 | 6 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 1 |
| Wales | +18 | 5 | £45,000 | -25.00% |
Software Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Software Development 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 Development Manager in the job title.
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Software Development 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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