Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager daily rate in the UK is £498, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 521 | 490 | 618 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +128 | +91 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager | 18 | 90 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.060% | 0.21% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.065% | 0.22% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 75 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £489 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £498 | £526 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.37% | -6.49% | -4.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £750 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £741 | £800 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £501 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.09% | -4.21% | +16.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £62.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -26.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -26.92% | - |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 23 June 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 10 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 23 June 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 | +1 | 16 | £501 | -6.01% | 553 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 10 | £450 | -10.09% | 388 |
| North of England | +7 | 8 | £450 | -9.37% | 87 |
| London | +27 | 7 | £505 | -32.67% | 204 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 6 | £498 | -5.19% | 244 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 4 | £450 | -23.40% | 25 |
| North West | -7 | 4 | £410 | -16.37% | 56 |
| South West | +34 | 1 | £450 | -10.09% | 48 |
| East of England | +20 | 1 | £638 | +82.14% | 43 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 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: