Software Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Software Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 33 | 18 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +11 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 33 | 207 | 134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 6.55% | 11.75% | 10.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.98% | 12.11% | 12.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 139 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,322 | £40,000 | £43,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,625 | £45,000 | £50,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -1.96% | +15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,313 | £77,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £80,250 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 473 | 1,709 | 1,083 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.85% | 96.99% | 85.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 311 | 1,236 | 506 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,000 | £37,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £61,250 | £72,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Gloucestershire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 4 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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| Cheltenham | +6 | 11 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 17 |
| Filton | -14 | 9 | £48,918 | -27.53% | |
| Gloucester | +8 | 7 | £60,000 | -15.79% | 16 |
| Wotton-under-Edge | +3 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tewkesbury | +15 | 1 | £42,500 | -19.05% | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 4 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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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