Software Engineering Jobs in Cambridge

Software Engineering
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 +2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 52 220 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 20.31% 22.16% 20.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.67% 26.89% 21.25%
Number of salaries quoted 37 162 64
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £38,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% +12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,001 £82,188
90th Percentile £85,250 £93,750 £91,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year -11.54% -5.45% +14.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 240 818 941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 93.75% 82.38% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 144 621 391
10th Percentile £30,375 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% - +4.76%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Cambridge

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Cambridge

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Cambridge over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Cambridge

Software Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (15.38%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Simulink
1 1 (1.92%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 14 (26.92%) AWS
2 9 (17.31%) Amazon SageMaker
3 3 (5.77%) Azure
4 2 (3.85%) GCP
4 2 (3.85%) Serverless
5 1 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.92%) Figma
5 1 (1.92%) GitHub
5 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) DHCP
1 4 (7.69%) DNS
1 4 (7.69%) Firewall
1 4 (7.69%) TCP/IP
1 4 (7.69%) VLAN
2 1 (1.92%) Bluetooth
2 1 (1.92%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.92%) FlexRay
2 1 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.92%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.62%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (7.69%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (7.69%) Redis
3 1 (1.92%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Git
1 2 (3.85%) Moq
1 2 (3.85%) SpecFlow
2 1 (1.92%) GDB
2 1 (1.92%) KGDB
2 1 (1.92%) Subversion
General
1 10 (19.23%) Electronics
1 10 (19.23%) Pharmaceutical
2 9 (17.31%) Manufacturing
3 4 (7.69%) Social Skills
4 3 (5.77%) Law
5 2 (3.85%) Automotive
5 2 (3.85%) Finance
6 1 (1.92%) Advertising
6 1 (1.92%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.92%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.92%) Digital Health
6 1 (1.92%) Digital Healthcare
6 1 (1.92%) Health Technology
6 1 (1.92%) Military
6 1 (1.92%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 23 (44.23%) Software Engineer
2 14 (26.92%) Senior
3 12 (23.08%) Lead
4 9 (17.31%) Senior Software Engineer
5 8 (15.38%) Robotics Engineer
6 7 (13.46%) Developer
7 4 (7.69%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (7.69%) Security Engineer
8 3 (5.77%) Principal Engineer
8 3 (5.77%) Principal Software Engineer
8 3 (5.77%) Software Developer
9 2 (3.85%) Backend Developer
9 2 (3.85%) Cloud Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 2 (3.85%) Lead Developer
9 2 (3.85%) Python Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Python Software Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (17.31%) Keras
1 9 (17.31%) NumPy
1 9 (17.31%) PyTorch
1 9 (17.31%) React
1 9 (17.31%) scikit-learn
1 9 (17.31%) TensorFlow
2 8 (15.38%) Middleware
3 7 (13.46%) Electron
4 5 (9.62%) .NET
4 5 (9.62%) Node.js
5 4 (7.69%) REST
6 3 (5.77%) .NET Framework
6 3 (5.77%) Entity Framework
7 2 (3.85%) AngularJS
7 2 (3.85%) Lambda Expressions
7 2 (3.85%) LINQ
7 2 (3.85%) OAuth
7 2 (3.85%) OAuth2
7 2 (3.85%) OpenGL
7 2 (3.85%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (34.62%) Algorithms
2 8 (15.38%) Robotics
3 4 (7.69%) Cloud Security Posture
3 4 (7.69%) Security Posture
4 2 (3.85%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (3.85%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.92%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.92%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.92%) FPGA
5 1 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.92%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.92%) NHS
5 1 (1.92%) Self-Driving Car
5 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Linux
2 1 (1.92%) Android
2 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.92%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (38.46%) Artificial Intelligence
1 20 (38.46%) Computer Science
2 15 (28.85%) Machine Learning
2 15 (28.85%) Mathematics
2 15 (28.85%) OO
3 13 (25.00%) Agile
3 13 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 13 (25.00%) Physics
4 10 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (17.31%) Bioinformatics
5 9 (17.31%) Biology
5 9 (17.31%) Computational Biology
5 9 (17.31%) Data Engineering
5 9 (17.31%) Data Science
5 9 (17.31%) Dimensionality Reduction
5 9 (17.31%) PLM
5 9 (17.31%) Reinforcement Learning
5 9 (17.31%) Roadmaps
5 9 (17.31%) TDD
5 9 (17.31%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 26 (50.00%) Python
2 19 (36.54%) C#
3 15 (28.85%) TypeScript
4 13 (25.00%) C++
5 12 (23.08%) Java
6 11 (21.15%) C
7 3 (5.77%) JavaScript
8 2 (3.85%) Rust
9 1 (1.92%) VC++
Qualifications
1 19 (36.54%) Degree
2 9 (17.31%) PhD
3 6 (11.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (5.77%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.92%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) QA
2 1 (1.92%) Automotive SPICE
2 1 (1.92%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (1.92%) CDISC
2 1 (1.92%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.92%) JTAG
2 1 (1.92%) MISRA
2 1 (1.92%) MISRA C
System Software
1 6 (11.54%) Docker
2 1 (1.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (5.77%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.85%) Ansible
3 1 (1.92%) Functional Safety
3 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (3.85%) Google
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft