Hybrid/Remote Software Manager Job Trends

Software Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Software Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
29 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 378 360
Rank change year-on-year +87 -18 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 79 71 119
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.52% 0.42% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.43% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 64 46 90
10th Percentile £56,250 £49,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £70,938 £67,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £79,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +13.21% -9.68%
75th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £85,938
90th Percentile - £128,750 £92,875
UK median annual salary £80,000 £78,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year +1.91% +1.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,221 16,455 19,664
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 96.19% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,198 10,112 15,973
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,872 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.54% +1.45% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Software Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Software Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Software Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Software Manager job vacancies

Software Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Software Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Software 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 34 (43.04%) Continuous Improvement
1 34 (43.04%) Software Engineering
2 30 (37.97%) Agile
3 22 (27.85%) SDLC
4 21 (26.58%) SaaS
5 19 (24.05%) ITIL
6 18 (22.78%) Product Vision
6 18 (22.78%) Resource Allocation
7 17 (21.52%) .NET
7 17 (21.52%) C#
8 16 (20.25%) Asset Management
9 15 (18.99%) SQL Server
10 14 (17.72%) AWS
10 14 (17.72%) Software Asset Management
11 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (16.46%) Strategic Thinking
12 10 (12.66%) B2B
12 10 (12.66%) Process Improvement
12 10 (12.66%) Service Delivery
12 10 (12.66%) ServiceNow
13 9 (11.39%) ACCA
13 9 (11.39%) Actionable Insight
13 9 (11.39%) Analytical Thinking
13 9 (11.39%) Coaching
13 9 (11.39%) Service Management
13 9 (11.39%) Xero
14 8 (10.13%) CI/CD
15 7 (8.86%) Azure
15 7 (8.86%) Microsoft
16 6 (7.59%) CRM

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.80%) FileNet
1 3 (3.80%) HCL Domino
1 3 (3.80%) HCL Notes
2 1 (1.27%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 21 (26.58%) SaaS
2 14 (17.72%) AWS
3 7 (8.86%) Azure
4 2 (2.53%) PaaS
4 2 (2.53%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.27%) Azure Functions
5 1 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.27%) GitHub
5 1 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.27%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.27%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) ADSL
1 1 (1.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (18.99%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.53%) MySQL
3 1 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.27%) MariaDB
3 1 (1.27%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Git
1 1 (1.27%) JIRA
General
1 26 (32.91%) Social Skills
2 21 (26.58%) Finance
3 13 (16.46%) Banking
4 11 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (12.66%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (5.06%) Advertising
6 4 (5.06%) Billing
7 2 (2.53%) Marketing
8 1 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (21.52%) .NET
2 3 (3.80%) EDI
2 3 (3.80%) React
3 2 (2.53%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.27%) .NET Core
4 1 (1.27%) CSS
4 1 (1.27%) HTML
4 1 (1.27%) JSON
4 1 (1.27%) Middleware
4 1 (1.27%) Node.js
4 1 (1.27%) REST
4 1 (1.27%) RESTful
4 1 (1.27%) Smarty
4 1 (1.27%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.39%) Onboarding
2 3 (3.80%) Cloud Native
2 3 (3.80%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (2.53%) Distributed Systems
3 2 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.27%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (1.27%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.27%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.27%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.27%) Android
1 1 (1.27%) Apple iOS
1 1 (1.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (43.04%) Continuous Improvement
1 34 (43.04%) Software Engineering
2 30 (37.97%) Agile
3 22 (27.85%) SDLC
4 19 (24.05%) ITIL
5 18 (22.78%) Product Vision
5 18 (22.78%) Resource Allocation
6 16 (20.25%) Asset Management
7 14 (17.72%) Software Asset Management
8 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (16.46%) Strategic Thinking
9 10 (12.66%) B2B
9 10 (12.66%) Process Improvement
9 10 (12.66%) Service Delivery
10 9 (11.39%) Actionable Insight
10 9 (11.39%) Analytical Thinking
10 9 (11.39%) Coaching
10 9 (11.39%) Service Management
11 8 (10.13%) CI/CD
12 6 (7.59%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 17 (21.52%) C#
2 3 (3.80%) Java
3 2 (2.53%) SQL
4 1 (1.27%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.27%) Kotlin
4 1 (1.27%) PHP
4 1 (1.27%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.27%) Python
4 1 (1.27%) Swift
Qualifications
1 9 (11.39%) ACCA
2 4 (5.06%) Degree
3 2 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.59%) QA
2 4 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (3.80%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.27%) GDPR
4 1 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 19770
Systems Management
1 1 (1.27%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (12.66%) ServiceNow
2 9 (11.39%) Xero
3 7 (8.86%) Microsoft
4 6 (7.59%) IBM
5 3 (3.80%) Lotus
5 3 (3.80%) Oracle
6 1 (1.27%) Adobe
6 1 (1.27%) Apple
6 1 (1.27%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.27%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.27%) Snow
103 hybrid/remote Software Manager jobs