Software Manager
UK > UK excluding London
The median Software Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
380 |
428 |
397 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+48 |
-31 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager |
138 |
152 |
154 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London |
0.33% |
0.41% |
0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.44% |
0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
119 |
94 |
137 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£44,750 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£70,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.48% |
+0.71% |
-3.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£78,500 |
£77,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.91% |
+1.29% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title |
37,897 |
34,703 |
29,304 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.34% |
93.14% |
95.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22,949 |
17,250 |
22,189 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£31,250 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£34,750 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
£66,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Software Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Software Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
Software Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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 |
| South East |
+52 |
57 |
£82,500 |
-5.71% |
10 |
| North of England |
+19 |
24 |
£100,000 |
+100.00% |
21 |
| Yorkshire |
+8 |
20 |
£100,000 |
+233.33% |
9 |
| West Midlands |
+20 |
16 |
£70,000 |
-6.67% |
2 |
| East of England |
+18 |
16 |
£80,000 |
+12.28% |
11 |
| Midlands |
+16 |
16 |
£70,000 |
- |
5 |
| South West |
-2 |
15 |
£87,500 |
+34.62% |
8 |
| Wales |
+15 |
14 |
£80,000 |
+33.33% |
|
| North West |
+7 |
3 |
£100,000 |
+49.25% |
12 |
| Scotland |
-2 |
3 |
£100,000 |
+35.59% |
5 |
| North East |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Software Manager
UK |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Software 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 UK excluding London region featuring Software Manager in the job title.
Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
