Software Engineer Job Trends in Alderley Edge

Software Engineer
Cheshire > Alderley Edge

The median Software Engineer salary in Alderley Edge is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Alderley Edge 4.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.68% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £51,250 £74,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -31.21% +24.17% -17.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Alderley Edge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Alderley Edge. 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 Alderley Edge with a recognized job title 88 4 30
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.13% 80.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 76 2 29
10th Percentile £30,000 - £24,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £43,750 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £51,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £85,000 - £53,000
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Alderley Edge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Alderley Edge.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Alderley Edge

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Alderley Edge

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Alderley Edge.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Alderley Edge

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Alderley Edge

For the 6 months to 21 May 2026, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Alderley Edge region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Node.js
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Fintech
2 4 (80.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (20.00%) GCP
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (20.00%) Observability
3 1 (20.00%) Open Source
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Alderley Edge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Node.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Fintech
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (20.00%) Observability
3 1 (20.00%) Open Source
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) TypeScript