Software Manager Job Trends in Portsmouth

Software Manager
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Software Manager salary in Portsmouth is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 March 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.28% - 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -35.48%
Hampshire median annual salary £78,886 £58,750 £49,750
% change year-on-year +34.27% +18.09% -31.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 342 168 405
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.26% 96.55% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 238 103 344
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,800 £24,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,912 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,625 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -6.54%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Portsmouth

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

For the 6 months to 3 March 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 Portsmouth region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) NestJS
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) NestJS
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js