Software Manager
North West > Manchester
The median Software Manager daily rate in Manchester is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
87 |
83 |
103 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+20 |
+33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester |
0.36% |
0.17% |
0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.39% |
0.18% |
0.066% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£434 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£447 |
- |
£431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£488 |
- |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-32.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£522 |
- |
£444 |
| 90th Percentile |
£531 |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£488 |
- |
£438 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-32.69% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
1,021 |
1,112 |
1,507 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.49% |
94.00% |
93.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
669 |
643 |
1,101 |
| 10th Percentile |
£302 |
£313 |
£285 |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
£400 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£580 |
£575 |
£584 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£675 |
£669 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
78 |
40 |
66 |
| 10th Percentile |
£16.46 |
£15.87 |
£15.21 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.07 |
£21.81 |
£17.20 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.32 |
£32.50 |
£19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.34% |
+66.67% |
-2.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31.40 |
£51.06 |
£46.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
£55.15 |
£65.48 |
£65.63 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£29.60 |
£32.50 |
£34.08 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.92% |
-4.64% |
+70.40% |
