Head of Software Development Job Trends in Surrey

Head of Software Development
South East > Surrey

The median Head of Software Development salary in Surrey is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Development 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
South East median annual salary £91,250 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,458 1,150 826
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.83% 90.98% 92.81%
Number of salaries quoted 933 604 572
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -6.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Head of Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Head of Software Development job vacancy trend in Surrey

Head of Software Development
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Head of Software Development job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Software Development job vacancies in Surrey

Head of Software Development
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Software Development within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 18 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
Guildford - 2 £100,000 - 1
Head of Software Development
South East

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Head of Software Development 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 Surrey region featuring Head of Software Development in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Fintech
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

Head of Software Development Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) SQL