Research Software Engineer Jobs in England

Research Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Research Software Engineer salary in England is £49,995 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 803 932 1102
Rank change year-on-year +129 +170 -230
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer 20 18 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.023% 0.019% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.021% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 20 0 24
10th Percentile £38,066 - -
25th Percentile £40,646 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,995 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.45%
75th Percentile £61,000 - £86,150
90th Percentile - - £96,775
UK median annual salary £58,000 £42,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +38.10% -11.58% -22.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,480 84,673 126,830
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,246 53,649 75,658
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,635 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.45% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%

Research Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Software Engineer in England

Research Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Research Software Engineer in England

Research Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Research Software Engineer in England

Research Software Engineer
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 30 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
South East - 12 £58,000 - 2
North of England - 6 £40,138 -
North West - 6 £40,138 -
East Midlands - 2 £49,990 -
Midlands - 2 £49,990 -
Research Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 England region featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 15 (75.00%) Python
3 14 (70.00%) Open Source
4 12 (60.00%) Computer Science
4 12 (60.00%) Linux
5 10 (50.00%) Degree
6 9 (45.00%) Algorithms
6 9 (45.00%) Parallel Programming
6 9 (45.00%) PhD
6 9 (45.00%) Fortran
6 9 (45.00%) Unix
7 8 (40.00%) C++
7 8 (40.00%) Mathematics
7 8 (40.00%) Physics
8 7 (35.00%) Software Testing
8 7 (35.00%) Security Cleared
8 7 (35.00%) Bash
8 7 (35.00%) Performance Analysis
8 7 (35.00%) C
8 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
8 7 (35.00%) SDLC
8 7 (35.00%) Master's Degree
9 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (30.00%) Code Quality
9 6 (30.00%) Full Stack Development
9 6 (30.00%) .NET Core
9 6 (30.00%) GIS
9 6 (30.00%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (30.00%) ArcGIS
9 6 (30.00%) MVC

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

Application Platforms
1 6 (30.00%) ArcGIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (30.00%) GIS
1 6 (30.00%) MySQL
1 6 (30.00%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (30.00%) Relational Database
1 6 (30.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (25.00%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (25.00%) MongoDB
2 5 (25.00%) NoSQL
2 5 (25.00%) Redis
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) CMake
General
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (30.00%) .NET
1 6 (30.00%) .NET Core
2 5 (25.00%) AngularJS
2 5 (25.00%) ASP.NET
2 5 (25.00%) Blazor
2 5 (25.00%) CSS
2 5 (25.00%) GeoJSON
2 5 (25.00%) HTML
2 5 (25.00%) HTML5
2 5 (25.00%) JSON
2 5 (25.00%) Node.js
2 5 (25.00%) PostGIS
2 5 (25.00%) React
2 5 (25.00%) RESTful
2 5 (25.00%) Svelte
2 5 (25.00%) Vue
2 5 (25.00%) XML
3 4 (20.00%) GeoPandas
3 4 (20.00%) GeoTools
3 4 (20.00%) OpenLayers
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (15.00%) NHS
3 2 (10.00%) CUDA
4 1 (5.00%) Mixed Reality
4 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (60.00%) Linux
2 9 (45.00%) Unix
3 5 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 14 (70.00%) Open Source
3 12 (60.00%) Computer Science
4 9 (45.00%) Parallel Programming
5 8 (40.00%) Mathematics
5 8 (40.00%) Physics
6 7 (35.00%) Performance Analysis
6 7 (35.00%) SDLC
6 7 (35.00%) Software Testing
7 6 (30.00%) Code Quality
7 6 (30.00%) Full Stack Development
7 6 (30.00%) MVC
7 6 (30.00%) MVVM
7 6 (30.00%) OO
7 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (30.00%) System Testing
8 5 (25.00%) Dependency Injection
8 5 (25.00%) Inversion of Control
8 5 (25.00%) Prototyping
8 5 (25.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 15 (75.00%) Python
2 9 (45.00%) Fortran
3 8 (40.00%) C++
4 7 (35.00%) Bash
4 7 (35.00%) C
5 6 (30.00%) C#
5 6 (30.00%) JavaScript
6 1 (5.00%) Go
6 1 (5.00%) Haskell
6 1 (5.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 10 (50.00%) Degree
2 9 (45.00%) PhD
3 7 (35.00%) Master's Degree
3 7 (35.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (10.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (30.00%) Oracle
3 5 (25.00%) ESRI