Software Engineer Jobs in the South West

Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Software Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 51 34
Rank change year-on-year +35 -17 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 855 363 673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.21% 5.38% 8.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.57% 6.04% 8.67%
Number of salaries quoted 644 190 326
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,248 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% +14.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,438 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,375 £90,000
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
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 8,935 6,012 7,761
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.22% 89.09% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 6,536 3,754 5,120
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,250 £29,488
25th Percentile £36,336 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bristol +46 323 £57,500 -8.00% 78
Gloucestershire +7 205 £62,500 -3.85% 29
Dorset +25 141 £57,500 +15.00% 14
Wiltshire +23 80 £55,000 - 13
Devon +29 56 £42,500 +1.19% 12
Somerset +27 39 £50,000 -16.67% 10
Cornwall -15 3 £80,000 +88.24% 3
Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 South West region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 850 (99.42%) Software Engineering
2 248 (29.01%) Security Cleared
3 240 (28.07%) Python
4 228 (26.67%) Agile
5 192 (22.46%) JavaScript
6 186 (21.75%) Java
7 182 (21.29%) C++
8 168 (19.65%) Linux
9 163 (19.06%) AWS
10 158 (18.48%) C
11 136 (15.91%) Azure
12 132 (15.44%) C#
13 126 (14.74%) React
14 104 (12.16%) .NET
15 100 (11.70%) Problem-Solving
16 97 (11.35%) Degree
17 94 (10.99%) DevOps
18 81 (9.47%) Actionable Insight
19 80 (9.36%) AngularJS
20 78 (9.12%) Cybersecurity
21 76 (8.89%) Scrum
22 75 (8.77%) DV Cleared
23 74 (8.65%) Git
24 73 (8.54%) Bash
25 71 (8.30%) SC Cleared
26 70 (8.19%) Microservices
27 69 (8.07%) Aerospace
28 66 (7.72%) Embedded Linux
29 65 (7.60%) CI/CD
30 64 (7.49%) Windows

Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (3.16%) ArcGIS
1 27 (3.16%) GeoServer
2 26 (3.04%) Apache
3 15 (1.75%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.35%) Captiva
4 3 (0.35%) FileNet
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.23%) CMS
5 2 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.12%) JBoss
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (1.52%) Simulink
2 2 (0.23%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 163 (19.06%) AWS
2 136 (15.91%) Azure
3 35 (4.09%) GCP
4 34 (3.98%) Serverless
5 25 (2.92%) OpenShift
6 18 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
7 16 (1.87%) SaaS
8 15 (1.75%) Amazon EKS
8 15 (1.75%) AWS CloudFormation
9 14 (1.64%) npm
10 12 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.05%) GitHub
12 8 (0.94%) Azure Functions
13 5 (0.58%) Azure Storage
14 4 (0.47%) OCI
15 3 (0.35%) Azure Logic Apps
15 3 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
15 3 (0.35%) Power Platform
15 3 (0.35%) WhatsApp
16 2 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.87%) AMQP
2 8 (0.94%) Wireless
3 5 (0.58%) Bluetooth
4 4 (0.47%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.47%) RS-232
5 3 (0.35%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.23%) 3GPP
6 2 (0.23%) 5G
7 1 (0.12%) Internet
7 1 (0.12%) OFDM
7 1 (0.12%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.12%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.12%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (5.61%) PostgreSQL
2 40 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 27 (3.16%) GIS
3 27 (3.16%) QGIS
4 22 (2.57%) MySQL
5 21 (2.46%) Big Data
6 16 (1.87%) Hadoop
7 15 (1.75%) Cloudera CDH
8 14 (1.64%) Relational Database
9 10 (1.17%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.70%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.47%) Oracle ODI
13 3 (0.35%) NoSQL
13 3 (0.35%) RDBMS
14 2 (0.23%) SQLite
15 1 (0.12%) Apache Accumulo
15 1 (0.12%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 74 (8.65%) Git
2 35 (4.09%) Visual Studio
3 28 (3.27%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.87%) JIRA
4 16 (1.87%) LabVIEW
5 14 (1.64%) Subversion
6 13 (1.52%) Rational Rhapsody
7 10 (1.17%) Cypress.io
8 9 (1.05%) Cucumber
8 9 (1.05%) GitLab
8 9 (1.05%) Oracle Forms
8 9 (1.05%) Selenium
8 9 (1.05%) Storybook
9 8 (0.94%) Maven
9 8 (0.94%) NetBeans
10 7 (0.82%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.70%) Postman
12 5 (0.58%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.47%) Jasmine
13 4 (0.47%) Mocha
General
1 69 (8.07%) Aerospace
2 63 (7.37%) Social Skills
3 52 (6.08%) Finance
4 47 (5.50%) Manufacturing
5 33 (3.86%) Automotive
6 31 (3.63%) Retail
7 27 (3.16%) Aviation
8 23 (2.69%) Marketing
9 20 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (1.99%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (1.99%) Banking
11 16 (1.87%) Military
12 15 (1.75%) Electronics
13 12 (1.40%) Financial Institution
13 12 (1.40%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.05%) Telecoms
15 8 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (0.94%) Tech for Good
16 7 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.70%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (14.74%) React
2 104 (12.16%) .NET
3 80 (9.36%) AngularJS
4 59 (6.90%) .NET Core
4 59 (6.90%) Node.js
5 57 (6.67%) CSS
6 49 (5.73%) Spring Boot
7 48 (5.61%) Spring
8 34 (3.98%) .NET Framework
8 34 (3.98%) REST
9 30 (3.51%) Swagger
10 27 (3.16%) HTML
10 27 (3.16%) Leaflet
10 27 (3.16%) OpenLayers
10 27 (3.16%) PostGIS
11 25 (2.92%) Vue
12 24 (2.81%) OpenAPI
12 24 (2.81%) Qt
13 21 (2.46%) STL
14 20 (2.34%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.03%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (2.92%) Embedded Systems
3 23 (2.69%) Cloud Native
4 20 (2.34%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.64%) Mobile App
6 13 (1.52%) IoT
7 11 (1.29%) Algorithms
7 11 (1.29%) Device Driver
7 11 (1.29%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.29%) FPGA
7 11 (1.29%) GNSS
8 10 (1.17%) Hackathon
9 9 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
10 8 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (0.94%) Private Cloud
10 8 (0.94%) Robotics
11 6 (0.70%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.70%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.35%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 168 (19.65%) Linux
2 66 (7.72%) Embedded Linux
3 64 (7.49%) Windows
4 22 (2.57%) Ubuntu
5 15 (1.75%) Android
5 15 (1.75%) CentOS
5 15 (1.75%) Debian
5 15 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (1.64%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.47%) Unix
8 3 (0.35%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 2 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 850 (99.42%) Software Engineering
2 228 (26.67%) Agile
3 100 (11.70%) Problem-Solving
4 94 (10.99%) DevOps
5 81 (9.47%) Actionable Insight
6 78 (9.12%) Cybersecurity
7 76 (8.89%) Scrum
8 70 (8.19%) Microservices
9 65 (7.60%) CI/CD
10 61 (7.13%) SDLC
11 53 (6.20%) Full Stack Development
12 50 (5.85%) Web Development
13 49 (5.73%) Unit Testing
14 46 (5.38%) Computer Science
14 46 (5.38%) Configuration Management
15 42 (4.91%) OO
16 40 (4.68%) Collaborative Working
17 39 (4.56%) Multithreading
18 38 (4.44%) Code Quality
18 38 (4.44%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 240 (28.07%) Python
2 192 (22.46%) JavaScript
3 186 (21.75%) Java
4 182 (21.29%) C++
5 158 (18.48%) C
6 132 (15.44%) C#
7 73 (8.54%) Bash
8 59 (6.90%) Embedded C
8 59 (6.90%) Rust
9 49 (5.73%) TypeScript
10 47 (5.50%) SQL
11 35 (4.09%) Ada
12 21 (2.46%) MATLAB
13 16 (1.87%) Perl
14 15 (1.75%) PHP
15 10 (1.17%) Swift
16 9 (1.05%) Kotlin
16 9 (1.05%) Shell Script
17 8 (0.94%) Go
18 7 (0.82%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 248 (29.01%) Security Cleared
2 97 (11.35%) Degree
3 75 (8.77%) DV Cleared
4 71 (8.30%) SC Cleared
5 39 (4.56%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.35%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.35%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.23%) HND
9 1 (0.12%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.69%) QA
2 11 (1.29%) PMO
3 9 (1.05%) Def Stans
4 7 (0.82%) MISRA
5 6 (0.70%) IEC 61508
6 5 (0.58%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.58%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.58%) TickIT
7 4 (0.47%) MISRA C
8 3 (0.35%) GDPR
9 2 (0.23%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.12%) SEPA
System Software
1 45 (5.26%) Docker
2 12 (1.40%) Firmware
3 9 (1.05%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 48 (5.61%) Kubernetes
2 25 (2.92%) Terraform
3 21 (2.46%) Ansible
4 15 (1.75%) Puppet
5 4 (0.47%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.23%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 41 (4.80%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.16%) ESRI
3 23 (2.69%) Google
4 18 (2.11%) Red Hat
5 15 (1.75%) Oracle
5 15 (1.75%) SaltStack
6 8 (0.94%) Atlassian
7 7 (0.82%) ServiceNow
8 6 (0.70%) SAP
9 4 (0.47%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.35%) IBM
10 3 (0.35%) Kofax
10 3 (0.35%) Pega
10 3 (0.35%) Samsung
10 3 (0.35%) SmartStream
11 2 (0.23%) Keysight
11 2 (0.23%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.23%) Zoho
12 1 (0.12%) Netlify
12 1 (0.12%) Veracode