Software Manager Contracts in Glasgow

Software Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Software Manager daily rate in Glasgow is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
13 Jul 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 66 -
Rank change year-on-year -21 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.36% 0.39% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 £618 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £635 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.13% - -
75th Percentile £475 £653 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £635 £563
% change year-on-year -29.13% +12.89% +18.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 790 724 888
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.30% 94.64% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 498 512 612
10th Percentile £300 £250 £325
25th Percentile £368 £363 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £611 £637 £675
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.00% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 31 28
10th Percentile - £11.50 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £16.19 £13.03
Median hourly rate £19.90 £40.94 £16.11
Median % change year-on-year -51.39% +154.13% -56.96%
75th Percentile £26.21 £55.63 £35.00
90th Percentile £59.75 £62.50 £59.29
Scotland median hourly rate £19.71 £18.27 £17.72
% change year-on-year +7.88% +3.10% -52.66%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Manager in Glasgow

Software Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Manager in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Software Manager in Glasgow

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Software Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) Release Management
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
1 3 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 3 (100.00%) Release Management
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
3 Software Manager jobs in Scotland