Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 473 | 588 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | +26 | -71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 411 | 316 | 859 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.45% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 339 | 235 | 666 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,167 | £46,250 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,813 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -6.25% | +18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £96,250 | £105,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £112,500 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
Software Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Software Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +80 | 347 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 300 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 140 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 25 |
| London | +85 | 97 | £105,000 | +16.67% | 13 |
| Midlands | +8 | 79 | £65,000 | - | 6 |
| North of England | +31 | 70 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 60 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| South East | +19 | 57 | £65,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 36 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 2 |
| Scotland | -15 | 36 | £80,000 | - | 6 |
| North West | +5 | 34 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 21 | £60,000 | -33.33% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 19 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 4 |
| North East | +1 | 15 | £42,407 | -34.76% | |
| Wales | +38 | 13 | £60,000 | -5.88% | |
| East of England | -23 | 7 | £57,500 | -23.08% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 3 | £55,000 | -26.67% | 3 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Software 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 featuring Software Manager in the job title.
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Software Manager 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:
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