Software Development Engineer Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Development Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Software Development Engineer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £55,000 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 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 -
% change year-on-year -15.38% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 851 295 922
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.81% 96.72% 97.88%
Number of salaries quoted 666 199 787
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,400 £30,781
25th Percentile £35,063 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £48,472 £50,000 £48,367
% change year-on-year -3.06% +3.38% -7.87%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Development Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Software Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Software Development 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (100.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA