Software Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Software Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 23 | 11 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +10 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 40 | 188 | 142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 7.97% | 11.97% | 9.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.49% | 12.78% | 11.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 138 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -7.14% | +24.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £76,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,250 | £92,875 | £86,250 |
| East of England median annual salary | £66,206 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | - | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title | 471 | 1,471 | 1,236 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.82% | 93.69% | 86.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 308 | 1,138 | 585 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,675 | £27,000 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,563 | £69,938 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £80,001 | £86,250 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,967 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Cambridge | -19 | 18 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 129 |
| Peterborough | +16 | 8 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 11 |
| Huntingdon | +8 | 4 | £57,500 | +15.00% | |
| St Neots | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Software Engineer East of England |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
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