Software Engineer Jobs in Birmingham

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 92 131
Rank change year-on-year +32 +39 -50
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 91 54 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 3.37% 2.68% 2.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% 2.87% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 70 36 53
10th Percentile £32,500 £46,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,313 £47,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £79,375 £67,813 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,491 £77,500 £84,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,713
% change year-on-year - +0.52% +2.75%

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 2,549 1,882 3,029
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 93.31% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,082 1,430 2,351
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,991 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,886 £70,600 £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%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 91 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 30 (32.97%) Agile
3 25 (27.47%) TypeScript
4 24 (26.37%) Java
5 22 (24.18%) React
6 19 (20.88%) Azure
7 18 (19.78%) AWS
7 18 (19.78%) JavaScript
7 18 (19.78%) C#
8 16 (17.58%) Mentoring
8 16 (17.58%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (17.58%) Python
9 15 (16.48%) SQL
9 15 (16.48%) .NET
9 15 (16.48%) GCP
10 14 (15.38%) Docker
10 14 (15.38%) TDD
11 13 (14.29%) AngularJS
12 12 (13.19%) MySQL
13 11 (12.09%) C
13 11 (12.09%) Finance
13 11 (12.09%) RESTful
13 11 (12.09%) Node.js
13 11 (12.09%) Google
13 11 (12.09%) Degree
13 11 (12.09%) DevOps
14 10 (10.99%) Microservices
14 10 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
14 10 (10.99%) Full Stack Development
14 10 (10.99%) Test Automation

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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.49%) Confluence
2 3 (3.30%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 4 (4.40%) CANalyzer
Cloud Services
1 19 (20.88%) Azure
2 18 (19.78%) AWS
3 15 (16.48%) GCP
4 5 (5.49%) SaaS
5 4 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (3.30%) GitHub
7 2 (2.20%) Matillion
7 2 (2.20%) Serverless
8 1 (1.10%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.40%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (17.58%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (13.19%) MySQL
3 8 (8.79%) MongoDB
4 6 (6.59%) NoSQL
5 4 (4.40%) SQL Server
6 3 (3.30%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (3.30%) InterSystems Cache
7 2 (2.20%) BigQuery
7 2 (2.20%) Looker
7 2 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (8.79%) Git
2 7 (7.69%) GitLab
3 5 (5.49%) Jenkins
3 5 (5.49%) JIRA
4 4 (4.40%) CANoe
4 4 (4.40%) Jasmine
4 4 (4.40%) Xcode
5 3 (3.30%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (1.10%) Postman
6 1 (1.10%) SoapUI
6 1 (1.10%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (12.09%) Finance
2 8 (8.79%) Automotive
2 8 (8.79%) Retail
2 8 (8.79%) Social Skills
3 7 (7.69%) Banking
3 7 (7.69%) Electronics
3 7 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 6 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (6.59%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.40%) Multimedia
6 2 (2.20%) Games
7 1 (1.10%) Legal
7 1 (1.10%) Marketing
7 1 (1.10%) Publishing
7 1 (1.10%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (24.18%) React
2 15 (16.48%) .NET
3 13 (14.29%) AngularJS
4 11 (12.09%) Node.js
4 11 (12.09%) RESTful
5 6 (6.59%) Web Services
6 5 (5.49%) Vue
7 4 (4.40%) CSS
7 4 (4.40%) HTML
7 4 (4.40%) Jest
8 3 (3.30%) .NET Framework
8 3 (3.30%) Apache Cordova
8 3 (3.30%) ASP.NET
8 3 (3.30%) jQuery
8 3 (3.30%) Next.js
8 3 (3.30%) Redux
8 3 (3.30%) Spring
9 2 (2.20%) .NET Core
9 2 (2.20%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (2.20%) Dapper ORM
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.79%) Mobile App
2 6 (6.59%) Algorithms
2 6 (6.59%) Virtual Team
3 4 (4.40%) Device Driver
3 4 (4.40%) Infotainment
3 4 (4.40%) Smartphone
4 3 (3.30%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.20%) Private Cloud
6 1 (1.10%) Distributed Applications
6 1 (1.10%) FMCG
6 1 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.10%) IoT
6 1 (1.10%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.89%) Android
1 9 (9.89%) Apple iOS
2 4 (4.40%) FreeRTOS
2 4 (4.40%) Windows
3 3 (3.30%) Linux
3 3 (3.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (3.30%) Unix
3 3 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.10%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 30 (32.97%) Agile
3 16 (17.58%) Mentoring
4 14 (15.38%) TDD
5 11 (12.09%) DevOps
6 10 (10.99%) Full Stack Development
6 10 (10.99%) Microservices
6 10 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (10.99%) Test Automation
7 9 (9.89%) Software Delivery
8 8 (8.79%) Continuous Deployment
8 8 (8.79%) Scrum
8 8 (8.79%) SDLC
8 8 (8.79%) User Experience
9 7 (7.69%) Continuous Integration
10 6 (6.59%) BDD
10 6 (6.59%) Coaching
10 6 (6.59%) Containerisation
11 5 (5.49%) API Development
11 5 (5.49%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 25 (27.47%) TypeScript
2 24 (26.37%) Java
3 18 (19.78%) C#
3 18 (19.78%) JavaScript
4 16 (17.58%) Python
5 15 (16.48%) SQL
6 11 (12.09%) C
7 7 (7.69%) C++
7 7 (7.69%) Go
8 1 (1.10%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 11 (12.09%) Degree
2 5 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.20%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.20%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.10%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.69%) QA
2 4 (4.40%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 14 (15.38%) Docker
2 4 (4.40%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (4.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (3.30%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.20%) MIIS
2 2 (2.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (12.09%) Google
2 6 (6.59%) Xamarin
3 3 (3.30%) IBM
3 3 (3.30%) InterSystems
4 1 (1.10%) SAP