Software Engineering Job Trends in Runcorn

Software Engineering
Cheshire > Runcorn

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Runcorn requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 4 10
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 5 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Runcorn 8.77% 16.67% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.63% 18.18% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £58,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -22.58%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Runcorn

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 Runcorn.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32 22 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Runcorn 56.14% 91.67% 58.14%
Number of salaries quoted 23 3 11
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -1.64%
75th Percentile - £51,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £67,750 £53,000 £60,000
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -5.00%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Runcorn

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Runcorn.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Runcorn

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Runcorn

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Runcorn citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Runcorn citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Runcorn

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Runcorn over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Runcorn

Software Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Runcorn by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 4 (80.00%) Smart Manufacturing