Software Engineering Jobs in Chester

Software Engineering
Cheshire > Chester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 33 23
Rank change year-on-year +24 -10 -3
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 27 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 12.74% 1.89% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.88% 1.90% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 21 2 3
10th Percentile £57,500 - -
25th Percentile - £55,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +41.18% -5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £54,375
90th Percentile - - £57,750
Cheshire median annual salary £60,000 £77,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.58% +40.91% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 160 210 136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 75.47% 99.06% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 132 89 68
10th Percentile £26,500 £22,000 £30,275
25th Percentile £32,188 £25,420 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -13.51% +8.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £54,688
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
Cheshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Chester

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Chester

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Chester

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Chester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Chester over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Chester

Software Engineering
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (29.63%) Azure
2 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) MongoDB
1 3 (11.11%) MySQL
1 3 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Git
2 1 (3.70%) JIRA
2 1 (3.70%) webpack
General
1 7 (25.93%) Banking
1 7 (25.93%) Finance
2 3 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 21 (77.78%) Software Engineer
2 6 (22.22%) Principal Engineer
2 6 (22.22%) Principal Software Engineer
3 5 (18.52%) Backend Developer
3 5 (18.52%) Developer
4 3 (11.11%) Control Systems Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Full Stack Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Full Stack Software Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Senior
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Customer Support Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Embedded Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (29.63%) .NET
2 7 (25.93%) HTML
3 4 (14.81%) CSS
3 4 (14.81%) React
4 3 (11.11%) AngularJS
4 3 (11.11%) Express.js
4 3 (11.11%) MEAN Stack
4 3 (11.11%) MERN Stack
4 3 (11.11%) Node.js
4 3 (11.11%) RESTful
5 1 (3.70%) Redux
5 1 (3.70%) Spring
5 1 (3.70%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) SCADA
2 2 (7.41%) FMCG
2 2 (7.41%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (3.70%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (33.33%) Agile
2 7 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (22.22%) Customer Experience
3 6 (22.22%) Customer-Centricity
4 5 (18.52%) Software Testing
5 4 (14.81%) Full Stack Development
6 3 (11.11%) API Development
6 3 (11.11%) Containerisation
6 3 (11.11%) DevOps
6 3 (11.11%) Microservices
6 3 (11.11%) SDLC
7 2 (7.41%) Clean Code
7 2 (7.41%) Mentoring
8 1 (3.70%) BDD
8 1 (3.70%) Continuous Integration
8 1 (3.70%) Pair Programming
8 1 (3.70%) TDD
8 1 (3.70%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 8 (29.63%) C#
2 4 (14.81%) Java
3 3 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 2 (7.41%) C
System Software
1 3 (11.11%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (7.41%) Progress Chef
1 2 (7.41%) Terraform
2 1 (3.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) Atlassian