Software Engineer
UK > England
The median Software Engineer salary in England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 55 | 32 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +33 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 2,150 | 4,716 | 4,343 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 4.55% | 5.53% | 4.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.03% | 5.86% | 5.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,491 | 3,615 | 2,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,514 | £80,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £110,000 | £116,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -13.60% | +6.84% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 42,728 | 80,514 | 84,327 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.43% | 94.48% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,644 | 60,209 | 53,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,415 | £38,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,915 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
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 6 May 2025.
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 6 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | -2 | 679 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 752 |
| North of England | -30 | 509 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 350 |
| North West | -31 | 371 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 190 |
| South East | -33 | 332 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 384 |
| Midlands | -26 | 257 | £58,000 | +10.48% | 169 |
| South West | -18 | 207 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 180 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 150 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 94 |
| East of England | -25 | 146 | £66,206 | +10.34% | 225 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 107 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 72 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 92 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 98 |
| North East | +16 | 46 | £55,000 | - | 65 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, 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 England region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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