Software Engineer Job Trends in Harlow

Software Engineer
Essex > Harlow

As of 2 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer salary in Harlow.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Harlow 3.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Harlow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Harlow. 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 Harlow with a recognized job title 20 41 20
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.07% 95.35% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 13 13 8
10th Percentile - £30,000 -
25th Percentile £27,000 £33,173 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £33,468 £38,250
Median % change year-on-year -16.34% -12.50% +2.00%
75th Percentile £29,000 £43,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,200 £75,000 £69,875
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Harlow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Harlow.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Harlow

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Harlow

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Harlow.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Harlow

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Harlow

For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Harlow region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) Ada 95
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Harlow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) Ada 95
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207