Hybrid/Remote Software Development Manager Contract Job Trends

Software Development Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Software Development Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £606, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 - 343
Rank change year-on-year - - +97
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Manager 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.015% - 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £584 - -
25th Percentile £589 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £606 - £493
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.92%
75th Percentile £627 - £589
90th Percentile £633 - £641
UK median daily rate £653 £640 £503
% change year-on-year +1.95% +27.36% -16.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,065 9,141 13,830
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.92% 93.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,701 6,191 9,303
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 629 239 568
10th Percentile £17.23 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.25 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £35.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -18.60% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.05 £75.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.69 £27.21 £37.50
% change year-on-year +60.57% -27.44% -16.67%

Software Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Development Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Software Development Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Software Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Software Development Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Software Development Manager job vacancies

Software Development Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Software Development Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Software Development Manager job vacancies

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Software Development Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Software Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PHP