Software Engineer Jobs in Kingston Upon Thames

Software Engineer
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The median Software Engineer salary in Kingston Upon Thames is £46,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 46 26
Rank change year-on-year +16 -20 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 4 6 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 2.45% 1.68% 5.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.55% 1.76% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 6
10th Percentile - £44,750 £35,500
25th Percentile - £49,313 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £62,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.60% +38.89% +36.36%
75th Percentile - £84,688 £49,000
90th Percentile - £90,000 -
South London median annual salary £82,500 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +32.00% +38.89% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kingston Upon Thames

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kingston Upon Thames. 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 Kingston Upon Thames with a recognized job title 157 340 152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.32% 95.24% 96.82%
Number of salaries quoted 61 116 120
10th Percentile £38,000 £32,109 £32,500
25th Percentile £50,454 £46,063 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -3.20% +28.21%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £80,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £90,250
South London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Kingston Upon Thames

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Kingston Upon Thames.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Kingston Upon Thames

Software Engineer
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 22 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
New Malden +10 4 £46,500 -25.60% 7
Software Engineer
South London

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames

For the 6 months to 22 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 Kingston Upon Thames region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Rust
1 4 (100.00%) DevSecOps

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree