Software Engineering Manager Job Trends in East Sussex

Software Engineering Manager
South East > East Sussex

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in East Sussex is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £68,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £76,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £100,000 £85,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% +54.55% -36.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex with a recognized job title 525 394 499
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 93.36% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 382 202 375
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,315 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £63,438 £65,000 £65,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £94,875 £90,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Software Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in East Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in East Sussex

Software Engineering Manager
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering Manager within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 30 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Eastbourne - 1 £72,500 - 2
Software Engineering Manager
South East

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex

For the 6 months to 30 September 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 East Sussex region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware