Software Manager Jobs in Chester

Software Manager
Cheshire > Chester

The median Software Manager salary in Chester is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

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

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 2.56% 0.46% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 0.49% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 £29,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £30,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +121.31% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £31,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £67,500 £80,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -15.63% +23.08% -16.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 39 206 167
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.06% 78.04%
Number of salaries quoted 24 176 91
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,750 £22,000
25th Percentile £32,188 £34,000 £25,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -15.79%
75th Percentile £56,563 £60,281 £60,800
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
Cheshire median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% - -

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Manager in Chester

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Chester

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

Salary trend for Software Manager in Chester

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, 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 Chester region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall