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 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 60 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -31 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 8,000 | 4,872 | 15,538 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.80% | 5.00% | 9.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.23% | 5.47% | 9.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,491 | 2,806 | 4,122 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £48,854 |
| 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 | £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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| 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 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +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 28 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 28 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 | +52 | 6,539 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 823 |
| England | +38 | 5,198 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,208 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,460 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 872 |
| Scotland | +20 | 2,453 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 76 |
| London | +10 | 1,281 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 470 |
| North of England | +56 | 1,046 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 171 |
| South East | +40 | 1,004 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 175 |
| South West | +38 | 908 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 154 |
| North West | +62 | 594 | £57,500 | - | 113 |
| Midlands | +51 | 587 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 112 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 373 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 43 |
| East of England | +26 | 356 | £60,000 | - | 112 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 315 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 272 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 55 |
| Wales | +26 | 113 | £50,000 | +20.11% | 17 |
| North East | +18 | 79 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 72 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 22 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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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