Software Development Project Manager Jobs in the South East

Project Manager - Software Development
England > South East

The median Project Manager - Software Development salary in the South East is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 317 403 379
Rank change year-on-year +86 -24 +129
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Project Manager 1 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.010% 0.016% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.017% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - £64,000 £45,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £66,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +12.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.56% -7.31% +4.00%

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 8,519 17,938 11,715
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.45% 94.36% 89.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,574 12,668 7,720
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £69,840 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.86% +0.42%

Software Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Software Development Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Project Manager in the South East

Software Development Project Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Project Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for Software Development Project Manager in the South East

Software Development Project 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 Software Development Project Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
West Sussex - 1 £57,500 -
Software Development Project Manager
England

Software Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Software Development Project 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 South East region featuring Software Development Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems

Software Development Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) QA