Software Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The median Software Engineer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
15 |
62 |
61 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+47 |
-1 |
-6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
36 |
22 |
26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne |
11.50% |
2.16% |
3.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.12% |
2.22% |
3.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31 |
19 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£53,750 |
£58,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£58,750 |
£62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
£70,900 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
-11.85% |
+28.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£71,991 |
£73,850 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61,250 |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£67,950 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
-11.70% |
+35.90% |
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 |
297 |
992 |
665 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.89% |
97.45% |
84.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
225 |
835 |
411 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,350 |
£30,000 |
£31,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
£40,683 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,500 |
£47,500 |
£54,242 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.95% |
-12.43% |
+8.48% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-9.52% |
+16.67% |
