Software Engineering Jobs in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 44 25
Rank change year-on-year +21 -19 +10
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 496 440 581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.86% 6.54% 8.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.26% 6.75% 8.42%
Number of salaries quoted 397 244 346
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,025 £35,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,313 £82,500
90th Percentile £82,735 £85,000 £92,500
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
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,005 6,515 6,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.09% 96.86% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,520 3,307 4,728
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,637
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,550 £80,000
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 West Midlands

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
Birmingham -3 195 £60,000 -3.23% 47
Warwickshire +42 66 £57,500 -9.80% 8
Staffordshire +13 56 £55,000 -8.33% 12
Worcestershire +3 45 £50,000 -4.76% 17
Coventry +52 25 £65,000 +30.00% 9
Solihull +2 13 £45,000 +80.00% 5
Halesowen - 11 £52,500 -
Shropshire +1 10 £46,250 -15.91% 7
Herefordshire +8 4 £50,000 - 4
Wolverhampton +16 3 £40,000 - 4
West Bromwich - 3 £50,000 -
Wednesbury -3 2 £83,250 +202.73% 1
Software Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 14 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.41%) Confluence
4 6 (1.21%) Appian
5 5 (1.01%) WinCC
6 4 (0.81%) IIS
6 4 (0.81%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.40%) CMS
7 2 (0.40%) Liferay
7 2 (0.40%) Magnolia
7 2 (0.40%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.20%) Apache
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 13 (2.62%) Simulink
2 9 (1.81%) Adobe XD
3 4 (0.81%) CANalyzer
4 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.20%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 12 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
2 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 119 (23.99%) Azure
2 80 (16.13%) AWS
3 53 (10.69%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (8.06%) SaaS
5 34 (6.85%) GCP
6 24 (4.84%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (4.44%) GitHub
8 21 (4.23%) Power Platform
9 15 (3.02%) PaaS
9 15 (3.02%) Serverless
10 14 (2.82%) Azure Service Bus
11 11 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (1.81%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.81%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.61%) IaaS
14 7 (1.41%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.41%) Azure API Management
14 7 (1.41%) Azure Event Grid
14 7 (1.41%) Azure Functions
14 7 (1.41%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.42%) Bluetooth
2 11 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (2.02%) Ethernet
3 10 (2.02%) Wireless
4 7 (1.41%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.01%) HTTP
5 5 (1.01%) RS-232
5 5 (1.01%) RS-485
5 5 (1.01%) ZigBee
6 4 (0.81%) 4G
6 4 (0.81%) GSM
6 4 (0.81%) J1939
7 3 (0.60%) 5G
8 2 (0.40%) 2G
8 2 (0.40%) 3G
8 2 (0.40%) DHCP
8 2 (0.40%) DNS
8 2 (0.40%) Internet
8 2 (0.40%) IPv6
8 2 (0.40%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.24%) MySQL
2 21 (4.23%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (3.23%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (2.42%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.02%) MongoDB
6 10 (2.02%) NoSQL
7 9 (1.81%) Power BI
8 7 (1.41%) SQLite
9 6 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.21%) Redis
10 5 (1.01%) OLAP
11 4 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.81%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.60%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (0.60%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.60%) InterSystems Cache
13 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 44 (8.87%) Git
2 31 (6.25%) JIRA
3 19 (3.83%) Visual Studio
4 15 (3.02%) GitLab
5 11 (2.22%) Cucumber
6 9 (1.81%) Postman
6 9 (1.81%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (1.61%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.01%) CANoe
8 5 (1.01%) Jenkins
8 5 (1.01%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.81%) Jasmine
9 4 (0.81%) Xcode
10 3 (0.60%) IBM UrbanCode
11 2 (0.40%) Bower
11 2 (0.40%) GCC
11 2 (0.40%) gulp
11 2 (0.40%) Moq
11 2 (0.40%) MSBuild
12 1 (0.20%) Mercurial
General
1 47 (9.48%) Automotive
1 47 (9.48%) Finance
2 43 (8.67%) Manufacturing
3 34 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (6.85%) Social Skills
4 29 (5.85%) Electronics
5 16 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (2.82%) Public Sector
7 13 (2.62%) Retail
8 8 (1.61%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.41%) Marketing
10 6 (1.21%) Banking
10 6 (1.21%) Social Housing
11 5 (1.01%) Law
11 5 (1.01%) Legal
11 5 (1.01%) Publishing
12 4 (0.81%) Games
12 4 (0.81%) Local Government
12 4 (0.81%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.40%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 271 (54.64%) Software Engineer
2 106 (21.37%) Senior
3 86 (17.34%) Embedded Engineer
4 80 (16.13%) Developer
5 63 (12.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 62 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
7 35 (7.06%) Lead
8 30 (6.05%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 20 (4.03%) PLC Engineer
9 20 (4.03%) PLC Software Engineer
10 17 (3.43%) C# Software Engineer
10 17 (3.43%) Engineering Manager
10 17 (3.43%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 17 (3.43%) Full Stack Developer
10 17 (3.43%) Java Engineer
10 17 (3.43%) Software Developer
10 17 (3.43%) Software Manager
11 16 (3.23%) Lead Software Engineer
11 16 (3.23%) SCADA Engineer
11 16 (3.23%) SCADA Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (20.36%) .NET
2 59 (11.90%) React
3 54 (10.89%) AngularJS
4 47 (9.48%) RESTful
5 45 (9.07%) HTML
6 34 (6.85%) .NET Core
7 33 (6.65%) CSS
8 30 (6.05%) ASP.NET
9 25 (5.04%) Node.js
10 22 (4.44%) Blazor
11 19 (3.83%) .NET Framework
12 18 (3.63%) WPF
13 16 (3.23%) Yocto
14 15 (3.02%) Web Services
15 14 (2.82%) ARM Templates
15 14 (2.82%) SOAP
16 12 (2.42%) ASP.NET MVC
16 12 (2.42%) jQuery
16 12 (2.42%) WinForms
17 11 (2.22%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.65%) IoT
2 22 (4.44%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.23%) Management Information System
4 19 (3.83%) Algorithms
4 19 (3.83%) SCADA
5 18 (3.63%) Mobile App
5 18 (3.63%) Onboarding
5 18 (3.63%) Operational Technology
5 18 (3.63%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.02%) Private Cloud
7 7 (1.41%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.41%) FMCG
7 7 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.41%) Infotainment
7 7 (1.41%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.21%) Embedded Systems
8 6 (1.21%) Housing Association
8 6 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.21%) Smart Home
9 5 (1.01%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 45 (9.07%) Linux
2 16 (3.23%) Windows
3 15 (3.02%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (2.82%) Android
5 10 (2.02%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.01%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.01%) Unix
7 3 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.60%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (36.09%) Agile
2 95 (19.15%) DevOps
3 76 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (11.09%) Scrum
5 54 (10.89%) Computer Science
6 50 (10.08%) CI/CD
7 47 (9.48%) Full Stack Development
8 44 (8.87%) Mentoring
9 42 (8.47%) Project Management
10 41 (8.27%) Containerisation
11 36 (7.26%) Continuous Integration
11 36 (7.26%) Microservices
11 36 (7.26%) User Experience
12 35 (7.06%) SDLC
13 33 (6.65%) Test Automation
14 29 (5.85%) Business Intelligence
14 29 (5.85%) Roadmaps
15 28 (5.65%) Continuous Improvement
16 27 (5.44%) UX Design
17 26 (5.24%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 119 (23.99%) C#
2 80 (16.13%) JavaScript
3 76 (15.32%) Java
4 72 (14.52%) C
5 71 (14.31%) SQL
6 69 (13.91%) TypeScript
7 54 (10.89%) Python
8 53 (10.69%) C++
9 22 (4.44%) Embedded C
10 18 (3.63%) Go
11 17 (3.43%) PHP
12 14 (2.82%) T-SQL
13 12 (2.42%) Embedded C++
13 12 (2.42%) MATLAB
14 9 (1.81%) XAML
15 7 (1.41%) PowerShell
16 5 (1.01%) VB
17 4 (0.81%) COBOL
17 4 (0.81%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.81%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (16.73%) Degree
2 43 (8.67%) Security Cleared
3 27 (5.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 27 (5.44%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (1.61%) MCSE
6 6 (1.21%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.21%) PMP
7 5 (1.01%) CAPM
7 5 (1.01%) HNC
7 5 (1.01%) ISEB
7 5 (1.01%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.81%) APMP
8 4 (0.81%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.40%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.40%) PhD
10 1 (0.20%) CISA
10 1 (0.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.65%) QA
2 14 (2.82%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.42%) AUTOSAR
4 11 (2.22%) ISO 26262
4 11 (2.22%) MISRA
5 8 (1.61%) NCSC
6 5 (1.01%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.40%) IEC 61131
8 1 (0.20%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.20%) IFRS
8 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.20%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.20%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 54 (10.89%) Docker
2 26 (5.24%) Firmware
3 13 (2.62%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (7.66%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.44%) Terraform
3 8 (1.61%) Ansible
4 5 (1.01%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.40%) MIIS
Vendors
1 49 (9.88%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.64%) Google
3 22 (4.44%) Siemens
4 16 (3.23%) Xamarin
5 12 (2.42%) DevExpress
6 10 (2.02%) Rockwell
7 9 (1.81%) Adobe
8 6 (1.21%) SAP
9 5 (1.01%) HP
10 4 (0.81%) Micro Focus
10 4 (0.81%) NVIDIA
10 4 (0.81%) QNX
10 4 (0.81%) Sitecore
11 3 (0.60%) IBM
11 3 (0.60%) InterSystems
11 3 (0.60%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.60%) UiPath
11 3 (0.60%) Zend
12 2 (0.40%) Apple
12 2 (0.40%) OpenText