Research Software Engineer Jobs in Berkshire

Research Software Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Research Software Engineer salary in Berkshire is £58,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile £46,625 - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile £61,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £58,000 - £35,000
% change year-on-year - - -50.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,944 2,946 3,319
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.40% 92.41% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,121 1,676 2,164
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,875 £40,688 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Research Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Research Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Research Software Engineer in Berkshire

Research Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Software Engineer in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Research Software Engineer in Berkshire

Research Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Software Engineer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Research Software Engineer in Berkshire

Research Software Engineer
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Software Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Reading - 12 £58,000 - 1
Research Software Engineer
South East

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Research 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 12 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (66.67%) Open Source
2 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 8 (66.67%) Physics
3 7 (58.33%) Software Testing
3 7 (58.33%) C
3 7 (58.33%) Unix
3 7 (58.33%) Linux
3 7 (58.33%) Python
3 7 (58.33%) PhD
3 7 (58.33%) Fortran
3 7 (58.33%) Microsoft
3 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
3 7 (58.33%) SDLC
3 7 (58.33%) Master's Degree
3 7 (58.33%) Bash
3 7 (58.33%) Parallel Programming
3 7 (58.33%) Performance Analysis
3 7 (58.33%) Algorithms
4 6 (50.00%) C++
5 1 (8.33%) Finance
5 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (8.33%) Haskell
5 1 (8.33%) Rust
5 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Go
5 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

General
1 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (8.33%) Finance
1 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (8.33%) Mixed Reality
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Linux
1 7 (58.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 12 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 8 (66.67%) Open Source
2 8 (66.67%) Physics
3 7 (58.33%) Parallel Programming
3 7 (58.33%) Performance Analysis
3 7 (58.33%) SDLC
3 7 (58.33%) Software Testing
4 1 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (8.33%) Quantitative Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) Bash
1 7 (58.33%) C
1 7 (58.33%) Fortran
1 7 (58.33%) Python
2 6 (50.00%) C++
3 1 (8.33%) Go
3 1 (8.33%) Haskell
3 1 (8.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 7 (58.33%) Master's Degree
2 7 (58.33%) PhD
2 7 (58.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft