Software Manager
UK
The median Software Manager daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 511 | 624 | 682 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +58 | -57 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager | 80 | 81 | 165 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.15% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 51 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £416 | £410 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £492 | £456 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -8.70% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £663 | £731 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £688 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £501 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.67% | +10.53% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63.88 | £30.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £65.00 | £31.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £65.50 | £34.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.48% | +90.55% | -20.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £65.75 | £36.16 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £36.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £65.50 | £34.38 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.48% | +90.55% | -22.75% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
Software Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Manager over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Software Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Manager.
Software Manager
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +119 | 77 | £663 | +26.19% | 84 |
| London | +100 | 40 | £713 | +29.55% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 36 | £501 | -4.67% | 62 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 25 | £525 | -2.33% | 51 |
| North of England | +41 | 14 | £493 | -14.26% | 12 |
| North West | +26 | 12 | £490 | -14.74% | 9 |
| South West | +14 | 9 | £501 | - | 8 |
| East of England | +2 | 6 | £350 | -46.15% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £503 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | +31 | 2 | £538 | +17.49% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 2 | £538 | +17.49% | 11 |
| South East | +13 | 2 | £563 | +6.13% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 1 | £525 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Software Manager contract 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 contract 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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