Software Engineer Jobs in the East of England

Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Software Engineer salary in the East of England is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 69 25
Rank change year-on-year +46 -44 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 292 126 607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 5.61% 3.47% 8.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.97% 4.12% 9.04%
Number of salaries quoted 231 60 113
10th Percentile £40,000 £44,525 £33,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,875 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +50.00%
75th Percentile £72,875 £75,000 £78,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,750 £87,320
England median annual salary £61,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -12.86% +3.70% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 4,895 3,058 6,715
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 84.10% 92.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3,500 1,809 3,011
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,743 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.16% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £64,756 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the East of England

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in the East of England.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the East of England

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the East of England

Software Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +29 157 £65,000 -9.09% 31
Hertfordshire +38 63 £65,000 +8.33% 11
Norfolk -3 27 £52,500 -4.55% 4
Essex +26 26 £60,000 -4.00% 4
Bedfordshire +6 17 £50,000 -16.67% 6
Suffolk -6 2 £42,500 +13.33% 1
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Software Engineer job roles required 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 East of England region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 292 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 70 (23.97%) C++
3 64 (21.92%) C
4 59 (20.21%) C#
5 58 (19.86%) Python
6 54 (18.49%) Agile
7 52 (17.81%) Electronics
8 49 (16.78%) Linux
9 44 (15.07%) Degree
9 44 (15.07%) AWS
10 38 (13.01%) Social Skills
11 32 (10.96%) TypeScript
11 32 (10.96%) JavaScript
12 31 (10.62%) Embedded Systems
12 31 (10.62%) Problem-Solving
13 30 (10.27%) Automotive
14 29 (9.93%) .NET
15 28 (9.59%) Embedded Linux
15 28 (9.59%) Computer Science
16 27 (9.25%) React
17 26 (8.90%) Software Testing
18 21 (7.19%) Full Stack Development
19 20 (6.85%) Kubernetes
19 20 (6.85%) Algorithms
20 19 (6.51%) Artificial Intelligence
21 18 (6.16%) Security Cleared
22 17 (5.82%) Embedded C
22 17 (5.82%) Firmware
22 17 (5.82%) MATLAB
22 17 (5.82%) Simulink

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.34%) CMS
1 1 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (5.82%) Simulink
2 5 (1.71%) Stateflow
2 5 (1.71%) Trello
3 3 (1.03%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.68%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 4 (1.37%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.07%) AWS
2 12 (4.11%) Azure
3 6 (2.05%) Serverless
4 5 (1.71%) Amazon S3
4 5 (1.71%) AWS Lambda
4 5 (1.71%) SaaS
5 1 (0.34%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.34%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.71%) HTTP
1 5 (1.71%) Modbus
2 4 (1.37%) Network Security
2 4 (1.37%) Wireless
3 3 (1.03%) Ethernet
3 3 (1.03%) RS-422
3 3 (1.03%) RS-485
3 3 (1.03%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.68%) DECT
4 2 (0.68%) Firewall
4 2 (0.68%) NFC
4 2 (0.68%) ZigBee
5 1 (0.34%) 5G
5 1 (0.34%) Internet
5 1 (0.34%) LTE
5 1 (0.34%) NGN
5 1 (0.34%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.71%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (1.71%) GIS
2 5 (1.71%) MySQL
2 5 (1.71%) Redis
3 4 (1.37%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 12 (4.11%) Git
2 10 (3.42%) TeamCity
3 8 (2.74%) JIRA
4 5 (1.71%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.37%) GitLab
6 3 (1.03%) Selenium
7 2 (0.68%) Appium
7 2 (0.68%) CANoe
7 2 (0.68%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.34%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.34%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.34%) Rational Team Concert
8 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.34%) WebDriver
General
1 52 (17.81%) Electronics
2 38 (13.01%) Social Skills
3 30 (10.27%) Automotive
4 15 (5.14%) Manufacturing
5 13 (4.45%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (4.11%) Aerospace
7 6 (2.05%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.71%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.37%) Finance
9 4 (1.37%) Legal
10 2 (0.68%) Games
10 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.34%) Marketing
11 1 (0.34%) Military
11 1 (0.34%) Retail
11 1 (0.34%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.34%) Wearables
11 1 (0.34%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (9.93%) .NET
2 27 (9.25%) React
3 15 (5.14%) Node.js
4 10 (3.42%) CSS
4 10 (3.42%) HTML
5 8 (2.74%) PyQt
6 6 (2.05%) COM
6 6 (2.05%) Flask
6 6 (2.05%) REST
7 5 (1.71%) FFmpeg
7 5 (1.71%) GStreamer
7 5 (1.71%) JSON
7 5 (1.71%) Lightning Web Components
7 5 (1.71%) OpenEmbedded
7 5 (1.71%) scikit-learn
7 5 (1.71%) Yocto
8 4 (1.37%) Kafka
9 3 (1.03%) .NET Core
9 3 (1.03%) AngularJS
9 3 (1.03%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.62%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (6.85%) Algorithms
3 12 (4.11%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (3.77%) Robotics
5 8 (2.74%) Client/Server
5 8 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.05%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.05%) IoT
7 5 (1.71%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.37%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.37%) Genomics
9 3 (1.03%) Distributed Architecture
9 3 (1.03%) Educational Technology
10 2 (0.68%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.68%) CAN bus
10 2 (0.68%) Device Driver
10 2 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.68%) SCADA
10 2 (0.68%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 49 (16.78%) Linux
2 28 (9.59%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (3.77%) Windows
4 5 (1.71%) Android
5 4 (1.37%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.34%) Unix
6 1 (0.34%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 54 (18.49%) Agile
3 31 (10.62%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (9.59%) Computer Science
5 26 (8.90%) Software Testing
6 21 (7.19%) Full Stack Development
7 19 (6.51%) Artificial Intelligence
8 15 (5.14%) Code Quality
8 15 (5.14%) TDD
9 14 (4.79%) Embedded Software Development
9 14 (4.79%) Validation
10 13 (4.45%) Machine Learning
10 13 (4.45%) Multithreading
10 13 (4.45%) OO
11 12 (4.11%) Collaborative Working
11 12 (4.11%) OOP
11 12 (4.11%) Test Automation
12 11 (3.77%) CI/CD
12 11 (3.77%) Verification and Validation
13 10 (3.42%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (23.97%) C++
2 64 (21.92%) C
3 59 (20.21%) C#
4 58 (19.86%) Python
5 32 (10.96%) JavaScript
5 32 (10.96%) TypeScript
6 17 (5.82%) Embedded C
6 17 (5.82%) MATLAB
7 12 (4.11%) PHP
8 10 (3.42%) Ada
8 10 (3.42%) Java
9 7 (2.40%) Embedded C++
10 6 (2.05%) SQL
11 5 (1.71%) Apex Code
12 4 (1.37%) Rust
13 2 (0.68%) Go
13 2 (0.68%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.34%) R
14 1 (0.34%) Swift
14 1 (0.34%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 44 (15.07%) Degree
2 18 (6.16%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (2.74%) Master's Degree
5 7 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.37%) PhD
7 2 (0.68%) HNC
8 1 (0.34%) HND
8 1 (0.34%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.05%) AUTOSAR
1 6 (2.05%) ISO 26262
2 5 (1.71%) MISRA
3 4 (1.37%) MISRA C
4 1 (0.34%) Def Stans
4 1 (0.34%) QA
System Software
1 17 (5.82%) Firmware
2 3 (1.03%) Docker
3 2 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.79%) Terraform
3 2 (0.68%) linkerd
4 1 (0.34%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (1.71%) Salesforce
2 4 (1.37%) IBM
3 3 (1.03%) Microsoft
3 3 (1.03%) Siemens
4 2 (0.68%) Cadence
4 2 (0.68%) RedGate
5 1 (0.34%) Dynatrace
5 1 (0.34%) Google
5 1 (0.34%) MathWorks
5 1 (0.34%) QNX
5 1 (0.34%) Xamarin