Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Birmingham

Lead Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £85,000 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 138 144 189
Rank change year-on-year +6 +45 -43
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 10 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.37% 0.099% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.11% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 3
10th Percentile £79,750 - £65,000
25th Percentile £82,500 £62,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £65,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% -18.75% +3.23%
75th Percentile £95,000 £67,500 £96,250
90th Percentile £97,500 - £103,000
West Midlands median annual salary £85,000 £57,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +47.83% -28.13% +30.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,555 1,882 2,997
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 93.45% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,083 1,435 2,321
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,914 £70,800 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Engineer in Birmingham

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Lead Software Engineer in Birmingham

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

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

Salary histogram for Lead Software Engineer in Birmingham

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Lead 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 Birmingham region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (50.00%) React
2 5 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (50.00%) Node.js
2 5 (50.00%) AWS
2 5 (50.00%) TypeScript
3 4 (40.00%) Software Architecture
3 4 (40.00%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (40.00%) UX Design
3 4 (40.00%) User Experience
3 4 (40.00%) ISO 26262
3 4 (40.00%) C
3 4 (40.00%) Java
3 4 (40.00%) Automotive
3 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (40.00%) Smartphone
3 4 (40.00%) Degree
3 4 (40.00%) Python
3 4 (40.00%) Ethernet
3 4 (40.00%) Multimedia
3 4 (40.00%) CANoe
3 4 (40.00%) Infotainment
3 4 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (40.00%) CANalyzer
3 4 (40.00%) Design for Manufacturing
4 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
4 3 (30.00%) Next.js

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 4 (40.00%) CANalyzer
Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) AWS
2 3 (30.00%) GCP
3 2 (20.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (20.00%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) CANoe
General
1 4 (40.00%) Automotive
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (40.00%) Multimedia
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (50.00%) Node.js
1 5 (50.00%) React
2 3 (30.00%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Infotainment
1 4 (40.00%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (40.00%) Design for Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) Software Architecture
2 4 (40.00%) User Experience
2 4 (40.00%) UX Design
3 3 (30.00%) B2C
3 3 (30.00%) Development Roadmap
3 3 (30.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (30.00%) Product Strategy
3 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (30.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (30.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (20.00%) Agile
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (20.00%) SOLID
4 2 (20.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (50.00%) TypeScript
2 4 (40.00%) C
2 4 (40.00%) Java
2 4 (40.00%) Python
3 3 (30.00%) Go
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) Terraform