Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 20 7
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 162 108 351
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 16.43% 10.78% 21.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.93% 12.62% 23.29%
Number of salaries quoted 115 50 77
10th Percentile £43,750 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £51,875 £46,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% +46.67%
75th Percentile £81,875 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,125 £87,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% +51.72%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 957 856 1,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.06% 85.43% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 737 402 588
10th Percentile £30,850 £30,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,250 £83,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 162 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 50 (30.86%) Python
3 45 (27.78%) C
4 41 (25.31%) C#
4 41 (25.31%) Agile
5 36 (22.22%) AWS
6 32 (19.75%) Degree
7 30 (18.52%) Social Skills
8 28 (17.28%) Linux
9 27 (16.67%) Electronics
10 26 (16.05%) Embedded Systems
11 24 (14.81%) Azure
11 24 (14.81%) React
12 23 (14.20%) C++
13 22 (13.58%) TypeScript
14 21 (12.96%) Kubernetes
15 20 (12.35%) Kotlin
15 20 (12.35%) IoT
16 18 (11.11%) Automotive
16 18 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
17 17 (10.49%) Algorithms
18 16 (9.88%) Terraform
18 16 (9.88%) Git
18 16 (9.88%) Multithreading
19 15 (9.26%) Computer Science
20 14 (8.64%) Docker
21 13 (8.02%) Embedded C
21 13 (8.02%) .NET
21 13 (8.02%) OO
21 13 (8.02%) Problem-Solving

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

Applications
1 5 (3.09%) Simulink
2 2 (1.23%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 36 (22.22%) AWS
2 24 (14.81%) Azure
3 7 (4.32%) SaaS
4 4 (2.47%) GitHub
5 3 (1.85%) Serverless
6 2 (1.23%) Amazon S3
6 2 (1.23%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.62%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.32%) Bluetooth
1 7 (4.32%) TCP/IP
1 7 (4.32%) Wireless
2 6 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (3.09%) RS-232
4 2 (1.23%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.23%) HTTP
4 2 (1.23%) Modbus
4 2 (1.23%) NGN
4 2 (1.23%) ZigBee
5 1 (0.62%) DECT
5 1 (0.62%) LoRaWAN
5 1 (0.62%) MQTT
5 1 (0.62%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (4.32%) Amazon Redshift
2 7 (4.32%) MySQL
3 2 (1.23%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (1.23%) GIS
3 2 (1.23%) Redis
4 1 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 16 (9.88%) Git
2 8 (4.94%) TeamCity
3 7 (4.32%) Jenkins
4 6 (3.70%) JIRA
5 4 (2.47%) Subversion
5 4 (2.47%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.62%) GitLab
General
1 30 (18.52%) Social Skills
2 27 (16.67%) Electronics
3 18 (11.11%) Automotive
4 12 (7.41%) Manufacturing
5 11 (6.79%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (4.94%) Telecoms
7 4 (2.47%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.47%) Marketing
7 4 (2.47%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.85%) Welsh Language
9 2 (1.23%) French Language
9 2 (1.23%) Games
9 2 (1.23%) German Language
9 2 (1.23%) Japanese Language
9 2 (1.23%) Korean Language
9 2 (1.23%) Law
9 2 (1.23%) Multimedia
9 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.23%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.62%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (14.81%) React
2 13 (8.02%) .NET
3 10 (6.17%) Yocto
4 8 (4.94%) Node.js
5 7 (4.32%) gRPC
6 6 (3.70%) COM
6 6 (3.70%) PyQt
6 6 (3.70%) scikit-learn
7 5 (3.09%) Electron
7 5 (3.09%) FFmpeg
7 5 (3.09%) Flask
7 5 (3.09%) GStreamer
7 5 (3.09%) iOS SDK
7 5 (3.09%) OpenEmbedded
8 3 (1.85%) LLVM
8 3 (1.85%) REST
9 2 (1.23%) CSS
9 2 (1.23%) HTML
9 2 (1.23%) Qt
9 2 (1.23%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 26 (16.05%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (12.35%) IoT
3 17 (10.49%) Algorithms
4 10 (6.17%) Robotics
5 9 (5.56%) Client/Server
6 7 (4.32%) Mobile App
7 5 (3.09%) ARM Cortex
7 5 (3.09%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (3.09%) Data Structures
7 5 (3.09%) Device Driver
7 5 (3.09%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (2.47%) Verilog
9 3 (1.85%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.23%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (1.23%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.23%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.23%) Semantic Web
10 2 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.28%) Linux
2 11 (6.79%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (4.32%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.70%) Android
4 6 (3.70%) Windows
5 4 (2.47%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.62%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 41 (25.31%) Agile
3 16 (9.88%) Multithreading
4 15 (9.26%) Computer Science
5 13 (8.02%) OO
5 13 (8.02%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (6.79%) Artificial Intelligence
6 11 (6.79%) OOP
6 11 (6.79%) Prototyping
7 10 (6.17%) CI/CD
7 10 (6.17%) Open Source
8 9 (5.56%) DevOps
8 9 (5.56%) Full Stack Development
8 9 (5.56%) Roadmaps
9 8 (4.94%) CAD
9 8 (4.94%) Machine Learning
9 8 (4.94%) Release Management
9 8 (4.94%) Test Automation
10 7 (4.32%) Mentoring
10 7 (4.32%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 50 (30.86%) Python
2 45 (27.78%) C
3 41 (25.31%) C#
4 23 (14.20%) C++
5 22 (13.58%) TypeScript
6 20 (12.35%) Kotlin
7 13 (8.02%) Embedded C
8 12 (7.41%) Java
8 12 (7.41%) JavaScript
9 10 (6.17%) Go
10 7 (4.32%) MATLAB
11 5 (3.09%) Embedded C++
11 5 (3.09%) PHP
11 5 (3.09%) Rust
12 4 (2.47%) Assembly Language
12 4 (2.47%) Bash
12 4 (2.47%) SQL
12 4 (2.47%) SystemVerilog
12 4 (2.47%) Tcl
13 3 (1.85%) Swift
Qualifications
1 32 (19.75%) Degree
2 10 (6.17%) Master's Degree
3 8 (4.94%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.85%) PhD
6 1 (0.62%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.47%) IEC 62304
1 4 (2.47%) ISO 13485
2 3 (1.85%) QA
3 1 (0.62%) MISRA
3 1 (0.62%) MISRA C
System Software
1 14 (8.64%) Docker
2 5 (3.09%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (12.96%) Kubernetes
2 16 (9.88%) Terraform
3 3 (1.85%) Ansible
3 3 (1.85%) Progress Chef
4 2 (1.23%) linkerd
Vendors
1 2 (1.23%) Cadence
1 2 (1.23%) Interwoven
1 2 (1.23%) QNX
1 2 (1.23%) RedGate
1 2 (1.23%) Salesforce
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.62%) Renesas