Software Development Manager Job Trends in Devon

Software Development Manager
South West > Devon

The median Software Development Manager salary in Devon is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 January 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £80,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +23.08% +8.33% -15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 558 437 334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.21% 94.18% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 365 213 271
10th Percentile £26,700 £28,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £35,000 £32,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +8.17%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £53,875
90th Percentile £74,500 £72,000 £60,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £51,716
% change year-on-year -3.85% +0.55% +3.43%

Software Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Software Development Manager job vacancy trend in Devon

Software Development Manager
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Manager job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Manager job vacancies in Devon

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, Software Development 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 Devon region featuring Software Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
1 1 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes