The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorchester requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 8 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
3
12
Rank change year-on-year
-14
+9
-9
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering
4
16
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorchester
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 Dorchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
49
39
47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorchester
89.09%
88.64%
72.31%
Number of salaries quoted
16
11
27
10th Percentile
£36,250
-
£30,500
25th Percentile
£50,000
£23,500
£37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£28,350
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+85.19%
-43.30%
+75.44%
75th Percentile
£55,875
£39,175
£59,150
90th Percentile
£61,500
£50,000
£71,360
Dorset median annual salary
£47,683
£50,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-4.63%
-
-
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in Dorchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Dorchester.
Software Engineering Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorchester
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorchester region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorchester 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:
