Software Engineer Jobs in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Software Engineer salary in Stevenage is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 33 20
Rank change year-on-year +21 -13 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 43 7 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage 10.09% 2.61% 9.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.59% 3.03% 9.91%
Number of salaries quoted 42 7 1
10th Percentile £46,250 £40,500 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +100.00% -4.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £33,750
90th Percentile £66,250 - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.13% +17.50% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 371 231 222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.09% 86.19% 96.52%
Number of salaries quoted 315 161 50
10th Percentile £35,904 £22,500 £31,700
25th Percentile £45,250 £35,400 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £54,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Stevenage

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Stevenage

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Stevenage over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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 Stevenage region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 43 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 29 (67.44%) Ada
3 28 (65.12%) C
4 23 (53.49%) Security Cleared
5 22 (51.16%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (34.88%) C#
7 13 (30.23%) Validation
8 12 (27.91%) Linux
9 11 (25.58%) Software Testing
10 10 (23.26%) Continuous Integration
10 10 (23.26%) Agile
10 10 (23.26%) TDD
10 10 (23.26%) C++
10 10 (23.26%) Electronics
10 10 (23.26%) Systems Engineering
11 9 (20.93%) DevOps
11 9 (20.93%) UML
11 9 (20.93%) Rational Rhapsody
12 8 (18.60%) IBM
13 7 (16.28%) Red Hat
13 7 (16.28%) Manufacturing
13 7 (16.28%) JavaScript
13 7 (16.28%) Python
13 7 (16.28%) Shell Script
13 7 (16.28%) Middleware
13 7 (16.28%) Ubuntu
13 7 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
14 6 (13.95%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (13.95%) Ethernet
15 4 (9.30%) Java

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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 1 (2.33%) Confluence
1 1 (2.33%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (9.30%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.95%) Ethernet
2 3 (6.98%) Modbus
2 3 (6.98%) RS-232
2 3 (6.98%) RS-422
2 3 (6.98%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (20.93%) Rational Rhapsody
2 4 (9.30%) Jenkins
3 3 (6.98%) Rational Team Concert
4 1 (2.33%) Artifactory
4 1 (2.33%) Bitbucket
4 1 (2.33%) ClearCase
4 1 (2.33%) ClearQuest
4 1 (2.33%) Git
4 1 (2.33%) JIRA
4 1 (2.33%) Redmine
4 1 (2.33%) SonarQube
4 1 (2.33%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (2.33%) Subversion
General
1 10 (23.26%) Electronics
2 7 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (16.28%) Manufacturing
3 4 (9.30%) Military
4 3 (6.98%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.33%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (16.28%) Middleware
2 3 (6.98%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.98%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 12 (27.91%) Linux
2 7 (16.28%) Ubuntu
3 3 (6.98%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (30.23%) Validation
3 11 (25.58%) Software Testing
4 10 (23.26%) Agile
4 10 (23.26%) Continuous Integration
4 10 (23.26%) Systems Engineering
4 10 (23.26%) TDD
5 9 (20.93%) DevOps
5 9 (20.93%) UML
6 4 (9.30%) CI/CD
6 4 (9.30%) Pair Programming
6 4 (9.30%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (9.30%) Scenario Testing
6 4 (9.30%) Visualisation
7 3 (6.98%) Code Quality
7 3 (6.98%) Continuous Delivery
7 3 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (6.98%) Performance Analysis
7 3 (6.98%) Synthetic Environment
7 3 (6.98%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 29 (67.44%) Ada
2 28 (65.12%) C
3 15 (34.88%) C#
4 10 (23.26%) C++
5 7 (16.28%) JavaScript
5 7 (16.28%) Python
5 7 (16.28%) Shell Script
6 4 (9.30%) Java
6 4 (9.30%) MATLAB
7 1 (2.33%) Rust
7 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (53.49%) Security Cleared
2 22 (51.16%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) Def Stans
1 3 (6.98%) MISRA
System Software
1 3 (6.98%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (18.60%) IBM
2 7 (16.28%) Red Hat
3 1 (2.33%) Atlassian