Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Buckinghamshire

Lead Software Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire

As of 8 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Software Engineer salary in Buckinghamshire.

6 months to
8 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 87 103
Rank change year-on-year -3 +16 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.090% 0.31% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.35% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £72,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +42.86% -
75th Percentile - £77,500 £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% +7.69% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 984 1,156 1,035
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.41% 89.47% 93.75%
Number of salaries quoted 389 705 696
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary trend for Lead Software Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 8 August 2025, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 1 (100.00%) ArchestrA
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61131
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) FactoryTalk

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 1 (100.00%) ArchestrA
1 1 (100.00%) FactoryTalk
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61131
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 1 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) VMware