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 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 24 46 25
Rank change year-on-year +22 -21 +14
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 496 429 586
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.83% 6.48% 8.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.22% 6.69% 8.44%
Number of salaries quoted 395 238 348
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £36,250
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 £71,813 £82,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £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 6,035 6,416 6,947
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.12% 96.85% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,544 3,277 4,764
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £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 2 May 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 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
Birmingham -3 194 £60,000 -3.23% 46
Warwickshire +41 65 £57,500 -14.81% 8
Staffordshire +13 57 £55,000 -8.33% 15
Worcestershire +3 45 £50,000 -4.76% 14
Coventry +48 25 £65,000 +18.18% 12
Solihull +6 13 £45,000 +80.00% 4
Shropshire -2 11 £46,250 -15.91% 2
Halesowen - 11 £52,500 -
Wolverhampton +18 4 £40,000 - 3
Herefordshire +3 4 £50,000 - 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 8 (1.61%) 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
1 117 (23.59%) Azure
2 76 (15.32%) AWS
3 53 (10.69%) Azure DevOps
4 39 (7.86%) 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 11 (2.22%) Bluetooth
1 11 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (2.02%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.81%) 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 27 (5.44%) MySQL
2 21 (4.23%) SQL Server
3 18 (3.63%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (3.02%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (2.62%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.81%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.81%) Power BI
7 8 (1.61%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.41%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (1.41%) SQLite
9 6 (1.21%) Redis
10 5 (1.01%) OLAP
10 5 (1.01%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.81%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.60%) InterSystems Cache
13 2 (0.40%) DTS
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 16 (3.23%) GitLab
5 10 (2.02%) 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
2 44 (8.87%) Finance
2 44 (8.87%) Manufacturing
3 35 (7.06%) Social Skills
4 33 (6.65%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.85%) Electronics
6 15 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (2.82%) Public Sector
8 13 (2.62%) Retail
9 8 (1.61%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.41%) Marketing
11 6 (1.21%) Law
11 6 (1.21%) Social Housing
12 5 (1.01%) Legal
12 5 (1.01%) Publishing
13 4 (0.81%) Banking
13 4 (0.81%) Local Government
13 4 (0.81%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.60%) Games
15 2 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 270 (54.44%) Software Engineer
2 105 (21.17%) Senior
3 88 (17.74%) Embedded Engineer
4 80 (16.13%) Developer
5 65 (13.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 61 (12.30%) Senior Software Engineer
7 37 (7.46%) Lead
8 31 (6.25%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 20 (4.03%) PLC Engineer
9 20 (4.03%) PLC Software Engineer
10 18 (3.63%) Software Developer
11 17 (3.43%) C# Software Engineer
11 17 (3.43%) Engineering Manager
11 17 (3.43%) Full Stack Developer
11 17 (3.43%) Software Manager
12 16 (3.23%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 16 (3.23%) Java Engineer
12 16 (3.23%) Lead Software Engineer
12 16 (3.23%) SCADA Engineer
12 16 (3.23%) SCADA Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (20.36%) .NET
2 57 (11.49%) React
3 50 (10.08%) AngularJS
4 46 (9.27%) RESTful
5 42 (8.47%) HTML
6 34 (6.85%) .NET Core
7 31 (6.25%) CSS
8 30 (6.05%) ASP.NET
9 24 (4.84%) Node.js
10 21 (4.23%) Blazor
11 19 (3.83%) .NET Framework
12 18 (3.63%) WPF
13 15 (3.02%) Web Services
13 15 (3.02%) Yocto
14 14 (2.82%) ARM Templates
14 14 (2.82%) SOAP
15 12 (2.42%) ASP.NET MVC
15 12 (2.42%) jQuery
15 12 (2.42%) WinForms
16 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 20 (4.03%) Algorithms
5 19 (3.83%) SCADA
6 18 (3.63%) Mobile App
6 18 (3.63%) Operational Technology
7 17 (3.43%) Onboarding
7 17 (3.43%) Product Ownership
8 10 (2.02%) Private Cloud
9 8 (1.61%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.41%) FMCG
10 7 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.41%) Infotainment
10 7 (1.41%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.21%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.21%) Housing Association
11 6 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.21%) Smart Home
12 5 (1.01%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 43 (8.67%) Linux
2 16 (3.23%) Windows
3 14 (2.82%) Android
3 14 (2.82%) Embedded Linux
4 10 (2.02%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.01%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (0.81%) Unix
7 3 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.60%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (35.89%) Agile
2 96 (19.35%) DevOps
3 75 (15.12%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (11.09%) Scrum
5 54 (10.89%) Computer Science
6 51 (10.28%) CI/CD
7 44 (8.87%) Full Stack Development
7 44 (8.87%) Mentoring
8 42 (8.47%) Project Management
9 40 (8.06%) Containerisation
10 37 (7.46%) Continuous Integration
11 35 (7.06%) Microservices
11 35 (7.06%) User Experience
12 34 (6.85%) SDLC
13 33 (6.65%) Test Automation
14 30 (6.05%) Business Intelligence
15 29 (5.85%) Roadmaps
16 28 (5.65%) Continuous Improvement
17 26 (5.24%) Continuous Delivery
17 26 (5.24%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 119 (23.99%) C#
2 79 (15.93%) JavaScript
3 74 (14.92%) Java
4 73 (14.72%) C
5 71 (14.31%) SQL
6 67 (13.51%) TypeScript
7 53 (10.69%) C++
8 52 (10.48%) Python
9 23 (4.64%) Embedded C
10 18 (3.63%) Go
10 18 (3.63%) PHP
11 14 (2.82%) T-SQL
12 13 (2.62%) 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 44 (8.87%) Security Cleared
3 28 (5.65%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.61%) MCSE
7 6 (1.21%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.21%) PMP
8 5 (1.01%) CAPM
8 5 (1.01%) HNC
8 5 (1.01%) ISEB
8 5 (1.01%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.81%) APMP
9 4 (0.81%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.40%) PhD
11 1 (0.20%) CISA
11 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 52 (10.48%) Docker
2 25 (5.04%) Firmware
3 12 (2.42%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (7.66%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.64%) Terraform
3 9 (1.81%) Ansible
4 5 (1.01%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.40%) MIIS
7 1 (0.20%) Grafana
Vendors
1 49 (9.88%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.44%) Google
2 22 (4.44%) Siemens
3 16 (3.23%) Xamarin
4 12 (2.42%) DevExpress
5 10 (2.02%) Rockwell
6 8 (1.61%) Adobe
7 6 (1.21%) SAP
8 5 (1.01%) HP
9 4 (0.81%) Micro Focus
9 4 (0.81%) NVIDIA
9 4 (0.81%) QNX
9 4 (0.81%) Sitecore
10 3 (0.60%) IBM
10 3 (0.60%) InterSystems
10 3 (0.60%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.60%) UiPath
10 3 (0.60%) Zend
11 2 (0.40%) Apple
11 2 (0.40%) OpenText