Software Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Software Engineer
England > North of England

The median Software Engineer salary in the North of England is £68,403 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 46 30
Rank change year-on-year +19 -16 +28
Permanent Software Engineer jobs 1,118 457 715
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.63% 5.01% 5.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.03% 5.65% 5.97%
Number of salaries quoted 934 137 371
10th Percentile £46,800 £38,800 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,403 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.23% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £84,375 £80,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the North of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the North of England matching a recognised job title 22,213 8,090 11,975
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.90% 88.65% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 16,153 4,520 6,409
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -8.05%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,999 £53,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.15% -6.96% -4.17%

Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Software Engineer Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

Software Engineer Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for Software Engineer jobs in the North of England over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the North of England

Software Engineer Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Software Engineer jobs within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North West 0 618 £70,000 -6.67% 222
Yorkshire +64 271 £60,000 - 95
North East +30 229 £70,000 +23.89% 40
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Software Engineer job ads cited 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 Software Engineer job ads across the North of England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Software Engineering98.4%1,100
2Java16.0%179
3AI13.3%149
4C#13.2%148
5AWS13.1%146
6Agile12.5%140
7Full-Stack Development11.6%130
8Python10.3%115
9TypeScript10.2%114
10CI/CD9.9%111
11Mentoring9.0%101
12Azure8.8%98
13.NET8.5%95
14React7.7%86
14SQL7.7%86
16Microservices6.5%73
17DevOps6.4%71
18Security Cleared6.1%68
19C++5.9%66
20JavaScript5.4%60
21Node.js5.3%59
22SC Cleared5.2%58
23Problem-Solving5.0%56
24Continuous Improvement4.9%55
25Linux4.7%53
26Docker4.6%51
27Code Quality3.9%44
28Containerisation3.7%41
28Kubernetes3.7%41
28Technical Leadership3.7%41

Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Software Engineer32.6%365
2Lead Software Engineer10.4%116
3Embedded Software Engineer7.8%87
4Java Software Engineer7.6%85
5C# Software Engineer6.7%75
6Principal Software Engineer6.0%67
7Full-Stack Software Engineer4.7%53
8Graduate Software Engineer3.8%43
9.NET Software Engineer3.6%40
10Artificial Intelligence Engineer3.3%37
10Python Software Engineer3.3%37
12Senior Java Software Engineer3.2%36
13C++ Software Engineer2.6%29
14PLC Software Engineer1.9%21
14Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer1.9%21
16Linux Engineer1.8%20
16Senior C# Software Engineer1.8%20
18Electronics Engineer1.7%19
18SC Cleared Software Engineer1.7%19
18Software Development Engineer1.7%19
357 Software Engineer jobs in the North of England