Software Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Software Engineer salary in Bedfordshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 42 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +6 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 11 | 6 | 43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 1.85% | 1.37% | 6.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.97% | 1.42% | 7.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,900 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £40,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.00% | -30.43% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £55,938 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £66,206 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | - | +6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 557 | 424 | 563 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.46% | 97.03% | 84.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 119 | 320 | 287 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £25,975 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,250 | £32,969 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,967 | £49,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.96% | -13.91% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,625 | £63,750 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,967 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Bedfordshire.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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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| Bedford | +10 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Luton | +8 | 1 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 12 |
| Biggleswade | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Dunstable | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Henlow | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Leighton Buzzard | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Software Engineer East of England |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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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