Software Engineering Jobs in Reading

Software Engineering
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 32 20
Rank change year-on-year +11 -12 +1
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 147 128 188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 8.53% 8.18% 10.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.68% 8.43% 11.36%
Number of salaries quoted 77 90 108
10th Percentile £43,250 £42,250 £35,725
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £66,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.78% +6.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £76,750 £92,500 £90,375
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +12.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,518 1,519 1,655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.05% 97.06% 92.51%
Number of salaries quoted 909 782 925
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,275 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £83,250
Berkshire median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Reading

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Reading

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Reading over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Reading

Software Engineering
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 (19.73%) ArcGIS
1 29 (19.73%) GeoServer
2 3 (2.04%) Confluence
3 1 (0.68%) JBoss
3 1 (0.68%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 8 (5.44%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 55 (37.41%) AWS
1 55 (37.41%) Azure
2 5 (3.40%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (2.72%) Firebolt
4 3 (2.04%) Serverless
5 2 (1.36%) GCP
5 2 (1.36%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.36%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.36%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.68%) Azure AKS
6 1 (0.68%) GitHub
6 1 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.68%) Google Kubernetes Engine
6 1 (0.68%) IaaS
6 1 (0.68%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.84%) Network Security
2 8 (5.44%) Ethernet
3 7 (4.76%) Internet
4 5 (3.40%) Firewall
4 5 (3.40%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (3.40%) VPN
5 2 (1.36%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (21.77%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (20.41%) GIS
3 29 (19.73%) QGIS
4 6 (4.08%) SQL Server
5 5 (3.40%) Redis
6 4 (2.72%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (2.04%) Oracle Database
7 3 (2.04%) RDBMS
7 3 (2.04%) Relational Database
8 2 (1.36%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.36%) Power BI
9 1 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.68%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.68%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 15 (10.20%) Git
2 9 (6.12%) Jenkins
3 7 (4.76%) Visual Studio
4 4 (2.72%) GitLab
4 4 (2.72%) Subversion
5 3 (2.04%) JDeveloper
5 3 (2.04%) JIRA
6 2 (1.36%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.68%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.68%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.68%) Gradle
7 1 (0.68%) JUnit
General
1 25 (17.01%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (12.24%) Finance
3 9 (6.12%) Aerospace
3 9 (6.12%) Health Technology
3 9 (6.12%) Tech for Good
3 9 (6.12%) Telecoms
4 8 (5.44%) Social Skills
5 2 (1.36%) Electronics
6 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 99 (67.35%) Software Engineer
2 71 (48.30%) Senior
3 50 (34.01%) Senior Software Engineer
4 18 (12.24%) Developer
5 14 (9.52%) Embedded Engineer
5 14 (9.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 13 (8.84%) Research Engineer
6 13 (8.84%) Research Software Engineer
7 10 (6.80%) Senior Developer
7 10 (6.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 10 (6.80%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (6.80%) Software Developer
8 8 (5.44%) Hardware Engineer
8 8 (5.44%) Security Assurance Manager
8 8 (5.44%) Security Manager
8 8 (5.44%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 7 (4.76%) Lead
10 6 (4.08%) Architect
10 6 (4.08%) C++ Software Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (38.10%) .NET
2 42 (28.57%) React
3 29 (19.73%) Leaflet
3 29 (19.73%) OpenLayers
3 29 (19.73%) PostGIS
4 27 (18.37%) .NET Core
5 26 (17.69%) CSS
6 15 (10.20%) ASP.NET
7 10 (6.80%) Django
8 9 (6.12%) AngularJS
8 9 (6.12%) Blazor
9 8 (5.44%) Vue
10 6 (4.08%) Web Services
11 5 (3.40%) FastAPI
11 5 (3.40%) SQLAlchemy
12 4 (2.72%) Kafka
12 4 (2.72%) Node.js
13 3 (2.04%) Spring
13 3 (2.04%) XML
14 2 (1.36%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.24%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (6.80%) FPGA
2 10 (6.80%) IoT
3 8 (5.44%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (5.44%) PCIe
4 7 (4.76%) Algorithms
5 5 (3.40%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (3.40%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.72%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.36%) Low-Code
7 2 (1.36%) Mixed Reality
7 2 (1.36%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.68%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.68%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (18.37%) Linux
2 10 (6.80%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (4.76%) Unix
4 5 (3.40%) Kali Linux
5 4 (2.72%) Ubuntu
6 3 (2.04%) Windows
7 1 (0.68%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (34.69%) Agile
2 44 (29.93%) Actionable Insight
3 43 (29.25%) DevOps
4 33 (22.45%) Computer Science
5 29 (19.73%) Web Development
6 23 (15.65%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (11.56%) Physics
8 14 (9.52%) Open Source
9 13 (8.84%) Application Security
9 13 (8.84%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (8.84%) Mentoring
9 13 (8.84%) OWASP
9 13 (8.84%) Penetration Testing
9 13 (8.84%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (8.16%) Mathematics
11 11 (7.48%) Containerisation
11 11 (7.48%) Full Stack Development
11 11 (7.48%) Security Operations
12 10 (6.80%) SDLC
12 10 (6.80%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (42.18%) Python
2 37 (25.17%) C#
3 32 (21.77%) JavaScript
4 22 (14.97%) SQL
5 18 (12.24%) C++
6 15 (10.20%) C
7 14 (9.52%) Java
7 14 (9.52%) PowerShell
8 12 (8.16%) Bash
8 12 (8.16%) TypeScript
9 7 (4.76%) Fortran
10 6 (4.08%) Go
11 5 (3.40%) Ruby
12 4 (2.72%) Perl
12 4 (2.72%) T-SQL
13 2 (1.36%) Embedded C
13 2 (1.36%) Haskell
13 2 (1.36%) Rust
14 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.68%) PHP
Qualifications
1 51 (34.69%) Security Cleared
2 43 (29.25%) Degree
3 42 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 13 (8.84%) CISSP
5 9 (6.12%) Master's Degree
5 9 (6.12%) PhD
6 8 (5.44%) Azure Certification
6 8 (5.44%) CISM
6 8 (5.44%) GIAC
6 8 (5.44%) GPEN
7 5 (3.40%) AWS Certification
7 5 (3.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.48%) NIST
2 8 (5.44%) GRC
3 6 (4.08%) GDPR
3 6 (4.08%) NIST 800
4 5 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (3.40%) PCI DSS
5 4 (2.72%) QA
System Software
1 8 (5.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (6.12%) Ansible
2 7 (4.76%) Kubernetes
3 6 (4.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (4.08%) Nessus
4 5 (3.40%) Suricata
5 3 (2.04%) Terraform
6 1 (0.68%) Puppet
Vendors
1 29 (19.73%) ESRI
2 17 (11.56%) Microsoft
3 8 (5.44%) EMC
4 6 (4.08%) Qualys
5 5 (3.40%) Cisco
5 5 (3.40%) Juniper
5 5 (3.40%) Palo Alto
5 5 (3.40%) Splunk
6 4 (2.72%) Oracle
7 2 (1.36%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.68%) Databricks
8 1 (0.68%) Google