Software Engineer Jobs in the Midlands

Software Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Software Engineer salary in the Midlands is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 78 99
Rank change year-on-year +36 +21 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 529 401 354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.54% 4.17% 3.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.82% 4.65% 3.44%
Number of salaries quoted 392 180 167
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £33,900
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,921 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,700 £83,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +13.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 10,980 8,617 10,283
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 89.52% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 8,219 4,802 7,089
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
West Midlands +42 283 £55,000 - 69
East Midlands +8 246 £52,500 - 46
Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 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 Midlands region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 513 (96.98%) Software Engineering
2 134 (25.33%) C#
3 115 (21.74%) Azure
4 114 (21.55%) Agile
5 110 (20.79%) AWS
6 106 (20.04%) .NET
7 93 (17.58%) C
8 90 (17.01%) Python
9 83 (15.69%) JavaScript
9 83 (15.69%) DevOps
10 82 (15.50%) React
11 72 (13.61%) C++
12 68 (12.85%) Java
13 64 (12.10%) Degree
14 62 (11.72%) SQL
15 58 (10.96%) TypeScript
15 58 (10.96%) Mentoring
16 56 (10.59%) Automotive
17 54 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
18 53 (10.02%) Linux
19 49 (9.26%) .NET Core
20 48 (9.07%) Electronics
21 46 (8.70%) Manufacturing
22 45 (8.51%) Docker
22 45 (8.51%) AngularJS
23 44 (8.32%) RESTful
24 43 (8.13%) Security Cleared
24 43 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
25 42 (7.94%) Microservices
26 40 (7.56%) Actionable Insight

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 28 (5.29%) ArcGIS
1 28 (5.29%) GeoServer
2 10 (1.89%) Confluence
3 3 (0.57%) NServiceBus
3 3 (0.57%) WinCC
4 2 (0.38%) CMS
4 2 (0.38%) JBoss
4 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 13 (2.46%) Simulink
2 4 (0.76%) CANalyzer
3 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.19%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.19%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 115 (21.74%) Azure
2 110 (20.79%) AWS
3 32 (6.05%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (5.48%) GCP
5 21 (3.97%) Serverless
6 19 (3.59%) SaaS
7 13 (2.46%) GitHub
8 8 (1.51%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.51%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.32%) Azure API Management
9 7 (1.32%) Azure Event Grid
9 7 (1.32%) Azure Functions
9 7 (1.32%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.76%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.76%) PaaS
12 3 (0.57%) AWS IoT
12 3 (0.57%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.57%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.97%) TCP/IP
2 15 (2.84%) Wireless
3 11 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (1.89%) Bluetooth
4 10 (1.89%) RS-232
4 10 (1.89%) RS-485
4 10 (1.89%) ZigBee
5 8 (1.51%) Modbus
6 7 (1.32%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.95%) VoIP
8 3 (0.57%) HTTP
8 3 (0.57%) Internet
8 3 (0.57%) MQTT
9 2 (0.38%) 2G
9 2 (0.38%) 3G
9 2 (0.38%) 4G
9 2 (0.38%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (6.43%) MySQL
3 28 (5.29%) GIS
3 28 (5.29%) QGIS
4 22 (4.16%) SQL Server
5 12 (2.27%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.08%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.89%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.51%) MongoDB
9 7 (1.32%) SQLite
10 6 (1.13%) DynamoDB
10 6 (1.13%) Redis
11 3 (0.57%) InterSystems Cache
11 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.57%) Power BI
11 3 (0.57%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.38%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.38%) Looker
12 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 38 (7.18%) Git
2 34 (6.43%) JIRA
3 12 (2.27%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.51%) GitLab
4 8 (1.51%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.13%) Xcode
6 5 (0.95%) CANoe
7 4 (0.76%) Jasmine
7 4 (0.76%) Postman
7 4 (0.76%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.57%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.57%) JDeveloper
8 3 (0.57%) Subversion
8 3 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.38%) CMake
9 2 (0.38%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 56 (10.59%) Automotive
2 48 (9.07%) Electronics
3 46 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 33 (6.24%) Social Skills
5 21 (3.97%) Finance
6 18 (3.40%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (3.02%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.89%) Marketing
8 10 (1.89%) Retail
9 8 (1.51%) Military
9 8 (1.51%) Publishing
9 8 (1.51%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (0.95%) Banking
11 5 (0.95%) Social Housing
12 4 (0.76%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.76%) Aviation
12 4 (0.76%) Games
12 4 (0.76%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.38%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (20.04%) .NET
2 82 (15.50%) React
3 49 (9.26%) .NET Core
4 45 (8.51%) AngularJS
5 44 (8.32%) RESTful
6 34 (6.43%) CSS
7 32 (6.05%) .NET Framework
7 32 (6.05%) Web Services
8 31 (5.86%) ASP.NET
9 28 (5.29%) Leaflet
9 28 (5.29%) OpenLayers
9 28 (5.29%) PostGIS
10 22 (4.16%) Node.js
11 19 (3.59%) Blazor
11 19 (3.59%) HTML
11 19 (3.59%) LAMP
12 16 (3.02%) WPF
13 15 (2.84%) Laravel
14 12 (2.27%) ASP.NET Core
14 12 (2.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 20 (3.78%) IoT
2 18 (3.40%) Operational Technology
3 17 (3.21%) SCADA
4 15 (2.84%) Embedded Systems
5 14 (2.65%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.08%) Mobile App
7 9 (1.70%) Device Driver
7 9 (1.70%) Greenfield Project
8 7 (1.32%) Infotainment
8 7 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.13%) ARM Cortex
9 6 (1.13%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.13%) Graphic Design
9 6 (1.13%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.13%) Smart Home
9 6 (1.13%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.95%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (0.95%) Housing Association
10 5 (0.95%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.95%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 53 (10.02%) Linux
2 20 (3.78%) Windows
3 18 (3.40%) Apple iOS
4 16 (3.02%) Unix
5 12 (2.27%) Android
6 10 (1.89%) FreeRTOS
7 8 (1.51%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.95%) Debian
8 5 (0.95%) ThreadX
9 4 (0.76%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
10 3 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.57%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 513 (96.98%) Software Engineering
2 114 (21.55%) Agile
3 83 (15.69%) DevOps
4 58 (10.96%) Mentoring
5 54 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (7.94%) Microservices
7 40 (7.56%) Actionable Insight
8 37 (6.99%) Computer Science
9 35 (6.62%) MVC
10 34 (6.43%) Web Development
11 29 (5.48%) Full Stack Development
12 26 (4.91%) SDLC
13 25 (4.73%) OOP
14 24 (4.54%) Test Automation
15 23 (4.35%) TDD
16 21 (3.97%) CI/CD
16 21 (3.97%) Scrum
17 20 (3.78%) Containerisation
17 20 (3.78%) Event-Driven
17 20 (3.78%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 134 (25.33%) C#
2 93 (17.58%) C
3 90 (17.01%) Python
4 83 (15.69%) JavaScript
5 72 (13.61%) C++
6 68 (12.85%) Java
7 62 (11.72%) SQL
8 58 (10.96%) TypeScript
9 32 (6.05%) Embedded C
10 21 (3.97%) PHP
11 20 (3.78%) MATLAB
12 18 (3.40%) Go
13 17 (3.21%) Embedded C++
14 9 (1.70%) Shell Script
15 8 (1.51%) Objective-C
15 8 (1.51%) VB
16 7 (1.32%) PowerShell
16 7 (1.32%) T-SQL
16 7 (1.32%) XAML
17 4 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 64 (12.10%) Degree
2 43 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.81%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.32%) HNC
5 7 (1.32%) PhD
6 6 (1.13%) DV Cleared
7 5 (0.95%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.57%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.38%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.16%) QA
2 18 (3.40%) MISRA
3 10 (1.89%) ISO 26262
4 7 (1.32%) AUTOSAR
5 4 (0.76%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.38%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.19%) Automotive SPICE
7 1 (0.19%) JTAG
System Software
1 45 (8.51%) Docker
2 38 (7.18%) Firmware
3 18 (3.40%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.13%) Terraform
3 2 (0.38%) MIIS
4 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 28 (5.29%) ESRI
2 20 (3.78%) Siemens
3 13 (2.46%) Google
4 12 (2.27%) DevExpress
5 10 (1.89%) Xamarin
6 8 (1.51%) Microsoft
6 8 (1.51%) Rockwell
6 8 (1.51%) SAP
7 4 (0.76%) Oracle
8 3 (0.57%) IBM
8 3 (0.57%) InterSystems
8 3 (0.57%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.57%) QNX
9 2 (0.38%) Allen-Bradley
9 2 (0.38%) Apple
10 1 (0.19%) MathWorks