Software Engineer Jobs in Reading

Software Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Software Engineer salary in Reading is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 35 86
Rank change year-on-year -9 +51 -44
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 21 97 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.13% 5.68% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.99% 6.00% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 21 43 26
10th Percentile £31,750 £45,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £67,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -22.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £112,500 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 - £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% -22.67% +36.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 421 1,618 1,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.87% 94.68% 93.72%
Number of salaries quoted 240 1,032 811
10th Percentile £31,750 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.93% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £68,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,750 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Reading

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Reading

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Reading over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Reading region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 21 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 14 (66.67%) C++
2 14 (66.67%) Python
3 11 (52.38%) Go
4 9 (42.86%) Kubernetes
4 9 (42.86%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (42.86%) Terraform
5 8 (38.10%) Node.js
6 7 (33.33%) Microservices
6 7 (33.33%) Docker
6 7 (33.33%) Ruby
6 7 (33.33%) C
6 7 (33.33%) C#
6 7 (33.33%) Perl
6 7 (33.33%) SQL
6 7 (33.33%) Rust
6 7 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
6 7 (33.33%) Flutter
6 7 (33.33%) Roadmaps
7 5 (23.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (23.81%) Java
7 5 (23.81%) Degree
7 5 (23.81%) Mathematics
7 5 (23.81%) Physics
7 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
7 5 (23.81%) Agile
7 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (23.81%) React
8 3 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (14.29%) Azure

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 (4.76%) CMS
1 1 (4.76%) Sitefinity
1 1 (4.76%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) AWS
1 3 (14.29%) Azure
1 3 (14.29%) GCP
2 1 (4.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
2 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.76%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (42.86%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (9.52%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.76%) MongoDB
3 1 (4.76%) MySQL
3 1 (4.76%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Git
2 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Electronics
2 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (38.10%) Node.js
2 7 (33.33%) Flutter
3 5 (23.81%) React
4 2 (9.52%) .NET
4 2 (9.52%) Loki
5 1 (4.76%) AngularJS
5 1 (4.76%) ASP.NET
5 1 (4.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Cloud Native
1 2 (9.52%) Data Structures
1 2 (9.52%) Hackathon
1 2 (9.52%) Public Cloud
2 1 (4.76%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (33.33%) Microservices
2 7 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 5 (23.81%) Agile
3 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
3 5 (23.81%) Mathematics
3 5 (23.81%) Physics
4 3 (14.29%) CI/CD
4 3 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (9.52%) Analytics
5 2 (9.52%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (9.52%) Clean Code
5 2 (9.52%) Dashboard Development
5 2 (9.52%) DevOps
5 2 (9.52%) Fintech
5 2 (9.52%) Infrastructure as Code
5 2 (9.52%) Mentoring
5 2 (9.52%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 14 (66.67%) C++
1 14 (66.67%) Python
2 11 (52.38%) Go
3 7 (33.33%) C
3 7 (33.33%) C#
3 7 (33.33%) Perl
3 7 (33.33%) Ruby
3 7 (33.33%) Rust
3 7 (33.33%) SQL
4 5 (23.81%) Java
5 2 (9.52%) PHP
6 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
6 1 (4.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) Azure Certification
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 7 (33.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (42.86%) Kubernetes
1 9 (42.86%) Terraform
2 2 (9.52%) Grafana
2 2 (9.52%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Google
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
68 Software Engineer jobs in Berkshire