Software Design Manager Job Trends in Wales

Software Design Manager
UK > Wales

The median Software Design Manager salary in Wales is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Design Manager 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,125 - -
90th Percentile £84,250 - -
UK median annual salary £77,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,934 467 2,003
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 85.37% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 310 1,555
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,307 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.55% +11.79% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,239 £78,750 £69,642
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Software Design Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Design Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Software Design Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Software Design Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Software Design Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Software Design Manager job vacancies in Wales

Software Design Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Design Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 24 June 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 Wales - 3 £77,500 - 2
Software Design Manager
UK

Software Design Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 24 June 2026, Software Design 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 Wales region featuring Software Design Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery

Software Design Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware