Software Engineer Job Trends in Salisbury

Software Engineer
Wiltshire > Salisbury

The median Software Engineer salary in Salisbury is £40,792 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 7 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Salisbury 10.94% - 7.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.28% - 7.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,281 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.67%
75th Percentile £42,304 - £51,250
90th Percentile £52,921 - -
Wiltshire median annual salary £40,792 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.98% -15.79% -36.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Salisbury

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Salisbury. 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 Salisbury with a recognized job title 57 138 113
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.06% 95.83% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 47 90 84
10th Percentile £30,165 £31,663 £34,350
25th Percentile £33,875 £33,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £62,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £65,000
Wiltshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.04% +3.16%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Salisbury

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Salisbury.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Salisbury

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Salisbury

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Salisbury.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Salisbury

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Salisbury

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Salisbury over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Salisbury

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salisbury

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Software Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Salisbury region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (57.14%) C
2 4 (57.14%) C++
2 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (57.14%) DV Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (57.14%) Linear Algebra
2 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Mathematical Modelling
2 4 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 4 (57.14%) Mentoring
2 4 (57.14%) Physics
2 4 (57.14%) Rust
2 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) Signal Processing
2 4 (57.14%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (57.14%) Systems Engineering

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salisbury 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Software-Defined Radio
General
1 4 (57.14%) Electronics
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Algorithms
1 4 (57.14%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (57.14%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (57.14%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (57.14%) Linear Algebra
2 4 (57.14%) Mathematical Modelling
2 4 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 4 (57.14%) Mentoring
2 4 (57.14%) Physics
2 4 (57.14%) Signal Processing
2 4 (57.14%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) C
1 4 (57.14%) C++
1 4 (57.14%) Rust
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) DV Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared