Software Engineering Manager Job Trends in Merton

Software Engineering Manager
South London > Merton

The median Software Engineering Manager salary in Merton is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
South London median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 79 40 42
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 97.56% 97.67%
Number of salaries quoted 49 24 34
10th Percentile £36,000 £41,475 £36,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,630 £42,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,750 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -16.12% +15.24%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,250 £67,500 £92,500
South London median annual salary £45,000 £53,500 £57,750
% change year-on-year -15.89% -7.36% +5.00%

Software Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Software Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in Merton

Software Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in Merton.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Manager job vacancies in Merton

Software Engineering Manager
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering Manager within the Merton region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
Morden - 1 £80,000 -
Software Engineering Manager
South London

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Software Engineering 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 Merton region featuring Software Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering