Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 22 7
Rank change year-on-year +15 -15 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 167 94 380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 16.57% 10.21% 22.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.08% 12.08% 24.14%
Number of salaries quoted 119 44 77
10th Percentile £42,500 £34,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% +57.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,875 £86,960
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £56,250
% change year-on-year - +15.56% +60.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 978 778 1,574
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.02% 84.47% 92.05%
Number of salaries quoted 755 385 559
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,700 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,875 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -2.91%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Cambridge

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 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 Cambridge region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 167 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 49 (29.34%) Python
3 47 (28.14%) C
4 41 (24.55%) C#
4 41 (24.55%) Agile
5 35 (20.96%) AWS
6 33 (19.76%) Degree
7 32 (19.16%) Linux
8 31 (18.56%) Social Skills
9 27 (16.17%) Electronics
10 26 (15.57%) Embedded Systems
11 25 (14.97%) React
12 24 (14.37%) C++
13 23 (13.77%) TypeScript
14 22 (13.17%) Azure
15 20 (11.98%) IoT
16 19 (11.38%) Kubernetes
16 19 (11.38%) Kotlin
17 18 (10.78%) Automotive
17 18 (10.78%) PostgreSQL
18 17 (10.18%) Algorithms
18 17 (10.18%) Git
19 16 (9.58%) Terraform
19 16 (9.58%) Computer Science
19 16 (9.58%) Multithreading
20 15 (8.98%) Embedded Linux
20 15 (8.98%) Embedded C
21 14 (8.38%) Problem-Solving
21 14 (8.38%) Java
21 14 (8.38%) Docker

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 5 (2.99%) Simulink
2 2 (1.20%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 35 (20.96%) AWS
2 22 (13.17%) Azure
3 6 (3.59%) SaaS
4 4 (2.40%) GitHub
5 3 (1.80%) Serverless
6 2 (1.20%) Amazon S3
6 2 (1.20%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.60%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.19%) Bluetooth
1 7 (4.19%) TCP/IP
1 7 (4.19%) Wireless
2 6 (3.59%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (2.99%) RS-232
4 2 (1.20%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.20%) HTTP
4 2 (1.20%) Modbus
4 2 (1.20%) NGN
4 2 (1.20%) ZigBee
5 1 (0.60%) DECT
5 1 (0.60%) LoRaWAN
5 1 (0.60%) MQTT
5 1 (0.60%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (10.78%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (3.59%) Amazon Redshift
2 6 (3.59%) MySQL
3 3 (1.80%) Redis
4 2 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.20%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (1.20%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (10.18%) Git
2 8 (4.79%) TeamCity
3 7 (4.19%) Jenkins
3 7 (4.19%) JIRA
4 4 (2.40%) Subversion
4 4 (2.40%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.60%) GitLab
General
1 31 (18.56%) Social Skills
2 27 (16.17%) Electronics
3 18 (10.78%) Automotive
4 12 (7.19%) Manufacturing
5 11 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (4.79%) Telecoms
7 4 (2.40%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.40%) Marketing
7 4 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.80%) Welsh Language
9 2 (1.20%) Finance
9 2 (1.20%) French Language
9 2 (1.20%) Games
9 2 (1.20%) German Language
9 2 (1.20%) Japanese Language
9 2 (1.20%) Korean Language
9 2 (1.20%) Law
9 2 (1.20%) Multimedia
9 2 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.20%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (14.97%) React
2 13 (7.78%) .NET
3 10 (5.99%) Node.js
3 10 (5.99%) Yocto
4 6 (3.59%) COM
4 6 (3.59%) gRPC
4 6 (3.59%) PyQt
4 6 (3.59%) scikit-learn
5 5 (2.99%) Electron
5 5 (2.99%) FFmpeg
5 5 (2.99%) Flask
5 5 (2.99%) GStreamer
5 5 (2.99%) iOS SDK
5 5 (2.99%) OpenEmbedded
6 3 (1.80%) CSS
6 3 (1.80%) HTML
6 3 (1.80%) LLVM
6 3 (1.80%) REST
7 2 (1.20%) JSON
7 2 (1.20%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 26 (15.57%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (11.98%) IoT
3 17 (10.18%) Algorithms
4 10 (5.99%) Robotics
5 9 (5.39%) Client/Server
6 7 (4.19%) Mobile App
7 6 (3.59%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (2.99%) ARM Cortex
8 5 (2.99%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (2.99%) Data Structures
8 5 (2.99%) Device Driver
9 4 (2.40%) Cloud Native
9 4 (2.40%) Verilog
10 3 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (1.20%) Analogue Electronics
11 2 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (1.20%) Management Information System
11 2 (1.20%) Semantic Web
11 2 (1.20%) Smartphone
11 2 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 32 (19.16%) Linux
2 15 (8.98%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (4.19%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.59%) Android
4 6 (3.59%) Windows
5 4 (2.40%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 41 (24.55%) Agile
3 16 (9.58%) Computer Science
3 16 (9.58%) Multithreading
4 14 (8.38%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (7.78%) Artificial Intelligence
5 13 (7.78%) OO
6 11 (6.59%) OOP
6 11 (6.59%) Prototyping
7 10 (5.99%) CI/CD
7 10 (5.99%) Full Stack Development
7 10 (5.99%) Machine Learning
7 10 (5.99%) Open Source
8 9 (5.39%) DevOps
8 9 (5.39%) Test Automation
9 8 (4.79%) CAD
9 8 (4.79%) Mentoring
9 8 (4.79%) Release Management
9 8 (4.79%) Roadmaps
9 8 (4.79%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 49 (29.34%) Python
2 47 (28.14%) C
3 41 (24.55%) C#
4 24 (14.37%) C++
5 23 (13.77%) TypeScript
6 19 (11.38%) Kotlin
7 15 (8.98%) Embedded C
8 14 (8.38%) Java
9 12 (7.19%) JavaScript
10 9 (5.39%) Go
11 7 (4.19%) MATLAB
12 5 (2.99%) Embedded C++
12 5 (2.99%) PHP
12 5 (2.99%) Rust
13 4 (2.40%) Assembly Language
13 4 (2.40%) Bash
13 4 (2.40%) SQL
13 4 (2.40%) SystemVerilog
13 4 (2.40%) Tcl
14 3 (1.80%) Swift
Qualifications
1 33 (19.76%) Degree
2 10 (5.99%) Master's Degree
3 8 (4.79%) Security Cleared
4 5 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.40%) PhD
6 1 (0.60%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.40%) IEC 62304
1 4 (2.40%) ISO 13485
2 3 (1.80%) QA
3 1 (0.60%) MISRA
3 1 (0.60%) MISRA C
System Software
1 14 (8.38%) Docker
2 5 (2.99%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (11.38%) Kubernetes
2 16 (9.58%) Terraform
3 3 (1.80%) Ansible
3 3 (1.80%) Progress Chef
4 2 (1.20%) linkerd
Vendors
1 2 (1.20%) Cadence
1 2 (1.20%) Interwoven
1 2 (1.20%) QNX
1 2 (1.20%) RedGate
1 2 (1.20%) Salesforce
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.60%) Renesas