Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Staffordshire

Lead Software Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 11 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Software Engineer salary in Staffordshire.

6 months to
11 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 84 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 0.27% 0.10% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £71,250 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.79% +21.74% -28.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 543 938 407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.28% 97.61% 90.24%
Number of salaries quoted 258 609 342
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -8.05% -0.60%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Engineer in Staffordshire

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Lead Software Engineer in Staffordshire

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, Lead 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 Staffordshire region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Siemens
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 2 (100.00%) ArchestrA
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) Profibus
1 2 (100.00%) WinCC
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61131
1 2 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) FactoryTalk

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (100.00%) ArchestrA
1 2 (100.00%) FactoryTalk
1 2 (100.00%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) Profibus
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61131
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 2 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 2 (100.00%) Siemens
1 2 (100.00%) VMware