Software Engineer Jobs in Southampton

Software Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Software Engineer salary in Southampton is £56,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 35 37
Rank change year-on-year +22 +2 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 93 41 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 10.11% 5.40% 7.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.37% 5.82% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 84 33 54
10th Percentile £40,375 £37,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -7.69% +64.03%
75th Percentile £67,813 £72,500 £72,188
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.83% +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 897 705 1,172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.50% 92.89% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 753 555 955
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -0.99% +12.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £85,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% +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 26 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 26 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 93 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 37 (39.78%) C
3 32 (34.41%) Linux
4 20 (21.51%) Degree
4 20 (21.51%) Python
5 18 (19.35%) Embedded Linux
5 18 (19.35%) SDLC
6 17 (18.28%) Agile
6 17 (18.28%) C#
6 17 (18.28%) JavaScript
7 16 (17.20%) C++
7 16 (17.20%) .NET
7 16 (17.20%) Mobile App
8 15 (16.13%) Embedded Firmware
8 15 (16.13%) Firmware
9 14 (15.05%) AWS
10 13 (13.98%) AngularJS
10 13 (13.98%) Azure
10 13 (13.98%) Finance
10 13 (13.98%) .NET Core
11 11 (11.83%) Artificial Intelligence
12 10 (10.75%) TDD
12 10 (10.75%) Mathematics
12 10 (10.75%) Algorithms
12 10 (10.75%) Signal Processing
12 10 (10.75%) Social Skills
13 9 (9.68%) Full Stack Development
13 9 (9.68%) Design Patterns
14 8 (8.60%) SQL
15 7 (7.53%) ASP.NET

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 (5.38%) Confluence
2 1 (1.08%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 3 (3.23%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 14 (15.05%) AWS
2 13 (13.98%) Azure
3 4 (4.30%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.23%) 5G
1 3 (3.23%) Wireless
2 2 (2.15%) 3GPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.23%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (5.38%) Git
1 5 (5.38%) JIRA
2 1 (1.08%) GitLab
2 1 (1.08%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.08%) Robot Framework
2 1 (1.08%) Subversion
General
1 13 (13.98%) Finance
2 10 (10.75%) Social Skills
3 7 (7.53%) Tech for Good
4 4 (4.30%) Manufacturing
5 2 (2.15%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.15%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.08%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (17.20%) .NET
2 13 (13.98%) .NET Core
2 13 (13.98%) AngularJS
3 7 (7.53%) ASP.NET
3 7 (7.53%) React
4 6 (6.45%) Blazor
5 4 (4.30%) HTML
6 3 (3.23%) Node.js
6 3 (3.23%) Razor View Engine
6 3 (3.23%) Web Services
7 2 (2.15%) Flask
8 1 (1.08%) CSS
8 1 (1.08%) Django
8 1 (1.08%) HTML5
8 1 (1.08%) MFC
8 1 (1.08%) QML
8 1 (1.08%) Qt
8 1 (1.08%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 16 (17.20%) Mobile App
2 10 (10.75%) Algorithms
3 7 (7.53%) Device Driver
3 7 (7.53%) IoT
3 7 (7.53%) Raspberry Pi
4 6 (6.45%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (6.45%) Onboarding
4 6 (6.45%) SIMD
5 4 (4.30%) CCTV
5 4 (4.30%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (3.23%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 32 (34.41%) Linux
2 18 (19.35%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (4.30%) Windows
4 1 (1.08%) Android
4 1 (1.08%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.08%) CentOS
4 1 (1.08%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (19.35%) SDLC
3 17 (18.28%) Agile
4 11 (11.83%) Artificial Intelligence
5 10 (10.75%) Mathematics
5 10 (10.75%) Signal Processing
5 10 (10.75%) TDD
6 9 (9.68%) Design Patterns
6 9 (9.68%) Full Stack Development
7 7 (7.53%) Device Driver Development
7 7 (7.53%) DevOps
8 6 (6.45%) Anti-Money Laundering
8 6 (6.45%) Client Onboarding
8 6 (6.45%) Cloud Security
8 6 (6.45%) Deployment Automation
8 6 (6.45%) Lean Software Development
8 6 (6.45%) Technical Leadership
8 6 (6.45%) Test Automation
8 6 (6.45%) Trade Surveillance
8 6 (6.45%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 37 (39.78%) C
2 20 (21.51%) Python
3 17 (18.28%) C#
3 17 (18.28%) JavaScript
4 16 (17.20%) C++
5 8 (8.60%) SQL
6 6 (6.45%) T-SQL
7 4 (4.30%) Embedded C
8 3 (3.23%) Assembly Language
9 2 (2.15%) Java
10 1 (1.08%) Bash
10 1 (1.08%) Perl
10 1 (1.08%) PHP
10 1 (1.08%) Ruby
10 1 (1.08%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 20 (21.51%) Degree
2 7 (7.53%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.45%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.08%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 15 (16.13%) Embedded Firmware
1 15 (16.13%) Firmware
2 2 (2.15%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 6 (6.45%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.38%) Siemens
3 1 (1.08%) Intel
3 1 (1.08%) Red Hat