Defect Manager Job Trends in the South East

Defect Manager
England > South East

As of 19 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Defect Manager salary in the South East.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 269 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Defect Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,489 8,821 6,822
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 92.71% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5,916 4,803 4,909
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Defect Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Defect Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Defect Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Defect Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Defect Manager job vacancies in the South East

Defect Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Defect Manager within the South East 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
Berkshire - 1 - -
Thames Valley - 1 - -
Defect Manager
England

Defect Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Defect 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 South East region featuring Defect Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Defect Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory