Software Engineering
England > South West
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -5 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 1,231 | 780 | 1,168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 13.34% | 11.29% | 14.63% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.87% | 11.95% | 15.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 939 | 471 | 680 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £37,467 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,300 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £77,715 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +3.57% | +12.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South West
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 the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 7,756 | 6,527 | 7,596 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 84.08% | 94.46% | 95.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,562 | 3,636 | 5,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,850 | £30,500 | £30,932 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,000 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | +5.00% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Software Engineering
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the South West.
Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in the South West over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Software Engineering
Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 May 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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| Bristol | +10 | 452 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 115 |
| Gloucestershire | +9 | 339 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 36 |
| Dorset | +13 | 192 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 31 |
| Wiltshire | +11 | 110 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 16 |
| Devon | +11 | 69 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 24 |
| Somerset | +9 | 49 | £50,000 | -12.58% | 19 |
| Cornwall | -18 | 3 | £80,000 | +190.91% | 3 |
| Software Engineering England |
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Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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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