Software Engineer Jobs in Reading

Software Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Software Engineer salary in Reading is £58,000 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 35 89 45
Rank change year-on-year +54 -44 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 97 50 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 5.68% 3.09% 5.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.00% 3.30% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 43 26 31
10th Percentile £45,250 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £67,188 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £75,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.67% +50.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £64,375
90th Percentile - £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £58,000 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.67% +36.36% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,618 1,517 1,705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.70% 97.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,035 810 1,025
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,863
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Reading

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Reading

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Reading

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

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Reading

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

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 Reading region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 97 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 49 (50.52%) .NET
3 48 (49.48%) Security Cleared
4 47 (48.45%) Python
4 47 (48.45%) Actionable Insight
5 42 (43.30%) React
6 41 (42.27%) SC Cleared
7 40 (41.24%) Azure
7 40 (41.24%) Agile
8 39 (40.21%) AWS
9 35 (36.08%) DevOps
10 33 (34.02%) C#
11 32 (32.99%) JavaScript
12 31 (31.96%) PostgreSQL
13 30 (30.93%) GIS
14 29 (29.90%) ESRI
14 29 (29.90%) ArcGIS
14 29 (29.90%) Web Development
14 29 (29.90%) Leaflet
14 29 (29.90%) GeoServer
14 29 (29.90%) OpenLayers
14 29 (29.90%) PostGIS
14 29 (29.90%) QGIS
15 25 (25.77%) .NET Core
15 25 (25.77%) CSS
16 22 (22.68%) Linux
17 20 (20.62%) Problem-Solving
18 16 (16.49%) Degree
19 15 (15.46%) C
20 14 (14.43%) Computer Science

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 29 (29.90%) ArcGIS
1 29 (29.90%) GeoServer
2 2 (2.06%) JBoss
2 2 (2.06%) Red Hat Fuse
Cloud Services
1 40 (41.24%) Azure
2 39 (40.21%) AWS
3 5 (5.15%) Serverless
4 2 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.06%) Power Automate
4 2 (2.06%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.06%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.03%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.03%) GitHub
5 1 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.06%) Internet
1 2 (2.06%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (31.96%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (30.93%) GIS
3 29 (29.90%) QGIS
4 4 (4.12%) SQL Server
5 3 (3.09%) Oracle Database
5 3 (3.09%) RDBMS
5 3 (3.09%) Relational Database
6 2 (2.06%) Data Lake
6 2 (2.06%) Power BI
7 1 (1.03%) MongoDB
7 1 (1.03%) MySQL
7 1 (1.03%) Redis
Development Applications
1 10 (10.31%) Git
2 5 (5.15%) Jenkins
2 5 (5.15%) Visual Studio
3 4 (4.12%) Subversion
4 3 (3.09%) JDeveloper
5 2 (2.06%) IntelliJ
General
1 12 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (7.22%) Aerospace
2 7 (7.22%) Health Technology
2 7 (7.22%) Tech for Good
3 4 (4.12%) Social Skills
4 3 (3.09%) Finance
5 2 (2.06%) Electronics
5 2 (2.06%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (50.52%) .NET
2 42 (43.30%) React
3 29 (29.90%) Leaflet
3 29 (29.90%) OpenLayers
3 29 (29.90%) PostGIS
4 25 (25.77%) .NET Core
4 25 (25.77%) CSS
5 13 (13.40%) ASP.NET
6 9 (9.28%) AngularJS
7 7 (7.22%) Blazor
7 7 (7.22%) Vue
8 5 (5.15%) Django
8 5 (5.15%) Spring
9 4 (4.12%) Node.js
10 2 (2.06%) Hibernate
10 2 (2.06%) Java EE
10 2 (2.06%) JPA
10 2 (2.06%) JSON
10 2 (2.06%) REST
10 2 (2.06%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.31%) IoT
2 8 (8.25%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (7.22%) Algorithms
4 2 (2.06%) FPGA
4 2 (2.06%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.03%) Mixed Reality
5 1 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (22.68%) Linux
2 10 (10.31%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (7.22%) Unix
4 4 (4.12%) Ubuntu
5 1 (1.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 47 (48.45%) Actionable Insight
3 40 (41.24%) Agile
4 35 (36.08%) DevOps
5 29 (29.90%) Web Development
6 20 (20.62%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (14.43%) Computer Science
8 11 (11.34%) Open Source
9 9 (9.28%) Mathematics
9 9 (9.28%) Mentoring
9 9 (9.28%) Physics
10 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (8.25%) Full Stack Development
11 7 (7.22%) Containerisation
11 7 (7.22%) Continuous Integration
11 7 (7.22%) Parallel Programming
11 7 (7.22%) Performance Analysis
11 7 (7.22%) SDLC
11 7 (7.22%) Software Testing
12 6 (6.19%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 47 (48.45%) Python
2 33 (34.02%) C#
3 32 (32.99%) JavaScript
4 15 (15.46%) C
5 13 (13.40%) SQL
6 12 (12.37%) C++
7 11 (11.34%) Java
8 10 (10.31%) Bash
9 9 (9.28%) TypeScript
10 7 (7.22%) Fortran
11 5 (5.15%) PowerShell
11 5 (5.15%) Ruby
12 4 (4.12%) Go
12 4 (4.12%) Perl
12 4 (4.12%) T-SQL
13 2 (2.06%) Embedded C
14 1 (1.03%) Haskell
14 1 (1.03%) Kotlin
14 1 (1.03%) Rust
Qualifications
1 48 (49.48%) Security Cleared
2 41 (42.27%) SC Cleared
3 16 (16.49%) Degree
4 9 (9.28%) Master's Degree
4 9 (9.28%) PhD
5 2 (2.06%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.09%) QA
System Software
1 4 (4.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (5.15%) Ansible
2 3 (3.09%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (29.90%) ESRI
2 9 (9.28%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.09%) Oracle
4 2 (2.06%) OpenAI