Software Engineer
Dorset > Dorchester
The median Software Engineer salary in Dorchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
3 |
1 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+15 |
-3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
3 |
64 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorchester |
25.00% |
71.91% |
2.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
25.00% |
71.91% |
2.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
45 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£47,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.26% |
- |
- |
| Dorset median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£51,250 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.07% |
-2.38% |
-19.23% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorchester. 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 Dorchester with a recognized job title |
12 |
89 |
48 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
100.00% |
97.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
67 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£40,000 |
£35,650 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£45,000 |
£37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£27,707 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.67% |
-5.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28,864 |
£53,750 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£37,125 |
£65,000 |
£66,830 |
| Dorset median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
