Software Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

As of 19 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer salary in Staffordshire.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 59 50
Rank change year-on-year +13 -9 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 25 20 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 4.06% 2.47% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.55% 2.56% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 3
10th Percentile - £48,500 -
25th Percentile - £50,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +37.50% -30.43%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £51,250
90th Percentile - £62,500 £53,500
West Midlands median annual salary £62,500 £61,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.63% +6.96% -

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 550 782 393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 96.66% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 238 479 337
10th Percentile £26,990 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,580 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% +2.35% -5.56%
75th Percentile £53,688 £57,847 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £64,400
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Software 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 Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Stafford +4 7 - -
Uttoxeter - 4 - -
Stoke-on-Trent +24 3 - - 3
Software Engineer
West Midlands

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 24 (96.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (76.00%) Test Automation
3 18 (72.00%) QA
4 17 (68.00%) Full-Stack Development
5 16 (64.00%) Agile
5 16 (64.00%) AWS
5 16 (64.00%) Azure
5 16 (64.00%) Bitbucket
5 16 (64.00%) CI/CD
5 16 (64.00%) Containerisation
5 16 (64.00%) CSS
5 16 (64.00%) Cucumber
5 16 (64.00%) DevOps
5 16 (64.00%) Docker
5 16 (64.00%) Front End Development
5 16 (64.00%) GitLab
5 16 (64.00%) HTML
5 16 (64.00%) Java
5 16 (64.00%) JavaScript
5 16 (64.00%) JIRA
5 16 (64.00%) JPA
5 16 (64.00%) Kafka
5 16 (64.00%) Kubernetes
5 16 (64.00%) Maven
5 16 (64.00%) Microservices
5 16 (64.00%) Performance Optimisation
5 16 (64.00%) React
5 16 (64.00%) Redux
5 16 (64.00%) SDLC
5 16 (64.00%) Selenium

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (28.00%) Confluence
2 2 (8.00%) ArchestrA
2 2 (8.00%) FactoryTalk
2 2 (8.00%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (64.00%) AWS
1 16 (64.00%) Azure
2 7 (28.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) Firewall
1 2 (8.00%) Modbus
1 2 (8.00%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (64.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (64.00%) Bitbucket
1 16 (64.00%) Cucumber
1 16 (64.00%) GitLab
1 16 (64.00%) JIRA
1 16 (64.00%) Maven
1 16 (64.00%) Selenium
1 16 (64.00%) SonarQube
1 16 (64.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 16 (64.00%) Banking
1 16 (64.00%) Finance
1 16 (64.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 9 (36.00%) Corporate Banking
2 9 (36.00%) Investment Banking
2 9 (36.00%) Retail
3 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (12.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (64.00%) CSS
1 16 (64.00%) HTML
1 16 (64.00%) JPA
1 16 (64.00%) Kafka
1 16 (64.00%) React
1 16 (64.00%) Redux
1 16 (64.00%) Spring
1 16 (64.00%) Spring Boot
2 9 (36.00%) CSS3
2 9 (36.00%) HTML5
2 9 (36.00%) Jest
2 9 (36.00%) REST
2 9 (36.00%) RESTful
2 9 (36.00%) Sass
3 7 (28.00%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 16 (64.00%) Enterprise Software
1 16 (64.00%) Product Ownership
2 5 (20.00%) SCADA
3 4 (16.00%) Driving Licence
4 3 (12.00%) Operational Technology
4 3 (12.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
1 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (96.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (76.00%) Test Automation
3 17 (68.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 16 (64.00%) Agile
4 16 (64.00%) CI/CD
4 16 (64.00%) Containerisation
4 16 (64.00%) DevOps
4 16 (64.00%) Front End Development
4 16 (64.00%) Microservices
4 16 (64.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 16 (64.00%) SDLC
5 11 (44.00%) Mentoring
6 10 (40.00%) Clean Code
7 9 (36.00%) Migration
7 9 (36.00%) Responsive Web Design
7 9 (36.00%) Strategic Thinking
7 9 (36.00%) User Experience
8 7 (28.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (28.00%) TDD
9 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 16 (64.00%) Java
1 16 (64.00%) JavaScript
1 16 (64.00%) SQL
2 9 (36.00%) TypeScript
3 3 (12.00%) PHP
3 3 (12.00%) Python
3 3 (12.00%) VBA
4 2 (8.00%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
2 3 (12.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) CREST Certified
3 1 (4.00%) HND
3 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (72.00%) QA
2 9 (36.00%) Accessibility
3 3 (12.00%) IEC 61131
4 2 (8.00%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 16 (64.00%) Docker
2 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (64.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (64.00%) Solace
2 4 (16.00%) Rockwell
2 4 (16.00%) Siemens
3 2 (8.00%) VMware
4 1 (4.00%) Wonderware