Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 25 | 59 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | -25 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 7,401 | 5,259 | 13,083 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.57% | 4.98% | 8.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.00% | 5.43% | 8.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,049 | 3,030 | 4,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £69,447 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +6.84% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £89,852 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £113,750 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 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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| UK excluding London | +48 | 6,163 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 898 |
| England | +34 | 4,652 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,213 |
| Scotland | +18 | 2,421 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 100 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 2,364 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 815 |
| London | +9 | 1,079 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 422 |
| North of England | +50 | 996 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 161 |
| South East | +36 | 877 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 187 |
| South West | +34 | 834 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 180 |
| North West | +66 | 574 | £57,500 | - | 96 |
| Midlands | +38 | 526 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 114 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 348 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 43 |
| East of England | +19 | 323 | £60,000 | - | 141 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 283 | £55,000 | - | 66 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 243 | £52,500 | - | 48 |
| Wales | +19 | 112 | £50,000 | +20.11% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 75 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 21 |
| North East | +20 | 74 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 24 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 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 featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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