Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 20 | 67 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | -39 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 8,214 | 4,429 | 16,114 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.80% | 4.67% | 9.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.23% | 5.12% | 9.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,653 | 2,786 | 4,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £49,167 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,236 | £116,250 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,666 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +7.79% | +11.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +60 | 6,702 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 806 |
| England | +39 | 5,436 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,196 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 2,495 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 662 |
| Scotland | +20 | 2,425 | £60,000 | -4.76% | 69 |
| London | +17 | 1,325 | £95,000 | +8.57% | 474 |
| North of England | +70 | 1,114 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 171 |
| South East | +40 | 1,050 | £53,000 | -15.20% | 154 |
| South West | +51 | 951 | £56,250 | -6.25% | 154 |
| North West | +78 | 642 | £57,000 | -5.00% | 124 |
| Midlands | +54 | 615 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 118 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 387 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 33 |
| East of England | +40 | 364 | £60,000 | - | 111 |
| West Midlands | +57 | 321 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 294 | £52,500 | +7.69% | 61 |
| Wales | +27 | 112 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 22 |
| North East | +38 | 85 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 71 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 18 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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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