The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorchester requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
10
75
39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorchester
76.92%
84.27%
88.64%
Number of salaries quoted
6
55
15
10th Percentile
-
£37,300
£33,700
25th Percentile
-
£45,000
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£27,707
£47,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-41.05%
-14.55%
+2.33%
75th Percentile
£28,864
£53,750
£60,000
90th Percentile
£37,125
£61,000
£64,820
Dorset median annual salary
£35,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-30.00%
-9.09%
+10.00%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in Dorchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester
For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 Dorchester region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester 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:
