Software Engineering
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +13 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 15 | 29 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 12.82% | 15.26% | 9.70% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.56% | 23.58% | 9.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 23 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,250 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £61,895 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £75,669 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.71% | +34.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £82,548 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | £65,000 | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £55,000 | £75,669 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -27.32% | +34.03% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester
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 Chester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 103 | 123 | 131 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 88.03% | 64.74% | 97.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 94 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,988 | £29,750 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,500 | £37,921 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £58,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +2.56% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £68,484 | £67,070 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £78,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £48,720 | £47,500 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.57% | -1.04% | +6.67% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Software Engineering.
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Salary Histogram in Chester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Chester over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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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