Software Engineering Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Software Engineering Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in the City of London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 157 165
Rank change year-on-year +30 +8 +89
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 4 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.19% 0.37% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.40% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile - - £91,250
25th Percentile - £77,500 £96,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £105,000 £92,500 £124,375
90th Percentile £114,000 - £130,750
Central London median annual salary £100,000 £85,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,978 2,500 2,707
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 92.22% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,496 1,655 2,429
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,600 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Software Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Software Engineering 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 City of London region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree