Software Engineer Job Trends in Mid Wales

Software Engineer
Wales > Mid Wales

The median Software Engineer salary in Mid Wales is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 6 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Mid Wales 17.65% - 14.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 23.08% - 15.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £34,375 - -
25th Percentile £39,063 - £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 - £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.24%
75th Percentile £59,063 - £36,875
90th Percentile £64,125 - £44,000
Wales median annual salary £40,000 £67,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -40.74% +35.00% +22.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Mid Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Mid Wales. 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 Mid Wales with a recognized job title 26 5 46
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.47% 50.00% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 36
10th Percentile £29,200 - £27,750
25th Percentile £30,000 - £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £37,436
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.51% +0.41%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £45,938
90th Percentile £70,000 - £55,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £50,124 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.22% +11.39% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Mid Wales

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 Mid Wales.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Mid Wales

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Mid Wales

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Mid Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Mid Wales

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Mid Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Mid Wales over the 6 months to 24 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Mid Wales

Software Engineer
Job Locations in Mid Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Mid Wales region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. 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
Powys - 6 £48,750 - 3
Software Engineer
Wales

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, 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 Mid Wales region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) C++
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) C
3 1 (16.67%) C#
3 1 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Linux
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Physics
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Test Automation

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales 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:

General
1 1 (16.67%) Electronics
1 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
2 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
2 1 (16.67%) Physics
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (16.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer