Software Engineer Jobs in Kilmarnock

Software Engineer
East Ayrshire > Kilmarnock

The median Software Engineer salary in Kilmarnock is £58,000 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
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kilmarnock 1.97% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.97% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £41,659 - -
25th Percentile £47,787 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £58,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kilmarnock

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kilmarnock. 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 Kilmarnock with a recognized job title 152 9 1
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 54 9 0
10th Percentile £37,574 £23,000 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £25,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £26,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +118.87% - -
75th Percentile £60,265 £30,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £58,033 £26,500 -
% change year-on-year +118.99% - -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kilmarnock

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kilmarnock.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Kilmarnock

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Kilmarnock

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Kilmarnock.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Kilmarnock

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kilmarnock

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Kilmarnock over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Kilmarnock

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kilmarnock

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 Kilmarnock region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Rust
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) DevSecOps
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) C#
3 1 (33.33%) HTML
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Ada
3 1 (33.33%) OOD
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Eclipse
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Middleware
3 1 (33.33%) SQL
3 1 (33.33%) CSS

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kilmarnock 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Apache
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Eclipse
1 1 (33.33%) Eclipse RCP
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) CSS
1 1 (33.33%) HTML
1 1 (33.33%) JSP
1 1 (33.33%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) DevSecOps
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) OO
3 1 (33.33%) OOD
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) UML
3 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Rust
2 1 (33.33%) Ada
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance