Software Manager Job Trends in Bridgend

Software Manager
South Wales > Bridgend

The median Software Manager salary in Bridgend is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgend 0.93% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £77,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +19.23% +8.33% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bridgend

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bridgend. 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 Bridgend with a recognized job title 106 20 179
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 95.24% 96.76%
Number of salaries quoted 73 13 102
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,850 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £28,000 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -30.43% +15.00%
75th Percentile £42,500 £50,000 £48,356
90th Percentile £54,000 £57,500 £52,500
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -8.26%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bridgend.

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Bridgend

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Bridgend

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Bridgend.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Bridgend

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend

For the 6 months to 24 June 2026, Software Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bridgend region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware