Software Manager Jobs in Hampshire

Software Manager
South East > Hampshire

The median Software Manager salary in Hampshire is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 163 166
Rank change year-on-year +43 +3 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 4 25 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.20% 0.62% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.66% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2 22 2
10th Percentile £47,625 - £74,125
25th Percentile £51,563 £44,000 £74,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £78,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% -30.16% +21.15%
75th Percentile £66,563 £76,250 £82,188
90th Percentile £70,875 £85,875 £82,375
South East median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -13.33% +15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,925 3,782 2,696
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 94.53% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,209 2,960 2,011
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,975 £28,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Manager in Hampshire

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Software Manager in Hampshire

Software Manager
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager in Hampshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Manager in Hampshire

Software Manager
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Southampton +42 3 £58,750 -2.08% 1
Software Manager
South East

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Software Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven
2 1 (25.00%) Aviation
2 1 (25.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
2 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Node.js
2 1 (25.00%) Docker
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Microservices
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
2 1 (25.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (25.00%) React
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC
2 1 (25.00%) API Design
2 1 (25.00%) SOLID
2 1 (25.00%) Terraform
2 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Next.js
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) GitOps
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
2 1 (25.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
1 1 (25.00%) Next.js
1 1 (25.00%) Node.js
1 1 (25.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Clustering
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) API Design
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven
2 1 (25.00%) GitOps
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
2 1 (25.00%) Microservices
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC
2 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) SOLID
2 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Google