Software Engineering
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +1 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 17 | 3 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester | 12.14% | 5.17% | 9.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.17% | 5.77% | 11.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,150 | £51,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,875 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -9.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60,875 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,250 | £63,050 | £73,080 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -19.23% | +30.00% |
All Process & 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 | 99 | 52 | 137 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 70.71% | 89.66% | 84.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 30 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,025 | £32,375 | £26,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,250 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.47% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,125 | £65,250 | £68,484 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent 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 5 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: