Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 560 | 444 | 658 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -116 | +214 | -50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager | 151 | 548 | 318 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.56% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 107 | 458 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,500 | £44,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -13.33% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £87,188 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £112,500 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -8.77% | +5.56% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 30 May 2025.
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 30 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 | -133 | 132 | £83,577 | +28.58% | 301 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 100 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 308 |
| Work from Home | -40 | 45 | £84,288 | +24.87% | 103 |
| London | +6 | 41 | £107,500 | +13.16% | 30 |
| South East | +49 | 39 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 96 |
| North of England | -33 | 30 | £85,000 | +36.00% | 71 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 20 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 22 |
| Midlands | +10 | 11 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 58 |
| North West | -49 | 9 | £85,000 | +36.00% | 40 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 8 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 35 |
| South West | +63 | 6 | - | - | 35 |
| Wales | +37 | 6 | £66,500 | +10.83% | 11 |
| Scotland | +97 | 5 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 17 |
| East of England | +38 | 3 | £53,750 | -55.21% | 29 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 3 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 18 |
| North East | +28 | 1 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 9 |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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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