Software Development Engineer Jobs in Birmingham

Software Development Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Development Engineer salary in Birmingham.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 - 133
Rank change year-on-year - - +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 11 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.75% - 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £55,375
25th Percentile - - £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £63,750
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.50%
75th Percentile - - £67,813
90th Percentile - - £69,125
West Midlands median annual salary - £58,500 £63,750
% change year-on-year - -8.24% +46.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,389 2,563 1,865
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 94.30% 93.39%
Number of salaries quoted 797 2,090 1,426
10th Percentile £33,550 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,991 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,435 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,886 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,250 £84,964 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Engineer in Birmingham

Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Software Development Engineer in Birmingham

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Development 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 Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 11 (100.00%) Simulink
1 11 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 11 (100.00%) Automotive
1 11 (100.00%) Validation
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 11 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 11 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Software Development 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 11 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 11 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 11 (100.00%) Automotive
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 11 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 11 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance