Software Engineering Jobs in Swansea

Software Engineering
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Swansea requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 10 18
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 +21
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 13 26 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 22.41% 15.76% 9.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.49% 18.57% 9.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2 18 18
10th Percentile £39,460 £31,250 £21,250
25th Percentile £42,050 £42,742 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,867 £50,000 £40,754
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +22.69% -9.44%
75th Percentile £58,183 - £49,600
90th Percentile £62,273 £52,500 £52,500
West Wales median annual salary £48,867 £50,000 £40,754
% change year-on-year -2.27% +22.69% -9.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51 140 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 87.93% 84.85% 97.45%
Number of salaries quoted 30 124 155
10th Percentile £21,250 - £26,250
25th Percentile £33,563 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,104 £48,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.73% +21.88% -11.11%
75th Percentile £53,762 £57,500 £51,500
90th Percentile £60,371 £70,000 £61,250
West Wales median annual salary £49,104 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +9.12% +12.50% -11.11%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Swansea

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Swansea

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Swansea.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Swansea

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Swansea

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Swansea over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Swansea

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) AWS
2 3 (23.08%) Azure
3 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
4 1 (7.69%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (7.69%) AWS Step Functions
4 1 (7.69%) GCP
4 1 (7.69%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Postman
1 2 (15.38%) SoapUI
General
1 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Software Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Development Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Software Development Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) DevOps Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Senior
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Test Engineer
4 2 (15.38%) Test Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) ADO
1 2 (15.38%) Node.js
2 1 (7.69%) .NET
2 1 (7.69%) OpenAPI
2 1 (7.69%) React
2 1 (7.69%) Ruby on Rails
2 1 (7.69%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team
2 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Housing Association
2 1 (7.69%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Design Patterns
1 9 (69.23%) E-Commerce
1 9 (69.23%) Order Management
2 7 (53.85%) Architectural Patterns
2 7 (53.85%) OO
3 6 (46.15%) Computer Science
3 6 (46.15%) Continuous Deployment
3 6 (46.15%) DevOps
3 6 (46.15%) OOD
3 6 (46.15%) SDLC
3 6 (46.15%) User Experience
3 6 (46.15%) UX Design
4 3 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Systems Engineering
5 2 (15.38%) API Testing
5 2 (15.38%) Bug Management
5 2 (15.38%) Non-Functional Testing
5 2 (15.38%) Test Automation
5 2 (15.38%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 11 (84.62%) C#
1 11 (84.62%) Java
2 5 (38.46%) C++
2 5 (38.46%) Python
2 5 (38.46%) Ruby
3 3 (23.08%) Go
4 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
4 2 (15.38%) Rust
5 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
5 1 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
1 6 (46.15%) Master's Degree
2 2 (15.38%) ISTQB
3 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
1 2 (15.38%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft