The median Software Engineer salary in Derbyshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title
418
454
284
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
92.27%
97.01%
98.95%
Number of salaries quoted
229
241
152
10th Percentile
£25,575
£26,250
£25,000
25th Percentile
£27,000
£35,000
£30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£44,500
£49,750
Median % change year-on-year
-10.11%
-10.55%
+10.56%
75th Percentile
£56,250
£55,000
£58,750
90th Percentile
£67,500
£62,500
£67,500
East Midlands median annual salary
£40,000
£47,500
£50,250
% change year-on-year
-15.79%
-5.47%
+0.50%
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
Software Engineer Salary Trend in Derbyshire
Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Derbyshire.
Software Engineer Salary Histogram in Derbyshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Derbyshire over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.
Software Engineer Job Locations in Derbyshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 15 November 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.
Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Derbyshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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:
