Software Engineer
Staffordshire > Stafford
The median Software Engineer salary in Stafford is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
13 |
8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
-5 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
8 |
5 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Stafford |
6.84% |
8.47% |
9.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.34% |
9.26% |
9.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
0 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38,500 |
- |
£37,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
- |
£40,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£51,250 |
- |
£45,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£60,000 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£42,500 |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+58.82% |
-20.93% |
-2.27% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title |
109 |
54 |
88 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.16% |
91.53% |
100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
86 |
42 |
69 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£38,754 |
£26,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£46,360 |
£32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£53,688 |
£40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.10% |
+34.22% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£47,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£38,754 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.12% |
-3.12% |
-11.11% |
