Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
72 |
66 |
89 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+23 |
+36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
40 |
87 |
54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
2.72% |
3.19% |
2.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.88% |
3.38% |
2.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
24 |
70 |
34 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,625 |
£32,500 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,313 |
£40,313 |
£47,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£66,250 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.22% |
+4.55% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£79,375 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£92,491 |
£77,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
-1.79% |
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 |
1,388 |
2,572 |
1,864 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.36% |
94.28% |
93.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
799 |
2,098 |
1,427 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,991 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,800 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.27% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£69,914 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£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% |
