Software Engineer
East of England > Essex
The median Software Engineer salary in Essex is £67,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 39 | 51 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +6 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 19 | 28 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 3.83% | 3.19% | 3.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.41% | 3.37% | 3.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 28 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,000 | - | £48,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £42,500 | £53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,000 | £58,750 | £73,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.04% | -20.34% | +48.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £79,125 | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £66,206 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | - | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 431 | 830 | 665 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.90% | 94.53% | 79.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 222 | 679 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,759 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,063 | £30,000 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £45,000 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | -4.26% | -1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,125 | £60,450 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,375 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Essex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Essex.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Essex
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Essex over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 20 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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| Chelmsford | +14 | 8 | £67,000 | +30.73% | 8 |
| Brentwood | +10 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Saffron Walden | +11 | 2 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 2 |
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 2 | - | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 20 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 Essex region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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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