Software Engineer Jobs in North Wales

Software Engineer
Wales > North Wales

The median Software Engineer salary in North Wales is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 20 30
Rank change year-on-year -7 +10 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 4 20 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 2.84% 6.58% 9.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% 6.73% 15.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 0
10th Percentile £32,515 - -
25th Percentile £34,412 £40,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% - -
75th Percentile £50,314 £50,000 -
90th Percentile £54,925 - -
Wales median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% +13.64% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in North Wales. 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 North Wales with a recognized job title 122 297 106
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.52% 97.70% 63.10%
Number of salaries quoted 52 190 26
10th Percentile £25,544 £26,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% +23.08% -25.71%
75th Percentile £47,683 £49,375 £39,688
90th Percentile £57,200 £55,375 £52,500
Wales median annual salary £37,914 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.75% - -7.24%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in North Wales

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in North Wales.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in North Wales

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in North Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in North Wales over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in North Wales

Software Engineer
Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Anglesey - 3 £49,050 -
Gwynedd - 1 £32,500 -
Software Engineer
Wales

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 North Wales region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Rust
3 2 (50.00%) DevSecOps
3 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) C#
3 2 (50.00%) C++
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
4 1 (25.00%) Linux
4 1 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (25.00%) OO
4 1 (25.00%) Apache
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (25.00%) CSS
4 1 (25.00%) JSP
4 1 (25.00%) Ada
4 1 (25.00%) OOD
4 1 (25.00%) ETL
4 1 (25.00%) Eclipse
4 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001
4 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Middleware
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales 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 1 (25.00%) Apache
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Eclipse
1 1 (25.00%) Eclipse RCP
1 1 (25.00%) Git
1 1 (25.00%) GitLab
General
1 1 (25.00%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
1 1 (25.00%) JSP
1 1 (25.00%) Middleware
1 1 (25.00%) WPF
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) DevSecOps
3 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) ETL
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) OO
4 1 (25.00%) OOD
4 1 (25.00%) Physics
4 1 (25.00%) SDLC
4 1 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (25.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) Rust
3 2 (50.00%) C#
3 2 (50.00%) C++
4 1 (25.00%) Ada
4 1 (25.00%) C
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 13485
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001