Software Engineer Jobs in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Software Engineer salary in Staffordshire is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 64 67
Rank change year-on-year +23 +3 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 48 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 4.82% 0.91% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.02% 0.98% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 25 2 1
10th Percentile £39,850 £46,500 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,500 £59,500 -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +2.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 956 509 584
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.98% 92.88% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 709 382 416
10th Percentile £24,000 £23,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,501 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Stoke-on-Trent 0 8 £55,000 - 4
Stafford - 7 £40,000 - 1
Cannock - 4 - -
Burton-upon-Trent - 2 £50,000 -
Software Engineer
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 Staffordshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 48 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (37.50%) SCADA
2 18 (37.50%) Operational Technology
3 10 (20.83%) C++
3 10 (20.83%) Java
3 10 (20.83%) Siemens
4 8 (16.67%) C#
4 8 (16.67%) Rockwell
5 5 (10.42%) Social Skills
6 4 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (8.33%) VB
6 4 (8.33%) JavaScript
6 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
6 4 (8.33%) Robotics
6 4 (8.33%) Mathematics
6 4 (8.33%) Degree
7 3 (6.25%) System Testing
7 3 (6.25%) SDLC
7 3 (6.25%) Manufacturing
8 2 (4.17%) PACS
8 2 (4.17%) Data Management
8 2 (4.17%) Allen-Bradley
8 2 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (4.17%) QA
8 2 (4.17%) Ladder Logic
8 2 (4.17%) Metadata
8 2 (4.17%) IEC 61131
9 1 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (2.08%) SQL

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Metadata
General
1 5 (10.42%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) .NET
1 1 (2.08%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 18 (37.50%) Operational Technology
1 18 (37.50%) SCADA
2 4 (8.33%) Robotics
3 2 (4.17%) PACS
4 1 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (8.33%) Mathematics
2 4 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (6.25%) SDLC
3 3 (6.25%) System Testing
4 2 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (4.17%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (20.83%) C++
1 10 (20.83%) Java
2 8 (16.67%) C#
3 4 (8.33%) JavaScript
3 4 (8.33%) VB
4 2 (4.17%) Ladder Logic
5 1 (2.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (8.33%) Degree
1 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) IEC 61131
1 2 (4.17%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (20.83%) Siemens
2 8 (16.67%) Rockwell
3 2 (4.17%) Allen-Bradley