Software Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Software Manager salary in Scotland is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 161 | 257 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +96 | -55 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 5 | 21 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 17 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £71,300 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £62,500 | £48,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +15.38% | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88,139 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £80,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -13.33% | -6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,678 | 6,500 | 4,110 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.01% | 96.93% | 89.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,362 | 2,620 | 2,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £27,975 | £31,511 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Software Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager in Scotland.
Software Manager
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 May 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 |
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| Glasgow | +181 | 2 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 7 |
| Edinburgh | +15 | 2 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 2 |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £71,000 | - | |
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Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Software Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Software Manager in the job title.
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Software Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: