The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Stockport.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
58
103
51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stockport
100.00%
100.00%
66.23%
Number of salaries quoted
22
47
42
10th Percentile
£30,000
-
£25,550
25th Percentile
£31,250
£25,000
£26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£32,500
£47,500
£32,500
Median % change year-on-year
-31.58%
+46.15%
-38.10%
75th Percentile
£47,500
£60,000
£43,750
90th Percentile
£57,000
£64,250
£52,250
Manchester median annual salary
£52,500
£55,000
£59,556
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
-7.65%
+8.28%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in Stockport
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Salary Histogram in Stockport
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Stockport over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.
Software Engineering Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport
For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 Stockport region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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:
