Software Engineer Jobs in the Midlands

Software Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Software Engineer salary in the Midlands is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 79 97
Rank change year-on-year +40 +18 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 541 381 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.56% 4.11% 3.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.84% 4.58% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 398 173 172
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,000 £35,238
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,688 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,375 £82,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +13.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 11,184 8,311 10,343
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 89.66% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,331 4,658 7,067
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,925 £27,539
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,054
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the Midlands

Software 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 Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
West Midlands +43 292 £55,000 -4.35% 61
East Midlands +15 249 £52,500 - 55
Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 525 (97.04%) Software Engineering
2 135 (24.95%) C#
3 113 (20.89%) Azure
4 112 (20.70%) Agile
5 106 (19.59%) .NET
5 106 (19.59%) AWS
6 94 (17.38%) C
7 89 (16.45%) Python
8 84 (15.53%) DevOps
9 82 (15.16%) JavaScript
10 80 (14.79%) React
11 77 (14.23%) C++
12 67 (12.38%) Java
13 65 (12.01%) Degree
14 62 (11.46%) SQL
15 57 (10.54%) Automotive
15 57 (10.54%) TypeScript
16 56 (10.35%) Mentoring
17 53 (9.80%) Problem-Solving
17 53 (9.80%) Linux
18 49 (9.06%) Electronics
18 49 (9.06%) .NET Core
19 47 (8.69%) Manufacturing
20 46 (8.50%) Security Cleared
21 43 (7.95%) RESTful
22 42 (7.76%) PostgreSQL
22 42 (7.76%) Docker
22 42 (7.76%) AngularJS
23 40 (7.39%) Microservices
23 40 (7.39%) Actionable Insight

Software 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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (5.18%) ArcGIS
1 28 (5.18%) GeoServer
2 10 (1.85%) Confluence
3 4 (0.74%) NServiceBus
4 3 (0.55%) WinCC
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
5 2 (0.37%) JBoss
5 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 13 (2.40%) Simulink
2 4 (0.74%) CANalyzer
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.18%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 113 (20.89%) Azure
2 106 (19.59%) AWS
3 31 (5.73%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (5.18%) GCP
5 21 (3.88%) Serverless
6 18 (3.33%) SaaS
7 13 (2.40%) GitHub
8 8 (1.48%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.48%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.29%) Azure API Management
9 7 (1.29%) Azure Event Grid
9 7 (1.29%) Azure Functions
9 7 (1.29%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.74%) PaaS
12 3 (0.55%) AWS IoT
12 3 (0.55%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.55%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.88%) TCP/IP
2 14 (2.59%) Wireless
3 11 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (1.85%) Bluetooth
4 10 (1.85%) RS-232
4 10 (1.85%) RS-485
4 10 (1.85%) ZigBee
5 8 (1.48%) Modbus
6 7 (1.29%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.92%) VoIP
8 3 (0.55%) HTTP
8 3 (0.55%) Internet
8 3 (0.55%) MQTT
9 2 (0.37%) 2G
9 2 (0.37%) 3G
9 2 (0.37%) 4G
9 2 (0.37%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (7.76%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (6.28%) MySQL
3 28 (5.18%) GIS
3 28 (5.18%) QGIS
4 22 (4.07%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.03%) NoSQL
5 11 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.66%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.29%) SQLite
8 6 (1.11%) DynamoDB
8 6 (1.11%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.11%) Redis
9 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.55%) InterSystems Cache
10 3 (0.55%) Power BI
10 3 (0.55%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.37%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.37%) Looker
11 2 (0.37%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 37 (6.84%) Git
2 34 (6.28%) JIRA
3 12 (2.22%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.48%) GitLab
4 8 (1.48%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.11%) Xcode
6 5 (0.92%) CANoe
7 4 (0.74%) Jasmine
7 4 (0.74%) Postman
7 4 (0.74%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.55%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.55%) JDeveloper
8 3 (0.55%) Subversion
8 3 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.37%) CMake
9 2 (0.37%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.18%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 57 (10.54%) Automotive
2 49 (9.06%) Electronics
3 47 (8.69%) Manufacturing
4 35 (6.47%) Social Skills
5 20 (3.70%) Finance
6 17 (3.14%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (2.96%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.85%) Marketing
8 10 (1.85%) Retail
9 8 (1.48%) Military
9 8 (1.48%) Publishing
9 8 (1.48%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (0.92%) Social Housing
12 4 (0.74%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.74%) Aviation
12 4 (0.74%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.55%) Banking
13 3 (0.55%) Games
13 3 (0.55%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (19.59%) .NET
2 80 (14.79%) React
3 49 (9.06%) .NET Core
4 43 (7.95%) RESTful
5 42 (7.76%) AngularJS
6 33 (6.10%) CSS
7 32 (5.91%) Web Services
8 31 (5.73%) .NET Framework
8 31 (5.73%) ASP.NET
9 28 (5.18%) Leaflet
9 28 (5.18%) OpenLayers
9 28 (5.18%) PostGIS
10 21 (3.88%) Node.js
11 19 (3.51%) LAMP
12 18 (3.33%) Blazor
13 17 (3.14%) HTML
14 16 (2.96%) WPF
15 15 (2.77%) Laravel
16 13 (2.40%) Vue
17 12 (2.22%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.88%) SCADA
2 20 (3.70%) IoT
2 20 (3.70%) Operational Technology
3 15 (2.77%) Embedded Systems
4 14 (2.59%) Algorithms
5 11 (2.03%) Mobile App
6 10 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (1.66%) Device Driver
8 7 (1.29%) Infotainment
8 7 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.11%) ARM Cortex
9 6 (1.11%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.11%) Graphic Design
9 6 (1.11%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.11%) Smart Home
9 6 (1.11%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.92%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (0.92%) Housing Association
10 5 (0.92%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (0.74%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 53 (9.80%) Linux
2 22 (4.07%) Windows
3 19 (3.51%) Apple iOS
4 16 (2.96%) Unix
5 13 (2.40%) Android
6 10 (1.85%) FreeRTOS
7 8 (1.48%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.92%) Debian
8 5 (0.92%) ThreadX
9 4 (0.74%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.55%) Embedded Linux
10 3 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.55%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.18%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 525 (97.04%) Software Engineering
2 112 (20.70%) Agile
3 84 (15.53%) DevOps
4 56 (10.35%) Mentoring
5 53 (9.80%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (7.39%) Actionable Insight
6 40 (7.39%) Microservices
7 37 (6.84%) Computer Science
8 36 (6.65%) MVC
9 34 (6.28%) Web Development
10 27 (4.99%) Full Stack Development
10 27 (4.99%) OOP
11 26 (4.81%) Test Automation
12 25 (4.62%) SDLC
13 24 (4.44%) TDD
14 21 (3.88%) Scrum
15 20 (3.70%) CI/CD
15 20 (3.70%) Software Testing
15 20 (3.70%) User Experience
16 19 (3.51%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 135 (24.95%) C#
2 94 (17.38%) C
3 89 (16.45%) Python
4 82 (15.16%) JavaScript
5 77 (14.23%) C++
6 67 (12.38%) Java
7 62 (11.46%) SQL
8 57 (10.54%) TypeScript
9 34 (6.28%) Embedded C
10 22 (4.07%) PHP
11 20 (3.70%) MATLAB
12 18 (3.33%) Embedded C++
12 18 (3.33%) Go
13 9 (1.66%) Shell Script
13 9 (1.66%) VB
14 8 (1.48%) Objective-C
15 7 (1.29%) PowerShell
15 7 (1.29%) T-SQL
15 7 (1.29%) XAML
16 4 (0.74%) R
Qualifications
1 65 (12.01%) Degree
2 46 (8.50%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.65%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.29%) DV Cleared
5 7 (1.29%) HNC
5 7 (1.29%) PhD
6 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.55%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.37%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.07%) QA
2 18 (3.33%) MISRA
3 10 (1.85%) ISO 26262
4 7 (1.29%) AUTOSAR
5 4 (0.74%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.37%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.18%) Automotive SPICE
7 1 (0.18%) JTAG
System Software
1 42 (7.76%) Docker
2 37 (6.84%) Firmware
3 18 (3.33%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (2.03%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.11%) Terraform
3 2 (0.37%) MIIS
4 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 28 (5.18%) ESRI
2 20 (3.70%) Siemens
3 13 (2.40%) Google
4 12 (2.22%) DevExpress
5 11 (2.03%) Xamarin
6 8 (1.48%) Microsoft
6 8 (1.48%) Rockwell
6 8 (1.48%) SAP
7 5 (0.92%) Oracle
8 3 (0.55%) IBM
8 3 (0.55%) InterSystems
8 3 (0.55%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.55%) QNX
9 2 (0.37%) Allen-Bradley
9 2 (0.37%) Apple
10 1 (0.18%) MathWorks
10 1 (0.18%) VeriFone