Software Engineering Manager Job Trends in Colchester

Software Engineering Manager
Essex > Colchester

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in Colchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 2.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.64% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
Essex median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 227 43 80
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.19% 95.56% 98.77%
Number of salaries quoted 158 31 37
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £21,700
25th Percentile £30,813 £37,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.61% -18.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £57,813 £60,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £41,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +9.76% -21.15% +6.56%

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 14 October 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 Colchester region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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 6 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 6 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering