Head of Software Engineering
North West > Manchester
The median Head of Software Engineering salary in Manchester is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
148 |
217 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+69 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.047% |
0.020% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.052% |
0.021% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£91,250 |
£85,000 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£92,500 |
£90,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£93,750 |
£95,000 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£92,500 |
£90,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
1,941 |
4,840 |
4,549 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.36% |
94.62% |
91.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,282 |
3,745 |
2,661 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,107 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,000 |
£54,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.26% |
-6.09% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£91,925 |
£81,250 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,055 |
£50,000 |
£54,882 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.11% |
-8.90% |
+4.54% |
