SDLC Manager Job Trends in England

SDLC Manager
UK > England

The median SDLC Manager salary in England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 673 662
Rank change year-on-year +76 -11 +320
Permanent jobs requiring an SDLC Manager 3 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.006% 0.006% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.007% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £62,250 - £66,500
25th Percentile £69,375 - £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £126,000 £92,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.52% +36.22% +4.82%
75th Percentile £84,375 - £108,750
90th Percentile £84,750 - £118,500
UK median annual salary £82,500 £126,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year -34.52% +36.22% +38.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

SDLC Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SDLC Manager job vacancy trend in England

SDLC Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for SDLC Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for SDLC Manager job vacancies in England

SDLC Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SDLC Manager in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SDLC Manager in England

SDLC Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
London - 2 £83,750 -
South East +25 1 £60,000 -52.38%
SDLC Manager
UK

SDLC Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, SDLC 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 England region featuring SDLC Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Kanban
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) SaaS
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

SDLC Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Kanban
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP