Software Engineering Jobs in Chelmsford

Software Engineering
Essex > Chelmsford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 17 28
Rank change year-on-year +14 +11 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 8 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 18.18% 7.03% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.05% 8.11% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 8 9 1
10th Percentile £52,825 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £63,438 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile - £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £69,400 £74,000 -
Essex median annual salary £65,000 £45,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year +44.44% -34.55% +61.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42 111 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 95.45% 86.72% 92.65%
Number of salaries quoted 39 96 53
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £43,125 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +1.06% -13.36%
75th Percentile £66,500 £64,063 £53,000
90th Percentile £75,400 £70,000 £65,200
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Chelmsford

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Chelmsford

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Chelmsford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Chelmsford over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Chelmsford

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Git
2 2 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (12.50%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
1 1 (12.50%) Electronics
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 4 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
2 4 (50.00%) Principal Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) MATLAB Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) .NET
1 1 (12.50%) .NET Core
1 1 (12.50%) CSS
1 1 (12.50%) HTML
1 1 (12.50%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (50.00%) Performance Analysis
1 4 (50.00%) UML
2 1 (12.50%) Agile
2 1 (12.50%) Code Quality
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) DevOps
2 1 (12.50%) Issue Tracking
2 1 (12.50%) Migration
2 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
2 1 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C#
2 4 (50.00%) Ada
2 4 (50.00%) Ada 95
2 4 (50.00%) C
3 2 (25.00%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Firmware