Software Engineering Jobs in Rochester

Software Engineering
Kent > Rochester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Rochester requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 4 16
Rank change year-on-year -16 +12 -2
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 24 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 13.79% 38.10% 2.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.79% 42.11% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 1
10th Percentile £34,300 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £37,574 £34,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +62.16% +23.33% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £38,500 £31,500
90th Percentile £68,750 - -
Kent median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +38.89% -32.08% +20.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Rochester

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Rochester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 174 19 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 100.00% 90.48% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 81 16 13
10th Percentile £25,250 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £37,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.87% -26.00% +23.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £39,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £65,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -8.60% +3.33%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Rochester.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Rochester

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Rochester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Rochester.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Rochester

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Rochester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Rochester over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Rochester

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochester 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 (4.17%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (29.17%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (12.50%) Git
2 3 (12.50%) Subversion
3 1 (4.17%) Eclipse
3 1 (4.17%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (4.17%) LabVIEW
General
1 15 (62.50%) Electronics
2 6 (25.00%) Aerospace
3 5 (20.83%) Military
4 1 (4.17%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 12 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
2 11 (45.83%) Software Engineer
3 9 (37.50%) Software Assurance Engineer
4 6 (25.00%) Senior
4 6 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Lead
6 3 (12.50%) Principal Software Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Embedded Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Graduate Software Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Junior
7 1 (4.17%) Junior Software Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Software Test Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Senior Test Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Software Test Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Systems Test Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) CSS
1 1 (4.17%) HTML
1 1 (4.17%) JSP
1 1 (4.17%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.17%) Linux
1 1 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) Systems Engineering
2 11 (45.83%) Physics
3 10 (41.67%) Mathematics
4 9 (37.50%) Decision-Making
4 9 (37.50%) Software Assurance
5 8 (33.33%) Validation
5 8 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
6 7 (29.17%) Software Architecture
7 5 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (16.67%) Information Assurance
8 4 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
8 4 (16.67%) Requirements Management
8 4 (16.67%) UML
9 3 (12.50%) Configuration Management
9 3 (12.50%) Power Management
9 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (12.50%) Software Testing
10 2 (8.33%) CI/CD
10 2 (8.33%) DevSecOps
10 2 (8.33%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 14 (58.33%) Python
2 11 (45.83%) C
3 10 (41.67%) MATLAB
4 8 (33.33%) C++
5 6 (25.00%) C#
6 3 (12.50%) Java
6 3 (12.50%) Rust
7 2 (8.33%) Ada
8 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (62.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (54.17%) Degree
3 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) NIST
1 1 (4.17%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Siemens