Software Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median Software Engineer salary in Berkshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 88 | 41 | 108 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +67 | -70 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 36 | 165 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 2.22% | 5.36% | 2.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.85% | 5.61% | 2.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 97 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,750 | £40,400 | £47,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,500 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £58,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.17% | -22.67% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,563 | £70,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £75,000 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +8.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,262 | 2,940 | 2,947 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 77.66% | 95.45% | 92.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 575 | 2,110 | 1,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Berkshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 7 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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| Reading | -13 | 20 | £60,000 | +3.45% | 28 |
| Windsor | -24 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Maidenhead | -19 | 1 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 7 |
| Wokingham | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| Slough | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 7 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 Berkshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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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