Software Manager
North West > Manchester
The median Software Manager salary in Manchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
155 |
171 |
225 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
+54 |
+8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager |
9 |
42 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.39% |
0.80% |
0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.43% |
0.85% |
0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
26 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£72,188 |
£51,250 |
£47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.00% |
+4.17% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,313 |
£67,500 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£104,375 |
£86,250 |
£77,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£85,000 |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.00% |
-3.85% |
-10.34% |
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 |
2,069 |
4,937 |
4,426 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.47% |
94.36% |
92.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,266 |
3,807 |
2,601 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,500 |
£30,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,063 |
£40,988 |
£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 |
£93,125 |
£82,040 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,055 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.11% |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
