Head of Software Development
UK
The median Head of Software Development salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 681 | 864 | 957 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +93 | +230 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Development | 18 | 14 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.034% | 0.014% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.015% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 11 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £77,250 | £60,000 | £75,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £150,000 | £100,000 | £101,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £113,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | +17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Head of Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Software Development in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Software Development
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Development.
Head of Software Development
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Software Development over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Head of Software Development
Top 9 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 3 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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| England | +194 | 18 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +180 | 14 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 4 |
| London | +117 | 11 | £125,000 | +19.05% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +199 | 7 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 8 |
| North of England | - | 6 | £100,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £100,000 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +60 | 1 | £80,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 1 | £80,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | £77,500 | - | 2 |
Head of Software Development Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Head of Software Development 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 featuring Head of Software Development in the job title.
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Head of Software Development Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: