Software Manager Job Trends in East Sussex

Software Manager
South East > East Sussex

The median Software Manager salary in East Sussex is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.

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

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	48	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager	9	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex	1.62%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	1.78%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	9	0	0
10^th Percentile	£68,750	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£80,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	-	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
South East median annual salary	£98,750	£85,000	£75,000
% change year-on-year	+16.18%	+13.33%	-21.05%

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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in East Sussex with a recognized job title	507	387	491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	91.19%	94.62%	95.34%
Number of salaries quoted	376	192	364
10^th Percentile	£32,000	£25,500	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£33,670	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£54,250	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-7.83%	-1.36%	-
75^th Percentile	£65,000	£65,000	£65,313
90^th Percentile	£75,000	£96,125	£90,000
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-12.04%	-1.82%

Software Manager Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Software Manager Salary Trend in East Sussex

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

Software 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 Manager within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 17 October 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	-	9	£80,000	-	4
Software Manager South East

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

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, 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 East Sussex region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering	100.0%	9
2	Budgeting	22.2%	2
2	Coaching	22.2%	2
2	Continuous Improvement	22.2%	2
2	Decision-Making	22.2%	2
2	Embedded Firmware	22.2%	2
2	Firmware	22.2%	2
2	Manufacturing Engineering	22.2%	2
2	Mentoring	22.2%	2
2	Performance Management	22.2%	2
2	Project Planning	22.2%	2
2	Risk Management	22.2%	2
2	SDLC	22.2%	2
2	Stakeholder Management	22.2%	2
2	Supplier Management	22.2%	2
2	Technical Leadership	22.2%	2

Software Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering Manager	33.3%	3