Software Manager Jobs in Birmingham

Software Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Software Manager salary in Birmingham is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 143 192
Rank change year-on-year +16 +49 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 15 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.55% 0.15% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.16% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 14 1 5
10th Percentile £39,000 - £49,200
25th Percentile £42,375 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 - £66,250
West Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,549 1,882 3,029
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 93.31% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,082 1,430 2,351
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,991 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,886 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Manager in Birmingham

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Software Manager in Birmingham

Software Manager
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager in Birmingham over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Manager in Birmingham

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Software Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 6 (40.00%) Project Management
1 6 (40.00%) Agile
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
1 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) .NET
3 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2
3 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 4 (26.67%) NHS
3 4 (26.67%) CheckPoint
3 4 (26.67%) Finance
3 4 (26.67%) Resource Management
3 4 (26.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (26.67%) Dependency Management
3 4 (26.67%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Deadline-Driven
3 4 (26.67%) Software Delivery
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Workflow
5 2 (13.33%) SOAP
5 2 (13.33%) JavaScript
5 2 (13.33%) Technical Architecture
5 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (13.33%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) Agile Project Management

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

Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Documentation Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Finance
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (33.33%) .NET
2 2 (13.33%) RESTful
2 2 (13.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) NHS
2 2 (13.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Agile
1 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 6 (40.00%) Project Management
2 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (26.67%) Deadline-Driven
2 4 (26.67%) Dependency Management
2 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2
2 4 (26.67%) Resource Management
2 4 (26.67%) Software Delivery
3 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
3 3 (20.00%) Workflow
4 2 (13.33%) Agile Project Management
4 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (13.33%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (13.33%) DevOps
4 2 (13.33%) Presales
4 2 (13.33%) SDLC
4 2 (13.33%) Software Deployment
4 2 (13.33%) Technical Architecture
4 2 (13.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
2 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) CheckPoint
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Veeam