Software Development Manager Job Trends in Preston

Software Development Manager
Lancashire > Preston

The median Software Development Manager salary in Preston is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £62,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 251 88 182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.91% 92.63% 89.22%
Number of salaries quoted 144 52 139
10th Percentile £29,000 £39,000 £25,400
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,683 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,897 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% +29.17% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,300 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £45,497 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.11% +11.23% -4.76%

Software Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Software Development Manager job vacancy trend in Preston

Software Development Manager
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Manager job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Manager job vacancies in Preston

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Software Development 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 Preston region featuring Software Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Software Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA