Software Manager
Central London > City of London
The median Software Manager salary in the City of London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 153 | 164 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +11 | +59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London | 0.38% | 0.59% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.64% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £75,000 | - | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £140,000 | £113,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £142,000 | £126,500 |
| Central London median annual salary | £100,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | -5.26% |
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 | 1,968 | 2,505 | 2,708 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.98% | 92.23% | 95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,489 | 1,663 | 2,429 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Software Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in the City of London.
Software Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 City of London region featuring Software Manager in the job title.
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Software 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: