Lead Software Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Somerset is £80,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 48 | 58 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +8 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 0.54% | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.71% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £59,699 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £61,250 | £64,749 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £62,500 | £73,599 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -15.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £63,750 | £82,016 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £86,806 |
| South West median annual salary | £83,750 | £63,750 | £72,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.37% | -11.46% | +30.91% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title | 354 | 709 | 482 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.93% | 97.26% | 82.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 573 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £25,028 | £27,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,557 | £31,250 | £34,385 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.96% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,750 | £60,874 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Somerset.
Lead Software Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| Street | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | |
| Lead Software Engineer South West |
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Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Lead 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 Somerset region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
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