Head of Software Development Jobs in London

Head of Software Development
England > London

The median Head of Software Development salary in London is £105,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 502 652 850
Rank change year-on-year +150 +198 -269
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Development 1 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.004% 0.005% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.006% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - - £85,750
25th Percentile - £122,500 £86,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £125,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +31.58% +5.56%
75th Percentile - £127,500 £110,000
90th Percentile - - £131,500
England median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +14.29% +12.90%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,018 34,851 62,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 95.06% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,626 25,402 35,153
10th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%

Head of Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of Software Development in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Software Development in London

Head of Software Development
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Development in London.

Salary trend for Head of Software Development in London

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Head of Software Development 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 London region featuring Head of Software Development in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management