Software Engineer Jobs in the South East

Software Engineer
England > South East

The median Software Engineer salary in the South East is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 70 32
Rank change year-on-year +37 -38 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 937 593 1,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.56% 4.14% 8.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.91% 4.59% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 683 365 701
10th Percentile £36,600 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +9.65% +14.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +13.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 15,844 12,924 19,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 90.26% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,341 8,141 12,419
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,032 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the South East

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the South East

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the South East

Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley +53 355 £51,020 -18.04% 75
Hampshire +13 313 £53,500 -10.83% 43
Berkshire +74 165 £58,000 -22.67% 26
Surrey +6 165 £60,000 -7.69% 28
Oxfordshire +39 108 £50,000 -16.67% 38
Buckinghamshire -7 82 £50,000 -13.04% 11
Kent +34 53 £55,000 - 9
Sussex - 18 £40,000 - 1
East Sussex +5 17 £42,500 -39.29% 4
West Sussex +17 14 £46,000 -23.33% 11
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, 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 South East region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 931 (99.36%) Software Engineering
2 286 (30.52%) Degree
3 276 (29.46%) Python
4 266 (28.39%) C
4 266 (28.39%) C++
5 232 (24.76%) Linux
6 214 (22.84%) Agile
7 211 (22.52%) C#
8 177 (18.89%) Security Cleared
9 170 (18.14%) .NET
10 162 (17.29%) JavaScript
11 157 (16.76%) Computer Science
12 150 (16.01%) SC Cleared
13 144 (15.37%) Java
14 143 (15.26%) Windows
15 141 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
16 139 (14.83%) Azure
17 134 (14.30%) Electronics
18 119 (12.70%) Social Skills
19 116 (12.38%) Mathematics
20 112 (11.95%) AWS
21 109 (11.63%) DevOps
21 109 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
22 104 (11.10%) Git
23 103 (10.99%) Algorithms
24 102 (10.89%) React
25 99 (10.57%) SQL
26 95 (10.14%) Artificial Intelligence
27 80 (8.54%) Actionable Insight
28 72 (7.68%) Mentoring

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 29 (3.09%) ArcGIS
1 29 (3.09%) GeoServer
2 18 (1.92%) Apache
3 17 (1.81%) Confluence
4 6 (0.64%) nginx
4 6 (0.64%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.21%) JBoss
5 2 (0.21%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.11%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 56 (5.98%) Simulink
2 25 (2.67%) Stateflow
3 7 (0.75%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.53%) Doxygen
5 2 (0.21%) TargetLink
6 1 (0.11%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (0.85%) Siebel CRM
2 7 (0.75%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.21%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 139 (14.83%) Azure
2 112 (11.95%) AWS
3 30 (3.20%) SaaS
4 20 (2.13%) GCP
5 19 (2.03%) GitHub
6 15 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (0.85%) Serverless
8 7 (0.75%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (0.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 6 (0.64%) IaaS
10 5 (0.53%) Datadog
11 4 (0.43%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
13 2 (0.21%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.21%) PowerApps
14 1 (0.11%) AWS IoT
14 1 (0.11%) Azure Functions
14 1 (0.11%) Google Container Engine
14 1 (0.11%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.03%) Wireless
2 14 (1.49%) J1939
2 14 (1.49%) TCP/IP
3 10 (1.07%) Ethernet
3 10 (1.07%) RS-485
4 7 (0.75%) Internet
5 6 (0.64%) Bluetooth
5 6 (0.64%) RS-232
6 5 (0.53%) GPRS
7 4 (0.43%) 5G
7 4 (0.43%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.32%) Modbus
9 2 (0.21%) 3GPP
9 2 (0.21%) MQTT
10 1 (0.11%) 4G
10 1 (0.11%) HTTP
10 1 (0.11%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.11%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (0.11%) Network Security
10 1 (0.11%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.91%) PostgreSQL
2 38 (4.06%) GIS
3 33 (3.52%) NoSQL
4 29 (3.09%) QGIS
5 25 (2.67%) SQL Server
6 22 (2.35%) MySQL
7 10 (1.07%) Redis
7 10 (1.07%) Relational Database
8 7 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (0.64%) CouchDB
10 4 (0.43%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.43%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.43%) Power BI
11 3 (0.32%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 104 (11.10%) Git
2 42 (4.48%) JIRA
3 36 (3.84%) Subversion
3 36 (3.84%) Visual Studio
4 23 (2.45%) CMake
5 22 (2.35%) Jenkins
6 21 (2.24%) ClearCase
6 21 (2.24%) Plastic SCM
7 15 (1.60%) Vagrant
8 14 (1.49%) ClearQuest
9 11 (1.17%) GitLab
10 10 (1.07%) Bitbucket
10 10 (1.07%) Team Foundation Server
11 7 (0.75%) Gradle
11 7 (0.75%) TestRail
12 6 (0.64%) Robot Framework
13 4 (0.43%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.32%) GDB
14 3 (0.32%) JDeveloper
15 2 (0.21%) Sourcetree
General
1 134 (14.30%) Electronics
2 119 (12.70%) Social Skills
3 52 (5.55%) Military
4 50 (5.34%) Manufacturing
5 46 (4.91%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (4.38%) Finance
7 39 (4.16%) Automotive
8 38 (4.06%) Aerospace
9 22 (2.35%) Tech for Good
10 17 (1.81%) Public Sector
11 14 (1.49%) Aviation
12 13 (1.39%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.28%) Retail
14 11 (1.17%) Marketing
15 9 (0.96%) Law
16 7 (0.75%) Health Technology
16 7 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.64%) Legal
18 5 (0.53%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 170 (18.14%) .NET
2 102 (10.89%) React
3 61 (6.51%) AngularJS
4 57 (6.08%) .NET Core
5 45 (4.80%) CSS
6 44 (4.70%) Qt
7 36 (3.84%) WPF
8 33 (3.52%) ASP.NET
8 33 (3.52%) HTML
9 30 (3.20%) Middleware
10 29 (3.09%) Leaflet
10 29 (3.09%) OpenLayers
10 29 (3.09%) PostGIS
11 27 (2.88%) Vue
12 26 (2.77%) STL
13 23 (2.45%) Spring
14 22 (2.35%) XML
15 17 (1.81%) .NET Framework
15 17 (1.81%) Django
15 17 (1.81%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 103 (10.99%) Algorithms
2 58 (6.19%) IoT
3 57 (6.08%) Embedded Systems
4 33 (3.52%) Greenfield Project
5 24 (2.56%) Device Driver
6 22 (2.35%) Mobile App
7 21 (2.24%) Robotics
7 21 (2.24%) Satnav
8 20 (2.13%) Analogue Electronics
8 20 (2.13%) Legacy Applications
9 18 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
9 18 (1.92%) Renewable Energy
10 17 (1.81%) FPGA
11 15 (1.60%) Raspberry Pi
12 14 (1.49%) Acoustics
13 13 (1.39%) VHDL
14 12 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.07%) Life Science
16 8 (0.85%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 232 (24.76%) Linux
2 143 (15.26%) Windows
3 49 (5.23%) Embedded Linux
4 33 (3.52%) Ubuntu
5 25 (2.67%) Android
6 19 (2.03%) CentOS
7 18 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 11 (1.17%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.75%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.75%) Unix
10 2 (0.21%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 931 (99.36%) Software Engineering
2 214 (22.84%) Agile
3 157 (16.76%) Computer Science
4 141 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
5 116 (12.38%) Mathematics
6 109 (11.63%) DevOps
7 95 (10.14%) Artificial Intelligence
8 80 (8.54%) Actionable Insight
9 72 (7.68%) Mentoring
10 65 (6.94%) Full Stack Development
11 61 (6.51%) Test Automation
12 59 (6.30%) Physics
13 56 (5.98%) Machine Learning
14 54 (5.76%) SDLC
15 51 (5.44%) Software Testing
16 49 (5.23%) Signal Processing
17 47 (5.02%) OO
18 46 (4.91%) Web Development
19 44 (4.70%) Technical Leadership
20 42 (4.48%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 276 (29.46%) Python
2 266 (28.39%) C
2 266 (28.39%) C++
3 211 (22.52%) C#
4 162 (17.29%) JavaScript
5 144 (15.37%) Java
6 99 (10.57%) SQL
7 42 (4.48%) MATLAB
8 41 (4.38%) Embedded C
9 36 (3.84%) Bash
10 30 (3.20%) Kotlin
11 29 (3.09%) Go
11 29 (3.09%) TypeScript
12 20 (2.13%) Perl
13 19 (2.03%) PowerShell
14 17 (1.81%) Haskell
15 14 (1.49%) Fortran
15 14 (1.49%) T-SQL
16 13 (1.39%) Ruby
17 12 (1.28%) PHP
Qualifications
1 286 (30.52%) Degree
2 177 (18.89%) Security Cleared
3 150 (16.01%) SC Cleared
4 109 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 44 (4.70%) Master's Degree
6 40 (4.27%) PhD
7 16 (1.71%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.17%) HND
9 2 (0.21%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.21%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.11%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.84%) QA
2 23 (2.45%) Software Quality Assurance
3 22 (2.35%) MISRA
4 15 (1.60%) ISO 26262
5 14 (1.49%) Automotive SPICE
5 14 (1.49%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.11%) GDPR
7 1 (0.11%) IEC 62304
7 1 (0.11%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.11%) JTAG
System Software
1 49 (5.23%) Docker
2 39 (4.16%) Firmware
3 34 (3.63%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.21%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (3.20%) Terraform
2 26 (2.77%) Ansible
3 21 (2.24%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.53%) SELinux
5 2 (0.21%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 55 (5.87%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.20%) ESRI
3 21 (2.24%) IBM
3 21 (2.24%) Lauterbach
4 15 (1.60%) Atlassian
5 14 (1.49%) Xilinx
6 13 (1.39%) Oracle
7 11 (1.17%) SAP
8 9 (0.96%) Google
9 8 (0.85%) Siebel
9 8 (0.85%) Siemens
10 6 (0.64%) VMware
11 5 (0.53%) YouTube
12 4 (0.43%) Facebook
12 4 (0.43%) Instagram
12 4 (0.43%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.43%) Renesas
13 3 (0.32%) IFS
13 3 (0.32%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.32%) Xamarin