Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager daily rate in the UK is £480, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 507 | 504 | 622 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +118 | +67 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager | 13 | 78 | 96 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.18% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.048% | 0.19% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 69 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £413 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £489 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £700 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.43% | +33.33% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £533 | £775 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £601 | £800 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.48% | +90.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £79.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -27.48% | +90.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
Software Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
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Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -6 | 11 | £478 | -31.79% | 271 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 9 | £475 | -5.00% | 244 |
| Midlands | +23 | 3 | £480 | -10.70% | 44 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 3 | £525 | - | 149 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £505 | -27.86% | 50 |
| North West | +7 | 2 | £370 | -24.53% | 38 |
| North of England | +7 | 2 | £370 | -24.95% | 60 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £503 | - | 16 |
| South East | +45 | 1 | £475 | -15.56% | 63 |
| South West | +42 | 1 | £410 | -21.90% | 31 |
| East of England | +25 | 1 | £638 | +82.14% | 42 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 1 | £185 | -65.58% | 24 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 featuring Software Manager in the job title.
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Software 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: