Software Development Engineer Jobs in the Midlands

Software Development Engineer
England > Midlands

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Development Engineer salary in the Midlands.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 304 305
Rank change year-on-year +155 +1 +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 99 21 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.43% 0.18% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 0.19% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 0 11 2
10th Percentile - £45,000 £55,375
25th Percentile - £48,750 £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year - -17.65% +46.55%
75th Percentile - £58,250 £67,813
90th Percentile - £60,250 £69,125
England median annual salary £87,500 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +66.67% -19.23% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,335 11,010 8,542
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 94.31% 89.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,843 8,239 4,748
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Engineer in the Midlands

Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Engineer in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Development Engineer in the Midlands

Software Development Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +101 66 - - 2
East Midlands +77 33 - - 4
Software Development Engineer
England

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Development 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 Midlands region featuring Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 99 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 99 (100.00%) Simulink
1 99 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 99 (100.00%) Automotive
1 99 (100.00%) Validation
1 99 (100.00%) Agile
1 99 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 99 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 99 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 99 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 99 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 99 (100.00%) Automotive
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (100.00%) Agile
1 99 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 99 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 99 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 99 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 99 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance