Software Engineer
Essex > Colchester
The median Software Engineer salary in Colchester is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester |
0.68% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.72% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Essex median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£61,000 |
£56,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.93% |
+8.44% |
-33.82% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title |
139 |
24 |
110 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.56% |
100.00% |
93.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
57 |
19 |
88 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,200 |
£21,250 |
£26,700 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£26,250 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£64,375 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67,000 |
£73,750 |
£75,625 |
| Essex median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
