Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 434 | 611 | 574 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +177 | -37 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 535 | 393 | 841 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.37% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.41% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 457 | 251 | 660 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £50,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £62,500 | £61,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -7.69% | +20.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,500 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £107,500 | £121,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +15.38% | +4.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 23 April 2024.
Software Manager
Top 16 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 23 April 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 | +211 | 493 | £68,000 | -11.69% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +74 | 375 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 198 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 43 |
| London | +182 | 148 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 25 |
| North of England | +109 | 122 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 13 |
| Midlands | +59 | 82 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| South East | -3 | 74 | £66,250 | -11.67% | 11 |
| North West | +39 | 65 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 55 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 6 |
| South West | +16 | 51 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +103 | 38 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 27 | £65,000 | +44.44% | 4 |
| North East | +21 | 19 | £55,000 | -1.79% | |
| Scotland | -77 | 18 | £72,900 | +12.15% | 4 |
| East of England | +21 | 15 | £120,000 | +92.00% | 5 |
| Wales | +11 | 13 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 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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