Software Engineer Jobs in West Sussex

Software Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median Software Engineer salary in West Sussex is £46,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 79 52
Rank change year-on-year +23 -27 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 14 27 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 1.99% 2.37% 5.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% 2.83% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 10 15 12
10th Percentile £37,500 £48,750 £45,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £50,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £60,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% -5.88% +59.38%
75th Percentile £58,125 £65,000 £71,563
90th Percentile £83,750 - £84,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% +15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 662 955 1,078
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 83.92% 93.82%
Number of salaries quoted 490 474 749
10th Percentile £24,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £43,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £85,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in West Sussex

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in West Sussex

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in West Sussex

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in West Sussex over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in West Sussex

Software Engineer
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 26 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
Crawley +13 6 £46,000 -21.70% 5
Burgess Hill -4 4 £40,000 - 1
Horsham - 2 £82,500 - 1
Pulborough - 2 £45,000 - 1
Software Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (57.14%) C
3 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
4 4 (28.57%) Validation
4 4 (28.57%) Degree
4 4 (28.57%) Agile
4 4 (28.57%) Java
4 4 (28.57%) Firmware
4 4 (28.57%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (28.57%) Verification and Validation
5 3 (21.43%) Finance
5 3 (21.43%) SDLC
6 2 (14.29%) Oracle Database
6 2 (14.29%) SCADA
6 2 (14.29%) User Stories
6 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (14.29%) RS-485
6 2 (14.29%) IT Strategy
6 2 (14.29%) Temenos T24
6 2 (14.29%) Multithreading
6 2 (14.29%) Git
6 2 (14.29%) Visualisation
6 2 (14.29%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 2 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (14.29%) Machine Learning
6 2 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (14.29%) Modbus
6 2 (14.29%) Analytics
6 2 (14.29%) Law
6 2 (14.29%) Wireless

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 2 (14.29%) JBoss
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Modbus
1 2 (14.29%) RS-485
1 2 (14.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Git
1 2 (14.29%) Subversion
2 1 (7.14%) Jenkins
General
1 3 (21.43%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Electronics
2 2 (14.29%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) .NET
1 1 (7.14%) CSS
1 1 (7.14%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) SCADA
1 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (14.29%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (7.14%) Graphic Design
2 1 (7.14%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Linux
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
3 4 (28.57%) Agile
3 4 (28.57%) Validation
3 4 (28.57%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (21.43%) SDLC
5 2 (14.29%) Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Delivery
5 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
5 2 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (14.29%) IT Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) Machine Learning
5 2 (14.29%) Multithreading
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Technology Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) User Stories
5 2 (14.29%) Visualisation
5 2 (14.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) C
2 4 (28.57%) Java
3 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 2 (14.29%) MATLAB
4 1 (7.14%) C#
4 1 (7.14%) Go
4 1 (7.14%) Kotlin
4 1 (7.14%) Python
4 1 (7.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 4 (28.57%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (28.57%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle
1 2 (14.29%) Temenos