Software Engineering Manager Jobs in Bristol

Software Engineering Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in Bristol is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 - 156
Rank change year-on-year - - +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.079% - 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% - 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.70%
75th Percentile £95,000 - £97,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £90,000 £75,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -21.05% +2.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,185 3,280 2,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 97.13% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 859 2,388 1,512
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,050
25th Percentile £45,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +5.26%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,750 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering Manager in Bristol

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering Manager in Bristol

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 9 July 2025, Software Engineering 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 Bristol region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience