Software Engineering Job Trends in Harlow

Software Engineering
Essex > Harlow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Harlow requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Harlow 3.09% - 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% - 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £57,375 - -
25th Percentile £81,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Harlow

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Harlow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 99 40 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Harlow 61.11% 100.00% 84.85%
Number of salaries quoted 54 14 9
10th Percentile £37,150 - £27,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £27,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £30,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% -28.82% -19.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £33,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £35,000 £65,978
Essex median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -21.30% +13.55%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Harlow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Harlow.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Harlow

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Harlow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Harlow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Harlow over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Harlow

Software Engineering
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:

Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Engineering Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineering Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Software Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Traffic Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Mechatronics
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree