Software Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Software Engineer salary in Cheshire is £74,500 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 29 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +38 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 86 | 95 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 11.15% | 6.14% | 2.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.70% | 6.34% | 2.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 82 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,125 | £53,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,500 | £60,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.17% | -17.24% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,250 | £65,000 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,400 | £90,625 | £95,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 585 | 1,498 | 826 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 75.88% | 96.90% | 89.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 264 | 1,124 | 484 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,350 | £72,500 | £88,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Cheshire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Cheshire 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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| Knutsford | +13 | 6 | £74,500 | -23.59% | 3 |
| Macclesfield | +7 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Runcorn | +2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Northwich | +1 | 4 | £42,500 | -15.00% | |
| Wilmslow | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Warrington | +18 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Chester | +5 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Ellesmere Port | -6 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Crewe | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Widnes | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Sandbach | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Congleton | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Middlewich | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Winsford | +10 | 1 | - | - | |
| Neston | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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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