Software Engineering Jobs in Bedfordshire

Software Engineering
East of England > Bedfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 14 34
Rank change year-on-year -12 +20 -12
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 23 105 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 5.24% 14.19% 5.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.76% 14.62% 5.63%
Number of salaries quoted 15 59 13
10th Percentile £34,000 £46,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £38,025 £47,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -6.25% +28.00%
75th Percentile £63,125 £81,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £88,750 -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 340 718 568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 77.45% 97.03% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 241 329 297
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,764 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £46,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +19.39% -2.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £88,750 £70,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Bedfordshire

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Bedfordshire.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Bedfordshire

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Bedfordshire

Software Engineering
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 Engineering within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 25 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
Bedford -13 8 £37,500 -31.82%
Luton -4 7 £60,000 -31.43% 3
Software Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (17.39%) Apache
Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.70%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) Ethernet
2 1 (4.35%) Internet
2 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (4.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (17.39%) GIS
1 4 (17.39%) Spatial Data
1 4 (17.39%) Triplestore
2 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
3 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (43.48%) LabVIEW
General
1 8 (34.78%) Electronics
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Automotive
3 4 (17.39%) Local Government
4 3 (13.04%) Manufacturing
5 2 (8.70%) Aerospace
5 2 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.35%) Retail
6 1 (4.35%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Developer
2 5 (21.74%) Software Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Data Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Data Science Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) Analyst Developer
4 2 (8.70%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Lead
4 2 (8.70%) Lead Analyst Developer
4 2 (8.70%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) RESTful
2 3 (13.04%) CSS
2 3 (13.04%) HTML
3 1 (4.35%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (26.09%) Legacy Systems
3 5 (21.74%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (17.39%) Data Structures
4 4 (17.39%) Linked Data
4 4 (17.39%) Reference Data
5 2 (8.70%) Management Information System
6 1 (4.35%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (30.43%) Windows
2 4 (17.39%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (69.57%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (43.48%) Computer Science
3 9 (39.13%) Systems Engineering
4 8 (34.78%) Refactoring
5 7 (30.43%) Software Testing
6 5 (21.74%) Change Management
6 5 (21.74%) Data Analysis
6 5 (21.74%) Regression Testing
7 4 (17.39%) Containerisation
7 4 (17.39%) Data Modelling
7 4 (17.39%) Data Science
7 4 (17.39%) RDF
7 4 (17.39%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (13.04%) Agile
9 2 (8.70%) Configuration Management
9 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (8.70%) Information Management
9 2 (8.70%) Mathematics
9 2 (8.70%) Validation
9 2 (8.70%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) SPARQL
2 3 (13.04%) SQL
3 2 (8.70%) MATLAB
4 1 (4.35%) C
4 1 (4.35%) C#
4 1 (4.35%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 20 (86.96%) Degree
2 10 (43.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
4 2 (8.70%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft