Research Software Engineer Jobs in Leicestershire

Research Software Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Research Software Engineer salary in Leicestershire is £49,990 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,788 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,990 - -
75th Percentile £52,193 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £49,990 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 1,016 719 1,053
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.42% 93.86% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 571 259 638
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,125 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £72,000 £67,500 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% +9.20%

Research Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Software Engineer in Leicestershire

Research Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Research Software Engineer in Leicestershire

Research Software Engineer
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Software Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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
Loughborough - 2 £49,990 -
Research Software Engineer
East Midlands

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Research 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 Leicestershire region featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Fortran
1 2 (100.00%) OpenMP
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) CUDA
1 2 (100.00%) CMake
1 2 (100.00%) Build Automation
1 2 (100.00%) OpenCL
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) OpenACC

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

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) CMake
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) OpenACC
1 2 (100.00%) OpenCL
1 2 (100.00%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Build Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Fortran
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker