Software Engineer Jobs in Southampton

Software Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Software Engineer salary in Southampton is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 35 39
Rank change year-on-year +22 +4 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 91 40 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 10.46% 5.21% 7.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.76% 5.60% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 83 33 56
10th Percentile £43,000 £37,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +64.03%
75th Percentile £68,125 £72,500 £72,125
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 846 714 1,174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.24% 92.97% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 716 564 972
10th Percentile £28,625 £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £85,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Southampton

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Southampton.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Southampton

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Southampton over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Southampton

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 13 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 Southampton region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 91 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 38 (41.76%) C
3 34 (37.36%) Linux
4 20 (21.98%) Python
5 19 (20.88%) C#
5 19 (20.88%) Degree
5 19 (20.88%) SDLC
6 18 (19.78%) Embedded Linux
6 18 (19.78%) C++
7 17 (18.68%) JavaScript
7 17 (18.68%) .NET
7 17 (18.68%) Agile
8 16 (17.58%) Mobile App
9 15 (16.48%) Embedded Firmware
9 15 (16.48%) Azure
9 15 (16.48%) Firmware
10 14 (15.38%) Finance
10 14 (15.38%) AWS
10 14 (15.38%) AngularJS
10 14 (15.38%) .NET Core
11 11 (12.09%) Social Skills
12 10 (10.99%) Artificial Intelligence
12 10 (10.99%) TDD
12 10 (10.99%) Algorithms
12 10 (10.99%) Signal Processing
12 10 (10.99%) Design Patterns
13 9 (9.89%) Full Stack Development
13 9 (9.89%) Mathematics
13 9 (9.89%) DevOps
14 8 (8.79%) IoT

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 5 (5.49%) Confluence
2 1 (1.10%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 3 (3.30%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 15 (16.48%) Azure
2 14 (15.38%) AWS
3 4 (4.40%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.10%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.30%) 5G
1 3 (3.30%) Wireless
2 2 (2.20%) 3GPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.30%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (6.59%) Git
2 5 (5.49%) JIRA
3 1 (1.10%) GitLab
3 1 (1.10%) Gradle
3 1 (1.10%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.10%) Robot Framework
3 1 (1.10%) Subversion
General
1 14 (15.38%) Finance
2 11 (12.09%) Social Skills
3 7 (7.69%) Tech for Good
4 4 (4.40%) Manufacturing
5 3 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.20%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.10%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.10%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (18.68%) .NET
2 14 (15.38%) .NET Core
2 14 (15.38%) AngularJS
3 8 (8.79%) ASP.NET
3 8 (8.79%) React
4 6 (6.59%) Blazor
5 5 (5.49%) HTML
6 3 (3.30%) Node.js
6 3 (3.30%) Razor View Engine
6 3 (3.30%) Web Services
7 2 (2.20%) Flask
7 2 (2.20%) HTML5
8 1 (1.10%) CSS
8 1 (1.10%) Django
8 1 (1.10%) MFC
8 1 (1.10%) QML
8 1 (1.10%) Qt
8 1 (1.10%) Spring
8 1 (1.10%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 16 (17.58%) Mobile App
2 10 (10.99%) Algorithms
3 8 (8.79%) IoT
3 8 (8.79%) Raspberry Pi
4 7 (7.69%) Device Driver
5 6 (6.59%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (6.59%) Onboarding
5 6 (6.59%) SIMD
6 4 (4.40%) CCTV
6 4 (4.40%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (3.30%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 34 (37.36%) Linux
2 18 (19.78%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (5.49%) Windows
4 1 (1.10%) Android
4 1 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.10%) CentOS
4 1 (1.10%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (20.88%) SDLC
3 17 (18.68%) Agile
4 10 (10.99%) Artificial Intelligence
4 10 (10.99%) Design Patterns
4 10 (10.99%) Signal Processing
4 10 (10.99%) TDD
5 9 (9.89%) DevOps
5 9 (9.89%) Full Stack Development
5 9 (9.89%) Mathematics
6 7 (7.69%) Device Driver Development
6 7 (7.69%) Unit Testing
7 6 (6.59%) Anti-Money Laundering
7 6 (6.59%) Client Onboarding
7 6 (6.59%) Cloud Security
7 6 (6.59%) Deployment Automation
7 6 (6.59%) Lean Software Development
7 6 (6.59%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (6.59%) Test Automation
7 6 (6.59%) Trade Surveillance
Programming Languages
1 38 (41.76%) C
2 20 (21.98%) Python
3 19 (20.88%) C#
4 18 (19.78%) C++
5 17 (18.68%) JavaScript
6 8 (8.79%) SQL
7 6 (6.59%) T-SQL
8 4 (4.40%) Embedded C
9 3 (3.30%) Assembly Language
10 2 (2.20%) Java
11 1 (1.10%) Bash
11 1 (1.10%) Perl
11 1 (1.10%) PHP
11 1 (1.10%) Ruby
11 1 (1.10%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 19 (20.88%) Degree
2 5 (5.49%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.40%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.10%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 15 (16.48%) Embedded Firmware
1 15 (16.48%) Firmware
2 2 (2.20%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 7 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.49%) Siemens
3 1 (1.10%) Google
3 1 (1.10%) Intel
3 1 (1.10%) Red Hat