Software Manager Jobs in the West Midlands

Software Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Software Manager salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 195 209 280
Rank change year-on-year +14 +71 -74
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 68 44 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.79% 0.76% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.85% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 62 24 20
10th Percentile £39,000 £41,625 £44,350
25th Percentile £45,375 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £74,375 £74,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £102,375 £72,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -16.13% -3.13% +18.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 8,050 5,197 7,395
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 89.93% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,794 3,200 4,854
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,256
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Software Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Software Manager in the West Midlands

Software Manager
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Manager in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Manager in the West Midlands

Software Manager
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Manager in the West Midlands

Software Manager
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Birmingham -7 20 £57,500 -42.50% 3
Warwickshire +13 13 £70,000 +7.69%
Staffordshire -25 12 £52,500 -4.55% 1
Worcestershire -19 6 £80,000 - 1
Shropshire -8 3 £46,500 -
Coventry - 3 £50,000 -
Wolverhampton +12 2 £75,000 +36.36%
Wednesbury - 2 £83,250 -
Software Manager
England

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 20 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 19 (27.94%) .NET
3 18 (26.47%) Agile
4 16 (23.53%) Software Engineering
4 16 (23.53%) Degree
4 16 (23.53%) Project Delivery
5 15 (22.06%) Project Management
6 12 (17.65%) Finance
6 12 (17.65%) People Management
7 10 (14.71%) Azure
8 9 (13.24%) Law
8 9 (13.24%) SQL
9 8 (11.76%) Microsoft
9 8 (11.76%) Computer Science
9 8 (11.76%) DevOps
10 7 (10.29%) Software Delivery
10 7 (10.29%) CRM
11 6 (8.82%) Change Management
11 6 (8.82%) C#
11 6 (8.82%) Marketing
11 6 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (7.35%) Technical Debt
12 5 (7.35%) Power Platform
12 5 (7.35%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
12 5 (7.35%) Umbraco
12 5 (7.35%) Artificial Intelligence
12 5 (7.35%) Dynamics CRM
12 5 (7.35%) Asset Management
12 5 (7.35%) OLAP

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (7.35%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (7.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (14.71%) Azure
2 5 (7.35%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (7.35%) Power Platform
3 3 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (4.41%) SaaS
4 2 (2.94%) AWS
5 1 (1.47%) Azure Stack
5 1 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.88%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.35%) OLAP
General
1 20 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 12 (17.65%) Finance
3 9 (13.24%) Law
4 6 (8.82%) Marketing
5 5 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (5.88%) Local Government
7 2 (2.94%) Games
8 1 (1.47%) German Language
8 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (27.94%) .NET
2 4 (5.88%) Software Packaging
3 3 (4.41%) React
3 3 (4.41%) RESTful
3 3 (4.41%) SOAP
4 2 (2.94%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.35%) Distributed Systems
2 4 (5.88%) CMDB
2 4 (5.88%) LIMS
2 4 (5.88%) NHS
3 3 (4.41%) Virtual Team
4 2 (2.94%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (26.47%) Agile
2 16 (23.53%) Project Delivery
2 16 (23.53%) Software Engineering
3 15 (22.06%) Project Management
4 12 (17.65%) People Management
5 8 (11.76%) Computer Science
5 8 (11.76%) DevOps
6 7 (10.29%) CRM
6 7 (10.29%) Software Delivery
7 6 (8.82%) Change Management
7 6 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (7.35%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (7.35%) Asset Management
8 5 (7.35%) ERP
8 5 (7.35%) Technical Debt
9 4 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (5.88%) Customer Service
9 4 (5.88%) Data Strategy
9 4 (5.88%) Deadline-Driven
9 4 (5.88%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.24%) SQL
2 6 (8.82%) C#
3 3 (4.41%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (23.53%) Degree
2 4 (5.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (4.41%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.41%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.47%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.47%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (5.88%) Nessus
Vendors
1 8 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.88%) CheckPoint
2 4 (5.88%) Snow
3 1 (1.47%) Veeam