Software Development Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Software Development Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 29 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Development Engineer salary in Staffordshire.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 0.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £70,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +40.00% -13.04% -16.36%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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 580 912 401
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.52% 97.54% 90.72%
Number of salaries quoted 268 592 342
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £25,550
25th Percentile £30,580 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £43,875
Median % change year-on-year - -8.83% -2.50%
75th Percentile £53,704 £55,000 £54,769
90th Percentile £69,125 £65,000 £64,975
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Engineer in Staffordshire

Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Software Development Engineer
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 29 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Uttoxeter - 2 - -
Stafford - 1 - -
Software Development Engineer
West Midlands

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Software Development 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 Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) PHP
2 1 (50.00%) VBA
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel

Software Development 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree