Software Engineering Manager
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Software Engineering Manager salary in Cardiff is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
73 |
31 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-42 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.10% |
0.37% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.38% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£62,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£67,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
943 |
261 |
610 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.54% |
97.39% |
96.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
682 |
178 |
457 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£37,170 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,750 |
£75,000 |
£79,600 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
- |
