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The median annual salary for a Software Engineer was £55,000 in advertised job vacancies in England during the 6 months to 30 May 2020. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Software Engineer |
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6 months to
30 May 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
57 |
68 |
79 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
+11 |
+24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
3,733 |
5,474 |
6,096 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England |
4.52% |
4.12% |
3.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.75% |
4.29% |
3.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,279 |
4,499 |
4,921 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
+11.11% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£32,500 |
£32,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£83,750 |
£77,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+11.11% |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies England |
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title |
78,618 |
127,656 |
155,720 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.14% |
95.99% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
63,642 |
102,266 |
127,389 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.77% |
+4.00% |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,750 |
£28,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,750 |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
| UK median annual salary |
£53,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
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Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in England.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2020.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 30 May 2020.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| London |
+30 |
1,371 |
£72,500 |
+7.41% |
144 |
| South East |
-2 |
843 |
£50,000 |
- |
89 |
| North of England |
+7 |
626 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
68 |
| South West |
-6 |
375 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
70 |
| Yorkshire |
+46 |
287 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
23 |
| Midlands |
+24 |
281 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
40 |
| North West |
-10 |
276 |
£50,000 |
+3.17% |
35 |
| East of England |
+12 |
233 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
67 |
| West Midlands |
+23 |
166 |
£47,500 |
+2.57% |
23 |
| East Midlands |
+26 |
115 |
£47,500 |
+7.95% |
17 |
| North East |
+12 |
63 |
£42,500 |
-0.58% |
10 |
Software Engineer
UK |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England
For the 6 months to 30 May 2020, Software Engineer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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