Software Engineering Jobs in the East of England

Software Engineering
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 23 7
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +9
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 523 501 1,027
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 8.55% 9.57% 15.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.62% 10.08% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 433 194 200
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,175 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,250 £47,813 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £91,750 £87,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £72,647 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.97% +3.78% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,923 4,972 6,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 80.52% 94.94% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,695 2,158 2,718
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in the East of England

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Software Engineering in the East of England

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in the East of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in the East of England

Software Engineering
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 Engineering within the East of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 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 +1 254 £65,000 -7.14% 115
Hertfordshire +29 154 £62,500 -10.71% 31
Essex +21 54 £45,000 -30.77% 20
Bedfordshire -2 24 £44,020 -19.96% 6
Norfolk -27 22 £42,500 -22.73% 14
Suffolk -4 15 £50,000 -23.08% 2
Software Engineering
England

Software Engineering
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 6 (1.15%) nginx
2 5 (0.96%) Apache
3 4 (0.76%) WordPress
4 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.19%) CMS
4 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (3.25%) Simulink
2 9 (1.72%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.15%) Trello
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.19%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.19%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 72 (13.77%) AWS
2 43 (8.22%) Azure
3 16 (3.06%) SaaS
4 12 (2.29%) Amazon S3
4 12 (2.29%) GitHub
4 12 (2.29%) Serverless
5 10 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
6 6 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.15%) Power Platform
7 5 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (0.96%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (0.76%) Amazon EKS
9 3 (0.57%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (0.57%) Amazon ECR
9 3 (0.57%) Amazon SQS
9 3 (0.57%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (0.57%) AWS KMS
9 3 (0.57%) Loggly
9 3 (0.57%) Rackspace Cloud
10 2 (0.38%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 34 (6.50%) Wireless
2 18 (3.44%) Bluetooth
3 16 (3.06%) Ethernet
4 15 (2.87%) 5G
5 14 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (2.49%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.72%) Modbus
8 8 (1.53%) LTE
8 8 (1.53%) RS-232
9 6 (1.15%) 5G NR
9 6 (1.15%) 802.11
9 6 (1.15%) HTTP
9 6 (1.15%) Software-Defined Radio
10 4 (0.76%) Internet
11 3 (0.57%) 4G
11 3 (0.57%) RS-422
11 3 (0.57%) RS-485
12 2 (0.38%) MQTT
12 2 (0.38%) NGN
12 2 (0.38%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.93%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (4.59%) MySQL
3 17 (3.25%) Redis
4 10 (1.91%) GIS
4 10 (1.91%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.72%) Amazon Aurora
6 7 (1.34%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.34%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.15%) Geospatial Data
7 6 (1.15%) Power BI
8 4 (0.76%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.76%) Spatial Data
8 4 (0.76%) Triplestore
9 3 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.57%) Big Data
9 3 (0.57%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.19%) Apache Hive
11 1 (0.19%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.19%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 44 (8.41%) Git
2 18 (3.44%) Jenkins
3 17 (3.25%) GitLab
4 15 (2.87%) JIRA
5 14 (2.68%) LabVIEW
6 11 (2.10%) Rational Rhapsody
7 9 (1.72%) TeamCity
8 6 (1.15%) Bitbucket
8 6 (1.15%) Visual Studio
8 6 (1.15%) webpack
9 4 (0.76%) Subversion
9 4 (0.76%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.57%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
10 3 (0.57%) Rational Team Concert
10 3 (0.57%) Selenium
11 2 (0.38%) Appium
11 2 (0.38%) IntelliJ
12 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Team System
12 1 (0.19%) WebDriver
General
1 102 (19.50%) Social Skills
2 94 (17.97%) Electronics
3 41 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (5.93%) Automotive
5 29 (5.54%) Manufacturing
6 21 (4.02%) Aerospace
7 14 (2.68%) Finance
7 14 (2.68%) Telecoms
8 13 (2.49%) Games
9 10 (1.91%) Military
10 7 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.34%) Tech for Good
11 6 (1.15%) Public Sector
12 5 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Local Government
13 4 (0.76%) Marketing
13 4 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.57%) Law
14 3 (0.57%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.38%) French Language
Job Titles
1 326 (62.33%) Software Engineer
2 110 (21.03%) Embedded Engineer
3 108 (20.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 101 (19.31%) Developer
5 94 (17.97%) Senior
6 82 (15.68%) Senior Software Engineer
7 40 (7.65%) Software Developer
8 29 (5.54%) Lead
9 24 (4.59%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 22 (4.21%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 20 (3.82%) C++ Software Engineer
12 16 (3.06%) Full Stack Developer
12 16 (3.06%) PHP Developer
13 14 (2.68%) Web Developer
14 12 (2.29%) Ada Engineer
14 12 (2.29%) Ada Software Engineer
15 11 (2.10%) Python Engineer
16 10 (1.91%) PHP Laravel Developer
16 10 (1.91%) Python Software Engineer
16 10 (1.91%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (10.33%) React
2 50 (9.56%) .NET
3 39 (7.46%) CSS
3 39 (7.46%) HTML
4 28 (5.35%) Node.js
5 17 (3.25%) REST
6 15 (2.87%) Laravel
7 13 (2.49%) AngularJS
8 12 (2.29%) Django
9 11 (2.10%) .NET Core
9 11 (2.10%) JSON
9 11 (2.10%) Kafka
9 11 (2.10%) Yocto
10 10 (1.91%) HTML5
11 9 (1.72%) .NET Framework
11 9 (1.72%) Middleware
11 9 (1.72%) PyQt
11 9 (1.72%) Spring
12 8 (1.53%) Spring Boot
12 8 (1.53%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.99%) Embedded Systems
2 46 (8.80%) Algorithms
3 34 (6.50%) IoT
4 23 (4.40%) Data Structures
5 21 (4.02%) Client/Server
6 18 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (3.25%) Cyber Threat
8 16 (3.06%) Robotics
9 14 (2.68%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.68%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.72%) PCIe
10 9 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
11 8 (1.53%) Device Driver
11 8 (1.53%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.53%) RISC-V
12 7 (1.34%) Blockchain
12 7 (1.34%) Distributed Computing
12 7 (1.34%) Sports Betting
13 6 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.15%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 97 (18.55%) Linux
2 25 (4.78%) Windows
3 18 (3.44%) Embedded Linux
4 12 (2.29%) Android
5 9 (1.72%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.34%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.15%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.19%) Unix
9 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (24.47%) Agile
2 97 (18.55%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (13.58%) Computer Science
4 47 (8.99%) DevOps
5 46 (8.80%) Full Stack Development
6 42 (8.03%) Mentoring
7 41 (7.84%) Validation
8 39 (7.46%) Software Testing
9 35 (6.69%) SDLC
10 33 (6.31%) Systems Engineering
11 31 (5.93%) OO
11 31 (5.93%) OOP
12 29 (5.54%) Roadmaps
12 29 (5.54%) Test Automation
13 28 (5.35%) Design Patterns
14 27 (5.16%) Open Source
15 26 (4.97%) CI/CD
15 26 (4.97%) Code Quality
15 26 (4.97%) Machine Learning
15 26 (4.97%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 141 (26.96%) C
2 121 (23.14%) C#
3 117 (22.37%) Python
4 76 (14.53%) JavaScript
5 70 (13.38%) C++
6 52 (9.94%) TypeScript
7 41 (7.84%) Java
8 36 (6.88%) Ada
8 36 (6.88%) Embedded C
8 36 (6.88%) PHP
9 30 (5.74%) SQL
10 25 (4.78%) MATLAB
11 19 (3.63%) Kotlin
12 14 (2.68%) Rust
13 11 (2.10%) Shell Script
14 10 (1.91%) Go
15 7 (1.34%) Embedded C++
16 6 (1.15%) Apex Code
16 6 (1.15%) Bash
16 6 (1.15%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 109 (20.84%) Degree
2 84 (16.06%) Security Cleared
3 58 (11.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (5.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (2.29%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.34%) HNC
7 6 (1.15%) HND
8 5 (0.96%) CCDA
8 5 (0.96%) CCDP
8 5 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.57%) PhD
9 3 (0.57%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.53%) IEC 62304
1 8 (1.53%) ISO 13485
2 5 (0.96%) MISRA
2 5 (0.96%) QA
3 3 (0.57%) Def Stans
4 2 (0.38%) MISRA C
System Software
1 37 (7.07%) Docker
2 35 (6.69%) Firmware
3 10 (1.91%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 44 (8.41%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.44%) Terraform
3 6 (1.15%) Ansible
4 3 (0.57%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.38%) linkerd
6 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (2.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.10%) Siemens
3 8 (1.53%) IBM
4 7 (1.34%) Red Hat
5 6 (1.15%) Salesforce
6 5 (0.96%) Cisco
7 3 (0.57%) Cadence
7 3 (0.57%) New Relic
7 3 (0.57%) Rackspace
7 3 (0.57%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.38%) Atlassian
8 2 (0.38%) Interwoven
8 2 (0.38%) QNX
8 2 (0.38%) RedGate
8 2 (0.38%) Sybase
9 1 (0.19%) Google
9 1 (0.19%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle
9 1 (0.19%) Remedy
9 1 (0.19%) Synopsys