Software Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Software Engineer salary in Dorset is £57,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 33 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +18 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 136 | 50 | 47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 11.87% | 7.15% | 6.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.50% | 8.49% | 6.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 107 | 35 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | - | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £42,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -4.76% | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £52,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £75,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 1,088 | 589 | 745 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.94% | 84.26% | 97.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 650 | 376 | 593 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £31,625 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £39,094 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Dorset.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 28 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 |
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| Bournemouth | 0 | 45 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 4 |
| Poole | +16 | 36 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 3 |
| Dorchester | +7 | 10 | - | - | 2 |
| Weymouth | - | 6 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Wareham | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Wimborne | - | 2 | £10,500 | - | |
| Blandford Forum | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Ferndown | - | 1 | £37,500 | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
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 Dorset region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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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