Software Engineer Job Trends in Stansted

Software Engineer
Kent > Stansted

The median Software Engineer salary in Stansted is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Stansted 50.00% - 25.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £35,000
75th Percentile - - £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year -10.71% +69.70% -31.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stansted

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stansted. 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 Stansted with a recognized job title 2 0 4
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £47,075 - -
25th Percentile £47,563 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,250 - £35,000
75th Percentile £50,188 - £37,500
90th Percentile £50,225 - -
Kent median annual salary £40,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -19.50% - -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stansted

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 Stansted.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Stansted

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Stansted

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Stansted.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Stansted

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stansted

For the 6 months to 2 November 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 Stansted region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stansted 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#