AWS Software Engineer Job Trends in the South West
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services
England > South West
The median Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services salary in the South West is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 246 | - | 211 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +15 |
| Permanent AWS Software Engineer jobs | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.036% | - | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | - | 0.035% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,125 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77,188 | - | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £130,000 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.31% | +23.81% | -6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title | 10,387 | 3,613 | 5,769 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.29% | 92.86% | 94.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,947 | 2,382 | 3,577 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -13.46% | -1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,625 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,457 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.13% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
AWS Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent AWS Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
AWS Software Engineer Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for AWS Software Engineer job vacancies in the South West.
AWS Software Engineer Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, AWS Software Engineer job ads cited 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 AWS Software Engineer job ads across the South West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Human-Centred Design | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Spring | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Spring Boot | 100.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Agile | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | BPSS Clearance | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Coaching | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Containerisation | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Continuous Delivery | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Decision-Making | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | DevOps | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Digital Transformation Programme | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Docker | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Infrastructure as Code | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Kubernetes | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Mentoring | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Microservices | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Software Testing | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Technical Leadership | 25.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Test Automation | 25.0% | 1 |
AWS Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java Software Engineer | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Lead Java Engineer | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Lead Software Engineer | 100.0% | 4 |