Software Manager Job Trends in Poole

Software Manager
Dorset > Poole

The median Software Manager salary in Poole is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Poole 1.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £93,750 - -
90th Percentile £94,500 - -
Dorset median annual salary £90,000 - £75,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 168 110 54
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.67% 95.65% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 140 82 37
10th Percentile £33,675 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -8.05% -17.14%
75th Percentile £80,938 £49,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,000 £68,000
Dorset median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -4.99%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

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

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Poole

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Poole

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Poole.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Poole

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Software 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 Poole region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) .NET
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Observability
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Software Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole 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 3 (100.00%) SaaS
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Observability
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Software Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft