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 23 May 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 22 | 61 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -30 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 7,866 | 4,926 | 15,075 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.79% | 5.00% | 9.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.23% | 5.47% | 9.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,376 | 2,859 | 4,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,700 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £48,750 |
| 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 | £91,250 | £89,852 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £116,250 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
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 23 May 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 23 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 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 | +53 | 6,443 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 1,119 |
| England | +36 | 5,051 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,451 |
| Scotland | +18 | 2,481 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,416 | £64,000 | -11.72% | 1,002 |
| London | +11 | 1,252 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 672 |
| North of England | +54 | 1,025 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 187 |
| South East | +39 | 964 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 421 |
| South West | +35 | 886 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 155 |
| North West | +60 | 587 | £57,500 | - | 117 |
| Midlands | +44 | 564 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 111 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 360 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 50 |
| East of England | +27 | 342 | £60,000 | - | 138 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 305 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 259 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 51 |
| Wales | +26 | 109 | £50,000 | +22.69% | 22 |
| North East | +15 | 78 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 72 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 20 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 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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