Software Engineering
Lancashire > Blackburn
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Blackburn requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 15 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -7 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn | - | 6.15% | 7.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 7.14% | 9.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,802 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £47,979 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £48,869 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +22.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,351 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50,885 | £54,000 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £75,000 | £50,055 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.84% | -3.74% | -32.90% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Blackburn
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Blackburn.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 39 | 56 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn | 84.78% | 86.15% | 73.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 40 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £33,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £41,250 | £36,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £48,842 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.58% | +22.10% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,897 | £54,793 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £68,995 | £55,000 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,055 | £46,275 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.10% | +8.17% | +2.83% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Blackburn
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing Software Engineering.
